05:30 19-06-2026

Volvo EX90 Adds Plug & Charge: Just Connect the Cable and the Car Handles the Rest

Volvo rolls out Plug & Charge for the EX90 in the United States, with the EX60 to follow. Access to 35,000+ stations, including Supercharger and IONNA, no app or card required.

Volvo is making public charging in the United States simpler for EX90 owners and future EX60 drivers. The Plug & Charge feature lets you connect the cable to the car and walk away: the vehicle talks to the station, starts the session and handles payment — no app, no credit card, no manual authorization.

The function is available for the EX90 right now, and will arrive on the EX60 with the start of U.S. deliveries later this year. Volvo claims access to more than 35,000 charging stations, including compatible Superchargers and IONNA points. Drivers can locate them through the built-in Google Automotive System and the Volvo Cars app, and charging stops are added to the route automatically.

The real value isn’t in the catchy name, as 32CARS.RU points out. One of the most common EV ownership headaches isn’t the charging itself — it’s the small failures around it: the app won’t open, the card gets declined, the station doesn’t recognize the account, the session never starts. Plug & Charge strips away that layer of friction and makes the process feel closer to a gas pump: pull up, plug in, walk off.

This matters for Volvo because the EX90 plays in the premium segment. In the U.S., the 2026 EX90 starts at roughly $76,695 and tops out near $89,845. A buyer at that price point isn’t just comparing it with the Kia EV9, Rivian R1S or Mercedes EQS SUV — they’re comparing the whole ownership ecosystem. When charging needs fewer steps, the car feels more premium not on the sticker, but in everyday use. There’s a catch: not every station supports Plug & Charge, and some 2025 model-year EX90s need the new NVIDIA Orin computer for it. Useful, then, but not magic — it works where car, network and account all line up.

Plug & Charge doesn’t fix range anxiety or sticker price. What it does fix is the spot where EVs most often lose to gas cars — the everyday ease of just using the thing.