Moose-proof and megacasting: Ars drives the new Volvo EX60

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Volvo is coming for its competitors with more efficient production and newer tech.

To begin with, Volvo is offering the EX60 P10 in all-wheel drive, and the EX60 P6 in rear-wheel drive. Credit: Volvo

BARCELONA, Spain—Volvo unveiled its new all-electric EX60 in January with a slew of distinctions. The EX60 is the first model on the company’s all-EV SPA3 platform, a scalable base upon which Volvo plans to build a range of other vehicles.

With up to 400 miles (643 km) of range and faster charging than any other Volvo vehicle, this EV carries a lot of hopes and dreams. Volvo says it completely changed how it builds cars for the EX60, refining every stage of production. Part of the building process is called megacasting, a technique that converts molten aluminum into one lightweight piece. The model also boasts 800 V chargingand cell-to-body integration, a structural load-bearing battery...

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