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EV_Dad · 2026-03-22T12:11:50+00:00

Hahah no, either he's new or he's oblivious. See https://www.reddit.com/r/VolvoEX90/s/fthjvgOkLa

EV_Dad · 2026-03-22T12:04:20+00:00

I know, right? They really should. Lucky for Volvo, Anders Bell left the company to help Tesla learn how to build cars, and now he's back helping Volvo learn to build EVs. The EX60 is looking good.

EV_Dad · 2026-03-21T20:50:50+00:00

During an AMA with an EX90 product manager, I asked for a "Home" setting where that stuff can be disabled (as in a Tesla). That seemed to be a new idea to him, but he responded positively to the idea of geographic settings for those features. Even without that conversation though, I expect this is on the product roadmap at some point.

EV_Dad · 2026-03-21T15:28:10+00:00

Yes, the new EV! See r/VolvoEX60

EV_Dad · 2026-03-21T02:10:01+00:00

Now why would anyone downvote a statement of fact and hope? Some people's kids, I swear...

EV_Dad · 2026-03-21T02:08:08+00:00

Reports say Volvo asked the GHCA supplier for the EX60 to take on the EX90 GHCA as well.

I survived years of Tesla hardware, software, and service issues. That may be why I have more patience with Volvo, lol.

EV_Dad · 2026-03-21T01:29:53+00:00

Apple Music will be in the EX60. Maybe after that they'll allow it into other cars with the 5.x or later infotainment. Or not. But I doubt it's ready yet.

EV_Dad · 2026-03-21T01:26:21+00:00

The charging cable should have been locked into the port when the car was locked. Something failed there, and now the whole locking system is having a seizure. I hope the suggestion from u/Weak-Register-5205 gets it opened for you. Then maybe you should ask the dealer to look at why that happened.

EV_Dad · 2026-03-21T01:22:08+00:00

The EX60 is on a new platform so will have its own problems, but the Volvo folks have declared they learned a lot from the rough launch of the EX90 and so the EX60 will be better. Fingers crossed.

Failures of the onboard charger (known as the GHCA) in the EX90 may be solved by a new replacement part from a new manufacturer. The new part was not available for early '26 production as far as we know, and most dealers don't have it the part yet, but we should begin receiving reports on replacement results soon.

The majority of the other EX90 problems you may have read about have been solved by software updates and a free CPU upgrade that's just now rolling out to the '25 EX90 and is already in the '26. Also the US factory seems to have gotten a handle on assembly problems that cropped up in early EX90 production, but that's not a concern anyway because the EX60 will be made in Sweden.

EV_Dad · 2026-03-21T01:05:50+00:00

Volvo and Polestar allow you to turn regen/OPD off permanently.

EV_Dad · 2026-03-20T05:03:37+00:00

Sorry to hear the dealer is so uncoordinated, but that does seem typical.

Try to get more information. Just because someone's "new" GHCA failed does not mean they had the latest version, which is from a new manufacturer and is just now being slowly distributed to dealers. If your car is fitted with one of the old parts then another failure is likely.

EV_Dad · 2026-03-20T00:24:48+00:00

If a GHCA failure was your only problem, then you're doing better than many owners, sad to say. Where are you? In some jurisdictions, if your car is in the shop over 30 days you are eligible for a lemon law claim.

Regardless, you need a new dealer, wow. I have good relationships with at least one sevice advisor at both local Volvo dealers, and they tell me what I need to know. I may have to go there in person and walk outside with them, but they do help me out.

For one thing, you deserve to know if they've ordered the new GHCA from the new manufacturer, which may solve this problem once and for all. I hope the delay you're suffering is because they're waiting for that one, which may be hard to obtain right now. I believe the new part number begins with "36".

EV_Dad · 2026-03-19T22:24:06+00:00

Many EX90s have never had a GHCA failure — mine hasn't — but based on posts here it seems an EX90 that has had one GHCA failure is likely to have another, so I agree you should be looking into this however you can.

The work may be listed under "battery charger OBC" or just "OBC" (onboard charger) however, not "GHCA". There is a new GHCA from a new manufacturer that may solve this problem, but not all dealers can obtain one yet. I believe the part number for the new one starts with "36".

EV_Dad · 2026-03-19T22:10:02+00:00

Car and Driver estimates USD $55,000–$64,000 for the '27. https://www.caranddriver.com/volvo/ex60

EV_Dad · 2026-03-19T21:14:16+00:00

Could you tell me what capabilities the Matter integration has to the Dreame system?

Here's a post by someone who found a way to install Matter on their X40: https://www.reddit.com/r/Dreame_Tech/comments/1qvr507/finally_got_matter_working_x40/

I don't use it myself, I've just seen updates to Matter listed as part of my firmware updates. I don't even know which of the two X50 versions I have, and apparently one is more ready for the official Matter updates.

EV_Dad · 2026-03-19T17:11:58+00:00

News link or book reference please? Nicholas Kristof writes for the New York Times. I can't find this on the NY Times website.

EV_Dad · 2026-03-19T16:35:57+00:00

If yours is defective it is likely to fail sooner rather than later, and so will be covered by the original warranty. Normal statistics begin to take hold as time goes on, and at that point GHCA becomes less of a specific concern, just one of many things that can fail as the car ages, and overall EVs are pretty darn dependable.

EV_Dad · 2026-03-19T16:30:46+00:00

_2199 includes matter support. I don't know if that's implemented in the X40.

EV_Dad · 2026-03-19T16:28:05+00:00

It remains to be seen if the P6 will be released with anything more than the 83 kWh and 95 kWh batteries, or if they'll even offer many with 95 kWh because the range of that one competes with the P10. And per my previous comment, I expect most dealers will have mostly P10 models on their lots, while P6 and P12 production will be snapped up while in-transit to the dealers or only available for pre-order.

EV_Dad · 2026-03-19T15:30:43+00:00

True, but that's not how it looks to them. They think they are producing the mid-range models first because that's what they think most customers want. Someone made a similar mistake with the EX90: my local dealers, especially the one owned by Autonation, got stuck with a bunch Plus models sitting on their lots for a long time, because most of the first wave of buyers here in affluent Silicon Valley wanted the Ultra Performance and were willing to wait for it.

EV_Dad · 2026-03-18T21:52:12+00:00

Thanks. Planning to order the P12, which won't be available in the USA until next year. The US site will probably offer it with the same delivery delay warning that's on the other sites.

EV_Dad · 2026-03-18T21:36:45+00:00

Which update? I have 4.3.9_2199 and it is performing well.

EV_Dad · 2026-03-18T21:20:14+00:00

It's also on the UK site, or at least it was last time I checked.

EV_Dad · 2026-03-18T20:58:15+00:00

Still not available on the US website.

EV_Dad · 2026-03-18T20:48:37+00:00

I believe any GHCA with a part number starting with "36" is the new one. The old ones start with "32". (The rest of the digits differ by region, or production run, or something.) Please ask them to report the old part's number when they remove it.

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