Volvo EM90 Is A Chinese MPV With 272 hp

This is the Volvo EM90, a full-size full-electric MPV for the Chinese car market. I met this Agate Black example on a second-hand car market in south Beijing earlier this summer.
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This is the Volvo EM90, a full-size full-electric MPV for the Chinese car market. I met this Agate Black example on a second-hand car market in south Beijing earlier this summer.

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