The new all-electric Volvo XC90 may have unofficially broken cover in a series of patent images filed by the Swedish carmaker. The designs, discovered and published by Worldscoop, appear to show the final design of Volvo’s battery-powered large SUV, which is set to launch next year.
In a separate filing with the European Union Intellectual Property Office, Volvo has registered the design with the names Embla, suggesting that Volvo may be about to abandon its current alpha-numeric naming structure for its new electric range. Embla, for those not familiar with Norse mythology, means the first woman, made by the gods from a tree.
Although the patent renderings are limited in terms of detail, they show that the new model will borrow heavily from Volvo’s 2021 Concept Recharge which introduced a new design language. The headlights on the patent images appear to be almost identical to those on the concept, and while the profile of the car suggests that the final design will be more SUV than estate, Volvo has clearly made an attempt to soften the blocky lines of the current XC90.
Embla design will take styling cues from Volvo's striking Concept Recharge showcar, which was revealed last year 
