BMW iX vs Volvo EX90 (2024-2025)

The Volvo EX90 costs £17,850 more than the BMW iX. For that premium it adds 55 kW faster peak rapid charging and 2 more seats (7 versus 5). The BMW iX is not just cheaper - it also offers 52 miles more WLTP range, 176 litres more boot space and 100 kW more power. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the BMW iX comes out ahead overall.

The BMW iX is £17,850 cheaper to buy. The BMW iX is cheaper to charge, roughly £152 a year versus £200 for the Volvo EX90, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the BMW iX comes out roughly £18,090 cheaper overall. These figures cover list price and home charging only - insurance, servicing, tyres and depreciation will move the real total.

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 355 miles for the BMW iX and 312 miles for the Volvo EX90 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The BMW iX goes roughly 43 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 35 minutes in the BMW iX and 22 in the Volvo EX90, so the Volvo EX90 loses less time at each stop. So the BMW iX stops less often while the Volvo EX90 stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The two are within 6 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 436 mm of total clearance for the Volvo EX90 and about 430 mm of total clearance for the BMW iX. The Volvo EX90 also turns in a 0.8 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 84% battery health for the BMW iX and 84% for the Volvo EX90. That is close enough that capacity loss should not decide between them. Both use NMC-type cells, so for daily use keep the charge limit near 80% to slow degradation. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.