Volvo EX90 customers can now send power back to their homes with bi-directional charging
Volvo Cars announced today that 2025 Volvo EX90 owners in the United States can now harness the power of bi-directional charging through dcbel’s Ara Home Energy Station, turning their vehicle into a versatile energy source whenever it’s needed most.
MAHWAH, NJ (Nov. 18, 2025) – Volvo Cars announced today that 2025 Volvo EX90 owners in the United States can now harness the power of bi-directional charging through dcbel’s Ara Home Energy Station, turning their vehicle into a versatile energy source whenever it’s needed most.
The EX90, the company’s flagship fully electric SUV, is the first Volvo car equipped with the necessary hardware and software to leverage bi-directional charging. It transforms from a fully electric SUV into a flexible energy hub, capable of sending power back to the home. Additionally, this allows for the opportunity to use the EX90 to power the home during blackout situations. This marks a key step in Volvo Cars’ electrification journey.
With bi-directional charging, electric vehicles also have the potential to contribute to less strain on the power grid while plugged in during peak times and smartly managing how you power your home.
dcbel states that its Ara Home Energy Station simplifies smart home energy, allowing people to take control of their energy supply with a single device. It enables energy to flow in both directions between your home and EV—powering a home, charging vehicles, and helping prevent outages through vehicle-to-home capability. Fully rated for indoor and outdoor installation, the Ara system can charge two EVs simultaneously in both AC and DC while managing all household energy sources intelligently with built-in AI.
“We continue to enhance the benefits of ownership of our flagship EX90 by enabling it to send power back to the home through bi-directional charging,” said Jim Nichols, Head of Product & Technology Consumer Offer for Volvo Cars in the Americas. “By working with dcbel, we’re taking an important next step in our electrification and smart home energy strategy journey to offer smarter home energy options and added peace of mind.”
Customers interested in purchasing the Ara Home Energy Station can now reserve a system directly from dcbel.
To learn more, please visit volvo.dcbel.energy.
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Small Print
- Bi-directional functionality, including vehicle-to-home capability and blackout island mode, is exclusive to the 2025 Volvo EX90 with the 400v architecture when paired with the 400v dcbel Ara Home Energy Station.
- The offer is limited to the U.S. market only.
- Vehicles require the new NVIDIA Orin/Orin core computer configuration.
- Functionality cannot be guaranteed with future model year vehicles and may be limited.
About Volvo Car USA
Headquartered in Mahwah, New Jersey, Volvo Car USA LLC (VCUSA) (www.volvocars.com/us) is a subsidiary of Volvo Car Group of Gothenburg, Sweden (Nasdaq Stockholm VOLCAR B), providing sales, marketing, parts, service, technology, and training support to Volvo automobile retailers in the United States since the 1950s. Operations also include a manufacturing campus in Ridgeville, SC that underlines the company’s long-term commitment to the United States as a key market. In addition, VCUSA maintains offices in California and parts distribution and training centers across the country. More information is available on the Volvo Car USA media website: https://www.volvocars.com/us/media/
Volvo Cars in 2024
For the full year 2024, Volvo Car Group recorded a record-breaking core operating profit of SEK 27 billion. Revenue in 2024 amounted to an all-time high of SEK 400.2 billion, while global sales reached a record 763,389 cars.
About Volvo Car Group
Volvo Cars was founded in 1927. Today, it is one of the most well-known and respected car brands in the world with sales to customers in more than 100 countries. Volvo Cars is listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange, where it is traded under the ticker “VOLCAR B”.
"For life. To give people the freedom to move in a personal, sustainable and safe way." This purpose is reflected in Volvo Cars' ambition to become a fully electric car maker and in its commitment to an ongoing reduction of its carbon footprint, with the ambition to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.
As of December 2024, Volvo Cars employed approximately 42,600 full-time employees. Volvo Cars' head office, product development, marketing and administration functions are mainly located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Cars' production plants are located in Gothenburg, Ghent (Belgium), South Carolina (US), Chengdu, Daqing and Taizhou (China). The company also has R&D and design centres in Gothenburg and Shanghai (China).
About dcbel
dcbel was founded on the principle that everyone deserves clean, reliable, and sustainable energy to live a life without compromise.
dcbel's Home Energy Station perfects the art and science of smart home energy, enabling people to take ownership of their energy supply with a single device. Homeowners can supply their home and EV with solar power, use vehicle-to-home charging to make power outages a thing of the past, and reduce energy costs with artificial intelligence.
To learn more, visit dcbel.energy.
