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Converting a 2019 XC60 into an electric vehicle - System - 04-27-2026
Hi all,
I'm considering converting a 2019 XC60 into a fully electric vehicle:
I have an XC60.
I also have a 2022 Polestar 2, all-wheel drive, with some body damage.
The conversion idea involves transferring the high-voltage battery, wiring, both electric motors, and as many electronic modules as possible from the Polestar to the Volvo XC60.
Of course, all engine and transmission components, as well as virtually all of the хс60’s electronics, will be removed.
The approximate physical layout of the high-voltage battery cells is clear. We have also considered mounting the electric motors and wheel drive on the XC60 body, as well as other mechanical issues.
There is a lot of uncertainty regarding the electronics.
It makes sense to keep some components (and their corresponding electronic modules) from the XC60. For example: the steering rack, front and rear headlights, seats, climate control system, panoramic sunroof, and likely the audio system. There are certainly others that are not yet clear.
In your opinion, will it be possible to properly interface the electronic modules of these HS60 systems with the Polestar 2 modules?
RE: Converting a 2019 XC60 into an electric vehicle - BeachBoy - 04-28-2026
Is it possible to translate posts to english before posting, would help the community rather than manually translating.
RE: Converting a 2019 XC60 into an electric vehicle - System - 04-28-2026
(04-28-2026, 12:02 PM)BeachBoy Wrote: Is it possible to translate posts to english before posting, would help the community rather than manually translating.
Thanks. I posted it in English. Google Translate was enabled when I posted the text. I guess something went wrong.
RE: Converting a 2019 XC60 into an electric vehicle - glennda5id - 04-30-2026
This is basically impossible.
Even if you had the entire Volvo hardware and eingineering team working on this, this is basically impossible.
Have you even looked at the footprint of the battery?
RE: Converting a 2019 XC60 into an electric vehicle - System - 04-30-2026
(04-30-2026, 06:20 PM)glennda5id Wrote: This is basically impossible.
Even if you had the entire Volvo hardware and eingineering team working on this, this is basically impossible.
Have you even looked at the footprint of the battery?
What's stopping you from dividing the battery into sections and placing them wherever is convenient? (the tunnel/engine compartment/the area near the fuel tank)
Why do you think it’s impossible to transfer the wiring harness with the modules from one car to another?