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Volvo’s new EX30 EV aims to be small and smart

Lionel Kong
09/06/2023
2024 Volvo EX30 electric car

New urban crossover EV will also be Volvo’s fastest accelerating car made to date


GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN

The Swedish brand’s first small electric crossover SUV is going to be one of the most affordable small EVs on sale in Europe, with a promise to undercut prices of the Opel Mokka-e and Peugeot e-2008 by more than 3,000 euros.

Set for a worldwide launch in early 2024, Volvo is already taking orders for the car in the United States and Europe. The base model will have a driving range of up to 344km, and draw power from a set of 51kWh battery packs.

2024 Volvo EX30 electric car

The long range model will use a 69-kWh battery and boast a driving range of 480 km, and both basic models will use a single 268 horsepower motor driving the rear axle.



The adaptability of the EX30’s design means that Volvo is also putting out high performance versions of the car. An all-wheel-drive variant will offer 422 horsepower, drawing from a 69kWh battery and two motors, one over each axle. Preliminary results show 460km of range on the WLTP test cycle, and a 53 kW charging rate means that the battery can be filled to 80 percent capacity from 10 percent in under 30 minutes. It has been quoted as taking just 3.6 seconds to go from 0 to 100km/h, making it Volvo’s fastest-accelerating car to date.

2024 Volvo EX30 electric car

It’s a Volvo so as you would expect, it’s packed with active safety features including the new door-opening alert as standard equipment, warning the car’s occupant via visual and audio cues if they are about to open the door in front of a passing cyclist. 

2024 Volvo EX30 electric car

Other standard safety features include the expected driver alert system, with a sensor behind the steering wheel that detects eye and face movements about 13 times per second. If the driver appears distracted or tired, a warning will sound to advise you to stop. 

2024 Volvo EX30 electric car

It will be interesting to see how Vovo will keep production costs down while maintaining the brand’s premium appeal.

“We have prioritised what is important for the brand,” Akhil Krishnan, Volvo’s head of small car programs, was quoted as saying. “Instead of taking cost away from the interactive surfaces and materials, we have taken cost away from electronics and technology by making them simpler and more efficient.”

2024 Volvo EX30 electric car

For example, the EX30 does not have audio speakers in the door. They have been moved into a sound bar underneath the windshield, and window switches now reside on the centre console. These boost door storage capacity and reduce manufacturing costs.



The traditional instrument cluster has also been jettisoned. Critical driving information will show on a 12.3-inch infotainment display running the Google-services-powered Android Automotive operating system.

2024 Volvo EX30 electric car

Volvo has a target to cut its overall CO2 emissions per car by 40 percent by 2025. This means 31.8 tons of CO2 per car, as compared to the starting point of 53 tons per car in 2018. The EX30 is going to be built at Volvo’s production plant in Zhangjiakou, China and is claimed to be Volvo’s greenest car to date. This is achieved largely as the factory is primarily powered by climate-neutral energy, including 100 percent climate-neutral electricity.

2024 Volvo EX30 electric car

It’s still early in the product cycle to confirm if the Volvo EX30 will make it to Singapore, but if it does, which we think could be in mid 2024, its main competition will come from cars like the Opel Mokka-e and MG4 EV.  


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Lionel Kong

An old hand from the bad old days of crazy COEs, the straight-shooting, ex-CarBuyer editor is back in the four-wheeled world. Rumours that he went to another country to start a Judas Priest tribute band are unfounded.

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