Talking of pace, the EX30 can recharge at an honest tempo as nicely. The extended-range twin motor has a charging capability of as much as 153 kW, whereas the entry-level automotive has a capability of 134 kW. This implies going from 10 to 80 % in somewhat over 25 minutes.
These pimped fashions will value greater than that £34,000, in fact, with the flagship Extremely twin-motor retailing at £44,495 within the UK, so it will likely be fascinating to see if the all-wheel-drive efficiency model nonetheless attracts these goal prospects that aren’t 54 however 34.
The EX30 is perhaps a small electrical SUV, but it surely’s going up in opposition to some stiff competitors, together with the cheaper Peugeot e-2008 and MG ZS, and the costlier Skoda Enyaq iV, to call just a few within the quickly increasing mini eSUV market. Maybe the largest opponents would be the all-electric Jeep Avenger at £36,500 and Europe-only Ford Explorer, rumored to begin across the £40,000 mark.
Appears-wise, the EX30 is pleasingly harking back to a barely shrunken XC40, which, contemplating how standard that mannequin has been, is not any unhealthy factor. The XC40 grew to become the model’s second-best-seller globally in 2019, and at present accounts for simply over one-quarter of Volvo’s worldwide quantity. As for Volvo’s proud assertion that that is its smallest SUV but, at 4,233 mm (13.89 ft) lengthy, it’s certainly a contact shorter than the 4,440 mm (14.57 ft) of the XC40. It is also 30 mm slimmer, and just below 100 mm decrease in peak.
Inside there may be greater than a whiff of Scandinavian minimalism. You would possibly even name the design stark. You possibly can select between 4 inside designs or—oh pricey—“rooms” (known as Breeze, Indigo, Mist, and Pine), every with a distinct mixture of recycled and renewable supplies, together with woven flax, upcycled denim fibers from blue denims, floor plastic waste, recycled polyester, and carpet from recycled PET bottles.
