2024 Volvo EX30

neoprema said:
There is currently one and only one thing stopping me from buying any electric car right now - and believe me i'm at the tip of readyness to get one.

I am worried the resale value is going to plummet like an anvil over the edge of a cliff.
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My main issue is the charging infrastructure - I'd either have to seriously upgrade my home PV setup and/OR travel a route that has chargers regularly
 
Mzezman said:
My main issue is the charging infrastructure - I'd either have to seriously upgrade my home PV setup and/OR travel a route that has chargers regularly
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That part i'm ok with, i have a few fast chargers around me, and i do about 350KM in a week and a half or just over. So charging it is not a major issue.
 
The 2025 Volvo EX30 Is A Reminder That Volvo Is Good At Building Fun, Affordable Cars

This cute crossover has a fun powertrain and a compact layout, all for a reasonable price

What’s The Verdict?

The Volvo EX30 is a fantastic car for this period of the EV transition. It’s attainably priced, feature-rich, and has enough range or performance to ease ICE owners into the world of electrification — and, in Volvo’s hopes, onboard buyers to a brand they’ll keep buying.

Even considering its price, though, the car isn’t perfect. Its one-pedal driving mode has weak regenerative braking, and the Pilot Assist suite of driver-assist features took some real experimentation to figure out. Addressing these wouldn’t add cost to the car — they don’t require extra buttons or new computers — but they’d go a long way towards making the EX30 feel even further above its price point.

In all, the Volvo EX30 is a hell of a lot of EV for $35,000. In our world of $50,000 average transaction prices, this technically constitutes a “cheap car,” yet it’s so far from the plasticky, rattly bargain-basement cars we’re used to. It’s sleek, beautiful, comfortable, and entertaining to drive, even without breaking traction.

jalopnik.com

The 2025 Volvo EX30 Is A Reminder That Volvo Is Good At Building Fun, Affordable Cars

This cute crossover has a fun powertrain and a compact layout, all for a reasonable price
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Would be good if one of these publications could do a multi-car test of these cheaper EVs - do a JHB-PTA in rush hour traffic trip and measure efficiency. Then take the cars from PTA to CPT to test the charging rates and network
 
FiestaST said:
The 2025 Volvo EX30 Is A Reminder That Volvo Is Good At Building Fun, Affordable Cars

This cute crossover has a fun powertrain and a compact layout, all for a reasonable price

What’s The Verdict?

The Volvo EX30 is a fantastic car for this period of the EV transition. It’s attainably priced, feature-rich, and has enough range or performance to ease ICE owners into the world of electrification — and, in Volvo’s hopes, onboard buyers to a brand they’ll keep buying.

Even considering its price, though, the car isn’t perfect. Its one-pedal driving mode has weak regenerative braking, and the Pilot Assist suite of driver-assist features took some real experimentation to figure out. Addressing these wouldn’t add cost to the car — they don’t require extra buttons or new computers — but they’d go a long way towards making the EX30 feel even further above its price point.

In all, the Volvo EX30 is a hell of a lot of EV for $35,000. In our world of $50,000 average transaction prices, this technically constitutes a “cheap car,” yet it’s so far from the plasticky, rattly bargain-basement cars we’re used to. It’s sleek, beautiful, comfortable, and entertaining to drive, even without breaking traction.

jalopnik.com

The 2025 Volvo EX30 Is A Reminder That Volvo Is Good At Building Fun, Affordable Cars

This cute crossover has a fun powertrain and a compact layout, all for a reasonable price
jalopnik.com jalopnik.com
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Volvo makes nice cars.

But curious, with all their safety features etc. Why do I keep driving past Volvos that just had an accident? The other day a newish volvo I guess about 2022 knocked over a pedestrian. Doesnt it auto stop?

Peculiar.
 
Here’s what happened when Volvo crashed an EX90 into an EX30

Five passengers spread across two vehicles travelling at different speeds: how does each fare?

We’re grateful for modern technologies, because they’ve allowed even the most basic cars to come equipped with some sort of accident avoidance systems. But what happens when systems like the automatic emergency braking or lane departure warning just... stop working?

To find out, we visited Volvo’s Crash Centre in Torslanda, Gothenburg to witness a controlled crash that mimicked a moment’s lapse in concentration at a typical suburban London junction. The chosen guinea pigs were the Swedish marque’s smallest SUV, the EX30, and its forthcoming flagship, the EX90.

The EX30 was travelling at 12mph and carried two dummies, both of whom were positioned on the same side that the EX90 was set to hit, though the bigger car would be travelling at a much faster 31mph. Three dummies were placed in the EX90, including a child in the rear Isofix seat.

Despite the relatively modest speeds both cars were travelling at, the collision was over so quickly it took us a few seconds to understand what actually happened. It really gives you a perspective of speed when there are no other objects to steer your attention away. Oh, and in case we forget: it was loud.


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