2024 Volvo EX30
On-Sale Date: Late 2023
Price: $34,950
Volvo’s smallest and most affordable model is the all-electric EX30. At just $34,950, the base EX30 has 268 hp from a single rear-mounted electric motor and an estimated 275 miles of range with the Extended Range option. The more powerful version has 422 hp and can hit 60 in just 3.4 seconds, making this Volvo's fastest-accelerating production car ever. You can reserve an EX30 now, but it officially goes on sale in the US later this year.
Revealed today in Milan, Italy, the EX30 adopts the same naming scheme as the larger Volvo EX90, with the EX prefix indicating it is only available as a fully electric model.
It also adopts similar styling to the EX90, with highlights including the closed shield grille, digital rendition of the Thor's Hammer headlights, split taillights in a similar arrangement, and a somewhat similar dashboard layout.
Mind you, the EX30 is not a copy of the EX90. The profile has an ascending waistline that ends with a thick C-pillar enabling a "floating roof" optical illusion, the bonnet dives more dramatically toward the nose, and the muscular wheel arches are much more visible than on the EX90.
Minimalist Cabin With 12.3-Inch Single-Screen Infotainment
Inside, the EX30 features a minimalist Scandinavian interior design mixed with cutting-edge tech. The dashboard features a 12.3-inch single-screen infotainment system at its center and a soundbar covering the entire upper portion of the dash under the windshield – a first of its kind in a car.
The automaker says it has worked closely with tech partners such as Google, Apple, and Qualcomm to deliver the best possible user experience, as well as with ECARX through the jointly owned HaleyTek software joint venture to deliver "the best possible infotainment platform" for its customers. The EX30 will also receive software updates over the air.
Tech highlights include a digital key compatible with a wide range of phone brands and models, dedicated app offering all relevant services related to the car (charging, location, locking/unlocking, and heating), and latest generation of the Park Pilot Assist feature. The latter is said to handle all types of parking spaces, including parallel, curved, perpendicular and diagonal fishbone-style.
When it comes to the interior design, customers can choose between four distinct interior themes and five different ambient lighting themes – each paired with an ambient soundscape.
Dual-Motor AWD Model Is Volvo's Quickest Production Car Ever
Under the skin, Volvo offers EX30 customers two powertrain options in the US, dubbed Single Motor Extended Range and Twin Motor Performance. The former pairs a rear-mounted electric motor rated at 268 horsepower (200 kilowatts) and 253 pound-feet (343 Newton-meters) of torque with an extended-range battery with a usable capacity of 64 kilowatt-hours.
The battery has NMC chemistry (lithium, nickel, manganese, and cobalt) and enables the EX30 Single Motor Extended Range to offer an estimated 275 miles of range between charges.
The EX30 Twin Motor Performance adds a front electric motor for AWD capability and a total output of 422 hp (315 kW) and 400 lb-ft (543 Nm) of system torque. That's enough for a 0-60 mph sprint in 3.4 seconds, making the EX30 Twin Motor Performance Volvo's fastest-accelerating production car ever.
