For a company that is so focused on safety, it is a bad move to embed all the controls into an ipad that requires drivers to take their eyes off the wheel to do anything. Driving is one of the few things people do every day where a literal second of inattention can be fatal, and yet companies keep putting these kinds of controls in to save money. Recent years car crash deaths have started going up for the first time in decades, and distracted driving is the reason why.
This would make a great second or third car for current Volvo owners like myself, unfortunately the loss of US tax credits means that this will not compete as well against competitors starting at 40k which are eligible for the 7500 credit. Volvo may need to offer incentives to actually move these.
As a happy owner of a '23 Bolt euv, the ex30 looks good to me. I prefer the dash setup and switches/dials in my Bolt, though. I'm curious to see how the cx30 compares to the new Chevy Equinox ev. I live in Canada, and FWD with winter tires works just fine (I get narrower tires of stock diameter on smaller wheels to cut through the snow). Few people actually need AWD.
This car does not have a "Tesla like" minimalism. This car has a Volvo Scadinavian understated design. Volvo was making this type of design before Tesla existed. The only thing Tesla-like is the central screen and no driver display by the steering wheel. Otherwise, the details in this interior are nothing like Tesla's. That being said, I await a proper road test on this Volvo in a production car.
If they wanted this to attract first time EV buyers they should have skipped the ipad in the dash and went with traditional instrument panel with real heater and radio buttons. GMs new EVs like the blazer and equinox did it right and come with a normal dash and real buttons.
That tablet is a deal breaker. Vehicle deaths have increased despite safety advancements. Distractions like having to do everything using a large touchscreen tablet is part of the problem. Does everyone have to copy tesla??Can we have some common sense buttons and a basic instrument cluster?? .
As a Tesla fanboi…this thing looks fantastic. The range for the dual motor should be over 300 miles of range but besides that…it looks fantastic! Great job Volvo.
Love everything about this car except the dash. Have enough seat time in Yarises and Priuses to know i don't like the speedometer being off to the side.
Looks good but I wish they made it a bit longer for more truck space. The overall length is the same as a VW Golf. I suspect this is too small for a lot of folks shopping for an SUV.
I love the compact square design. I despise the cheap solution iPad dashboard. Also China is supporting Russia’s attack on Ukraine. They just need to fix those 2 things. 🌻
Why do you call this car the 2025 Volvo EX30. This car will arrive in the UK spring 2024 (orders taken from summer 2023) and in the US in the summer of 2024.
I like Volvo. I've had 1 of their cars and didn't have any issues with it. But I'm having a hard time figuring why I would get it versus a refreshed Tesla Model 3. With tax credits the Model 3 is much less expensive and has much better features. The EX30 was competitive if it came out 3-4 years ago. By 2025 it will be laggard.
It's a more expensive Bolt EUV with a less rear leg room. I expect a bunch of people will go to Volvo dealers to check it out but ultimately pass on it.
PSA for people that Volvos because they’re Swedish: Volvo is owned by Chinese automaker Geely. So keep in mind these are more Kung Pao than Ikea. Btw, the Android auto center screen is slow and fairly awful.
Volvo is Swedish. You don't know what you're talking about. The ownership of Geely hasn't changed how Volvo operates their business and if anything, they've enhanced the Swedish content and operations in Gothenburg over Ford's ownership.
@@benjaminsmith2287 Volvo is technically 82% Chinese. I have a hard time believing the majority owners are letting the Swedes run the show but hey, you might be right. Sorry if it seems like I'm bashing your brand. I just want people to know that Volvo is not a pure Swedish brand and that every Volvo purchase equals dollars sent to China.
@@richardtrotter6008 I didn't see this particular model on the federal government website. The site may be a bit behind the vehicles currently available though there were quite a few 2024. This is a 2025 so it should be on the list when it becomes available. My province, Ontario gives no rebate so in this case, sadly this car doesn't appear eligible or worth it.
The #2 selling EV in the nation is the all-American $38,990 Tesla Model 3 w/ 272 EPA miles - and it already has the NACS socket and can already plug into America's wide and deep NACS network. Why mess with this Chinese import and its terrible CCS2 charging network in the USA, and hassle with the NACS adapter (once you get hold of it)? The Model 3 has a $7,500 Federal Tax Credit for many buyers, which brings it down BELOW the cost of this Chinese import (whose buyers get no Federal Tax Credit)
@benjaminsmith2287 The EX30 is a Chinese car with Swedish branding. Geely is the parent company of Volvo and the EX30 shares its underpinning with the Zeeker X and Smart #1.
@@Cakebattered Repeating this doesn't make it the case. If you actually researched the car you'd realize what you're saying is a mistake. Even the platform from Geely was engineered by a Swedish engineer.,
If this is the next big thing why did Gheely sell its stocks of Volvo, causing its stock value to crash? Also Europe is already investigating cheap subsidized Chinese imports. I agree it looks great, but at what cost to the American car industry?
The car will be manufactured in Belgium because of the Chinese tariffs. The tax credits will be back. That's why EX-30 release will be delayed to 2025.
@@Motorweek The Volvo EX30 may have only the Peugeot e-3008, Opel/Vauxhall Mokka-e, Fiat 600e, and Jeep Avenger EV plus upcomers such as the Hyundai Ioniq 3, Renault R4 E-Tech, Volkswagen ID2, Citroen e-C3 Aircross, and Kia EV3 as its only rivals. Although the XC40/C40 Recharge is a completely different car, it might not last any longer as it may be replaced by the Mercedes EQA SUV and VW ID4-fighting EX50 compact EUV.
Paying for gasoline is the cheapest part of owning a car, considering interest rates on auto loans and eventual battery replacement costs going electric typically turns out to save you nothing.
@@mbox314Not true when electricity is virtually free and gasoline expensive. I don’t know where you can buy a new Corolla for 20k but where I’m from they start over 30k. EX30 will pay itself and when battery will need replacement the car will be well over a decade old. Electric cars are so much cheaper to own and don’t think if you have affordable gasoline it will stay that way forever.
Bit of an unfair comparison, that's one of the smallest cheapest sedans in the US, not a crossover SUV. A better comparison would be the EX30 to the Bolt... or the Corolla to the Bolt. That base Corolla is $3,000 more than you quoted after destination, by the way.
Bought my corolla for 19k but I was stating is the cheapest electric car won’t compare to the cheapest car. My interior is superior to that and my corolla has a proven track record of being reliable.
0:39 Oh wow who would’ve ever thought Volvo’s smallest SUV Would be the cheapest one😱…. And here I am thinking the poverty version would be the largest SUV
In my opinion, the dash is as ugly as a construction site. "Minimalism" sucks big time and transferring vital car functions to a touch screen is both distracting and dangerous.
@@Crashjr86 An iPad. 🤷🏼♂️🤔. However, I DO NOT shop at Wal-Mart, Dollar stores, crappy bargain retailers (mostly Chinese products), I PAY MORE to support local businesses, farm stands, Mon and pop stores, I don’t use Amazon, I do drive an AMERICAN, California made Tesla (with 83% U.S. parts), and my clothes, and home furnishings are mostly from France, Italy, or England.
You can thank the EU that is enforcing the EURO 7 emissions in head of time.. This was the final nail in the coffin for the combustion engine for Volvo. I will never buy a EV car and will keep my 850 and Volvo P2 platform V70 on the road until the wheels fall off. In other words, Euro 7 emissions is WOKE
@@Cincy32 that statement will age like a gallon of milk in a Texas trunk in July. Emote what you want to emote, but I'd suggest you don't bet the farm on it. EVs are getting cheaper with advancing economies of scale and technology breakthroughs. No such thing is happening to gasoline vehicles, they are just getting more expensive every year.
@@Cincy32 Well, my significant other runs my local power authority's EV program and they're not concerned at all since they're a well-prepared organization. That's better than whoever you're running into at IFA Country Stores and Skeeter's Waterin' Hole. It's not an overnight transition. It's an increase in demand over decades, just like the mass US adoption of high-power air conditioning was. The sky is not falling.
I absolutely love the looks of this car! Volvo & Polestar are absolutely killing it!
For a company that is so focused on safety, it is a bad move to embed all the controls into an ipad that requires drivers to take their eyes off the wheel to do anything. Driving is one of the few things people do every day where a literal second of inattention can be fatal, and yet companies keep putting these kinds of controls in to save money. Recent years car crash deaths have started going up for the first time in decades, and distracted driving is the reason why.
What's the difference between this and having a built in screen? It's because people are texting...
Agreed. I don't want to go through 3 menus to turn on my heated seats.
@@lukerinderknecht2982 If this car has the same Android Auto as the C40 & XC40, you can just speak commands to the vehicle.
@mhcmhcmhc Android auto in my car is a pain in the ass and voice commands significantly slower and more frustrating than simply turning a knob.
@@mhcmhcmhc Yep, it does
This would make a great second or third car for current Volvo owners like myself, unfortunately the loss of US tax credits means that this will not compete as well against competitors starting at 40k which are eligible for the 7500 credit. Volvo may need to offer incentives to actually move these.
You can get the credit via leasing, then buying out the lease. A bit roundabout, but still a valid way to save $7500 on this imported car
@@commanderbly009 yes that is correct. I prefer not to lease since the terms of a buy out are not always known or fixed at the outset.
What do you mean second or third car? How many cars do you need
@@robin69banks 3 or 4 typically
@@glsracer 3-4 cars and still looking at this price point. Damn, out of my range as a first car.
As a happy owner of a '23 Bolt euv, the ex30 looks good to me. I prefer the dash setup and switches/dials in my Bolt, though. I'm curious to see how the cx30 compares to the new Chevy Equinox ev.
I live in Canada, and FWD with winter tires works just fine (I get narrower tires of stock diameter on smaller wheels to cut through the snow). Few people actually need AWD.
I think you mean EX30
This car does not have a "Tesla like" minimalism. This car has a Volvo Scadinavian understated design. Volvo was making this type of design before Tesla existed. The only thing Tesla-like is the central screen and no driver display by the steering wheel. Otherwise, the details in this interior are nothing like Tesla's. That being said, I await a proper road test on this Volvo in a production car.
If they wanted this to attract first time EV buyers they should have skipped the ipad in the dash and went with traditional instrument panel with real heater and radio buttons. GMs new EVs like the blazer and equinox did it right and come with a normal dash and real buttons.
😂😂😂😂 funny
That tablet is a deal breaker. Vehicle deaths have increased despite safety advancements. Distractions like having to do everything using a large touchscreen tablet is part of the problem. Does everyone have to copy tesla??Can we have some common sense buttons and a basic instrument cluster?? .
I agree. Touch pads are the worst. Car companies design controls as if cars were self driving and people are dieing because of it.
It's cheap but hey are pretending its premium. It is actually more money to put in knobs, buttons and switches. Maybe the aethetic will wear off.
A pretty good review, really. It really was. Really, I mean it. Really.
Great new Volvo. Might have to add it to my current Volvo stable
Interesting the she said that the car has only adequate power. I didn’t know cars that could to 0-60 in mid 3’s was adequate
As a Tesla fanboi…this thing looks fantastic. The range for the dual motor should be over 300 miles of range but besides that…it looks fantastic! Great job Volvo.
I think the seat backs were designed for shaq, they might as well be attached to the roof.
Love everything about this car except the dash. Have enough seat time in Yarises and Priuses to know i don't like the speedometer being off to the side.
Looks good but I wish they made it a bit longer for more truck space. The overall length is the same as a VW Golf. I suspect this is too small for a lot of folks shopping for an SUV.
Greetings from southern Ontario Canada I really enjoyed the video
I love the compact square design.
I despise the cheap solution iPad dashboard.
Also China is supporting Russia’s attack on Ukraine.
They just need to fix those 2 things. 🌻
If she says the starting price is $36,200, why dies the title lie and say $35,000???
Most car prices don't include destination charges - she mentioned that the higher price included that.
2:14 Why is Volvo not using cobalt free LFP batteries for the EX30? Seems like exactly the EV that would not be NMC.
Why do you call this car the 2025 Volvo EX30. This car will arrive in the UK spring 2024 (orders taken from summer 2023) and in the US in the summer of 2024.
In the US, manufacturers can make model year 2025 vehicles starting in January 2024.
Close, but no cigar!! I have to carry both my electric bike and my garden tools in the boot area!!
I like Volvo. I've had 1 of their cars and didn't have any issues with it. But I'm having a hard time figuring why I would get it versus a refreshed Tesla Model 3. With tax credits the Model 3 is much less expensive and has much better features. The EX30 was competitive if it came out 3-4 years ago. By 2025 it will be laggard.
4:58 Glass roof is Ultra, not Plus.
And it’s yet another car with the Austin Allegro Quartic Steering Wheel!!
Rear seat is very tight as is the trunk.
It's a more expensive Bolt EUV with a less rear leg room. I expect a bunch of people will go to Volvo dealers to check it out but ultimately pass on it.
PSA for people that Volvos because they’re Swedish: Volvo is owned by Chinese automaker Geely. So keep in mind these are more Kung Pao than Ikea. Btw, the Android auto center screen is slow and fairly awful.
Volvo is Swedish. You don't know what you're talking about. The ownership of Geely hasn't changed how Volvo operates their business and if anything, they've enhanced the Swedish content and operations in Gothenburg over Ford's ownership.
@@benjaminsmith2287 Volvo is technically 82% Chinese. I have a hard time believing the majority owners are letting the Swedes run the show but hey, you might be right. Sorry if it seems like I'm bashing your brand. I just want people to know that Volvo is not a pure Swedish brand and that every Volvo purchase equals dollars sent to China.
@@samlc7 Is Bentley German or Jaguar Indian? Volvo content is mostly Swedish and no car is 100 percent any nationality.
$53,700 in Canada. Digestible pricing? Sorry. I just barfed.
In Canada we get a $5000 federal rebate and an additional $4000 rebate in my province so the pricing is very competitive.
@@richardtrotter6008 I didn't see this particular model on the federal government website. The site may be a bit behind the vehicles currently available though there were quite a few 2024. This is a 2025 so it should be on the list when it becomes available. My province, Ontario gives no rebate so in this case, sadly this car doesn't appear eligible or worth it.
The #2 selling EV in the nation is the all-American $38,990 Tesla Model 3 w/ 272 EPA miles - and it already has the NACS socket and can already plug into America's wide and deep NACS network. Why mess with this Chinese import and its terrible CCS2 charging network in the USA, and hassle with the NACS adapter (once you get hold of it)? The Model 3 has a $7,500 Federal Tax Credit for many buyers, which brings it down BELOW the cost of this Chinese import (whose buyers get no Federal Tax Credit)
Looking at the body panels and paint finish this Volvo exhibits much better build quality than any Tesla.
It does get the tax credit if you lease it! That's an important point ALL of these reviews miss for what ever reason.
No plans on buying any Chinese cars.
What is a Chinese car? This Volvo is a Swedish car made in China.
@benjaminsmith2287 The EX30 is a Chinese car with Swedish branding. Geely is the parent company of Volvo and the EX30 shares its underpinning with the Zeeker X and Smart #1.
@@Cakebattered Repeating this doesn't make it the case. If you actually researched the car you'd realize what you're saying is a mistake. Even the platform from Geely was engineered by a Swedish engineer.,
why so much horsepower when the suspension can't handle it. almost unsafe
Meh...
If this is the next big thing why did Gheely sell its stocks of Volvo, causing its stock value to crash? Also Europe is already investigating cheap subsidized Chinese imports. I agree it looks great, but at what cost to the American car industry?
The car will be manufactured in Belgium because of the Chinese tariffs. The tax credits will be back. That's why EX-30 release will be delayed to 2025.
Will it mean the XC40/C40 Recharge gets killed off? If so, by who?
Nope, different sized vehicles.
@@Motorweek The Volvo EX30 may have only the Peugeot e-3008, Opel/Vauxhall Mokka-e, Fiat 600e, and Jeep Avenger EV plus upcomers such as the Hyundai Ioniq 3, Renault R4 E-Tech, Volkswagen ID2, Citroen e-C3 Aircross, and Kia EV3 as its only rivals.
Although the XC40/C40 Recharge is a completely different car, it might not last any longer as it may be replaced by the Mercedes EQA SUV and VW ID4-fighting EX50 compact EUV.
We are a U.S. facing publication, so many of the vehicles you mentioned are not sold or going to be sold here.
I hatttteee saying suv for not suvs. Just call it a hatchback or something new. CUV?
One day,somehow it will be my❤😂
35k sounds good but you can buy a well equipped Toyota Corolla for 20k and they will last for 20 years (proven).
Paying for gasoline is the cheapest part of owning a car, considering interest rates on auto loans and eventual battery replacement costs going electric typically turns out to save you nothing.
@@mbox314Not true when electricity is virtually free and gasoline expensive. I don’t know where you can buy a new Corolla for 20k but where I’m from they start over 30k. EX30 will pay itself and when battery will need replacement the car will be well over a decade old. Electric cars are so much cheaper to own and don’t think if you have affordable gasoline it will stay that way forever.
Bit of an unfair comparison, that's one of the smallest cheapest sedans in the US, not a crossover SUV. A better comparison would be the EX30 to the Bolt... or the Corolla to the Bolt. That base Corolla is $3,000 more than you quoted after destination, by the way.
Bought my corolla for 19k but I was stating is the cheapest electric car won’t compare to the cheapest car. My interior is superior to that and my corolla has a proven track record of being reliable.
@@mikojarvinen6273 where are you getting this free electricity you speak of? You obviously don't pay your own utility bills. Parents basement?
It's not changing the game whatsoever
0:39 Oh wow who would’ve ever thought Volvo’s smallest SUV Would be the cheapest one😱…. And here I am thinking the poverty version would be the largest SUV
In my opinion, the dash is as ugly as a construction site. "Minimalism" sucks big time and transferring vital car functions to a touch screen is both distracting and dangerous.
Made in China. Made in China. Made in China. You're out.
IF GM can’t get their crap together it will between this and the Tesla small car to be made in Mexico for me!!
Made in China is a no for me
Grille pain 🍞 🍞 🍞
gee another CUV BEV. yawn. AT least its a Volvo
Volvos are often quirky, and this may be among the top of that list. Hard pass no matter what the price is.
So, what is "normal", then?
If you think this is quirky, what do you think Hyundai/Kia's look like?
@@RA-yb1gx Not sure there is a normal, but this Volvo is not it.
@@markbartoszek8585 Don't like to generalize an entire car line. The Kia Seltos looks just fine, but the Kona and Tuscon look overstyled to me.
Nope
China? Um, no
Made in China?!……FORGET IT!!! …..beautiful vehicle though, too bad. 🤷🏼♂️
Unfortunately most things are made in china nowadays. Would be awesome to bring most manufacturing back the USA
You probably wrote that comment on an iPhone.
Many of the US ones will also be made in Belgium.
@@Crashjr86 An iPad. 🤷🏼♂️🤔. However, I DO NOT shop at Wal-Mart, Dollar stores, crappy bargain retailers (mostly Chinese products), I PAY MORE to support local businesses, farm stands, Mon and pop stores, I don’t use Amazon, I do drive an AMERICAN, California made Tesla (with 83% U.S. parts), and my clothes, and home furnishings are mostly from France, Italy, or England.
@@Crashjr86A poorly made phone is significantly less likely to kill you than a poorly made car.
China car, no thanks
You make your own clothes?
What about the phone you are looking up porn on?.
Think it's made in USA?
@@Fdjt4ever who said he wants USA car? Maybe they want a Yugoslavian car
You can thank the EU that is enforcing the EURO 7 emissions in head of time.. This was the final nail in the coffin for the combustion engine for Volvo. I will never buy a EV car and will keep my 850 and Volvo P2 platform V70 on the road until the wheels fall off. In other words, Euro 7 emissions is WOKE
Does it hurt being stupid?
As a Volvo 850 owner, this comment makes me cringe.
In the future, EVs will have a 1,000-mile range.
This EV is unimpressive.
In the future we will look back on EVs as an inane fad.
@@Cincy32 that statement will age like a gallon of milk in a Texas trunk in July. Emote what you want to emote, but I'd suggest you don't bet the farm on it. EVs are getting cheaper with advancing economies of scale and technology breakthroughs. No such thing is happening to gasoline vehicles, they are just getting more expensive every year.
@@thatoneotherotherguy Talk to an electrician & ask them if the switch to EVs is even possible. It's not.
@@Cincy32 Well, my significant other runs my local power authority's EV program and they're not concerned at all since they're a well-prepared organization. That's better than whoever you're running into at IFA Country Stores and Skeeter's Waterin' Hole. It's not an overnight transition. It's an increase in demand over decades, just like the mass US adoption of high-power air conditioning was. The sky is not falling.
@@thatoneotherotherguy Honest question, what is the benefit of EVs? Specifically EVs replacing ICEs.
You getting ripped off then you probably live in California lol. Enjoy your electric car don’t drive to far😂 or I’ll drive by waving in my corolla. ✌🏻
I was all in until I heard “made in china” no thanks.