All-new Volvo EX30 Review - It's super fast but is it super smart?
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- Опубликовано: 7 май 2024
- The lower-priced end of the electric vehicle market in South Africa has just received another competitor in the form of the new Volvo EX30.
Priced in South Africa from R775,000, which is in the ballpark of the GWM Ora 03 we reviewed earlier this year, the EX30 has proved a hit in Europe with it's clever design, inside and out, but mostly because it seems to offer a lot of car for a very decent price.
In this review, Ashley Oldfield takes us on an in-depth tour of the new EX30.
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If only EVs were not taxed so much in SA 😔
It annoys me so much because they also charge us for carbon tax on ice cars
While most countries actually give incentives and rebates for electric cars, our "intelligent" ANC government decides to add more tax instead. How brilliant. 😔😔
Despite the incentives given in other countries, the sale of Ev's are dropping rapidly. No wonder the clever people at Toyota aren't interested in them. Ev's will never take over from ice cars.
Hybrids and plug-in hybrids are more what people are interested in.
And yet we have to pay carbon tax on normal non-EV vehicles. Makes zero logical sense since government seems to hinder EV adoption
@@labourlawact7826 lol if you think ICE vehicles will be dominant in 30 years you're playing
The absence of buttons and instrument cluster is a deal breaker for me.
No, you can get used to that. The deal breaker is that the software doesn't work properly yet (and I own one!).
@@robertpotton9179I'm guessing the charging network still suxks so how do you keep it charged up and going?
Please note: Battery capacity is in kWh not kW; chargers rated in kW not kWh, motors in kW.
Another great review, best on Cars.... thanks
I sat in both this and the bigger model and though I didn't drive them, based on that experience of being inside them, I disagree completely with Ash's comments about how special and premium the interior is. To me it felt cheap, rough and plasticky. The complete opposite of premium. The whole experience felt budget.
I find that alot of car reviewers these days mistake flashy technology, ambient lights or weird design for premium these days. Almost every new car, especially from the so called premium manufacturers have terrible build and material quality. Geely owns Volvo and a brand called Zeekr. The Zeeker which is a Chinese brand is based off the same platform and batteries but its build and material quality seems way above the Volvo based on a review Autogefuhl did on it. Somehow the legacy premium automakers are going cheap to boost profits meanwhile Chinese cars now have the best build and material quality.
I have to agree. Ash seemed quite bias just because it’s Swedish
@Ash-so6qn It's not Swedish. It's Chinese and made in China. I would perhaps consider it if it were 50k or less🤭
Is it not because manufacturers are being forced to go more environmentally friendly? Plastic and vegan leather 😂
@@arthurasia9300 No. Because the soft injection molded plastic is also recyclable. So there's no excuse for the hard cheap kind. It's purely cost cutting to make more profits.
Great review Ash🙌
It's the "jean pants material" for me 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I can like to be wearing a jean pant
This is actually a very nice drive in the car. Minimalist interior with a lot of bells and whistles, it’s a yes for me.
Je ziet het meest luxueuze model (duur) het instapmodel is nog minimalistischer.
Het is niet meer de Zweedse kwaliteit deze was ook sober maar wel kwalitatief goed.
@@ikendewereld7886It's a Chinese car made in China. Nothing Swedish about it.
great review, I'm interested in the ER variant. Can please do the range/consumption test @100-120kph on SA conditions.
Wow it's finally here
Excellent review 😊
The review is top-notch. The car not so much.
kW output kW charging rate and kWh battery capacity are wrongly interchanged here as if the same thing while totally different concepts.
Those frameless mirrors really look good.
How do you like the steering wheel? Many have commented that it feels too thin and not very premium.
Great review of the Volvo EX30 Electric Vehicle (EV).
Going forward when reviewing EV's could you give an indication of how long (time) it takes to charge the battery?
Its up to 30 hours on a level 1 charger...
Nice vehicle. But does anyone know how would you get it charged here in South Africa?
Exterior is a smash hit. Interior it looks good but falls flat on practicality and usability.. That is too much of a compromise for me. I would definitely look at the BYD Atto 3 Extended range as an alternative. Looks normal outside, inside its definitely interesting but i can like with the normal usability.
14:45 BYD atto 3?
Very nice and kind of cute looking car
How tall are you? Regarding the back seat space
Wow beautiful
BEAUTY.
Price?
The screen is in portrait mode. That is a dealbreaker for many, especially motor journalists.
BMW M5 CS 0-100km/h in 2,9 seconds by the way
Not under R1m though...
This Volvo moves
Can the driver only operate the front windows?😢
Dynamite in a small package, great value there! Your partnership with Budget Insurance enticed me to give them an opportunity with our car, but we're being billed for VAP's we dont want. Please let me kno how to cancel these 'extras', I've wasted many hours trying to contact Budget Insurance regarding this. Your help will be much appreciated.
what about the BYD Atto 3 should it be considered as a competitor?
I wonder how much black market would price an EV battery at? 🤔💭
The lack of a locking button on the key is not suitable for our country.
What if it's jean jacket material? 🤔
Doesn't volvo have a phone app to lock / unlock?
They do, you can also track your car, and you can get it to turn on airconditioning
I drove one not too long ago. Seriously smooth and surprisingly fun. But not practical as a family runaround for school runs etc, it’s just too cramped and I wasn’t a fan of the barebones interior. I get that’s to save money but at R700k -R900k it’s still too expensive. For that money I’d rather get a demo X1 30e hybrid.
He Is reminds me of Doug Revolta
Do Volvo dealers offer free charging, similar to what BMW does?
They do not
Probably the closest we will ever get to a Polestar in our country 😢
I absolutely love ICE performance cars but if I had couple of millions burning a hole in my pocket i would pick up the dual motor version in a heartbeat.
Pair this with a large enough solar system at your home to charge it and you're set!
In this country it's the only way to do EVs, produce your own electricity
Lack of any driver's display or dials is a deal-breaker. It doesn't feel "premium" or "minimalist", it feels cheap. Feels like a Toyota Etios
That was my thought too! It's a hard pass for me based on that alone.
But when you see a Tesla you're not likely to say the same thing
Strange.
@@thetad1242 Yeah, the countless videos here on youtube about their terrible build quality and horrid cabin layout with all controls delegated to a cheap tablet on the dash really makes Teslas feel premium.
Except that a Toyota Etios is better value for money than this.
I would much rather buy the latest 2.8 Diesel Prado than this. This car would take 4 or 5 days to drive from Jhb to Cape Town with its 350km range😂😂😂
@@thetad1242 I absolutely DESPISE Tesla for this exact reason. Good job at attacking "my" opinion that you made up.
Why does Volvo not bring the polestar to SA 🙄
Interior and MMI is very match a Tesla Model 3/Y copy....
That screen dies you're in trouble
So we can now use our tablets while driving? This car manufacturers seem to forget about safety.
After watching this review, I can't but help but sum up the video in one word..."Compromise".
The entire car just feels like Volvo have lost the plot and is missing so much that make a car enthusiast an enthusiast.
Yes, it drives from 0-60 quickly.. but that's kind of where the positives end. The interior dashboard looks cheap and very empty. The rear passenger seats is what a car would look like after someone robbed you. There is no centre console for drinks, no leg room, no privacy shade in the sun roof. There are only speakers in the front and it comes with unnecessarily large 19" or 20" inch wheels. There is no Android Auto and quite honestly, I think the seats look terrible. Nothing wrong with the usual fabric covering or "pleather" wrapping.
This type of EV I would honestly price at R300,000 if we ignore the 0-60 speed times. Its missing so much.
I think the facelift will be better, it certainly isn't volvo's finest hour. We need the driver's display.
Face-lift? EX30 is a brand new model - a face-lift will come in 5 years...
This are high taxed coz they not made here, our car industry has to be protected. Stop blaming the ANC for even the most obvious things.
So the fast Volvo will hit the pothole first 😂
5:40
That yellow Focus caught Ash’s attention. Because cars don’t have to be as boring as the one he’s in…
Find bespoke electric cars all have copy paste dashboards. Find interiors very uninteresting. But that’s just my opinion
How boring and mundane the future of cars is.....V8,V6,straight 6 now that is true meaning happiness ❤
Where is Ciro 😐
No thanks, I hate Google and now you have to scroll for everything and then it tells you to not look at the screen but to the front, you have to turn everything off before you drive.
Wow! Even the hazards are part of the touchscreen!? 😮 That's not very Volvo...
It's Geely.
1 million rand for an EV which basically is a disposable cellphone. Not a fan of EVs and I definitely want to see the pricing of all EVs on the used market in the future and if the manufacturers honoured all warranties. Insurance industry challenges as well.
"Disposable cellphone" a tad hyperbolic 😂
👈🏽👈🏽👈🏽👈🏽🙏🏽
Eighth!
Seems like a very annoying car to live with. Having to switch off the driver facing camera each time you get in would tick me off. Having no buttons is also really cheap… the manufacturer didn’t want to spend on aluminium switches/ knobs. Redundant rear pillar lights aren’t great. Jeans for seats is a terrible idea.
😂😂😂 really you mean this thing will do 320kph because that's what qualifies as a supercar
I just won’t buy EV in this country just because the anc get some lovely money from taxes to feed their greedy stomachs. Nice car though.
Where's Chiro🤣?
Dashboard very uninspiring. Using the touch screen for most of the functions, even open the glovebox, is very dangerous. It's taking your attention completely away from the road. I will not even think of buying this car.
What would you need out of your glovebox while driving even if it opened manually???
@@Libra67jtcYour smokes?
Best ev in south africa currently
So disappointing, I think the interior is awful and those safety reminders would drive me insane, especially as I can’t turn them off indefinitely.
Reviewing ev’s feels like watching reviews for home appliances. No charisma or soul. Don’t get me wrong, I would love a small EV for daily except that every other day I have 340-450km….
So it can't get from Pretoria to Bloemfontein on a single charge? It's a no from me. The less said about the stupid idea of integrating core functions into the aftermarket looking tablet, the better. And why does your car need to be logged in to your Google account? It is just stupid to some extent.
Don't want a souless EV - I'd rather walk - and secondly speed isn't everything - quite happy for a lower speed ICE vehicle.
Still just an expensive toy...
It's rubbish thankfully my money won't be wasted on it.
where is Ciro 🥲
He's definitely not going to present anything like this piece of crap😂