Volvo EX30

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  • 2024

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    Automotive and Transport

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Volvo Cars

Designed In:

Sweden

The Volvo EX30 is a battery electric subcompact SUV manufactured by Volvo Cars. Revealed in June 2023, the EX30 is the smallest Volvo vehicle currently on sale. The Volvo EX30 sums up all Volvo Cars building principles, but in a more compact format.


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  • The Volvo EX30 is the smallest Volvo vehicle currently on sale. The vehicle sums up all Volvo Cars building principles, but in a more compact format. Volvo EX30 uses various recycled metals across the car, including steel and aluminium. Several recycled and renewable materials are used to upholster the seats, dashboard and doors, including old denim, flax and a wool blend that also contains appx 70% recycled polyester. Around one fifth of the plastics are recycled. The Volvo EX30 has the smallest carbon footprint of any electric Volvo to date.

  • Small is a grand philosophy. Great things have small beginnings. Small can be bigger than it seems. The leitmotif that accompanies the Volvo EX30 an electric SUV with exceptional performance, “small but big,” is very clear. The Volvo EX30 sums up all our building principles, but in a more compact format. Developed under the guidance of Robin Page, it was the fruit er – of “a great passion:” that of the designers who, working partly online and partly in presence, faced the problems of Covid and the inevitable lockdowns.

  • Apart from the “small is beautiful” mantra, some key words emerge that decode this car. Words like space, centralization, sustainability, recycling. The EX30’s bold character starts from its reduced CO2 footprint, which is the lowest of any Volvo. The proportions of electric cars allow for a longer wheelbase, to the full benefit of the interior spaces. The EX30, is based on the SEA (Sustainable Experience Architecture) platform designed for the electric sector. The most important thing becomes the functionality of the passenger compartment, which for the customer represents a personalized experience for the use he will make of the spaces.

  • The Volvo EX30 is a small electric SUV that does big Volvo things. The Volvo EX30 is designed to have the lowest CO2 footprint of any Volvo car to date, offering optimal range. Inspired by nature, the Volvo EX30 embodies Scandinavian design principles through its exterior, interior, lighting and materials. The Volvo EX30 is designed to make people’s lives safer, more convenient, more relaxing and more enjoyable through cutting-edge technology. The Volvo EX30 takes Volvo’s unique approach to electric mobility to a new audience, offering a new, lower entry point to safe and sustainable mobility. The Volvo EX30 is a cornerstone of Volvo Cars’ electrification strategy and key in delivering to the company’s growth and profitability ambitions. The Volvo EX30 is an all-electric car for approximately the price of an equivalent internal combustion-engine car.