{"id":49232,"date":"2023-05-09T12:03:15","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T16:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=49232"},"modified":"2023-05-09T12:03:15","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T16:03:15","slug":"volvo-ex30-preview-due-in-june-entry-level-electric-crossover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=49232","title":{"rendered":"Volvo EX30 due out in June 2023 as entry-level electric crossover – Autoblog"},"content":{"rendered":"

Volvo<\/a> will expand its range towards the bottom when it presents an entry-level electric crossover<\/a> called EX30 in June 2023. The company isn’t ready to show us the soft-roader’s full design yet, but it released a preview video that gives us a better idea of what to expect from it.<\/p>\n

“Something small is coming,” Volvo wrote in a statement. While that’s not a lot to go on, it suggests \u2014 but doesn’t confirm \u2014 that the EX30 will slot below the XC40<\/a> in terms of size. We’ve seen it parked next to the EX90<\/a> and it looks considerably smaller; it rides on a much shorter wheelbase and features a relatively small rear overhang that creates a boxy silhouette characterized by an almost upright rear end.<\/p>\n

Many of the styling cues that define Volvo’s current design language seem to appear on the EX30. Its front end wears T-shaped LED daytime running lights (called Thor’s Hammer in the company jargon) inspired the EX90<\/a>‘s, while its rear end features a new interpretation of the upright lights that Volvo has fitted to many of its cars over the past few decades \u2014 including the C30<\/a>, which was its last 30-branded car.<\/p>\n

Technical details haven’t been announced. All we know is that the EX30 will be all electric, all the time; it won’t be available with a gasoline-powered engine. An unverified report claims<\/a> that the city-friendly model will share its Sustainable Experience Architecture (SEA) platform with the Smart #1<\/a>, among other models, and Volvo boss Jim Rowan said the crossover will deliver a “decent range.” Using the SEA platform will allow Volvo to offer rear- and all-wheel drive as well as several battery<\/a> options, though the lineup will vary from market to market.<\/p>\n

The Volvo EX30 will make its debut on June 7, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. European time, which is 7:30 a.m. in New York and \u2014 sorry, West Coast folks \u2014 4:30 a.m. in California. We’ll learn more about it in the coming weeks, and sales will start on the day of the unveiling. If the report is accurate, the EX30 will be built in China<\/a>. Volvo confirmed to Autoblog<\/em> that the model will be sold in the United States.<\/p>\n

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