We test: Volvo EX30 is an affordable electric car, but is it also good?

Volvo offers two battery sizes for the EX30. With a small battery, the range is a modest 344 kilometres, while the large one gives up to 475 kilometres. Photo: Morten B. Bek/Ritzau Scanpix

An electric Volvo for under DKK 275,000 is a reality. The EX30 has a lot of power and a lot of safety equipment, but more is needed to create a good electric car.

Morten Beck

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Volvo offers two battery sizes for the EX30. With a small battery, the range is a modest 344 kilometres, while the large one gives up to 475 kilometres. Photo: Morten B. Bek/Ritzau Scanpix
The EX30 is one of the smallest cars Volvo has made in recent times. It costs from DKK 274,100. Photo: Morten B. Bek/Ritzau Scanpix
Almost everything is done on the big screen. Adjusting side mirrors, reading speed, opening the electrically operated tailgate and far too much else. Photo: Morten B. Bek/Ritzau Scanpix
The EX30 has so little space in the back seat that it’s hard for an adult to even get in there, and there’s minimal legroom. Photo: Morten B. Bek/Ritzau Scanpix
Hard plastic, part of which is recycled, dominates, but so, unfortunately, so do operating difficulties. So much has been saved that it can affect driving safety. Photo: Morten B. Bek/Ritzau Scanpix
The small Swedish flag on the side of the passenger seat seems, frankly, a dishonest feature in a car that is made in China. Photo: Morten B. Bek/Ritzau Scanpix
The small electric car from Volvo has been developed in collaboration with the parent company, Chinese Geely, and it is also produced in China. Photo: Morten B. Bek/Ritzau Scanpix