It’s not that bad
“Delivery of the Volvo EX30 is delayed due to software problems,” headlines Automotive News this week. The problems are completely behind us. Anyone who has ordered an electric Volvo EX30 in the Netherlands now has nothing to worry about.
Software problems last year meant that the actual arrival of the first copies of the Volvo EX90 was postponed to 2024. Annoying for those who had ordered a copy. Anyone who has an EX30 on order in the Netherlands may have cried out in fear earlier this week. According to Automotive News, the car is said to have a problem with the software, resulting in delays in delivery. In the Netherlands you don’t have to worry about anything now.
According to Automotive News, a number of EX30 customers would have to wait a few days longer for their car. Hardly earth-shattering, of course, but still annoying if you were eagerly awaiting the arrival of your electric compact crossover from Volvo. AutoWeek made inquiries with the Dutch importer and he assures us and EX30 customers that deliveries in the Netherlands will now not be delayed. The software underlying the Automotive News report is said to be “software version 1.2.” This has been available since Tuesday and will simply be rolled out to the EX30. A series of improvements have reportedly been made to the software.
Volvo EX30 in a nutshell
As a reminder: the EX30 is a technical sister model to cars like the Smart #1 and Zeekr As a Single Motor in the Netherlands, the EX30 has a starting price of €36,795. This makes it a good €9,000 cheaper than the XC40 Recharge. Unlike the XC40 – and the C40 – the EX30 is on a platform purely for EVs. The 4.23 meter long Volvo EX30 has a 51 kWh battery as a Single Motor and a 272 hp electric motor on the rear axle. This combination helps the crossover have a range of up to 344 kilometers. You can quickly reach a speed of 100 km/h in just 5.2 seconds. Above the Single Motor are the Single Motor Extended Range (€41,495) and the Twin Motor Performance (€49,995). The EX30 Single Motor Extended Range also has 272 hp, but thanks to a larger battery (69 kWh) it can travel up to 475 kilometers on a full charge. He beats the entry-level rider in the 0-100 sprint (5.3 seconds).
Top version Twin Motor Performance has two electric motors with a combined power of 428 hp and therefore has four-wheel drive. You can reach 100 km/h in just 3.6 seconds. Anyone who doesn’t try that should be able to squeeze up to 450 kilometers from the 69 kWh battery.
– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl