2025 Volvo EX30 EV has arrived, $36,245 version due later

• U.S.-bound 2025 Volvo EX30 lineup includes Twin Motor Plus and Ultra
• That means starting price of $46,195, with 253-mile EPA range, claimed 3.4-second 0-60 mph
  
• Initial U.S. EX30s are China-made; Belgium-made examples, base $36,245 version coming later

Despite a delay of nearly a year, Volvo’s compact electric car, the 2025 EX30 has arrived at U.S. dealerships with its original feature set and pricing—if, that is, you’re seeking one of the more expensive dual-motor all-wheel-drive versions in the lineup.

At present, the 2025 Volvo EX30 lineup starts with the EX30 Plus Twin Motor Performance, at $46,195, including the $1,295 destination charge. Plus versions add Harman Kardon premium sound, a panoramic roof, and 19-inch wheels

What’s missing, as of yet, are the single-motor versions of the EX30—including the single-motor-only EX30 Core, which was set to serve as the base model for the U.S. lineup at just $36,245. Also missing are single-motor EX30 Plus versions, which otherwise adopted the same feature extras as above, without all-wheel drive, and were to cost $40,195.

Ultra versions get a new generation of Volvo’s Pilot Assist driver assistance, including assisted lane changes, a surround-view camera system, and parking assistance, and cost $47,895 with AWD. The Ultra had been set to cost $41,895 in single-motor form but that also remains missing from the lineup.

That leaves just two versions at present for the U.S.—the Twin Motor Performance Plus, and the Twin Motor Performance Ultra, as Volvo terms them.

“It remains our ambition to introduce the EX30 Single Motor in the U.S.,” said U.S. media relations manager Russell Datz to Green Car Reports. “We will share more details on timing at a future date.”

U.S.-bound EX30 models were originally due to be sourced solely from China, but production will soon start in Ghent, Belgium. Volvo terms the initial deliveries of China-made EX30s happening now as being part of a limited run positioned to satisfy pre-order demand from enthusiasts, but it clarifies that future U.S. EX30s will come from the European plant.

“It is still our intention that most or all EX30s destined for the U.S. market will be built at our plant in Ghent, Belgium once production begins there,” said Datz.

All versions of the EX30 have a suite of advanced safety features including blind-spot monitors, and its interface is based around Google Built-In, meaning it revolves around native Google services like Maps—although wireless Apple CarPlay is supported.

In U.S. spec, the EX30 will be offered in a choice of Moss Yellow, Cloud Blue, Vapour Grey, Crystal White, or Onyx Black, with interior “expressions” including Mist Pine, Indigo, and Breeze. Volvo says that these are complemented with five ambient lighting themes.

That’s similar in price to a gasoline-engine equivalent, and Volvo achieves that parity without relying on the EV tax credit—which the EX30 likely doesn’t qualify for. 

Dual-motor versions of the 2025 EX30 have an EPA range rating of 253 miles. U.S. versions get a 69-kwh nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) battery pack that, in dual-motor versions will be able to charge from 10-80% in less than 30 minutes. It projected 275 miles under the EPA cycle for single-motor models. 

Volvo won’t yet assign a U.S. arrival date or model year for those more affordable versions of the EX30, but it’s likely they’ll arrive later this calendar year. Whether that’s considered part of the 2025, 2026, or even 2027 model year, it remains to be seen.  

The EX30 has the lowest CO2 footprint of any Volvo, the company says. Volvo flipped back and forth in calling the EX30 a car and an SUV, but in the U.S. it terms it an SUV. Volvo says the EX30 is up for weekend adventures, but it’s unclear whether it will offer some level of off-road capability or greater ground clearance than Volvo’s cars. It has said, however, that a more rugged Cross Country version is on the way.

Over the long term if Volvo can supply enough to avoid markups, that will position the EX30 as a viable alternative to the outgoing Chevy Bolt EV and Hyundai Kona Electric, as well as the Nissan Leaf Plus. It also undercuts the Kia Niro EV by a significant amount. At about 167 inches long, the EX30 is truly small-car-sized by American standards.

Volvo has for years suggested that it sees subscriptions as a means toward EV adoption, and the EX30 might be a great way to achieve that. Volvo announced back in 2021 that its U.S. EVs would be sold with no-haggle pricing and technically sold online only, although that strategy has yet to take form.