The Volvo EX30 is undoubtedly one of the thrilling electrical automobiles to be launched in South Africa in 2024.
The automobile, whose worth begins at R792 000, affords a mix of worth, efficiency and luxurious tweaks that has attracted appreciable attraction amongst South African customers occupied with making the swap to electrical mobility.
However what’s the Volvo EX30 prefer to drive?
TechCentral just lately had the chance to spend time with the twin-motor model of the EX30 to place it by means of its paces. Aside from a number of minor niggles, together with the standard of supplies used within the dashboard, we will confidently say this can be a very compelling possibility for these occupied with shopping for an EV within the sub-R1-million worth class.
Whereas it’s not as inexpensive as extra entry-level EV fashions from the likes of China’s BYD, the automobile affords many luxuries often reserved for dearer EVs, together with a panoramic (non-opening) sunroof, high-end Harman Kardon audio and well-thought-out software program options.
It’s simple to see the place Volvo has compromised to get the worth down, however the choices it has made on this regard have principally been rigorously thought of.
As for the driving expertise, the facility underfoot is extraordinary. The dual motor model TechCentral examined accelerated from 0-100km/h extra rapidly than a Porsche 911 – it truly is a thrill to drive!
This can be a sentiment shared by Greg Cress, who owns the EX30 and has been driving it since March, when he took supply from Volvo. Cress joined TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod on the TechCentral Present (TCS) just lately to evaluation the automobile and to speak in regards to the state of the EV market extra broadly in South Africa.
Cress, who works for Accenture – the place he’s principal director of automotive and e-mobility – advised TCS about his experiences with the automobile and what he likes about it and what he doesn’t.
He unpacks his experiences to date, together with with the common software program updates that Volvo has issued and why he settled on the EX30 over different EV choices out there within the South African market. He additionally shares particulars a couple of current long-distance return journey he did from Pretoria to White River in Mpumalanga and the way he discovered utilising the charging factors alongside South Africa’s nationwide roads.
Then, within the second a part of the TCS interview, Cress shares his views on the state of the EV market in South Africa, what’s hindering its wider adoption and the outlook for electrical mobility within the nation.
Don’t miss a massively informative interview.
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