Volvo EX30
Volvo EX30 overview
The Volvo EX30 is an electric SUV from Volvo, priced from ₹39.99 L (ex-showroom, indicative). It pairs a 69 kWh battery with a claimed range of 480 km and 272 bhp of power. DC fast charging tops it up from 10–80% in about 27 minutes. It seats 5, drives the RWD wheels, and hits a top speed of 180 km/h. At ₹8 a unit the Volvo EX30 works out at roughly ₹1.66 per kilometre, against about ₹5.00 for an equivalent petrol car.
Full specifications
Pros & cons
👍 What's good
- Healthy 480 km claimed range
- Quick DC fast charging (10–80% in ~27 min)
- Strong performance (272 bhp)
👎 Watch-outs
- Charging infrastructure still growing in some cities
- Higher upfront cost than petrol equivalents
Frequently asked questions
The Volvo EX30 is priced from ₹39.99 L ex-showroom (indicative, 2026).
It offers a claimed range of 480 km from its 69 kWh battery. Real-world range is typically 70–85% of this.
Yes — DC fast charging takes it from 10% to 80% in about 27 minutes.
On a home tariff of ~₹8/unit it costs roughly ₹1–1.5 per km — far less than a petrol equivalent at ₹6–8 per km.
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Find my EV →EVBharat analysis: what these numbers mean
The Volvo EX30 is listed at 69.0 kWh with a claimed 480 km. Those two numbers drive everything below, which is arithmetic from Volvo’s published specification rather than a road test — we do not test vehicles.
| Claimed range | 480 km (Volvo figure) |
| Realistic range | about 346–384 km |
| Units for a full charge | about 75.9 (69.0 kWh plus charging loss) |
| Cost of a full charge | about ₹607 at ₹8 per unit |
| Running cost | about ₹1.66 per km |
A realistic 346–384 km puts the Volvo EX30 well clear of daily driving and makes a long day out a one-stop affair rather than a logistics exercise.
The Volvo EX30 claims about 27 minutes on a DC fast charger, which is mid-market. Fine for the occasional long drive; noticeable if you do one every weekend, because that wait repeats on every trip.
Over 1,000 km in a month the Volvo EX30 costs roughly ₹1664 in electricity at ₹8 a unit, against about ₹5000 of petrol for an equivalent car. That is ₹3336 a month and ₹40026 a year. Take the price difference you are actually quoted for the Volvo EX30 against the petrol car you would otherwise buy, divide by ₹40026, and you have your own break-even in years — which is a far more useful number than any per-kilometre figure.
Filling the Volvo EX30’s 69.0 kWh pack from empty draws about 75.9 units at the meter once charging losses are counted — roughly 23 hours on the 3.3 kW portable charger supplied with most cars, or about 11 hours on a 7.2 kW wallbox. On the Volvo EX30 that gap is the practical argument for a wallbox — and all of it assumes you can plug in where you park.
Realistic range applies the 72–80% band set out in how we estimate real-world range, and ₹8 a unit is an assumption rather than your tariff — the calculator takes your own.
Volvo EX30 specifications as published by Volvo; range is claimed, not measured by us. Tell us if anything here is wrong.