Volvo EX30 thread
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I saw this parked outside Volvo in Lye. Popped in and they have 3, black ( looked smart), yellow and pearl white with black roof in the showroom. First impressions it looked very small next to my MG4. Quality inside seemed very good. It also pulled off the EV trick of feeling bigger inside than it looks outside. The lack of buttons and the minimalist interior make it feel bigger. The materials were nice to the touch and looked like they would wear well.
The salesman said no test drives allowed till 01/03/24. It seemed about the size of a Vauxhall Mireva but with huge wheels. I actually prefer the looks and interior of the ZEEKR pictured above but then I’m strange.
The salesman said no test drives allowed till 01/03/24. It seemed about the size of a Vauxhall Mireva but with huge wheels. I actually prefer the looks and interior of the ZEEKR pictured above but then I’m strange.
popped to my local (rural in Southam) tesco the other day (sun morn) and saw a white one messing around in the carpark. i waited for them to park then i was going to pop over and stick my nose in. passenger was busy eyeing my C40 at the time so i assumed it would be OK.
Anyway they didn't park, just played around for 2 mins then i drove off. Coming out onto the main road i noticed another...weird. 100m later just after a roundabout another, then by the next roundabout another. No dealership near us (nearest is 10 miles) and never seen once since. All were 23 plates.
very weird but it looked nice and will probably be our next car when the C40 goes back in 2 years (fingers crossed the midlife facelift has some buttons inside
Anyway they didn't park, just played around for 2 mins then i drove off. Coming out onto the main road i noticed another...weird. 100m later just after a roundabout another, then by the next roundabout another. No dealership near us (nearest is 10 miles) and never seen once since. All were 23 plates.
very weird but it looked nice and will probably be our next car when the C40 goes back in 2 years (fingers crossed the midlife facelift has some buttons inside
Steve57 said:
No test drives until 12th at the earliest due to volvo allowing press cars out ( possibly what was seen). were booked for 15th for our drive and hopefully wifeys is due June.
Yeah, I'm booked in for the 14th Feb. Not sure how the missus will feel about me coming home from work late on valentines day!
Steve57 said:
No test drives until 12th at the earliest due to volvo allowing press cars out ( possibly what was seen). were booked for 15th for our drive and hopefully wifeys is due June.
yeah that would make sense as there are some fast country A roads around here to test the ride etc. I will wait for the press photos and see if i can spot the hedges......should join the Dull Mens ClubWe've heard nothing from our dealer despite having a car due March and very much of the 'we need to drive it before we take delivery' - even emailed them last week to get an update and they said no news re when they'll get a car but ours still on track for mid-March, will have to give them a call
Also at point of order we signed up for a PCP, but now the PCP is offering a £700 deposit contribution and our usage 'profile' has changed - so hoping we can re juggle that if we do go ahead
Also at point of order we signed up for a PCP, but now the PCP is offering a £700 deposit contribution and our usage 'profile' has changed - so hoping we can re juggle that if we do go ahead
The leasing company sorting my company car has said my Onyx Twin Ultra (Ordered July 23) is on a ship and should be at dealership in the next 7 days.
Now, I fully expect this is to keep us on the hook and my current company car goes back in 2 weeks and the Tesla Model Y is now well within budget.
But the timings here seem extremely optimistic?
Now, I fully expect this is to keep us on the hook and my current company car goes back in 2 weeks and the Tesla Model Y is now well within budget.
But the timings here seem extremely optimistic?
CivicDuties said:
mikeiow said:
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Bannock said:
An EV called "Lynk & Co" based on this platform and broadly the same vehicle will be launched in the UK soon.
I drove a rented Lynk & Co PHEV small SUV in Italy this year. I'll give you a one word review: Flimsy.
Just had one as a rental. After 3 days parked up, the battery was flat and it wouldnt go.I drove a rented Lynk & Co PHEV small SUV in Italy this year. I'll give you a one word review: Flimsy.
I assume terrible battery management algorithms: they should be recharged by the BigBattery™ when needed!
That has been the bane of many Kona owners. Ours went after over 3 years, but by then we were carrying a small USB jump starter pack which works just fine. Replaced the 12v one with a 5yr guaranteed ones no probs since.
Charging algorithms were part of the problem, however unlike pure ice vehicles, simply opening a door on the Prius would boot up 24+ ECUs and prime the electric brake pressure accumulator in preparation for driving. Leaving doors and tailgate open for any length of time would cause a significant drain. It had no ability to charge the 12v from the traction battery until after the car was started so if short trips were the norm the 12v was always sitting at a low state of charge.
Having seen the issue also occurring in full EVs I connected a 12v monitor to our Kona as soon as I picked it up. I now wonder if the constant charging from the high voltage pack while parked might prove detrimental in the long run, either to the 12v or the contactors that engage the high voltage pack.
Examples below, if driven, when idle afterwards, and after sat for a few days. The peaks are 14.8v.
106Lad said:
The leasing company sorting my company car has said my Onyx Twin Ultra (Ordered July 23) is on a ship and should be at dealership in the next 7 days.
Now, I fully expect this is to keep us on the hook and my current company car goes back in 2 weeks and the Tesla Model Y is now well within budget.
But the timings here seem extremely optimistic?
Unless you really need the space these are a lot nicer than a Model Y imo. Now, I fully expect this is to keep us on the hook and my current company car goes back in 2 weeks and the Tesla Model Y is now well within budget.
But the timings here seem extremely optimistic?
greggy50 said:
106Lad said:
The leasing company sorting my company car has said my Onyx Twin Ultra (Ordered July 23) is on a ship and should be at dealership in the next 7 days.
Now, I fully expect this is to keep us on the hook and my current company car goes back in 2 weeks and the Tesla Model Y is now well within budget.
But the timings here seem extremely optimistic?
Unless you really need the space these are a lot nicer than a Model Y imo. Now, I fully expect this is to keep us on the hook and my current company car goes back in 2 weeks and the Tesla Model Y is now well within budget.
But the timings here seem extremely optimistic?
Ill probably still stick with the EX30.
Well we’ve cancelled ours 
Had a really good look around the static one in the dealers - lots of great things going for it - decent compact size, pretty spacious interior, styling etc but ultimately it having the speed on the centre screen that didn’t for us
In principle we weren’t anti it but Mrs T wears varifocal glasses (I’m heading that way) and it wasn’t just a glance across to see the speed readout but a whole turn of the head and refocus.
We have a similar issue with cars that have screens for rear view mirrors, have to move the head a lot more and refocus
So off to see what else floats our boat…
Had a really good look around the static one in the dealers - lots of great things going for it - decent compact size, pretty spacious interior, styling etc but ultimately it having the speed on the centre screen that didn’t for us
In principle we weren’t anti it but Mrs T wears varifocal glasses (I’m heading that way) and it wasn’t just a glance across to see the speed readout but a whole turn of the head and refocus.
We have a similar issue with cars that have screens for rear view mirrors, have to move the head a lot more and refocus
So off to see what else floats our boat…
Trikster said:
Well we’ve cancelled ours
Had a really good look around the static one in the dealers - lots of great things going for it - decent compact size, pretty spacious interior, styling etc but ultimately it having the speed on the centre screen that didn’t for us
In principle we weren’t anti it but Mrs T wears varifocal glasses (I’m heading that way) and it wasn’t just a glance across to see the speed readout but a whole turn of the head and refocus.
We have a similar issue with cars that have screens for rear view mirrors, have to move the head a lot more and refocus
So off to see what else floats our boat…
Do they have a HUD? - would avoid the refocusing. Had a really good look around the static one in the dealers - lots of great things going for it - decent compact size, pretty spacious interior, styling etc but ultimately it having the speed on the centre screen that didn’t for us
In principle we weren’t anti it but Mrs T wears varifocal glasses (I’m heading that way) and it wasn’t just a glance across to see the speed readout but a whole turn of the head and refocus.
We have a similar issue with cars that have screens for rear view mirrors, have to move the head a lot more and refocus
So off to see what else floats our boat…
Trikster said:
Well we’ve cancelled ours
Had a really good look around the static one in the dealers - lots of great things going for it - decent compact size, pretty spacious interior, styling etc but ultimately it having the speed on the centre screen that didn’t for us
In principle we weren’t anti it but Mrs T wears varifocal glasses (I’m heading that way) and it wasn’t just a glance across to see the speed readout but a whole turn of the head and refocus.
We have a similar issue with cars that have screens for rear view mirrors, have to move the head a lot more and refocus
So off to see what else floats our boat…
As I think I’ve said previously in this thread, my wife has had a car with a central speedo reading for around 10 years. Definitely not my choice and I felt the same as you. However, once your subconscious brain learns the new position it’s not an issue at all. I wear varifocal glasses which I got around 5 years ago, and again once the movement becomes subconscious all is fine. Had a really good look around the static one in the dealers - lots of great things going for it - decent compact size, pretty spacious interior, styling etc but ultimately it having the speed on the centre screen that didn’t for us
In principle we weren’t anti it but Mrs T wears varifocal glasses (I’m heading that way) and it wasn’t just a glance across to see the speed readout but a whole turn of the head and refocus.
We have a similar issue with cars that have screens for rear view mirrors, have to move the head a lot more and refocus
So off to see what else floats our boat…
106Lad said:
greggy50 said:
106Lad said:
The leasing company sorting my company car has said my Onyx Twin Ultra (Ordered July 23) is on a ship and should be at dealership in the next 7 days.
Now, I fully expect this is to keep us on the hook and my current company car goes back in 2 weeks and the Tesla Model Y is now well within budget.
But the timings here seem extremely optimistic?
Unless you really need the space these are a lot nicer than a Model Y imo. Now, I fully expect this is to keep us on the hook and my current company car goes back in 2 weeks and the Tesla Model Y is now well within budget.
But the timings here seem extremely optimistic?
Ill probably still stick with the EX30.
Going to have a test drive as may try and convince my wife into one so I can give up my own EV as her Cooper S just isn't big enough currently to have as the sensible car.
Test drove a twin motor yesterday, couple of observations:
Holly bleep it's quick. Too quick.
Speedo in the centre, I expected to hate it, but for some reason it worked.
Too many bongs, bong you are too fast, bong you aren't looking at the road. Of course I am not looking at the road, I am too busy navigating through the damntouch screen to adjust the temperature.
Anyway we will be ordering. Single motor ultra for us.
Holly bleep it's quick. Too quick.
Speedo in the centre, I expected to hate it, but for some reason it worked.
Too many bongs, bong you are too fast, bong you aren't looking at the road. Of course I am not looking at the road, I am too busy navigating through the damntouch screen to adjust the temperature.
Anyway we will be ordering. Single motor ultra for us.
JQ said:
As I think I’ve said previously in this thread, my wife has had a car with a central speedo reading for around 10 years. Definitely not my choice and I felt the same as you. However, once your subconscious brain learns the new position it’s not an issue at all. I wear varifocal glasses which I got around 5 years ago, and again once the movement becomes subconscious all is fine.
Out of interest is it an analogue or digital speedo - generally find analogue much easier to reference wherever it is placed as get used to where the needle is rather than having to actually read the digits - also we’ve driven cars with the large digits mounted centrally but on top of the dash ok - it may be a combination of position, font and it being digital that defeated us…Gassing Station | EV and Alternative Fuels | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff