Volvo EX30 Set For India Launch In 2025

Volvo is yet to set a strong grip on the Indian luxury segment. They have broadened their range by the inclusion of electric powertrains. The lineup is pretty narrow and consists of 4 SUVs and only 1 sedan. Volvo India seems to have changed this with the new EX30.

Notable Details About The EX30

To try and get a basic idea of what people can expect with the EX30, we need to analyze the EX30 models currently being sold in the UK. The EX30 is a pure electric mid-sized SUV. The design language can be defined as quirky and intends to be an SUV for urban drives. It is offered as a single-motor or dual-motor variant. You also get an option of battery packs, a 51 kWh or a 69 kWh one. The twin motor produces 428 horsepower, while the single motor churns out 272 horsepower. The range can vary from 340 km to 481 km, depending on the battery pack you opt for. Even the less powerful model can touch 0-100 kmph in under 6 seconds, which can lower to under 4 seconds if you opt for the twin-motor variant.

Volvo India chooses to go for a simplistic cabin. The lack of physical buttons is evident and won’t be everyone’s cup of tea. The cabin isn’t what you call luxurious either given it is just over 4.3 m in length. The EX30 is tech-loaded but Volvo seem to have gone over the top with the minimalistic design. You have to use the screen to use all the essential features, like climate control, etc. The unnecessarily tiny drivers display, which further affects the user-friendliness for the driver.

Launch In India?

To quote Volvo Cars Asia Pacific [excluding China] (APEC) Region Head Martin Persson, “We pace out our products. Next year (2025), we will come out with the EX30, the new addition to our electric SUV line-up. The EX30 has been very well received in the rest of the world. So I am 100% confident it will also be well received in India.”

He also revealed that the EX90 will be sold in the Indian market after the EX30’s launch. Their primary intention is to go fully electric with their models by 2030, but that doesn’t mean they will cease production of cars with internal combustion engines at the moment.

The pricing would be in the range of 50-60L rupees and sits in the same bracket as the Ioniq 5. Rumours suggest that the Indian markets will only receive the single-motor variant, but there is no official confirmation to back these rumours. The EX30 will sit lower than the XC40 recharge and the C40 recharge in Volvo’s electric lineup. This could be Volvo’s chance to get a piece of the growing EV market in India after its launch in 2025.