The Volvo EX30 has one generation and three named versions. This piece is a buyer's comparison of those three, using only the catalogue numbers.
The Volvo EX30 is a one-generation electric SUV 5-doors with three current versions from June 2023: 51 kWh Single Motor, 69 kWh Single Motor Extended Range, and 69 kWh AWD Twin Motor Performance. All three share a 180 km/h top speed, a 1-speed Automatic gearbox, 165 mm ground clearance, Electro fuel, 0 g/km CO2, and not measured displacement, cylinders, cylinder layout, and boost.
The Volvo EX30 has one generation and three named versions. This piece is a buyer's comparison of those three, using only the catalogue numbers.
# Volvo EX30: which version to buy
The Volvo EX30 is a one-generation electric SUV 5-doors with three current versions from June 2023: 51 kWh Single Motor, 69 kWh Single Motor Extended Range, and 69 kWh AWD Twin Motor Performance. All three share a 180 km/h top speed, a 1-speed Automatic gearbox, 165 mm ground clearance, Electro fuel, 0 g/km CO2, and not measured displacement, cylinders, cylinder layout, and boost. The buying decision is therefore not “which generation” but which of these three powertrains: same 272 hp on both Single Motor cars, or 428 hp and AWD on Twin Motor Performance.
Which EX30 version to choose
51 kWh Single Motor is the lightest-payload Single Motor car in kerb weight terms among the two 272 hp options only by 3 kg versus Extended Range (1833 kg versus 1830 kg), but it is the slowest to 100 km/h at 5.7 s and the only version listed with 225/55 R18 as well as 245/45 R19. Combined consumption is not measured. Choose it if the catalogue name’s 51 kWh pack is the point and 272 hp / 343 Nm RWD is enough.
69 kWh Single Motor Extended Range keeps the same 272 hp, 200 kW, 343 Nm, RWD, and 180 km/h cap, but reaches 100 km/h in 5.3 s — 0.4 s quicker than 51 kWh Single Motor. Kerb weight is 1830 kg (3 kg less than the 51 kWh car). Gross weight is 2235 kg, 19 kg above the 51 kWh car’s 2216 kg, so payload is 405 kg versus 383 kg (2216 − 1833). Wheels are 245/45 R19 and 245/40 R20 — no 18-inch size in the data. Combined consumption is not measured. Choose it when the extra 0.4 s and the 69 kWh name matter more than the 51 kWh car’s 18-inch option.
69 kWh AWD Twin Motor Performance is the only AWD EX30 and the only version above 272 hp: 428 hp (314 kW) and 543 Nm. That is 156 hp and 200 Nm more than either Single Motor. 0–100 km/h is 3.6 s: 2.1 s faster than 51 kWh Single Motor and 1.7 s faster than 69 kWh Single Motor Extended Range. Kerb weight is 1943 kg — 110 kg above the 51 kWh car and 113 kg above Extended Range. Weight per horsepower is about 4.54 kg/hp (1943 / 428) versus about 6.74 kg/hp on 51 kWh Single Motor (1833 / 272) and 6.73 kg/hp on Extended Range (1830 / 272). It is the only version with a measured combined consumption figure: 17.5. Top speed remains 180 km/h. Choose it only if AWD, 428 hp, and 3.6 s are the requirement; the data do not show a higher speed cap for the extra power.
There is no second generation to wait for in this catalogue: one generation, three versions, all still current (stop not measured).
Generations compared for a buyer
The EX30 has 1 generation (June 2023–ongoing), body SUV 5-doors, 3 versions. No restyling is listed. A buyer is not choosing between generations; every number below is first-generation.
What does not change across the three versions: Electro engine type, Electro fuel, Automatic 1-speed, 180 km/h, 165 mm clearance, front Independent, spring suspension, rear Semi-independent, springorts hélicoïdaux, sem, Ventilated disc front brakes, Disc rear brakes, CO2 0, tank not measured, displacement not measured, cylinders not measured, cylinder layout not measured, boost not measured, eco class not measured.
What does change: battery name in the version title (51 kWh vs 69 kWh), motor count (Single Motor vs Twin Motor), drive (RWD vs AWD), power (272 vs 428 hp), torque (343 vs 543 Nm), 0–100 (5.7 / 5.3 / 3.6 s), kerb and gross mass, wheel sizes, and whether combined consumption is measured (only Twin Motor Performance).
EX30 specs: engines, gearbox, drive
| Version | hp | kW | Nm | Displacement | Fuel | Cylinders | Layout | Boost | Gearbox | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 kWh Single Motor | 272 | 200 | 343 | not measured | Electro | not measured | not measured | not measured | Automatic, 1 | RWD |
| 69 kWh Single Motor Extended Range | 272 | 200 | 343 | not measured | Electro | not measured | not measured | not measured | Automatic, 1 | RWD |
| 69 kWh AWD Twin Motor Performance | 428 | 314 | 543 | not measured | Electro | not measured | not measured | not measured | Automatic, 1 | AWD |
Power peaks at 5375 rpm on all three. Torque peak rpm is 116 on both Single Motor cars and 112 on Twin Motor Performance. Power per litre is not measured: displacement is not measured on every version, so litre-based specific output cannot be calculated from this catalogue.
Peak power is identical on 51 kWh Single Motor and 69 kWh Single Motor Extended Range (272 hp / 200 kW). Twin Motor Performance is 428 / 272 ≈ 1.57 times the Single Motor peak power. Peak torque is 543 / 343 ≈ 1.58 times. Drive is the other hard split: two RWD Single Motor cars versus one AWD.
Performance, mpg, and 0-100: what the extra power buys
All three are limited to 180 km/h in the data. Extra horsepower on Twin Motor Performance does not buy a higher listed top speed.
0–100 km/h:
- 51 kWh Single Motor: 5.7 s
- 69 kWh Single Motor Extended Range: 5.3 s (0.4 s quicker than the 51 kWh car at the same 272 hp)
- 69 kWh AWD Twin Motor Performance: 3.6 s (2.1 s quicker than 51 kWh; 1.7 s quicker than Extended Range)
City consumption: not measured on all three. Highway consumption: not measured on all three. Combined consumption: not measured on 51 kWh Single Motor and 69 kWh Single Motor Extended Range; 69 kWh AWD Twin Motor Performance is 17.5. CO2 is 0 on all three. Tank capacity is not measured on all three (Electro, no fuel tank figure in the data).
The 0.4 s gap between the two Single Motor cars is not explained by peak hp or Nm (they match) and is not explained by a heavier Extended Range kerb mass (it is 3 kg lighter). The Twin Motor gap is explained in the data by +156 hp, +200 Nm, AWD, at the cost of +110 kg versus the 51 kWh car.
Dimensions, weight, and wheels
Ground clearance is 165 mm on every version — no high-clearance trim in the data.
Kerb / gross / payload (gross − kerb):
- 51 kWh Single Motor: 1833 / 2216 kg, payload 383 kg
- 69 kWh Single Motor Extended Range: 1830 / 2235 kg, payload 405 kg (22 kg more payload than the 51 kWh car)
- 69 kWh AWD Twin Motor Performance: 1943 / 2338 kg, payload 395 kg (12 kg more than 51 kWh; 10 kg less than Extended Range)
Twin Motor Performance is the heaviest car and the middle payload. Extended Range is the lightest kerb weight and the highest payload. Tank: not measured on all three.
Wheels:
- 51 kWh Single Motor: 225/55 R18, 245/45 R19 — the only version with an 18-inch size in the list
- 69 kWh Single Motor Extended Range: 245/45 R19, 245/40 R20
- 69 kWh AWD Twin Motor Performance: 245/45 R19, 245/40 R20
A buyer who wants the smaller 225/55 R18 listing is looking at 51 kWh Single Motor only.
Reliability and problems: what this catalogue does and does not measure
This catalogue does not list reliability scores, known problems, recall counts, or warranty terms. Those searches cannot be answered with a number from the data. What is measured and shared: Electro powertrains, Automatic 1-speed, CO2 0, and identical listed chassis pattern (Independent, spring front; Semi-independent, springorts hélicoïdaux, sem rear; Ventilated disc front; Disc rear). Differences that could affect use are mass, drive (RWD vs AWD), power, and whether combined consumption is measured.
Buyer arithmetic: Single Motor vs Twin Motor vs 51 vs 69 kWh
Same power, two battery names: 51 kWh Single Motor vs 69 kWh Single Motor Extended Range. Both 272 hp, 200 kW, 343 Nm, RWD, Automatic 1, 180 km/h, 165 mm. The 69 kWh car is 0.4 s quicker to 100 km/h, 3 kg lighter at kerb, 19 kg heavier at gross, 22 kg more payload, and steps up from an 18/19-inch wheel pair to 19/20. Combined mpg-style consumption is not measured on either, so this catalogue cannot say which uses less energy.
Same 69 kWh name, two motor layouts: 69 kWh Single Motor Extended Range vs 69 kWh AWD Twin Motor Performance. Twin Motor adds 156 hp, 200 Nm, AWD, and 1.7 s off 0–100, and is the only one with combined 17.5. It adds 113 kg kerb and 103 kg gross (2338 − 2235). Payload falls by 10 kg (405 − 395). Top speed does not rise. Wheels match (245/45 R19, 245/40 R20).
Cheapest-feeling path in the data (fewest extras vs the others): 51 kWh Single Motor — lowest listed power band shared with Extended Range, slowest 5.7 s, only 18-inch wheel listing, lowest gross 2216 kg, payload 383 kg.
Quickest path: 69 kWh AWD Twin Motor Performance at 3.6 s, 428 hp, 543 Nm, AWD, 4.54 kg/hp, combined 17.5 measured, heaviest 1943 kg kerb.
Middle path if 272 hp RWD is enough but 5.7 s is not: 69 kWh Single Motor Extended Range at 5.3 s, lightest kerb 1830 kg, highest payload 405 kg.
There is no petrol, diesel, or hybrid EX30 in this dataset and no second generation. Prices are not in the data and are not compared.