Volvo EX30: This currently makes it quite unique!

200 kW for 34,805 Euros gross entry price and a small 30-ton CO2 backpack over 200,000 kilometers: With the EX30, Volvo has put together an extremely well-crafted package. This not only could stress out the entire compact electric car segment from Opel Corsa to VW ID.3, but also all the premium manufacturers who can't compete with the EX30 – its close relative, the Smart #1, starts at 37,490 Euros.

Which also explains the reason for the price: like the Smart, the EX30 is built in China and is based on Geely's SEA platform, which also underpins the Zeekr X. Given that the demand is likely to be very high, production will also start in Ghent from 2025 onwards.

Inside, the EX30 offers typical Scandinavian design with environmentally friendly materials: 17 percent of the interior materials are made from recycled materials, as Volvo has developed trim from woven flax of the linseed plant. Additionally, there are upholstery fabrics made from old jeans fibers, padding from organically grown pine oil, consoles from recycled blinds, and carpets from the inevitable PET bottles. There are also 25 percent recycled aluminum and 17 percent reused steel.

And although Volvo definitely saves costs, which is noticeable in the high faux leather content of the seats unless you treat yourself to the expensive wool blend, they have definitely managed to create an absolute feel-good atmosphere.