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2025 Volvo EX30 Charging Test – How Fast Does It Charge?

Volvo states that the EX30 will hit a peak of ~ 150 kW at the ideal DC charging station, however will it? Join us as we learn the tough method that the EX30 is the only Volvo that can't charge at a Supercharger station and exercise whether the charge curve is good, bad, or indifferent considering the competition.

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00:00 Introduction
00:40 The Experience Starts
02:00 Now For Charging
03:30 Charge Chart
04:58 Incremental Breakdown
05:45 Level 2 Charging
07:00 Final Thoughts

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20 responses to “2025 Volvo EX30 Charging Test – How Fast Does It Charge?”

  1. @Milhouse77BS Avatar
    @Milhouse77BS

    On my Tesla 2024 I’m used to 15-65% in about 10-15 minutes. That’s all I want to have to stop during a road trip with a break about every 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

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    1. @EVBuyersGuide Avatar
      @EVBuyersGuide

      You’re not alone in that. -Travis

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  2. @laloajuria4678 Avatar
    @laloajuria4678

    10-80 still better than some teslas, including ours…..

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    1. @EVBuyersGuide Avatar
      @EVBuyersGuide

      It’s not always about the peak rate, the curve is important and not one you’ll find broken down too much in spec sheets. -Travis

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    2. @gregb7353 Avatar
      @gregb7353

      That is like saying you can fill up a gallon jug faster than someone else can fill up a 5 gallon bucket. You are saying the EX30 is faster at adding 180 miles than the Model 3 adding 266 miles if you time them both to 80%.

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  3. @ChicagoBob123 Avatar
    @ChicagoBob123

    That’s worse than my model 3 lfp

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    1. @EVBuyersGuide Avatar
      @EVBuyersGuide

      In terms of peak charging capability, for sure. -Travis

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    2. @gregb7353 Avatar
      @gregb7353

      @@EVBuyersGuide Also in terms of miles added in a given amount of time.

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  4. @rakhsiprayogo82 Avatar
    @rakhsiprayogo82

    The 2025 Volvo EX30 vs The 2025 Toyota Crown Signia

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    1. @EVBuyersGuide Avatar
      @EVBuyersGuide

      Those are two very different models, I can’t imagine a lot of people having a tough time deciding between the two. But for what it’s worth the Crown Signia will require fewer charging stops since it doesn’t plug and charge. -Travis

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    2. @rakhsiprayogo82 Avatar
      @rakhsiprayogo82

      @EVBuyersGuide  owh

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  5. @anthonyc8499 Avatar
    @anthonyc8499

    Does the EX30 go into Turtle Mode at 7% like the XC40 and Polestar 2?

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    1. @EVBuyersGuide Avatar
      @EVBuyersGuide

      It shows a turtle, but turtle mode isn’t as slow as our C40’s turtle mode.

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  6. @adamm202 Avatar
    @adamm202

    I really like this video format; I hope to see more vehicles tested like this.

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  7. @Wawalsh1234 Avatar
    @Wawalsh1234

    80% is true for most electric vehicles.

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    1. @gregb7353 Avatar
      @gregb7353

      Most if you are counting by model. If you are counting by numbers sold, the vast majority I wouldn’t charge past 65% or so including all Tesla’s sold today, the Taycan and any EV with more than 100kWh of battery like trucks.

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  8. @hlothr Avatar
    @hlothr

    Alex talks about fast charging to 100% way too frequently. Unless you’re towing or in rural Oklahoma you aren’t charging past 80 ever. In my Rivian I’m trying to get out by 50% because it’s so slow past that.

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  9. @gregb7353 Avatar
    @gregb7353

    10% to 80% makes it impossible to compare EVs. One EV will give you 300 miles at 80% and another only 200 miles so why compare how fast they get to 80% when one is 33% more range and if you only charged it up to 60% where it too added 200 miles it would be faster than the other EV. This is why the Model 3 seems slow because you are comparing how fat it adds 266 miles to the EX30 adding 180.

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  10. @COSolar6419 Avatar
    @COSolar6419

    As you indicated peak charging power/speed is not the whole story. The overall charging curve matters even more. I prefer to make more frequent short charging stops. At a certain age spending more than 1-2 hours sitting/driving is not good.

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  11. @james2042 Avatar
    @james2042

    I dont think people realize how much actual electricity a 350kw or 150kw or even 50kw connection is. The average home pulls about 1-2kw on average, and if they have have electric applinances, 5-8kw. A normal 120v/15a circuit is for 1.8kw. A 240v/30a circuit is 7.2kw. A 200a main breaker for a house is 48kw. is One 350kw dc fast charger is the equivalent to 7 maxed out houses, or about 30 average homes.

    I also dont think people realize how much energy is generated by a gas or diesel generator. A whimsy 1.5L engine making 100hp could power an entire residential street if it ran full tilt. Instead all that power is just turning your wheels, and an engine that small feels lathargic and weak in any but the smallest cars.

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