By lifting the veil on the Volvo EX30, the Swedish manufacturer took the opportunity to increase the price of its compact SUV, the Volvo XC40. This one is experiencing a huge price increase, of more than 10,000 euros, because of the ecological bonus game.
A few weeks ago, Volvo turned the electric car market upside down, thanks to a price drop for its electric compact SUV, the Volvo XC40. For 46,990 euros, it was thus possible to obtain the Essential Extended Range version, with 573 km of autonomy. This allowed the Swedish firm to overtake Tesla and its Model Y in terms of autonomy / price ratio. But that was before.
Volvo has since announced its brand new electric SUV, the Volvo EX30. We were also able to board when it was made official, in order to give you a first opinion. The Volvo EX30 is the cheapest car from the Swedish manufacturer, which starts from 37,500 euros. Affordable enough to allow the ecological bonus to apply. At least, as long as it doesn’t exclude cars produced in China, like this EX30, which should happen by the end of the year.
More than 10,000 euros increase in a few hours
And precisely, the Swedish manufacturer took advantage of the arrival of this newcomer to upset the price list of the 100% electric Volvo XC40 Recharge. The online configurator no longer offers the large battery version (Extended Range) for 46,990 euros in Essential finish. Instead, you have to settle for the small battery, with its autonomy of 467 km. Which is more than enough to cross France as we have already proven.
To take advantage of the large battery, the configurator announces a price of 51,410 euros, with the Start finish. To find out for sure, we contacted a dealer. And the latter informs us that the Essential finish can no longer be ordered and prices have increased since the release of the Volvo EX30. The first price with small battery would then start at 51,250 euros, against 53,550 euros for the long-range version.
Of course, at these prices, it is impossible to claim the ecological bonus of 5,000 euros. We therefore go from a net price from 41,990 euros (after bonus) to 53,550 euros in just a few hours. Lucky are the customers who were able to order this ephemeral version at the right price!
What alternative for the Volvo XC40?
If you are looking for an electric car for less than 47,000 euros that can replace this Volvo XC40, you can take a look at our great comparison. The Tesla Model Y Propulsion comes back often, with its excellent price/quality ratio, as does the Renault Mégane E-Tech.
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