if you made money that was pressure to make more money. and then the minds of the german institution, the george of back story, may 2nd on d w. the past towards sustainable will be the will in many, many, many use cases, b and electric. what the is this the new best value for money v, the volvo, e x 30 will find out right now. welcome to ref. cx. the see is

a compact tv that the swedish comic it has aimed squarely at models like the vw id . 3. i post astra electric and the test them both spray the entry level of price for the volvo. x 30 is just around 36600 euro. what do you get? well, 1st of all, you get a bunch of assistance systems, almost anything you could wish for blind spot us is oncoming traffic mitigation. it will recognize pedestrians, bicycle spike or is so in the safety sense, you get everything you need. there's also a need to concentrate be exposed to the features, the latest generation of all those automatic parking system which can handle base power, low and perpendicular mending fits empty spaces on either side of the car or detected when driving it speeds on to 22 kilometers per hour and then displayed on the touch screen. as soon as the driver has selected a spot, the congress,

this pilot stays the vehicle into place by taking has the steering gear, shift accelerator, pedal and brakes. the drive to get continuous progress updates. while i had the display, what else do you get? a $200.00 kit, a water wheel driven car, with a 51 kilowatt hour battery that will achieve around 350 kilometers of range. if you compare that to, for example of the, in the compact segment, let's say opal off, dry electric vw id 3 or test the model 3. and then all of these will start at around $4142000.00 euros. and even though some of these will have more range than the volleyball, some will also have less range and also weigh less power for price that is way higher than that of the bulbs. cigna and pricey of versions that the x, the c include the single my to low maintenance model with a big bass tree reaching out to 476 kilometers. and this 14 fuel motel with 315

kilowatts of power. so what are the down sides? what won't you get in the volvo? the x 31 of the things you won't get is an instrument cluster. so behind the steering wheel there is nothing. if you want to know how fast you're driving the speed limit or any other information, you will find all of that in the central display in the infill team and system that takes some getting used to. but usually after a few minutes, you will have found yourself looking at the right spot instead of searching for your current speed behind the steering wheel. and just to be set and you have a safe journey, there's volvos on board computer keeping an eye on things. the general a driving impression in the. busy that is absolutely nice what you would expect from a volvo. it is very comfortable. busy loudness in the interior is ok as well, no thing too loud,

but also not to silence things to see traffic in particular one pedal driving which is possible in old variance and shows great to come foot and increased range and other poles that you sent to them. the range front is the on board heat pump, which comes standards except in the single my to addition to all the way to put it to the interior of the ex 30 is to lean their opposite of the no buttons summit. the steering wheel above that's about it. lean for payment system is as usual, with volleyball. i'll post the cars up, right? that's okay. it reminds you of your smartphone, and it's also easy to operate above. the touch screen looks very good, it's quite bright. it's easily readable, even if the sunshine on it it has google maps on it. so if you plan to do along the

trip, the car will automatically find charging spot along your route and then create the battery. so it's in that ideal stays to get charged. the only thing is, if you plan to charge on your own, or if you don't use the navigation, then the battery won't be pre heated ends. in worse case, it won't charge as fast as it could. would you also can see the side doors i clean as well. that's not even a level for the windows because this one is right here in the center console. and what you also have in the center console is a 2 cup holders. and if you don't need the most cup holders, for example, if you want to put anything else inside, then you just put that away and you can place whatever item you want to in that tray. that's pretty nice. the vehicle can be shared with friends and family via an

apps that enables it to be moved without. the key is also a remote function for checking whether the vehicle is looks and the windows are closed. the same goes the pre heating or cooling the interior, activating the whole locates and physical. the space in the back is definitely what you would call a compact. there is almost no leg room left. it's okay. you can put it in the middle because there's a little more space or at the sides. the head room is absolutely ok also because of the huge panoramic glass roof. but the seating position is not exactly comfortable because as you can tell, the floor is quite high due to the battery of cause. and then you will have your legs bend quite a bit and that is not a position you will want to keep for a long distance trip. the seats, as such, are quite comfortable. no questions ask, but the position isn't

the just as in the front you have no buttons in the door. instead, the window levers are here in the middle where you will also find 2 u. s. b c sockets for smartphone. charging that are also handy funding pockets in the front seat banks. while the front has a capacity of 19 leaches the trunk conflicts in between 318, and 904 leeches of comcast, the or anything you want to adjust and the car is done via the central touch display. and that is also true for. busy the side view mirror, which by the way, look quite nice because they almost bought a list, but they need to choose the mirror adjustment from the menu in the infant payment

system. and then you do it with the buttons at the steering wheel. similar to what testable as it is not intuitive, but to do is only one time a scene. see the car has memory function, follow the different drivers. it is ok, this new stop button for the engine to get the vehicle going. the drive is simply presses the brake pedal and engages for wood over of us using the shift the coming up, my volvo, x 30 experience. i like driving the car, even though i'm not a fan of su visa, it is quite nicely motorized. the fact that you don't have an instrument cluster is forgotten after a few kilometers and the integration of google maps in the, in full time. and system is also. busy the thing i really appreciate things i didn't like where the range that is in

a small. busy and the space in the back, but all in all a very decent call the office very good, the value for money cx, that he might not be the best value e v. but the entry level model is still a very good call at a reasonable price despite the deficit of space and the rate. of course, if you'd like to go fos to jewel mode to version that manages to hit a 100 k p h. and on the 4 seconds you will have to show out to woods of 48000 t arise in gemini, which is almost 12000 mold. and so the entry level version with the volvo, e excess. he. then he comes down to the question of savings versus speed, the cars, a car car, the other phenomenon with millions of unique stories. that could be in a german coffin. we need you guys wherever you are. however, up here, flex what the question is now, where should we go?

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through choose onto sure. go up, lee so that she to the court brand don't seem to have a way to call when you talk to this left me who had already jump on the bunch vegan on, purchased chewing electric vehicles. is set the buffers. what's going on, what's happened to you that the vision is clear up here and the electric portfolio portfolio and yes, we firmly believe that the electric mobility is going to support the sustainable and so you are missing the future to this goal is no longer costs. have to modest investments in the lexus vehicle sector by german also makers, including miss status bmw and folks log in over the past decade. oh, gone to based when

i heard that vast and ultimate curse represented by me see it as well. going to give up on the electric vehicles. i quickly check out the more serious germ of financial media, such as the reports in one of those blocks. which said these what and vicious goals, according to the internal plans may say this bins and to achieve more than 20 percent of itself was fully electric cars in 2023. however, distilled got face company only managed to achieve electric share of 12 percent of the approximately tool meeting costs deliver last year. given this pace it, since i'm realistic for the traditional german ultimate garment status, to achieve its goal of fully electric sales by 2030. and so after our runs of criticism from the supervisory board, the head of miss said is ola continues, has put an end to his comprehensive electric strategy. essentially,

hiring the target for the end of this decade, the sales ratio of may say this hybrids and electric vehicles at most retail level of 50 percent. but from this news come, read concludes that may say this and even german automakers as a whole. a balance of the box, electric vehicles, stop competing these chinese manufacturers, even though they haven't given up at all, saying they've given up is completely nonsensical. there is no such thing. i think i would like to paraphrase the single mark twain. yeah. the reports about the death of the electric vehicle, i'd greatly accelerate what we are saying now what you're seeing now is a slide in bright on the road to the electric field. we did each because to whomever you talk in the industry in the medium to the past, towards the sustainable mobility. we will in many, many, many use cases be an electric requirement that the industry is ready,

willing and able to follow that pass before the majority of the vehicles. so the notion that invest in countries unable to compete afflicting the table collectively giving up on electric cars on leaving, trying not to play along come therefore only be described as some people being overly anxious. not long after this claim was made, some of china's own social media voices stepped forward to clarify and set the right course, attract people to various reasons. people have been feeling very anxious, whether it's about the white of low to themselves. one moment they think that being surrounded by the west and the country is doomed. the next the fee i would replace humanity in my doomed such meetings are understandable, but not particularly helpful. and we'll do it. i'll tell you. pace of phoenix who is the leading technical consultant in the european automotive industry and has

also witnessed the growth of trying those electric vehicle industry. i think at the moment there is a very high attention to any news step according to the electric cleared because they have the option of electric vehicles in both parties. um the, the see the moment the, the situation. we have plenty of prices around to the political, economic lands on. right, and people are really somehow in fear of change in some respects as those voices from china and europe mentions the uncertainty about the future of electric costs may steam from the fact that we currently live in the certain words . because so many of our previous understandings has been negated by new circumstances. we have started to become a customer totally gauging every single. but when it comes to the future of all

more ability, a highly important topic, what do the experts in europe sick? and while the electric will be used to choose from the task for the industry, so there is no doubt about that every major role. we have many, many un trends. they have set their bits of electric ability as to the main trends of demand for more options. for the future to come full scale, assess slice don't target x results, cracks minus thoughts on the end of the dream. i'm not entirely results foundation . they have also got their proponents in germany. the v is the future. do my unfortunately, our politicians have lost interest in the future. there's this professional 49 student who have, who used to be known as the godfather of the automotive industry in germany. as an academic, he pays close attention to and is optimistic about the development of china's

electric vehicle industry and is often a v i p as a full facial chinese event. however, he is not optimistic about the future of electric vehicles in the european american markets. the reason stands from politics hold up. on the political side, there have been significant changes and these changes are slowing down the electric car. the main reason why electric cars are now weakening in germany in the u, who is the lack of support from the political spirit. firstly, in terms of buyers premiums, and secondly, due to the general political attitude that internal combustion engines still have a future to the point of view, i need to talk. so this is the view of professional didn't have a, as an academic of server. what have germany is major, traditional automakers has recently set about the future of electric vehicles. this is all kind of in your determine of my status. as we mentioned before, the phased criticism from the supervisory board, because it's a business plan for

a fully electric line up, but towards all the 30 wasn't all the chief of all. now here's the chance she's not received. pushing back the deadline for completing this transition by another 9 years to 2039. so we want to achieve a net carbon neutral position by the end of the next decades. but in order not to wait for that to happen in 1516 years, we have also set ourselves at the interim target by the end of this decade and achieve up to 50 percent of the journey by 2030, the net 0 carbon target. it's mentioned by me, see, this is actually more vicious than the previous go off of saving a fully electric sales line up by 2030 this met 0 go means that the entire product life cycle of audio vehicles including batteries, roll material,

production, assembling, delivery customer usage and recycling with a chief carbon neutrality on the environmental impact of electric vehicles. so out your entire life cycle is also a focal point. for many critics in the long term factory electric vehicles will be the predominant tab. i'm trying to think of them. i could chat by 2027. know we'll be at a tipping point. so fucked it up for electric vehicles slipping, slipping, ice east. this was the volt tetra ration made by the c o of folks, but you can in 2023. furthermore, looking across other german automakers, including bmw and audi, achieving carbon neutrality is essentially a medium to long term goal for often, there's only the timelines for achieving those goals,

very seeing that german automakers are planning to execute the electric vehicle. race is therefore completely at outs, vista effects the needs. there are many voices in europe questioning the future of electric vehicles . for example, european countries including germany on has significantly reduced subsidies for electric vehicle buyers not long ago before the cancellation of purchase subsidies, buying electric vehicle in germany could have that it's, you a government subsidy of around 45026000 euros. imagine if you had both a mid to high spec electric me, just the subsidy alone would have amounted for roughly 10 to 15 percent of the purchase price. for popular moses like the many,

this level of discount was essentially the maximum a manufacturer could offer. if you had bought a cheaper entry level, electric car price between 20030000 euros, the government subsidy. would that cost the $2.00 adults and even the other persons of the cost? but now this money is gone. so yes, it would apply to now that the price difference assessed significant and this is the most important argument, customers are withdrawing and reverting to combustion engines. so it's the big price difference between combustion engines and electric cars. by way of comparison, china is know, a power dies for e v buyers. you can get this for running about 27000 euro. this 432000 euros, and this for less than 17000 bureaus of costs and cannot be considerations. undoubtedly the primary concern for most users. besides the

purchase price, however, the continuously racing electricity prices across europe. also a reason why many consumers hesitant to embrace eaves furthermore, the 1st wave of quote, an arrow pioneers. oh, the so called early adopters have already terminated. first time, positive and negative experiences. so years ago of a someone who acquired an electric car, i belonged to those early adopters. the experience of driving electric vehicle in europe these days isn't necessarily bad, but it's enough to fast track you into a midlife crisis. the experience is marked by old, paid public charging stations, and excited pretense electricity prices. the low compatibility of charging costs incomplete or inc are create information about charging stages and various foss, treating charging experiences add to the audio,

coupled with range anxiety in her and to electric cars. all that reinforces my belief that the future of electric mobility cannot remain as it is now. i also understand better why many argue that the electric cars we see on the roads today, i'm early transitional products of costs, the dissenting voices as well. now these are my, i don't agree because if you look at vehicles from the latest generations, for example, what our series is doing with his s and e class models, they have great range and one can manage quite well with them. which device? well, not really a high over kind of forward let me say this s o e of costs. so we kind of hope that's a common curse. well, gradually democratize the battery a technology used today and talk more of this to more affordable, more of those that the masses cannot accept. regardless,

the future of electric mobility will still depend on new technological advancements . the most important thing, what we see here in factories, pieces that they come out of cheap that starts right away and we will have plenty of improvements over the next 2 years in terms of price performance, dependability as well. so this makes me confident that and next to probably the kind of fulfilling its promises to provide sustainable afford it but mobility for society. again, different allison and we expect that battery technology will make significant leads forward in the next 5 years. unfortunately, it's not one of the link that we're talking about, solid state batteries, some of the state, but only, i've also noticed that in germany, whether people are pessimistic or optimistic, i bought the car and states of electric vehicles. yes. do you believe that the future direction of outside will mess up? is electric. but kind of those traditional german comm acres, which ones bone,

beak risk companies, you know, internal combustion engine technology and has been criticized for moving too slowly and too late towards electrification. continue proving the f a clear vision of the future and they are embrace in the future as that is electric, or at least high for the electric for the existing portfolio. so i wasn't boring too much if you're not able to to do much expenditures. the car godfather of germany believes that the future of electric mobility lice and trying to see where optimistic that the breakthrough will happen in china and no question. and we think it will also spread to europe and the us. but the question always is, what will the politicians do? the politicians come back the card guy or let it live like and you can, bridget, and what politicians will do where you got this message, you never did less as we have heard from it. say this folks log in and others eaves

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