the community unit docs november 9th. the past towards sustainable mobility will in many, many, many use cases be an electric, what the is the new best value for money v, the volvo x $30.00 will find out right now. welcome to read the x this he has a compact tv that the swedish comic it has aimed squarely at models like the v w i

. d 3 pulls astra electric and the test them pull straight. the entry level prize for the. busy oval e 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 on coming traffic mitigation. it will recognize pedestrians, bicycle spike or is so in a 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 both power low and perpendicular, mending fits empty spaces on either side of the call 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 pockets this pilot stays the vehicle into place by taking over the ring,

the shift accelerator pedal and breaks the drive. it gets continuous progress, updates my head, the display. what else do you get? a 200 kilowatt. we'll driven, caught with a 51 kilowatt hour battery that will achieve around 350 kilometers of range. if you compare that to, for example of this in the compact segment, let's say opal off dry electric vw id 3 or test the model 3. then all of these will start at around $4142000.00 euros. and even though. busy 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 mobile. and pricey of versions of the x, the se, include the single night long range model with a bigger bass tree, reaching out to 476 kilometers. and this 40 jewel motor with 315 kilowatts of power

. so what are the down sides? what won't you get in the valuable e x 30? 1 of the things you won't get, it's an instrument exhaust or 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 and the input time 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 x 30 is absolutely nice. what you would expect from a volvo. it is very comfortable. the loudness in the interior is ok as well. nothing to it out but also not to side. that seems 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 the there are opposite of the no buttons summit. the steering weird about that's about it. the infotainment system is as usual with valuable a pulse cars oper, 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 call 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 worst case, it won't charge as fast as it could. would you also can see the side doors uh clean as well, this 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 the 2 cup holders. 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 tre, 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 to the pre heating or cooling the interior. activating the whole locates the vehicle. the space in the back is definitely what you would call a compact. this. there is almost no leg room left. it's okay. you can put it in the middle because it'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 asked, 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, law smartphone charging there. also handy funding pockets in the front seat backs while the front has a capacity of 19 leaches the trunk conflicting between 318 and 904 liters of comcast. the anything you want to adjust in the car is done via the central attached is saying that is also true for 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 and then for the payment system. and then you do it with the buttons at the steering wheel. similar

to what testable has it is not intuitive, but to do is only one time a see and see the car has memory function for the different drivers. it is ok, this new stop button, the engine to get the vehicle going. the drive as simply presses the brake pedal and engages for wood over. thus using the shift 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 a thing. i really appreciate things i didn't like where the range that is in the small. busy and the space in the back, but all in all

a very decent call the office very good value for money cx. the t 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 difficulties of space and the rate of cost, if you'd like to go fos to jewel mode to version that manages to hit the $100.00 k p h in on the 4 seconds you will have to show out with the $48000.00 t arise in germany, which is almost $12000.00 mold, and so the entry level version, width of all the x se, then it comes down to the question of savings speed. the cars, cars like the phenomenon, with millions of unique stories. that could be in a german coffin. we need to guys, wherever you are, however, up to you make the right but the question is now, where should we go?

right to wherever you are, incentives your stories and your crazy car into the let's catch up soon. on the 5 rumor or actually too many wars has been trying not believe that the tv is going to die. because the traditional german legacy brands, like missy this on coal, cannot compete with the up and coming chinese e v makers. so they are not on the verge of throwing the tone. i'm too young from the the rest. and i'm going to show you, is that the case on the are you are the last few or to, with your phone to talk to the point him, the interest of the all calls will be in general. so shoot me and then don't want you to choose onto should go up lease that she to the court brand don't seem to have

a way to call when you talk to them. this last me who had already jump on the button stagen and purchased chewing electric vehicles is set the buffalo. what's going on? what's happened to you that the vision is clear up here in the electric portfolio portfolio and yes, we firmly believe that the electric mobility is going to support a sustainable and so you are missing the future to disco was no longer costs, have to have massive investments in the electric vehicle sector, german also makers including miss it is bmw and folks buying over the past decades old gone to based when i heard that vast and ultimate curse represented by me see it is we're going

to give up on the electric vehicles. i quickly check out the more serious germ of financial media, such as the reports in honda's block, which said these what i'm vicious goals, according to the internal plan as mister spence am to achieve more than 20 percent of itself is fully electric cars in 2023, however, distilled, got based company, only managed to achieve electric share of 12 percent of the approximately 12 meeting costs delivered last year. given this pace, it seems unrealistic 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 my status, ola continues, has put an end to his comprehensive electric surprises. essentially, how is it being the target for the end of this decade,

the south racial of my state of 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 also makers as a whole, a balance of the box, electric vehicles, and stop competing these chinese manufacturers. even though they haven't given up at all, saying they've given up is completely nonsensical. there's 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 seeing 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 him. the industry in the medium to the past towards sustainable will be the will in many, many, many use cases, b and electrical equipment. and the industry is ready,

willing and able to follow their pos for the majority of the vehicles. so the notion that invest in countries unable to compete of looking to tables collectively giving up on the electric cars and leaving, trying not to play along come therefore only be described as some people being already anxious. not long after this claim was made, some of trying those on social media voices stepped forward. to clarify, on set the right course striped, may be able to various reasons. people have been feeling very anxious. whether it's about the white, a volatile themselves. the one moment they think that being surrounded by the west and the country is doomed, the next the fee, i will replace humanity in my doomed such feelings are understandable, but not particularly helpful because you'll be able to go to what you pay for fin to. it's a 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 new step according to the electric vehicles, to have the option of electric vehicles involved marketing. um the the see the moment the, the situation. we have plenty of prices around about political, economic lands on. right. and people are really somehow in fear of change in some respects as those voices from china and europe mentioned. the uncertainty about the future of electric vehicles may steam from the fact that we currently live in the us certain words. because so many of our previous understandings has to be negated by new circumstances. we have started to become accustomed to engaging every single. but when it comes to the future of ability, a highly important topic,

what do the experts in europe sick? uh and uh, while uh, electric will be used to choose the pos for the industry. so there is no doubt about that. every major, we have many, many un trends they, they have set their bits of electric ability as the, as the main trend of the domain for me, i should for the future come full so 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 but unfortunately our politicians have lost interest in the future. this is professor of 49 students 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 stains from politics 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 professor doesn'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 piece of business plan for a fully electric line up,

but towards all the 30 wasn't all the chief of all. now here's chan she's narrative 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 decade. but in order not to wait for that to happen in 1516 years, we have also set ourselves at the enter in target by the end of this decade and a cheap 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 from the previous go off of saving a fully electric sales line up by 2030. this net 0 go means that the entire product life cycle of old year vehicles, including batteries, roll material, production, assembling, delivery, customer usage, and recycling with

a chief carbon your trilogy, and 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 type of trying to think of the market share by 2027 know will be at a tipping point. so 5 to the up or electric vehicles, flipping something that i see is this was the volt tetra ration made by the c o of folks, but you're going into 1023. 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 oh, it's is the fact, it's the needs there many was in europe questioning the future of electric vehicles. for example, european countries, including germany on friends, significantly reduced subsidies for electric vehicle buyers not long ago, before the consolation of purchase subsidies by an 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, meaning just the subsidy alone would have amounted for roughly 10 to 15 percent off the purchase price for populum. all of this, 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 person's off the cost, but now this money is gone. so here's what applies and now the price difference assessed significance. 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. to my way of comparison, china is no. a power dies for any buyers. you can get this for running about 27000 euros. this 432000 euros. and this for less than $17000.00 bureaus of cost 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 verse hesitant to embrace the flood or more, the 1st wave of twilight and arrows, pioneers. oh the so called early adopters have already accumulated 1st tons, positive and negative experiences. 3 years ago, as 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 page, public charging stations, and excited pretense electricity prices. the low compatibility of charging costs the incomplete or inc accurate information about charging stations and various frustrating 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 really transitional products of costs, the dissenting voices as well. ninety's of 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 technology used today in top motors to more affordable models that the masses cannot accept. regardless of the future of electric mobility will still depend on new technological advancements. the most

important thing, what we see here in better ways, this is an 6 molar 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 elected to populate the 10 foot feet of its promises to provide sustainable affordable mobility for society. again, different hours and we expect that battery technology will make significant leaps forward in the next 5 years. unfortunately, it's not one of the links we're talking about, solid state batteries 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 conversion to internal combustion engine technology and

has been criticized from moving to slowly on 2 legs towards electrification. continue moving the f a clear vision of the future and they are in raising the future as that is electric, or at least hybrids electric for the existing portfolio. so i wouldn't worry too much if you're not able to to, to mask the car. godfather of germany believes that the future of electric mobility lies and trying to see where optimistic that to break through will happen in china . 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 car die or let it live and you can predict what politicians will do, where you got this message. you never less as to be, have heard from me, say this, folks by them and others eaves off from that. not even fading away. major

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