is to bring use a story behind the news. we rolled about unbiased information for 3 months. the, the past towards the sustainable mobility will in many, many, many use cases be and electric, what. c the is this the new best value for money v, the volvo, e x 30 will find out right now. welcome to read. the x, the see is a compact tv that the swedish call make. it has aimed squarely at models like the v

w i. d. 3, i post astra electric and the test them upholstery. 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 is also an meet cost and tricked vx. the t features the latest generation of all those go to my take parking system, which can handle both power low and perpendicular, mending vince 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 take care of the steering,

engage, shift deck, celebrate to peddle and breaks the drive. it gets continuous progress updates while i had the display. what else do you get? a $200.00 kit, a water wheel driven cart 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. 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. it is way higher than that of the mobile and pricey of versions of the x. the c 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 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, in for payment 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. the loudness in the interior is ok as well. nothing to it out, but also not to silence of the things to see traffic in particular,

one pedal driving which is possible in old variants and shows great to come foot and increased range and other poles that you sent to them. the range from the on board heat pump, which comes standards, except in the single my to addition the all the way to put it to the interior of the ex 30 is to the there opposite of the no buttons summit. the steering wheel above 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 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 worst case, it won't charge as fast as it could. would you also can see the side doors a 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 to cup holders. and if you don't need the most cop oldest, 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. this is also

a roommate function for checking whether the vehicle is looks and the windows are closed. the same goes the pre seat, single cooling the interior, activating the whole locates and the zip code for 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 okay. 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 backs. while the front has a capacity of 19 liters 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 as 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 driver simply presses the brake pedal and engages forward over. thus using the gas 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. busy the 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, the 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 deficit 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 k p h . and on the 4 seconds you will have to show out upwards of 48000 t arise in germany, which is almost 12000 mold. and so the entry level version, width of all the x se, then here comes down to the question of savings versus speed, the cars, cars a global phenomenon with millions of unique stories that could be in a german costa. and we need to guys, wherever you are, however, up here, 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 as you try, not believe that the tv is going to die. because the traditional german legacy brands. let me see this on coal. cannot compete with the up and coming chinese easy 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 a point him ventures a all calls will be in, jump out to me and then to walk you through how to choose onto should go up the lease 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 and purchased chewing electric vehicles in set. the buffalo. what's going on? what's happened to you that the vision is clear up purely 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 this goal is no longer costs. have to have massive investments in the electric vehicle sector. german also makers, including miss status bmw and folks bog. and over the past decade old gone to based when i heard that vast and ultimate curse represent that payment status,

we're going to give up on the electric vehicles. 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 spins 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 deliberate 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 it. he's a comprehensive electric surprises. essentially, how is it being the target?

by the end of this decade, the sales ratio of my status hybrids and electric vehicles quite at most retail level of 50 percent. but from this news come, we conclude that we say this and even german also makers 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'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 greatly accelerate what we are seeing now. what you're seeing now is a slight and bright on the road due to electric, won't be that easy because to whomever you talk in the industry in the medium to the past, towards sustainable mobility will in many, many, many use cases be electric records and the industry is ready,

willing and able to follow that pass for the majority of the vehicles. so the notion that invest in countries unable to compete afflicting the 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 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 why the road old 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. i'm a doomed. such feelings are understandable, but not particularly helpful. well, you'll be able to pick our friends 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 new step according to the electric vehicles, to have the option of electric vehicles in both parties. 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 mentions 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 us for the industry. so there is no doubt about that. every major, we have many, many un trends they, they have set their fits of electric community as the, as the main trends of the domain for more options for the future. come full, so assess slice don't target x result cracks, money, thoughts on the end of the dream. i'm not entirely resolved 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 stems 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 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 continuous 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 chance 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 interim target by the end of this decade and achieve up to 50 percent of the journey by 2030 the net 0 carbon targets mentioned by me see this is actually more vicious from the previous goal of achieving a fully electric sales line up by 2013. 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, trying to think of the market share by 2027 know will be at a tipping point. so puffed it up for electric vehicles, flipping southern ice east. this was the volt declaration made by the c o a folks way, you're going 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, best effect it's the needs. there are many voices in your questioning the future of electric vehicles. for example, european countries, including germany and friends, significantly reduce subsidies for electric vehicle buyers, not long ago before the constellation 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 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 advert per person off the cost? but now this money is gone, but yes, it would apply to. now 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 now 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 verse hesitant to embrace the flood or more, the 1st wave of the choir, an arrow pioneers. oh, the so called early adopters have already accumulated 1st tons, positive and negative experiences sir 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 paid public charging stations and excited pretense electricity prices. the low compatibility of charging costs incomplete, or inc. accurate 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 those 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, this is a 6 molar cheap that starts right away and we will have plenty of improvements over the next 2 years in terms of price performance for the inability. excellent. so this makes me confident that and next to probably the 10 foot feed, it's promises to provide sustainable, afford it, but mobility for society. again, different allison and we expect that battery technology will make significant liens forward in the next 5 years. unfortunately, it's not going to blink. we're talking about solid state batteries of your state, but at least 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 this conversion to internal combustion engine technology and has been criticized

from moving to slowly on 2 legs towards electrification. continue proving the f a clear vision of the future and they are in raising the future as that is electric, or at least high for the electric for the existing portfolio. so i wouldn't worry too much if you're not able to to do much expenditures. the car godfather of germany believes that the future of electric mobility lies and trying to see where optimistic that the breakthrough 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 it. say this folks log in and others eaves off from that. not even

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