Volvo EX30
Charging curve · consumption · motorway range
The Volvo EX30 has 64 kWh of usable battery and peaks at 153 kW on a DC charger. In this app's model it uses about 171 Wh/km at a steady 100 km/h and 250 Wh/km at 130, so 46% more energy per kilometre buys you 30 km/h more speed. Weigh that against a 30-minute 10-80% charging stop and you have the whole question of how fast to drive.
- Usable battery
- 64 kWh
- Peak DC power
- 153 kW
- 10-80% charge
- 30 min
- Average kW 10-80%
- 90 kW
- Mass, loaded
- 2030 kg
- Top speed
- 180 km/h
DC charging curve
Charging power against state of charge, on a charger fast enough not to be the limit. Peak power is 153 kW, but it has halved by about 61% state of charge. That is why a short stop low down the curve usually beats a long one near the top.
How long a stop takes
| Charge from | Time | Energy added | Average power |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10% to 80% | 30 min | 44.8 kWh | 90 kW |
| 20% to 80% | 27 min | 38.4 kWh | 84 kW |
| 10% to 60% | 16 min | 32.0 kWh | 117 kW |
| 20% to 70% | 20 min | 32.0 kWh | 98 kW |
| 80% to 100% | 35 min | 12.8 kWh | 22 kW |
The curve, point by point
| State of charge | Power |
|---|---|
| 0% | 70 kW |
| 5% | 145 kW |
| 10% | 153 kW |
| 25% | 150 kW |
| 35% | 125 kW |
| 45% | 105 kW |
| 55% | 85 kW |
| 65% | 68 kW |
| 75% | 50 kW |
| 85% | 33 kW |
| 95% | 18 kW |
| 100% | 10 kW |
Consumption and range by cruise speed
Steady motorway cruising on flat road in mild weather, from the fitted model Wh/km = 56 + 0.0115 · v². The “usable range” column is the honest one for trip planning: it is 100% down to 10%, because nobody arrives on empty.
| Cruise speed | Consumption | Range (full pack) | Usable range (100 to 10%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 km/h | 149 Wh/km | 429 km | 386 km |
| 100 km/h | 171 Wh/km | 374 km | 337 km |
| 110 km/h | 195 Wh/km | 328 km | 295 km |
| 120 km/h | 222 Wh/km | 289 km | 260 km |
| 130 km/h | 250 Wh/km | 256 km | 230 km |
| 140 km/h | 281 Wh/km | 227 km | 205 km |
| 150 km/h | 315 Wh/km | 203 km | 183 km |
| 160 km/h | 350 Wh/km | 183 km | 164 km |
What the model does not include
- Elevation. The trip planner does account for climbs and descents; the range figures on this page are flat-road, so an alpine route will come out worse than the table.
- Temperature. These are mild-weather numbers. Cold raises consumption and cuts the charging curve. The planner models both. The numbers on this page do not.
- Wind, rain, roof boxes, payload and tyre choice, all of which move real consumption more than most people expect.
- Charger-side limits. The charging times above assume the site can deliver whatever the car asks for. A 150 kW cabinet shared with the car next to you will not.
Where these numbers come from
Smaller 69 kWh NMC pack (~64 kWh usable), 153 kW peak. The 180 km/h Volvo limiter caps the sweep well before the curve turns. Curated from Fastned model guide + P3 Charging Index style tests.
What speed should you actually drive?
It depends on your route, on where the fast chargers happen to be and how the legal limits fall. Plan the real trip and the simulator will sweep every cruise speed against this car's curves and tell you which one arrives first.
Plan a trip in the EX30