Volvo flexes its pricing power for EVs with the EX30 rolling out for $35,000
electrek.co
With “tremendous growth” expected for its EVs, Volvo CEO Jim Rowan says the brand is outpacing rivals. Rowan claims Volvo...

Impressive price considering the 27.5% tariff.

  • Fridgeratr@lemmy.world
    5·
    10 months ago

    Fuck Tesla for making an iPad glued to the dashboard the standard and only controls. I hate it so much.

    • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      I guess the one small upside to Volvo’s platform is that it is Android Automotive, and unlike Telsa, it has a voice assistant that isn’t trash. So at least you can reliably yell at the thing to turn the heater up.

  • Bonje@lemmy.world
    2·
    10 months ago

    Actually really like what I see of the EX30 but not seeing anything about the us tax credits for it. The dual motor runs up the price to 45k ish, but would be a steal for 40k.

    • schizoidman@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      7·
      10 months ago

      There is no tax credit as the car is made in China. The fact it is still so “cheap” even with a 27.5% import tax is impressive.

      • GrundlButter@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        1·
        10 months ago

        Incredibly impressive even, we need more of this. Looking at some reviews, the biggest things anyone has to harp on is the all touchscreen interface for everything(understandably), and that the performance version just feels like it’s got too much power for how it handles.

        All in all, that’s a pretty good endorsement for the average driver if youre ok with all touch controls.

        • SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip
          1·
          10 months ago

          that the performance version just feels like it’s got too much power for how it handles.

          That sounds so fun! Now you made me want to buy the car. Gosh dang it.

            • SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip
              21·
              10 months ago

              As someone who is a car enthusiast, I like fun cars the best. Having an overwhelming amount of power can teach you how to control the car when traction is lost. Ever wondered why people buy hellcats?

            • extant@lemmy.worldEnglish
              41·
              10 months ago

              You do not need an account for data collection and identification to take place. There’s plenty of markers that will identify you, an example might be you go through a toll booth that happens to have a camera grabbing license plates which is used by the Department of Transportation but they outsource to company A for the license grabbing software. That company doesn’t sell your information the DOT made sure of that! No, they don’t sell it but they trade it under the guise of “using it for training purposes”. Their partners happen to be Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile who cross reference license plates with cellular GPS coordinates at that particular time.

              Owning a phone and driving past a camera was enough to identify you and your vehicle which can and will be sold and with every trivial mundane bit of data collected eventually a picture is painted of you.

              Be wary helenslunch, they aren’t out to get you but they are out to sell you.

                • extant@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  21·
                  10 months ago

                  I’m very aware of the words I just typed, I’m trying to help you stay informed beyond the obvious reasons for your choice.

                  I’m simply trying to help you make the best choice for you.

            • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              10 months ago

              With Volvo’s Android Automotive Polestars I don’t believe you need to login to anything. You can just drive the vehicle and use ‘ol Bluetooth to pair a phone.

                • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  1·
                  10 months ago

                  They don’t need to know 100% of users. Being the default is more than enough to encourage a LOT of users to opt in and engage with their mapping, music, and store experiences. You don’t have to be one of those users if you don’t want.

                  Hell, even anonymous map data is still valuable to them. A totally anonymous user can still inform a mapping service about traffic, detours, and where maps need to be revised.

    • You999@sh.itjust.works
      21·
      10 months ago

      If it runs android automotive 13 you can use the android auto receiver app to enable regular android auto usage. I know Volvo has comfirmed they are working on updating some of their existing cars to AA 13.

        • You999@sh.itjust.works
          3·
          10 months ago

          Most people want android auto which is akin to apple’s car play. Volvo uses android automotive which is android like you see on phones. They are two different things with very confusing names. Android auto receiver is a first party (Google) app which let’s you use android auto (what people want) on android automotive. However it only works on the newest version of Android automotive.