lists for nearly $55K. Sure, the EX30 is a smaller vehicle, but it's still a Volvo, with its smooth Scandinavian design ethic and an enviable commitment to safety. And by the way, the price is all the more remarkable when you consider it includes a 25 percent tariff, which applies to the EX30 because …in the United States, but the EX30 will come from China—where cheaper labor undoubtedly will help contribute to that cheaper price.
Volvo is taking a lot of steps to keep the EX30's price down, including using a platform called SEA , which was developed by, and presumably shared with their vehicles. Volvo's other upcoming electric SUV, the EX90, is on the Volvo-designed SPA2 platform. We asked Volvo's execs if future EX models would use Geely's SEA or Volvo's SPA2, and they changed the subject again.