The Volvo EX30 Just Got One Of The Best EV Features

Volvo adds V2L bidirectional charging to its smallest EV, the EX30, and it is also coming to existing owners via an OTA update.

Volvo EX30 2026

Photo by: Volvo

Andrei Nedelea

By: Andrei Nedelea

Feb 26, at 5:44pm ET

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The Volvo EX30 is getting vehicle-to-load functionality, which will let it act as a giant power bank.
A new 148-hp base version with a smaller battery is also joining the lineup.
The update also improves the infotainment software.

What good is having a massive battery pack in your electric vehicle if you can’t use that energy to power something else when you need to? Bidirectional charging is the feature that enables that, and we're seeing it in more and more next EVs. On Wednesday, Volvo said that the compact EX30 crossover will get vehicle-to-load (V2L) capability as part of a midlife update.

The manufacturer notes that the bidirectional charging function "can transform the EX30 into a powerbank for charging other electrical devices, like an electric bicycle, or to power appliances such as electrical tools, sound systems and camping gear." Volvo says doing that will require the purchase of a V2L adapter (which presumably plugs into the charging port).

Gallery: Volvo EX30 2026

Volvo EX30 2026

Source: Volvo

Volvo says that V2L will be rolled out to existing model owners via an over-the-air update this summer. New and existing EX30s will also get an update that improves the infotainment system, bringing it up to the latest operating system version. It didn't specify whether these features, or the new trim levels for the 2027 model year, will be available in the U.S.

The latest update to the two-year-old EX30 doesn’t make it look any different, although it does add new colors inside and out, as well as new wheel designs.

Volvo has added a smaller 51-kilowatt-hour battery pack with a WLTP range rating of 210 miles (339 km). There’s also a new single-motor base model with just 148 horsepower (down from 268 hp), which, when paired with the larger 69 kWh battery, pushes the WLTP range up to 295 miles (476 km).

Volvo has also added two new interior themes for the EX30. One is called Harvest and features “a warm light-toned aesthetic inspired by late Scandinavian summer evenings,” while the other is called Black, which brings darker tones and contrasting stitching for some extra visual punch.