Skoda Elroq vs Volvo EX30

The Volvo EX30 is £910 cheaper to buy. The Skoda Elroq is cheaper to charge, roughly £152 a year versus £184 for the Volvo EX30, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Volvo EX30 comes out roughly £750 cheaper overall. These figures cover list price and home charging only - insurance, servicing, tyres and depreciation will move the real total.

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 234 miles for the Skoda Elroq and 149 miles for the Volvo EX30 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Skoda Elroq goes roughly 85 miles further between charging stops.

The Volvo EX30 is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 46 mm narrower than the Skoda Elroq. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 562 mm of total clearance for the Volvo EX30 and about 516 mm of total clearance for the Skoda Elroq. The Skoda Elroq also turns in a 1.7 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 84% battery health for the Skoda Elroq and 90% for the Volvo EX30. That gives the Volvo EX30 a modest edge in retained real-world range. The Volvo EX30's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the Skoda Elroq's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.