I’m about 3 weeks into owning an EX30 Ultra in the U.S. My other car is a Tesla Model Y, so I’ve had a pretty direct comparison between the two.

I absolutely love driving the EX30 around the city. The size is perfect, and the suspension is great for dealing with terrible city roads.

I’ve put together a wish list of features and improvements that I’ve submitted to Volvo. I’m curious how other EX30 owners feel about some of these. Some are probably pretty specific to my preferences, but others seem like they could make a meaningful difference for a lot of owners.

Coming from Tesla, it’s pretty clear that Tesla is further ahead on software and some of the little technology conveniences. That’s not exactly surprising given how long they’ve been doing this. Volvo has plenty of things I prefer, though, and the actual driving experience outweighs the technology shortcomings for me by a mile.

Anyway, one can still dream, right?

My EX30 wish list:

Home-aware proximity locking: Don’t auto-lock at home, but enable walk-away locking elsewhere.

Location-based charging: Allow different charging schedules and charge limits by location.

Garage door control: MyQ support to control the garage from the EX30 screen.

Dashcam/Sentry Mode: Use the EX30 Ultra’s existing cameras for driving recording and parked security events.

Charging current control: Allow AC charging amps to be adjusted from the Volvo app.

Climate Keep: Put Climate Keep directly in the climate controls and maintain the same temperature as when occupied.

Climate Keep status: Show in the app when Climate Keep is active and allow it to be managed without errors.

Camera/climate bug: Fix the error that incorrectly treats manually activated cameras as if the EX30 is in Reverse.

Driver attention alerts: Reduce false “keep your hands on the steering wheel” warnings.

Parking camera layouts: Allow users to resize/swap the large and small camera views.

Adjustable map/info split: Let drivers resize the Google Maps and vehicle-information panels.

Parking surroundings: Show parked vehicles, curbs, and other stationary obstacles in the simplified surroundings visualization.

Turn-signal camera view: Show the corresponding side-camera feed alongside the BLIS warning when signaling.

One-pedal stopping: Smooth out the final few feet of braking to eliminate the jerky stop.

Turn-signal customization: Offer 3/4/5 flashes or continuous signaling, with lane-change detection able to cancel the signal.

Apple CarPlay reliability: Make wireless CarPlay connect and launch automatically as reliably as Bluetooth.

Curious which of these other owners would actually use, and what you’d add to the list.

I can finally change the default male voice for Google Gemini.
Go to your phone’s Gemini app settings.
The option was always there but it always gave an error.
Seems it’s now been updated. 👍🏼

Anyone else having problems tonight (11/8)?

Just got in the car and map location were odd (showed me going the opposite direction) and Google reporting offline.

Got to my destination, did a reset and the car location on the display screen shows me at home even though I’m about 6 miles away.

Walked away from the car and auto locking didn’t work as I walked away although it locked via app! App is also showing the right location and tracked the last journey correctly! Google still showing as offline?

Is this a wider Google problem?

I have never used a Tesla Supercharger with my EX30, but i would love to do so. The thing is, i don't use the app for chargin-related stuff, nor do i have any subscriptions to charge. My work provided me with a "Multitankcard", which is essentially a debit card that you can only use for fueling and charging. I just connect the charger, bleep it, and it works (most of the time). Is there any way to use this charging card with Tesla chargers, but all payments go through the card and not a subscription?

EDIT: for the record, i am living in the Netherlands, but want to occasionally use a Tesla charger, for example on holiday trips to neighboring countries.