Alfa Romeo Junior vs Volvo EX30
· Real-world figures, not WLTP
Alfa Romeo Junior
Junior Elettrica 54 kWh£32,400 · 199 mi
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Our verdict
The Alfa Romeo Junior and Volvo EX30 are both electric SUVs in the small car class. The Alfa Romeo Junior starts at £32,400 in the UK and the Volvo EX30 at £33,060, comparing the cheapest version of each.
The Romeo Junior goes further, with about 199 miles of real-world range against 171 for the EX30. On top of that, it uses less energy (3.9 mi/kWh against 3.5 mi/kWh) and has the bigger boot (400 litres against 325).
The EX30 is quicker, doing 0–62 mph in 5.7 s against 9.0 s.
There's little between them on price, rapid-charging speed and warranty length (3 years).
Choose the Alfa Romeo Junior if you want the longest range and lower running costs and the Volvo EX30 if you want more performance.
Written from the figures below, comparing the cheapest UK version of each. Other versions can differ: open them in Compare to swap versions.
Price
- Price new
- £32,400 (best)on sale now
- £33,060on sale now
- Used from (estimated)
- £15,4002024 car
- –too new
- Price per mile of range
- £163 (best)
- £193
Range and efficiency
- Real-world range
- 199 mi (best)320 km, estimate
- 171 mi275 km, estimate
- Range today, used (estimated)
- about 191 mi2024 car, est.
- –
- Efficiency
- 3.9 mi/kWh (best)159 Wh/km, estimate
- 3.5 mi/kWh178 Wh/km, estimate
- Range with one 15-min stop
- 213 mi (best)343 km
- 190 mi306 km
Charging
- Rapid charging
- 79 kW10–80% average
- 80 kW (best)10–80% average
- Home (AC) charging
- 11 kW
- 11 kW
- Charging plug
- Type 2 CCS
- Type 2 CCS
- Vehicle-to-load (V2L)
- No
- Yes (best)
- Vehicle-to-home (V2H)
- No
- No
- Vehicle-to-grid (V2G)
- No
- No
Battery
- Usable battery
- 50.8 kWh (best)
- 49 kWh
- Battery chemistry
- NCM (nickel manganese cobalt)
- LFP (lithium iron phosphate)
- Heat pump
- Yes (best)
- No
Body and performance
- Body style
- SUV
- SUV
- Size class
- B · Small car
- B · Small car
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Drive
- Front-wheel drive
- Rear-wheel drive
- 0–62 mph
- 9.0 s0–100 km/h
- 5.7 s (best)0–100 km/h
- Weight
- 1,620 kg
- 1,840 kg
Size
- Length
- 4.17 m13 ft 8 in
- 4.23 m13 ft 11 in
- Width (without mirrors)
- 1.78 m5 ft 10 in
- 1.84 m6 ft
- Width with mirrors
- 1.98 m6 ft 6 in
- 2.03 m6 ft 8 in
- Height
- 1.53 m5 ft
- 1.55 m5 ft 1 in
- Wheelbase
- 2.56 m8 ft 5 in
- 2.65 m8 ft 8 in
Practicality and safety
- Boot space
- 400 litres (best)
- 325 litres
- Towbar available
- No
- Yes (best)
- Towing (braked)
- Not approved
- 1,400 kg (best)
- Max payload
- 495 kg (best)people and luggage
- 445 kgpeople and luggage
- Euro NCAP rating
- –not tested yet
- 5 stars
Warranty (UK)
- Car warranty
- 3 years60,000 miles
- 3 years60,000 miles
- Battery warranty
- 8 years
- 8 years (best)100,000 miles, 70% capacity
- Passes to next owner
- Not confirmed
- Yes
Availability
- Status
- On sale new
- On sale new
- Model years
- 2024 on
- 2026 on
Green marks the better figure in each row. Range is a real-world estimate, not WLTP. Used prices are estimates. Warranty terms are UK terms from each maker’s website.
Every version
Alfa Romeo Junior
- Junior Elettrica 54 kWh£32,400 · 199 mi
- Junior Elettrica 54 kWh Veloce£42,300 · 186 mi
Volvo EX30
- EX30 P5 (MY27)£33,060 · 171 mi
- EX30 P5 Long Range (MY27)£37,260 · 227 mi
- EX30 Cross Country P5 Long Range (MY27)£41,260 · 217 mi
- EX30 P8 AWD (MY27)£42,360 · 211 mi
- EX30 Cross Country P8 AWD (MY27)£43,760 · 208 mi