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John Cadogan
So, you bought an EV for the range - then the carmaker slashed it
21 minutes Posted Feb 1, 2026 at 12:52 am.
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Volvo is recalling almost 35,000 EX-30 battery EVs globally (almost 3000 here in Australia) because the batteries mught just catch fire without warning.

All you have to do to enter this lottery is charge to 100%, and see what happens.

They don't actually have a fix. The 'fix' (if you can call it that) is to refrain from charging beyond 70%, indefinitely.

But that's OK because ... net zero. Obviously.