– ground to a halt first. It still managed a respectable 219 miles, though – 12% short of its official range.; it fell a more disappointing 13.7% short of the figure published in brochures. It was also the joint least efficient car in the line-up, averaging just under 3.4 miles for every kilowatt hour of electricity stored in its battery.
And the XC40’s range and efficiency look even less impressive when you consider that the similar-sized, but vastly cheaper,managed 246 miles and 3.6 miles/kWh. Indeed, the ZS was only a few miles shy of the 253 miles achieved by the BMW iX3 and new Kia Niro EV. The latter car, being much smaller and lighter, proved more efficient, averaging 3.9 miles/kWh, compared with 3.4 miles/kWh.
Our top five kept going for at least another 25 miles, before the EV6 finally gave up the ghost. A real-world range of 278 miles is a highly respectable figure and will be more than enough for most potential buyers, although the EV6’s range in our test was a sizeable 15.2% adrift of what it’s officially supposed to be able to deliver.Tesla Model 3The car supplied to us by Tesla was an early 2021 model with a 70kWh battery; a larger battery was introduced early in 2022.
It would have been a close-run thing had we been testing the latest Model 3, but that should take nothing away from our winner on the day: the BMW i4. It kept going for an incredible 316 miles, achieving an impressive 3.9 miles/kWh efficiency figure and coming up just 8.2% shy of its official range. True, other electric cars that weren’t part of this test might have gone even farther, but the i4 is a relatively keenly priced option, especially when you factor in its upmarket interior and brilliant infotainment system.
Official range is WLTP so how similar to that was your testing?
The only 2 cars to do more than 4miles/kW were the Teslas. Nice
246m from the MG is the real news here IMO. MGmotor are making the most affordable, decent range cars- that fit UK roads better than many too.
'Mostly motorway miles for long journeys so we stopped more often than there are service stations, and turned off to drive through a village more often than there are motorway junctions' Curious methodology.
You need to go back to school and do some maths
No one actually drives like this on days when they want maximum range! When you need the range, it's a flat 70mph, that's the test we need for all cars. I own a model Y and regularly do a 230mile run Cornwall-Berkshire. Weather and traffic dependent, experience is 2-16% remains.
If the Tesla's did poorly, that would be your headline. They did well so no mention 🦗
Given the aim of the test was “to find out how close electric cars can get to their official ranges”, the “winner” is actually the Model Y.
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