Finnish magazine Tekniikan Maailma has carried out a range test with 10 electric cars in the winter cold. The temperature dropped to minus 20 degrees, something that the tested cars handled differently well.
The test was conducted with some of the newest cars on the market. The ten electric cars that participated in the test were:
- BMW i5 eDrive 40 M Sport
- BYD Dolphin Comfort
- Honda e:Ny1 Advance
- Hyundai Kona Electric 65 kWh Premium
- Jeep Avenger 54 kWh Summit
- Kia EV9 1st Edition GT-Line AWD 6P Relax
- MG 4 Luxury
- Tesla Model 3 Long Range Dual Motor
- Volkswagen ID.7 Pro Elegance 77 kWh
- Volvo EX30 Twin Ultra
– The severe cold has an effect but in the challenging weather some of the cars were still able to deliver really good range and some stopped unexpectedly, says Lauri Ahtiainen who was responsible for the test.
Tekniikan Maailma will published the result in its entirety by mid-February, but reveals that the Tesla Model 3 performed the best. It still managed more than 300 kilometers, and continued to roll for several kilometers after the battery meter showed zero percent. The car also extended the range in the final kilometers by severely limiting the power as an extra buffer to allow the driver to get to a safe place.
The Volkswagen ID.7 and MG 4 chose to save energy at 10 and 15 percent, respectively, which meant that the cabin heater was unable to maintain the temperature in the cabin.
We will get back with more details when all the results are reported.
