BMW and Xpeng are the range kings
The biannual "El Prix" range tests for electric cars organized by the Norwegian Automobile Association NAF (Norges Automobil-Forbund) are considered to be particularly meaningful. This year's summer test took place with 24 different models. The BMW iX3 came out on top, covering 781 kilometers on one charge of its large battery. The Lucid Gravity followed at a distance of 61 kilometers ahead of the Mercedes-Benz CLA (675 kilometers).
However, the automobile club not only evaluates the pure range, but also the deviation of the standard specification from the determined everyday value as a percentage. This means that a car that gets the furthest can still receive a poor rating because there is a wide gap between the manufacturer's promise and reality. Conversely, however, there are also positive upward swings.
In the case of the current El Prix test, the range king in this special evaluation is the Xpeng X9. It exceeded the specified range by 11.4 percent. The Chinese model covered almost 650 kilometers on a single charge, around 65 kilometers more than stated by the manufacturer. The loser here was the MG IM6, which fell short of expectations by almost the same percentage: instead of the promised 505 kilometers, it ended up with less than 450 kilometers.
The Kia EV2 shows that even smaller cars with relatively low battery capacity are doing better and better. It managed 325 kilometers. That is 5.4 percent more than the WLTP specification of 308 kilometers and the best result of all compact and mid-range models in the test.
Incidentally, the three models with the longest range were 1.5 percent above (BMW), 3.7 percent (Lucid) and 4.7 percent (Mercedes) below the standard specification. (aum/jri)
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Kia EV2 in the "El Prix" range test of the Norwegian Automobile Association NAF.
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