Range test: Chinese electric car demolishes Tesla in winter
Electric cars use more electricity in winter than in summer. However, the extent to which the winter range differs from the summer range varies greatly depending on the vehicle. In a well-known test by the Norwegian Automobile Association (NAF), a Chinese electric vehicle appears to be crushing the competition, such as the Tesla Model 3.
The test is called El Prix and has often been won by Tesla. Since 2020, no other electric vehicle manufacturer has won the range test. Until now!
Chinese electric car wins over Tesla Model 3
The Chinese electric car that wins is the HiPhi Z. The official range of this model is 555 kilometers, 74 kilometers less than the Tesla Model 3. The American had the longest range on paper in the test. Nevertheless, the HiPhi drove 81 kilometers further than the Model 3.
When the Z ran out of power, it had traveled 522 kilometers. That’s 6 percent less than the WLTP range. This is a very impressive achievement considering that the temperature during the test was between minus 2 and minus 10 degrees Celsius. It was also very windy.
A Chinese electric car is also impressive when it comes to family cars. The Xpeng G9 covered 452 kilometers in the winter range test, 13.1 percent less than according to the WLTP measurement method.
Range in winter
A total of 23 electric cars were tested. Below you will find the results of the winter range test.
| Brand model | Advertised Reach (WLTP) | Consumption per 100 km | Measured range | Measured range consumption per 100 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audi Q8 e-tron Sportback | 515 km (310 miles) | 22.4 kWh | 411.4 kilometers (-20.1%) | 24.8 kWh (+10.4%) |
| BMW i5 (eDrive40) | 505 km (314 miles) | 18.7 kWh | 443.6 kilometers (-12.2%) | 19.7 kWh (+5.3%) |
| BYD Dolphin | 427 km (265 miles) | 15.9 kWh | 339.2 kilometers (-20.6%) | 171, kWh (+7.5%) |
| Ford F-150 Lightning | 429 Kim (267 miles) | 18.7 kWh | 337.5 kilometers (-21.3%) | 23.9 kWh (+27.8%) |
| HiPhi Z | 555 km (345 miles) | 20.4 kWh | 522 kilometers (-5.9%) | 24.32 kWh (+9.2%) |
| Hyundai IONIQ 6 | 614 km (382 miles) | 14.3 kWh | 467.8 kilometers (-23.8%) | 16.3 kWh (+14%) |
| Hyundai Kona Electric | 454 km (282 miles) | 16.6 kWh | 341.3 kilometers (-24.8%) | 18.3 kWh (+10.2%) |
| Jeep Avenger | 395 km (245 miles) | 15.7 kWh | 286 kilometers (-27.6%) | 19.4 kWh (+23.6%) |
| Kia EV9 | 505 km (314 miles) | 22.8 kWh | 441.9 kilometers (-12.5%) | 23 kWh (+0.9%) |
| Lotus Eletre | 530 km (329 miles) | 20.3 kWh | 464.6 kilometers (-12.3%) | 24.8 kWh (+22.2%) |
| Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV | 491 km (mile) | 21.5 kWh | 399 km (-18.7%) | 22.5 kWh (+4.7%) |
| MG4 Trophy Long Range | 520 km (mile) | 16.5 kWh | 399.6 kilometers (-23.2%) | 17.5 kWh (+6.1%) |
| NIO EL6 (ES6) | 529 km (305 miles) | 22.1 kWh | 456 km (-13.8%) | 19.8 kWh (-10.4%) |
| NOK ET5 | 560 km (348 miles) | 21.6 kWh | 481.4 kilometers (-14%) | 19.4 kWh (-10.2%) |
| Nissan Ariya | 498 km (309 miles) | 20.4 kWh | 369.4 kilometers (-25.8%) | 21 |