These 12 EVs Were Driven Until They Died. A Polestar Surprised The Most

• The Polestar 2 was the vehicle with the longest range in this group test, followed by the new Renault Scenic E-Tech.
• One of the 12 vehicles in the competition was a 2015 Tesla Model S that had nearly 260,000 miles on the odometer and was still performing great despite its age.

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Range anxiety isn’t as big a concern with current EVs sold in Europe, with even the lowest-range cars now easily exceeding 200 miles on a single charge thanks to larger batteries and improved efficiency.

England’s Which Car? It has created a group of 12 electric vehicles, 11 of which are brand new models, and among them is a high-mileage vehicle. Tesla Model S They took the 90D and rode it until it died.

Unlike similarly formatted tests conducted by other outlets, these tests are conducted on public roads and some variables and outcomes cannot be controlled. Which Car? A piece was used instead.

On a track with no traffic or other variables that could affect the outcome, all the cars in the test were put through the same simulated city and open-road driving regime – just a little more scientific. So it’s perhaps not surprising that the cars with the highest claimed range also performed best in this test, with the second-placed car being a brand-new EV that could soon be a European favourite.

His Renault Scenic E-Techditching the minivan body and combustion engine in its latest generation for an all-electric crossover. It has a 92-kWh battery pack with 87 kWh of usable capacity and a WLTP-estimated range of 379 miles. It also looks great and was one of the roomiest and most practical vehicles in this test.

Renault Scenic E-Tech Electric

The Scenic E-Tech covered 322 miles before coming to a halt, missing its claimed range figure by 15.2% and coming in second place. the recently updated Polestar 2 In the rear-wheel drive long-range version, it reaches a range of 333 miles with its 82 kWh battery, which is about 18% less than the claimed WLTP range of 406 miles.

EV with the largest battery in the test: 99.8 kWh Kia EV9 in the rear-wheel-drive version, it took third place. It stopped after 314 miles, or 10 percent short of its claimed WLTP range of 349 miles. That’s actually better than the 304 miles the EPA says you should expect to get from a similarly specced model in the US, so that’s an impressive result indeed.

Coming in fourth place, and perhaps even more important to US readers, was this: BMW i5 eDrive40It comes closest to the WLTP range. It stopped after 314 miles of driving, or about 8.1% below the claimed 338 miles. This is followed by VZ born in CupraIt achieved 294 miles, which is 11.9% less than the 334-mile WLTP claim.

Reviewers expressed disappointment with the car, which finished in sixth place. Audi Q6 E-TronIt is an all-new model built on the PPE architecture shared with the Porsche Macan EV. Its 94.9 kWh battery longest range electric AudiIt covered 289 miles, missing the WLTP range of 344 miles by 16%. Next Tesla Model 3 The most efficient vehicle in this test, the rear-wheel drive vehicle, recorded the biggest difference between its real-world range and the WLTP value.

It achieved a range of 255 miles, which is 19.7% less than the advertised 318 miles WLTP range. Hyundai Kona Electric It came within 9.7% of its 282-mile WLTP range and stopped after 255 miles. This Volvo EX30 It’s cast in a bad light by the 17.9% difference between its 242-mile test range and its 295-mile WLTP claim.

The oldest in the group test was a 2015 Tesla Model S 90D, which had covered nearly 260,000 miles. It covered 213 miles, beating the Peugeot e-308 SW (212 miles) and the Mini Cooper SE (211 miles). That’s a pretty remarkable feat for such an old EV, whose battery has only lost 13% of its original capacity.