Carwow magazine has organized a comparison of six popular compact electric cars on sale in Europe to see how far they will go before running out of electricity. This is not the first time that Carwow has organized a competitive electric car range test.
Earlier this year, the well-known UK-based car comparison website compared the Tesla Model 3, Jaguar I-Pace, Audi e-tron, Kia e-Niro, Mercedes EQC and Nissan LEAF to see what real the range and capabilities of these more expensive and larger electric cars. You can see a video of their latest test, which this time was based on smaller electric cars, on the YouTube service, on the Carwow portal channel.
In this test, the Honda e was the first to run out of battery after just 181 kilometers. The official range data for the vehicle in the equipment they tested is 201 kilometers, so Honda managed to cover 90 percent of its range.
The Mini Cooper SE drained its battery very quickly after the Honda and managed 247 kilometers, which is actually six percent more than its WLTP range of 233 kilometers. The Peugeot 208 e was perhaps the biggest disappointment among the vehicles tested this way. Before it ran out of electricity, it traveled only 259 kilometers, which is only 74 percent of its official range rating of 349 kilometers per charge.
Like the Mini, the Volkswagen Up! also exceeded its WLTP range, but by a paltry two percent. He finished with 260 kilometers covered, which is five kilometers more than his official capabilities. Although it finished second in mileage, the results of the Opel Corsa e were somewhat disappointing. That's because it only traveled 83 percent of its stated maximum range. It could travel only 280 kilometers in this test, while its maximum range is reportedly 336 kilometers per charge.
The clear winner of the day was the Renault ZOE. The ZOE covered 368 kilometers, beating the second-placed Corsa e. It also more than doubled the driving range of the Honda e. It had by far the best performance rating of the day and averaged a fantastic 8.36 km/kWh.
The only car on this test that is available on the North American market is the Mini Cooper SE. Manufacturers are reluctant to send small and compact hatchbacks to the North American market because they traditionally don't sell very well there.
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