All vehicles were tested in heavy snow and temperatures down to minus 20 degrees.
Experts decided to test how electric cars work in frosty weather. For this, experts have selected 48 & # 171; unconventional & # 187; cars and tested them on city streets and highways in China, Chronicle.info reports with reference to Channel 24.
Most of the tested models are unknown outside of China, there are also those sold in Europe and North America — Tesla Model Y and Model 3, Porsche Taycan, Audi e-tron, Volkswagen ID.3, Geely Geometry C and Polestar 2. All electric trains were tested in conditions of heavy snowfall and temperatures down to minus 20 degrees.
Before the test, each car was charged to 100% and left outside overnight. The test starts with Eco mode with kinetic energy recovery during braking. The driver and passenger are in the cabin, and the air conditioning system is set to 24 degrees Celsius.
As a result of the test, it was found that after minus 20 degrees outside, most electric vehicles lose 40 to 60% of their range.
The Chinese model Weilai EC6 works best, keeping 54, 8% of the charge, but overcomes 336.9 km with «passport data» 615 km As for the winner in percentage terms, this is another «Chinese» — Wuling Hongguang Mini EV. According to the manufacturer, it must travel 170 km, but in the cold it managed to overcome 103.2 km (60.7%).
Tesla Model Y loses more than 47% of its energy, with a run of 594 km it has actual 279.6 km
Other models sold outside of China gave the following results: Geely Geometry C (50.2%, 276.2 km out of 550), Audi e-tron (58.6 ”, 272.3 km from 465), Polestar 2 48, 2%, 246.6 km to 512), Porsche Taycan (54.6%, 226.2 km 414), Tesla Model 3 (42.8%, 200 , 2 km at 468) and Volkswagen ID.3 (38.91% 167.3 km from 430 km).