The electric car revolution needs to woo buyers on average incomes if it is to win mass appeal, but it won't work if manufacturers provide unaffordable vehicles with fanciful range claims.
Official comparison data for long-distance high-speed cruising is not offered, which is just as well because the results are horrendous. If you cruise at legal maximums – say an indicated 75 mph - on Britain’s motorways for long journeys the average shortfall is about 37%. In other words, if the available range says 100 miles, you will only get an average 63. On continental Europe’s faster roads where 85 mph is probably the norm, the results will be much worse.
But for instance the Audi E-Tron Sportback 55 Quattro S-Line 95 kWh I tested promised 241 miles but I averaged only 180 miles from home charging. It was pretty good at high-speed cruising with only a 23% penalty, and around town and country the range offered was very reliable. Which makes it a terrific city car, but it cost £89,470 after taxes and before a government subsidy. That's a fancy price for a city car.
“This is exactly the case of the range claimed and communicated by the . I agree with you. However, I would not call their claims false, because that would be penalized by law. I’m sure that if you drive your Fiat 500e in the city, under ideal weather conditions and with a limited top speed, and by taking the charge to zero, you could achieve the range they claim. However, that is not how real life works,” Munoz said.
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