Upgraded Tesla Model 3 wins winter range test in -20°C (-4°F) weather
Tesla is the winner🥇
The winter have been cold in many places this year, both in Canada, US and the Nordic countries.
The amount of headlines with dead EV’s have been all over the place!
Here are some FACTS about Electric cars, mainly Tesla in the cold winter.
A real test in cold weather in Finland.
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Tesla winner in new range test in extreme cold
10 electric cars were tested in extreme cold in northern Finland until the batteries were completely empty. Several electric cars had a shorter range than 200 km (124mi) in 20-30 minus Celcius. The Hyundai Kona Electric stopped on an uphill hill despite having seven percent of the battery left. The Tesla Model 3 was the car that came the farthest with a range of over 300 km. (186mi)
The official range of electric cars according to the WLTP standard is tested in a laboratory in plus 23 degrees. Anyone who drives an electric car in severe winter cold can expect that as much as half of the official range can disappear. Relatively few tests of electric cars in really severe winter cold have been done, but now the Finnish newspaper Tekniikan Maailma has tested ten new electric cars in temperatures below minus 20 Celcius (-4 - -22F). They drove the cars until the batteries were completely drained.
The full results are not official yet, but the winner has already been revealed. The Tesla Model 3 Long Range was the electric car that came the lowest in severe winter cold with a mileage of over 300 km. Several of the ten electric cars tested had mileages that were less than 200 km. Some cars shut down unexpectedly before the battery was empty. The Hyundai Kona Electric stopped on an uphill hill with 7 percent battery left.
- The severe cold has an effect, but in the challenging weather some of the cars were still able to judge the range of the battery really well, and some stopped unexpectedly, says Lauri Ahtiainen who was responsible for the test at Tekniikan Maailma.
However, the Tesla Model 3 that won the test was still drivable when the car showed that the battery had zero percent charge. Most electric cars limited power and heating when the charge started to decrease. The brand new Volvo EX30, BMW i5, Jeep Avenger and Volkswagen ID.7 electric cars were also tested in the severe cold. Tekniikan Maailma will publish exact reach figures in its paper magazine which will be published on February 15.
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