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In the “Real Range” test by What Car? magazine, the Kona Electric with the 64-kWh battery option came on top of all competitors thanks to 259 miles of real-world range. Hyundai quotes up to 300 miles, but even still, the result is impressive nevertheless, especially for an EV with an on-the-road price of £33,995.
The Jaguar I-Pace and Kia e-Niro tied for the second place in the ranking with 253 miles, but most surprisingly, the South Korean crossover shares most of its underpinnings with the Hyundai. On fourth place, Tesla made a lasting impression with the British publication thanks to 204 miles from the Model S 75D, the entry-level option of the range.
Lo and behold, the Kona Electric comes back into focus on fifth place, this time around with the 39-kWh battery option. In this configuration, the front-wheel-drive model couldn’t manage more than 158 miles in the real world, which isn’t too bad if you take pricing into consideration. More to the point, Hyundai wants £29,495 for the Kona Electric SE.
The best-selling electric vehicle in Europe ranked sixth, with the Renault Zoe R110 capable of offering 146 miles of range according to the What Car? testing procedure. Last, but certainly not least, the previous holder of the title managed 128 miles instead of 168 as Nissan promises under the World Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure. At the end of the day, however, the Leaf remains one of the most versatile vehicles in the segment, and there’s a 60-kWh battery option in the pipeline for the 2019 model year.
American and German automakers aren’t featured in the ranking, but the next editions of the Real Range test could yield surprising results. Volkswagen and Ford are in talks about sharing the MEB vehicle architecture of the I.D. Neo electric hatchback, and don’t forget that Porsche is also working around the clock to put the Taycan into production.
The most surprising absentee, however, is the Vauxhall Ampera-e, a.k.a. Opel Ampera-e in the rest of Europe and Chevrolet Bolt in the United States of America. Come 2020, the American-developed model will be replaced by the e-Corsa, which will adopt the e-CMP vehicle architecture from Peugeot. In the DS 3 Crossback E-Tense, the powertrain offers up to 300 kilometers (186 miles) of range.
Lo and behold, the Kona Electric comes back into focus on fifth place, this time around with the 39-kWh battery option. In this configuration, the front-wheel-drive model couldn’t manage more than 158 miles in the real world, which isn’t too bad if you take pricing into consideration. More to the point, Hyundai wants £29,495 for the Kona Electric SE.
The best-selling electric vehicle in Europe ranked sixth, with the Renault Zoe R110 capable of offering 146 miles of range according to the What Car? testing procedure. Last, but certainly not least, the previous holder of the title managed 128 miles instead of 168 as Nissan promises under the World Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure. At the end of the day, however, the Leaf remains one of the most versatile vehicles in the segment, and there’s a 60-kWh battery option in the pipeline for the 2019 model year.
American and German automakers aren’t featured in the ranking, but the next editions of the Real Range test could yield surprising results. Volkswagen and Ford are in talks about sharing the MEB vehicle architecture of the I.D. Neo electric hatchback, and don’t forget that Porsche is also working around the clock to put the Taycan into production.
The most surprising absentee, however, is the Vauxhall Ampera-e, a.k.a. Opel Ampera-e in the rest of Europe and Chevrolet Bolt in the United States of America. Come 2020, the American-developed model will be replaced by the e-Corsa, which will adopt the e-CMP vehicle architecture from Peugeot. In the DS 3 Crossback E-Tense, the powertrain offers up to 300 kilometers (186 miles) of range.
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