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Real world highway range is lower than EPA or WLTP range (the range quoted in advertisements in the US or EU respectively), often substantially so. EPA range i
by rgmerk 3y ago
Real world highway range is lower than EPA or WLTP range (the range quoted in advertisements in the US or EU respectively), often substantially so.
EPA range is for a mix of highway and urban driving; unlike ICE vehicles, EVs get worse range on the highway, and typically highway driving is where you actually care about range on an EV.
Weather can also reduce EV range by quite a lot, particularly cold weather and headwinds.
But as others have pointed out, the elephant in the room is towing. Towing can more than double energy consumption. The F-150 Lightning will happily tow a 3-ton trailer, but if you tow that trailer at 70mph the Lightning will barely go 100 miles before needing a recharge.
So for a tow vehicle, an EPA range of 1000km would be extremely useful.
- crote 3y agoOh absolutely, but extremely few people regularly tow a trailer - if at all. There are certainly use cases for cars with a 1000-km range, but the average consumer isn't going to need it.