The Kia EV2 compact electric vehicle prototype underwent rigorous winter testing in Norway, as part of the annual El Prix winter testing conducted by the Norwegian Automobile Federation (NAF).
NAF tests are designed to determine how much the real driving range of electric vehicles differs from the claimed range in severe cold.
Although the EV2 was not included in the final official protocol due to its status as a prototype, Kia claims that it showed the best result among all participants.
The version with a 61 kWh battery was used in the tests. Serial production of the model will begin in Slovakia in July. The expected range according to WLTP is 448 km or 413 km with 19-inch wheels.
In real winter conditions, the EV2 traveled 310.6 km, losing 102.4 km or 24.8% of its calculated range.
The tests were conducted at temperatures ranging from -8 to -31 °C.
Charging in the cold reportedly also performed well.
The vehicle was charged from 8% to 80% in just under 37 minutes, receiving 45.4 kWh of energy.
The maximum charging power reached 97 kW, and the average was 74 kW. For the serial version, Kia claims a charging time from 10% to 80% in 30 minutes.
The second result in the test was shown by the Hyundai Inster: with a claimed autonomy of 360 km, it lost 104 km, or about 28.9%.
The Kia EV4 participant, with an 81.4 kWh battery and a nominal autonomy of up to 594 km, lost 204 km.
In general, most electric vehicles this year showed poor results - for example, the Lucid Air lost about 440 km from its claimed autonomy. /Telegraph/
