What Car? Real Range: which electric car can go farthest in the real world?
With demand for electric models soaring, What Car? has developed a test that shows their Real Range between charges. Here we reveal the best and worst performers...
8. Hyundai Kona Electric 39kWh
- Real Range 158 miles
- Miles per kWh 3.6
- Full charge cost £5.27
- Cost per mile £0.033
Hyundai’s small electric SUV is offered with 134 or 201bhp, but even in its less powerful form it outperformed all but one of its mainstream rivals, with a Real Range of 158 miles.
The Kona also has a smart interior, sophisticated infotainment system and fine driving position on its side.
Read our full Hyundai Kona Electric review
7. BMW i3 120Ah
- Real Range 165 miles
- Miles per kWh 3.3
- Full charge cost £6.94
- Cost per mile £0.042
While the 120Ah version of the i3 has a bigger capacity than the 94Ah, helping it travel an extra 44 miles between charges, its battery takes up no more space, so doesn't impinge on practicality.
An 80% charge from a 7.4kW BMW i wallbox takes 4.9 hours, while a 50kW motorway fast charger will do the job in 42 minutes.
6. Audi E-tron
- Real Range 196 miles
- Miles per kWh 2.0
- Full charge cost £13.43
- Cost per mile £0.069
The Audi E-tron doesn’t feel as sporty to drive as its closest rival, the Jaguar I-Pace, and it has a shorter range. However, it’s the classier of the two inside and the quieter cruiser.
In a first for a production car, buyers can improve the aerodynamics by opting to remove the E-tron’s door mirrors and replace them with cameras that feed into small screens inside.
5. Tesla Model S 75D
- Real Range 204 miles
- Miles per kWh 2.4
- Full charge cost £10.09
- Cost per mile £0.049
The Model S transformed the image of electric vehicles when it arrived in 2014. A luxury car with plenty of space for five adults, it’s capable of sports car performance and has a long range.
It can be charged at home in an average of 11 hours, while Tesla’s Superchargers will do you 80% in half an hour.
Read our full Tesla Model S review
4. Tesla Model X 100D
- Real Range 233 miles
- Miles per kWh 2.0
- Full charge cost £13.67
- Cost per mile £0.059
Tesla's sporty yet plush Model X was the first prestige electric SUV. A practical seven-seat rival to the Audi Q7, it gets a four-star overall rating from us.
The 100D variant that we put through our Real Range test represents the mid-point in the Model X line-up.
Read our full Tesla Model X review
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