shikoku14
Established Member
Hyundai and Kia also have the most efficient motors outside of Tesla, so they can eek more range from a battery than others can, irrespective of things like drag coefficent (just look at the range of the new e-Soul v Leaf e+ which should be a more aero car). Kia/Hyundai also quote usable pack size with their battery sizes, their 64kWh packs are actually closer to 67 gross, 39kWh is nearer 42 gross. I used to have a 30kWh Soul EV and despite being shaped like a breeze block would easily do 3.4 miles per kWh in the winter and up to 5 in the summer in mixed driving, with a fair bit of that on the motorway, I used to commute 35 miles each way between Huddersfield and Manchester on the M62/M60 with high elevation climbs both ways (so worst case you'd get 100 miles out of it, best 150, and that is driving normally, no hypermiling or drafting behind trucks). It's also worth noting that the Kia had a heat pump which does make a big difference to winter efficiency.