I drove these new electric cars (and a Petrol V8) until they died
Can the latest electric cars go far enough on a single charge? To find out, we’re going to see if these EVs can drive from here in Oxford all the way up into Scotland. Will they make it? I don’t know. I also don’t know exactly what will happen to each of these cars when they do fully run out of charge. Will they brick themselves? Come on. Come on. Come on. Will they lock their doors? Will they be immovable? Also, for a bit of fun, we’re going to see how far our camera car, a 4 L twinturbo V8 Audi RSQ8 with 640 horsepower, can go on a full tank. Will it go further than the electric cars? We’re going to find out. We might find out what happens when that runs out of fuel. And we’ll do the maths as well at the end to find out if this is actually cheaper than running an EV. I’m Matt Watson and you’re watching Car Wow. I’m a little bit worried about this. This would turn out to be one of the most stressful drives of my life. I’d have to deal with crazy weather, insane road rage, oh no, and one of the closest finishes in a car EV range test I’ve ever experienced. My like mile. First, before we get into that, let’s reveal the challenges. The cars we’re testing today are the Tesla Model Y, the Kia EV3, and the Scoda Enyak coupe. Then we’ve got the Chinese BYD Cline 7, the Xpang G6, and the Chrome Saturn, which is the Leap Motor C10. Now, all of these cars are the longest range versions that are available on sale today. And according to the manufacturer, this is what these cars should be able to do on a full charge based on the spec that we’ve got them in here. All these cars have been charged up to 100% overnight. But before we start driving, I want to see how far each car’s trick computer thinks it can drive on a full battery. This Elite Motor is saying that on 100% of battery, it’s going to be able to do 260 mi. Let’s find out about the other cars. Tesla 334 miles. Kia 813 mi. What? What? It’s the longest range electric car ever. Do you want to just check it again? That might be the actual trip. 396 mi. That’s still a lot. Scoda 350 mi. BYD. Yeah, we’re doing that bit where we find out how many miles it’s gonna go. It says 311 miles. And finally, Xping 351 miles. Actually, it’s not finally, is it? Audi RSQ8. 480 miles. Oo. Well, let’s get on with it. Now, what we’re going to do is drive these cars just in convoy and at the speed limit, obviously. And we’re going to drive normally, as you would do if you’re driving electric car every day. But when the range starts to get really low, we’re going to do what any normal person with range anxiety will do. You’re going to back off the accelerator. You’re going to drive slowly, and you’re going to put it in the most eco-friendly, longest range mode possible, and we’ll see exactly how far each of these cars can go. I’d also drive every car here during this test. and I’ll tell you what I like about them and what I don’t like about them. Oh. Starting with this Leap Motor C10. It has a relatively modest 70 kWh battery and a single electric motor that produces 218 horsepower and 320 new m of torque, which isn’t a lot in electric car terms, but it is relatively cheap. The range actually kicks off at £36,500. But that’s not the only good thing about it. The design, it’s fairly minimalist. Quite like that. Seating position is good. Visibility is good. Tech is pretty good as well. When it’s stationary, it’s quite an impressive car, especially when you consider the price. But I think it’s the epitome of Chinese cars because it becomes less good and less convincing when you drive it. The steering’s numb. The brakes are like an onoff switch. The handling is so so. The performance is a bit sluggish and unresponsive. And the suspension, while soft most of the time, can get a bit jiggly and out of shape on bumpy surfaces. Really, this is a car for people that just want something cheap and aren’t that into cars. Now, we’re going to do a range check in. So, we’ve been driving for 21 miles. This car has Oh, I have to press a button. Oh, come on. Where is it? Where is it? Where is it? Oh, plum neck. Come on. This is not easy. 88% of the battery remaining. Says I’m going to do a further 229 mi. My average energy consumption is running at 3 m per kowatt hour. This puts the Leap Motor in last place behind the BYD and the Scoda, which both have 292 mi of range remaining. The Tesla is next with 306 miles, then the Xpang with 325 mi, and the Kia is currently in the lead with 340 mi of remaining range. But what about the Audi RSQ8 performance? So, I’ve still got a full tank, 475 mi range, and I’m averaging 19 mp gallon. We’ll find out if any of the electric cars can close this gap later on. But now it’s time to see if the Leap Motor can redeem itself. I reckon if you bought this car and showed it to your friend to go, “Look, got a new car.” They go, “All right.” Anyway, it’s a bit me, isn’t it? Now, as a car fan, I do notice it’s nicked some designs from some other cars. The front’s a bit like a Smart. The rear 3/4 is like a Mercedes GB, and the back is a bit reminiscent of a Porsche Cayenne. Not really a fan, personally. This car is pretty good in the back seat. Now, many electric cars have the problem that having the batteries underneath the floor means that your feet are quite high up, so there’s not much under thigh support. But there’s so much room back here that you can just stretch out underneath the chair in front. Look at it. Got big back windows as well. Loads of head room. I’m comfy. But let’s try it with three people in the back at once. It’s actually tight, isn’t it? Yeah. Shoulder. It is on the shoulders. It is really tight. Yeah. Not great for three. Great for two, though. Look, if I’m not that you’re all right. Oh, yeah. This is lovely now. Loads better. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, the boot capacity of this Elite motor is 435 L now. I’ve never opened the boot on this before. The team don’t reckon I’m going to be able to. There’s a button somewhere apparent. There it is. I’ve been doing this for 25 years. Laugh you might. Rory, come on. Rory, come on. Let’s see how much room there is. You got to get into the parcel shelf. All right. I’m not sure, but let’s try. Let’s try. Will, if you can get in there as well. No, it’s not happening. I we think you can get in here. Right. Let’s get this covered down. You ready? Not that I care. You need to get in a bit more, Cameron. Probably a bit chunkier than I thought, mate. Here we go. I’m going to help this. I’m going to help this. It might hurt. That’s a fail. You’re right. Question is, does this car have a front boot? Well, let’s see. There’s definitely space for one, but they haven’t bothered to create one. They could have lined this with some plastic. Anyway, I don’t care. I’m getting in. Will I fit? Actually, I might. Can we shut this and see if I can Oh, I’ve got something jabbing me in the back. Go on. You ready? Yeah. Go. Oh, that’s you getting your revenge. Anyway, it’s kind of a a pass and a fail. Here at Northampton Services Northbound, we’ve got just one rapid charger here. However, over there, we have six others, but they’re behind bars. Cannot escape. We cannot come out. So, we can’t get and use them, which is annoying, but at least things are starting to happen in terms of infrastructure. For the next leg of my journey, I hopped into the Xpang G6 Long Range. It has a larger battery than the Leap motor at 84 kW hours and a more powerful electric motor with 286 horsepower and 440 new m of torque. But at £45,000, it’s also more expensive. This Xpen definitely feels more luxurious than the Leap motor. I do like the two-tone interior. I like the infotainment system. The digital driver’s display is clear as well. I also like that it’s packed full of tech. Check this out. Right. Look how you get like these blind spot cameras when you’re indicating. That is nice. I also like the fact that yes, well everything is controlled through the screen. You do have shortcuts on the steering wheel for look at this. I can control the fan speed and then toggle to do the temperature. That is really handy. What’s not so good? Uh well, like with many Chinese cars, the driving experience. It’s slightly better than the Leap motor, but still the ride is a little bit jiggly and leans a bit in the bends. The brakes are a touch grabby. Steering is vague and there’s something very strange. Right, I’m going to just take my hands off the wheel just very briefly to show you this. I’m going to floor the throttle and look what happens to the steering wheel. It pulls to the right. It’s a rear wheel drive. Why is it doing that? I get if it was frontwheel drive. It’s a bit odd. Then there’s the steering wheel. This spoke is too thick and it annoys me cuz I normally like hold the steering wheel like that and rest my arm on the window ledge when I’m cruising along. I can’t get comfy on this because of that and because this window ledge is too high. But then I guess I should be just driving like this, right? Let’s just check in how the cars are doing. I’m going to start with this one. So, we’ve done 51 miles. This has got 84% of its battery remaining. That’s good for a range of 297 mi according to the trick computer. And the average energy consumption is 27.1 kwatt hours per 100 m, which works out to 3.7 m per kowatt hour. That puts the Xping in second place behind the Kia, which still has 303 mi of range remaining. The Tesla is in third place with 276 mi. The Scoda is fourth with 270 mi. The BYD is fifth with 259 mi. And the Elite Motor is last with just 192 mi of range remaining. Meanwhile, the Audi RSQ8 still says it has a full tank of fuel and should manage another 445 mi before it runs out. So far, it’s averaged 22.8 m to the gallon. I’m not a huge fan of the look of this Xping, apart from the number plate. I like that. It’s sort of like they took the design of a Tesla Model Y, then did a whole Mercedes EQ thing where they like rounded off the edges and made it all smooth for arrow, but it just looks like a bar of soap and it’s got a mono brow like Freda Carlo. It’s pretty nice in the back of this X-pen. There’s plenty of under thigh support. The seats are comfy. The materials feel nice. There’s lots of foot space, lots of knee room. You can stretch out under the seat in front. Head room’s good as well. Let’s try it with throw in the back at once. No, it’s the same, isn’t it? As a leap motor shoulders. I think headroom’s worse as well. Yeah, it’s cutting in here. Once again, if I move out the way, though. Oh, yeah. That’s lovely. Yeah, if you could just stay there. Yeah. Sorry. Hundreds of miles. This is going to be the running car the entire video. The big capacity of this Xbang is 571 L. So, let’s get some blo into it. So, first of all, Rory, actually, it doesn’t look like 571 L, does doesn’t, which worries me because I’m not sure if you’re going to fit into that that low cover. Oh, maybe I’m going straight with you, Cameron. You need to kind of get your head I think that was the right way. That was the right way. Yeah, I think so. You need to just get your face close to um Rory. Can I do something with your legs? Cuz you have to go into there, right? I’m going to shut it. You ready? It’s this bit you got to watch out for. But I think it might work with a little bit of help. Done. Now, let’s see if it’s got a fruit. Oh, no. It’s like the blooming leap motor. I’m going to be even less comfy in this one, though, cuz there’s lots of wires everywhere and hoses. And hopefully, I’m not going to get electrocuted. No, this is No, it’s just a fail. For as long as I’ve been filming range tests, these charges here at Leicester Forest East Northbound Welcome Break have been out of action. But things are changing because look over there, there’s eight new rapid chargers and the space for six more. There’s a whole bank here. Finally, the next car I’m driving is the BYD Cline 7. It has a 91 kWh battery, which is the biggest so far. And its dual motors produce a combined 530 horsepower and 690 new m of torque. So, it’s also the most powerful. However, it’s also pricier than the Elite motor and the X-pen. This excellent all-wheel drive model, which has the longest range, starts at £59,000. This BYD noticeably feels the most expensive to sit in. The materials feel lovely. I quite like the design as well. Yes, most is still done through the screen, which is a bit annoying, but overall, it just feels more like a quality product. Love the seats. They’ve got this quilting effect, and they’re comfy, and they hold you nicely. I like it. Storage is pretty decent and we’ve got 50 watt wireless charging, which is perfect. What don’t I like? Well, I think driving wise, it is the best of the three I’ve driven so far, but still the suspension can feel a little bit jiggly at higher speeds. The steering’s numb, the brakes a touch grabby. It’s got a load of performance though when you put your foot down. It’s just that it doesn’t feel as fast as the horsepower would suggest because this is a heavy car. It’s getting on for 2 and a half tons and you do sort of feel it. Feels like a bit of a tank. We’ve now done 80 miles. So, we’re going to do another check-in. I’ve got 73% of my battery remaining, which is good for a range of 228 mi, and I’m averaging 31.5 kW hours per 100 m, which works out to 3.2 m per kowatt hour. That meant the BYD is in fifth place ahead of the Leap motor, which only has 161 mi of range remaining. The Tesla is fourth with 248 mi of range and the Scoda is just one mile ahead in third place. The Xpang is in second with 265 mi left and the Kier is still out in front with 279 mi of range remaining. Meanwhile, the Audi RSQ8’s tank is about 85% full, which should take it another 410 mi. This BYD is the first car I actually like the look of. Like the front, like from the side, I like the back. It’s not bad for a family EV. It feels quite luxurious here in the back of the BYD. just the materials. You got really deep seat bases. You can recline the seat back a bit. Head room, it’s all right. It’s not as good as the other two. Knee room’s good, though. Foot space is decent, though. I can’t It’s a bit hard to squeeze your feet under the seats in front, but overall, very happy with it back here. Let’s try it with three in the back at once. Oh, the seat is already kind of slightly raised up and uncomfy. Well, it’s better. So, it’s better. Yeah, I think so. Yeah, I I still find it a real squeeze on the shoulders. The shoulders are still quite a squeeze, I’d say, but the headroom’s better. Right. Try it without me. Yeah, that’s all right, isn’t it? Yeah. Lovely. There we go. This BYD has 520 L of boot space. So, less than the Xping, but let’s have a look. Oh. Oh, good. Look, this is handy. I can show you the new Car Wow merch. Look, Carwow there. Then on the back, some cars. Can you name those cars? Can you recognize them? A nice carwow hoodie once again with that design on the back. Plus a t-shirt with some kind of drifting action going on there. Look on the back. Lovely. Now, oh god, I’ve dropped this one on the floor. This one’s for you, Will. So, if you’d like to get yourself some of this merch and it feels really lovely, actually, you can just click on the pop out banner up there. There’s also a link in the description of this video. Anyway, let’s get on with the boot test. Oh, cramp. Right. This is extremely tight already. Really? Yeah. Okay, Cameron. Camera’s not fair enough. There’s absolutely no way. I don’t know. I think you’re wrong. You got to get your head in there, mate. No, this is going No, this is going to be the prop. No, you’re right. It’s horrible. It’s a Yeah, it’s that’s a no. I mean, look, it could have done. It’s just these legs are That’s fail. Now, let’s see if we got a front boot. So far, the Chinese haven’t been doing a good job, but yes, BYD, they are building your dreams. It’s a decent size, actually. I can just about squeeze my hips in. Whoops. Uh uh. I thought I wasn’t getting out of there. So far, the BYD looks like the best all rounder. But how will it compare with my next car, the Scoda Enyak coupe? At just over £50,000, this addition 77 rearw wheelel drive model is cheaper than the Cine 7. But then it does have a smaller 77 kWh battery. And instead of the BYD’s dual motors, it has a single electric motor with 286 horsepower and 545 new meters of torque. But somehow the Scoda seems to put all this to better use. I can tell you right from the get- go that I prefer driving this Scoda. It just feels more natural. The suspension is a little bit on the firmer side than the other cars I’ve driven, but it still goes over bumps well and it just makes the car feel responsive. In fact, the controls just feel natural. And they do exactly what you expect. The steering, the brakes, the accelerator. Considering the power difference between this and the BYD, this doesn’t really feel any less punchy. I like it. I just feel more at home driving this than the others. It’s not all good, though. While the interior design is pretty nice, and like the quality is generally good, this part of the door handle just feels cheap, and you touch that quite a bit. Also, I feel like I’m being shortch changed on screen real estate when it comes to the digital driver’s display. Yeah, it says everything you need it to, but I’d just rather have a bigger screen cuz it just looks more modern. Speaking of which, the infotainment system on this seems just a little bit laggy and lower deaf and just not quite as high-tech as in the Chinese cars. Also, I think this car is a little bit noisier. Not by much, but I do notice it. This guy’s been facelifted recently, but the facelift isn’t as extreme as with the Tesla Model Y. I mean, that car’s rear end has been Well, they’ve massively improved it. There is the old one. Doesn’t look anywhere near as good. Wait a minute. What’s going on here? Oh, that’s a nice move. It’s a very nice move. Didn’t even have anyone in front of them to overtake yet. Oh, look. We got a battle going on. Oh, no. Oh, no. Welcome to Great Britain. What’s going on now? This guy in the Astro van is going to do an undertake. Oh no, Tesla guy is having none of it. He’s blocking him in. Oh, here we go again. What are you guys trying Oh, that was a bad move. What are you trying to achieve? I don’t know what happens when it rains, which it does often in this country. Motorists just lose their minds. I felt the need to split them up. I’d had enough of that fighting. So far, we done 101 miles. And this SCOD has 66% of its battery remaining, which is good for 210 mi. It’s averaging four miles per kilowatt hour. That means the Scoda has dropped to fourth place ahead of the BYD on 195 mi and the Leap Motor on 132 mi, but it’s now behind the Tesla in third, which has 221 mi of remaining range. The Xpang is still in second place with 238 mi left, while the Kia is still in the lead with 250 mi of remaining range. Scod have recently facelifted the Enyak, but it really works. The car just looks so much more special now than before. Also, this is the coupe version, so it’s got a slloy rear end. And I think this one looks better than the standard car. Overall, this is the best looking car so far. This definitely feels cheaper here in the back, especially compared to that BYD with its nice materials and lovely seats. Though, the seats on this seem to be the highest from the ground. So, you get the most under thigh support. They’re quite firm, and I don’t think I’ve got as much room as in the other cars, but still there’s plenty. Look, loads of knee room, lots of foot space. Head room’s decent as well. And actually, I quite like the seating position in this. Let’s try with three people in the back at once. Come on then, guys. That’s That’s good. So, we thought the others were narrow, but this is the worst so far, isn’t it? Absolutely. Yeah, definitely. We don’t We don’t like this in the back. No. Is there any point me sitting on your lap, Nick? Oh, that’s Go on. Just hang on. What’s it like with No, no, no. You The idea The idea is to like check the headroom and stuff. Is the head room? Okay. It’s a bit tight in the others. It’s not great either. Yeah. It’s probably cuz it’s the coupe version. If you had the normal version, it’ be a bit better. B capacity of this Enyak is 570 L, which is just one liter less than the Xpang. I’m having to stand on here cuz we’ve got a river going by. I don’t know what that was about, but looking at it, this boot looks the biggest by far in terms of usability. Come on then, Rory. After you, sir. Hopefully the river will clean Cameron’s shoes off. Going in my mouth. I think we can power up. I’m going to gamble on a whale rather than a Cameron. Come on. Go on. It’s like a mistress. That’s it. Look at it. Jesus. You ready? You ready? We want this, guys. We want this. Come on. Can I do it without touching him? Yes. It fits a Rory and a Will. You’re relieved, Cameron. Cameron got to sit this one out. Now, let’s check out the front boot. There isn’t one. And this is the first car that doesn’t have gas struts to hold at the bonnet. That’s a bit cheap, isn’t it? I can’t even sit in there. Look, there’s there’s no space for anything. I don’t know why you’re getting any fun out of this. Well, I’m just sitting on here. Definite fail for SCOD. But if you need a bit more space, you could always go for the standard Enyak with its bigger boot. Or maybe you’d be better off with this Kia EV3. This model is slightly down on power compared with the Scoda. Its single motor produces 204 horsepower and 283 new meters of torque, but it has a slightly bigger 78 kWh battery. And best of all, it’s one of the cheapest cars here. The longest range air model cost just £36,000. And that’s not all. One of the things I really like about the K EV3, and I can’t believe I’m saying this, but this is what cars have become. Physical controls for the fan and the temperature. Brilliant. Now, practicality in here is pretty good as well. Visibility is good. What I really like though is the suspension. It’s really smooth, really comfortable. It’s a nice car to drive. The steering is good as well. The brakes aren’t too grabby. It’s just a nice, friendly, relaxing companion. What’s not so good though is this is the entry- level car and like the materials on here just feel a bit cheap. Like yeah, it hurts when you put your arm on there, but highspec cars do have nicer trims inside. Another thing I’m not so keen on is when you’re going quicker, you do notice there’s a little bit of wind noise. And while it handles okay, being frontwheel drive, if you’re accelerating out of a tight bend, the traction control does kick in cuz the front wheels do want to spin up. And to be fair, this version isn’t that punchy really for overtaking on the motorway. So far, we’ve done 143 mi. This Kia has 56% of its battery remaining. That’s good for a range of 196 mi, and I’m averaging 4 m per kilowatt hour. That means the Kia is still in first place, but the Xping is gaining on it with 193 mi of range left. The Tesla has 176 miles, the SCOD 150 mi, the BYD 146 miles, and the Leap motor is starting to run low with just 81 miles of range remaining. In other news, the Audi RSQ8 is down to 75% of its tank, which is good for 340 mi. I now say this when I praise the design of each new car I drive, but now I think this is the best looking car so far. It’s like a small EV9. I love the EV9 and they’ve recreated it in this EV3. It’s sort of cyberpunky. It’s got style. It’s interesting and it looks different. It’s a win. This gu is just not as roomy as the others in the back. It’s okay. Like knee room, head room’s all right. And you know, I don’t think you’re too close to the floor either, but I just feel a touch more cramped. I can’t really stretch out as much. It’s going to be tougher on longer distances in the back of this car than others I’ve tested so far. But let’s try it now with three in the back at once. I think this is going to be bad. No, actually I don’t think like shoulders shoulder room is any worse than the SCOD. It’s not loads worse. No, but the head room headroom is bad because of the sloping roof. Yeah, I think shoulder room is only better because the windows are lower. Okay. And knee room isn’t great for you tall guys. Tall guys. Anyway, even let me just try go and try just normally. Okay. So, once you can lean back in the seat a bit, it’s better. Yeah, but it’s the smallest of all of them. Yeah, this is not good. Let’s let’s get out of it. The boot capacity of the EV3 is 460 liters. It’s the second worst here. But actually, do you know what? I’m gonna do that because the 460 L includes that. So, go get there, Rory. Get on that. Well, yeah, we’ll take all of that out. Now, with the others, we didn’t do that, but they didn’t have much space underneath their false floor, so it was pointless. I think this is going to work out great. If you fit in there, Cameron, [Applause] you It’s so It’s You got to go under here, though. This is the problem, mate. I’d probably put your feet up there. This is going to work. Definitely works. That works. That’s fine. It’s fine for me. Anyway, now let’s find out if it’s got a front boot. Come on, Key. You can do it. But it sort of has, but it’s like the size of one of those like airplane size carry-on suitcases. I’m just like a cat though. Any box I’ll get into it. No, I really won’t look. That is Look, even my ass is too fat to fit in there. It’s enough for this. You get the idea. Let’s move on to my final car, the Tesla Model Y. This longrange version has a 75 kWh battery and a single electric motor with 308 horsepower, which drives the rear wheels. The car costs from just under £49,000. There’s quite a few things I like about the Tesla Model Y. People used to go on about how the fact that interior quality isn’t great, but that’s not true. I have just had my first warning in the Leap motor. It says battery low. Charge immediately. I’ve got just 19% of my battery left. 50 mi of range and well over 50 mi to go to our next stop. So, uh, looks like I’m in trouble here. That is not good. Anyway, what is good, like I saying, is the interior quality on this car. So, even down here, squidgy soft plastics. You won’t find any cheap feeling plastics actually really here in the front. Design-wise, I love the look of it as well. It’s minimalist. It works. The infotainment screen is brilliant. Now, it is a bit annoying cuz you have to control everything through it, like the blooming door mirrors and stuff like that. Frustrated, but the sat nav’s great. The traffic avoidance on it is great. And the way it can plan your route via superchargers is also great. So, they’ve improved the suspension on this so it’s not so bouncy as before. And it does ride very well. It’s still firm, so it’s got an agile feel to it. And the steering is super responsive. Maybe a little bit too responsive for something like this, but it does drive nicely, and the brakes feel the most pure of all the cars tested. Plus, performance, it’s decent. It doesn’t feel that much behind the BYD, even though that’s got way more power. Oh, and the visibility. It’s the best in this car. Love the view forward out of this thing. So good. Ah, what’s not so good, though? Well, I do hate some of the things on this car in the way that in order to select the gear, you have to do it through here. So, you slide it on the screen. Now, it does know if you want to go forward. If you want to put into reverse, you have to do it like that. I’d rather they had a stalk like you had on older Teslas. At least they put the stock for the indicator back. That is one good thing. Other than that, it’s hard to bolt. Now, if you’d rather save yourself some cash and get a used Tesla Model Y, there’s plenty on Car Wag cuz we sell used cars as well. Here’s one that I found. It’s a 23 Model Year. It’s got less than 50,000 miles on the clock and you can have it for £20,000. Now, whenever you’re buying a used car, you do need to make sure you do a vehicle history check. And I recommend using our partners’ car vertical. So, here’s a car vertical check on that particular car on CarWow. As you can see, it’s clear for finance. There’s no outstanding finance on it. Hasn’t been stolen. and the mileage checks out and it doesn’t have any reports against it for accident damage. However, here’s an example of a Tesla Model Y that does have a report against it for accident damage. And you can see some pictures of the car when it was damaged. Now, there’s a chance that could be put back on the road. You wouldn’t know unless you did a car vertical report. So, if you’re thinking about getting a used car, make sure you check out Carver Vertical. I’ll put a link to them in the description and use the code carwow for 20% off. Got that? Car wow 20% off. So, we’ve done 188 miles. This Tesla’s got 37% of its battery remaining. That’s good for 125 miles, and we’re averaging 226.8 W hours per mile, which comes to 4.4 m per kowatt hour. This means the Tesla is still in third place, but the Kia has dropped down to second place with 140 mi, while the Xpen is in the lead with 145 mi of remaining range. The Scoda is in fourth with 111 miles left and the BYD fifth with 97 miles. Unsurprisingly, the Leap Motor is last with fewer than 50 miles remaining. Right, so it’s down to the Leap Motor. We’re going to see whether it’s going to have to leave the motorway very soon to go find a charger. Warning number three in the Leap motor. It says battery very low. Stop the vehicle now. I still have 17 mi of range and 7% of my battery, so I’ll keep going for a little bit longer. That is very brave of you. I don’t know why it’s saying stop the vehicle now though. We’ve never had that before in a range test when it’s been like stop the vehicle when you still got like 17 miles of range left. Doesn’t make sense at all. I hope it doesn’t just conk out here. Well, I agree. But I am going to do what EV drivers do now at this point which is uh slow down, cruise, and take the first available exit which is coming up on the left. Have you got it in eco mode already? Eco mode. I’m not going to take that exit because there was a truck in the way. I’m going to take the next available exit. And yes, I have it in eco mode. Imagine if that truck has just meant that you’re going to get stranded miles from a charger. Hopefully that’s not the case. Good luck. Well, let’s find out how much further to the next exit. It’s quite a way. Oh dear. So, what percent are you on? I’m now on 6%. That’s plenty. I don’t know why it’s telling you to stop the vehicle. Uh, I guess it’s just playing it safe. We shall see, though. Do you know what? That leak motor is a complete unknown. I’ve got a rough idea what’s going to happen with this Tesla because I’ve done range tests in Teslas before. We’ve never done a leap motor. Don’t know what’s going to happen. In fact, we’ve never done an X-pang. This is the life of an EV driver trying to get off a motorway into a charging point. You end up getting penned in by annoyed truck drivers. This is it for the lead motor. I have to turn off now. I’m scared what message is going to come up next. How far is it to a nearby charging point? I have no idea. This looked pretty barren of charges on the map. So, I’m going to have to take my chances. What? You’re just going completely blind. You have no idea. No idea at all. So, wish me luck. I think you’re going to need it. Oh my god. See a leap motor. Oh dear. I hope this isn’t a gnome. Look. Tesla Model Y stopped on the hard shoulder. This is Rory in the Scoda. I’ve just hit 20% battery. Got an orange battery warning light and a warning came up saying, “Please check your battery level. I’ve still got 64 mi of range though, and I’m still doing 4 miles per kowatt hour.” Interestingly, my Tesla battery is at 21%, but I’ve had no warnings yet. Maybe it will give me one when I hit 20. Remaining range apparently is 71 miles. In total, we’re getting on for 240 mi. Look. And my average efficiency is 226.4. So that’s still 4.4 m per kowatt hour. Let’s find out what the others are doing. Kia, how you getting on? Down to 26% battery. Got 83 mi of range left and that is 4.1 m per kowatt hour. I’m just going to interrupt there because my battery sign has gone to a amber. That must be because now I’m at 20% battery. So, similar to the SCOD then. Oh, how’s the BYD doing? 12% with 36 miles remaining. 33.3 kW hours per 100 miles and that equates to 3 m per kowatt hour. Still no warning lights though. So that is the least efficient car but then it is the only one with four-wheel drive. Finally then let’s find out about the Xpank. So we are on 23% with 79 miles of range remaining with an efficiency of 3.6 m per kowatt hour. That means the Xpen has dropped to second place behind the Kia. The Tesa is third, the Scoda is fourth and the BYD is fifth. However, I still hadn’t heard from the driver in the Leap motor. So, there’s a slim chance it was still going. But how would all these ranges compare with the Audi RSQ8? So, I’ve got a half tank of fuel. It’s saying I’ll do another 240 mi, and I’m averaging 25.1 mp gallon. Driver drowsiness detected. Don’t feel tired. I just laughed a little bit at the efficiency of that big, powerful SUV. Tesla took umbrage at it, though, clearly. Right, I’m finally going to break the trend that the next car that I drive is the best looking one because while I do really like the changes that Tesla have made to the Model Y face and its rear, the rear especially, it’s beautiful. I love the rear end of this car. It didn’t really have that much to build on, did it? Because the original car just didn’t look right. And despite having a good front and a good rear from the side profile, it still looks a little bit like an egg. For me, this is the car that feels the most spacious in the back seat. Got loads of headroom, loads of knee room, loads of foot space. The front seats are really jacked up so you can stretch out like you’re in a limousine. These seat backs are nicely reclined. It is very, very comfortable. Plus, look, we’ve got a screen in the back so you can control some things and play some games and stuff like that. Lovely. Oh, wait, wait. We’re not over yet. Come on, guys. [Music] Okay, for me in the middle, this feels like the best. I think it’s good. Yeah, definitely. I think it’s the best as well. That is conclusive. Uh, I’m still going to do this. Anyway, Nick, the boot capacity of the Tesla Model Y is 822 L. So, the biggest by far. But let’s test it with some men. So, men, Rory, get in there. Goes quite a long way back. So, can you get in? Yeah. Can you get in? Oh, okay. Get your feet. That’s it. Use that space. Okay. I’m going to go for a will. Where there’s a will, there’s a way, maybe. Get your head in there, maybe. Or your feet. I don’t know. I’ll leave you to play that game. You’ve got to go under the Oh, yeah. Shuffle in. Do you want some help? I want you to be able to do it on your own. Right. Wait. Let’s see. This might hurt a bit. [Music] No, it’s cracking the glass. There’s something I got to do. Right. So, just jump out, Will. Cameron, can we just try you? Sure. I think Will was the right. Oh, you’re going to go that way. No, it might be right. Actually, I think that I think he might have gone in all wrong. Right. No, that’s it. That’s it, Cameron. I think you’re in. You It’s just going to There we go. Oh, wait. Sorry. I need to do that otherwise it doesn’t count. Come on. Yes. Oh, but but but good idea, Will. You see with the Kia, we took the false floor out and this has a false floor with some decent space underneath. So Cameron, if you just jump out a second. Sorry. Can I just put these things here? Yeah. Rory, see if you can like get yourself on there. Just do a bit of jiggory poker. Go on. Jump in on there. Yeah. On that little shelf bit. I don’t know if you can do that. I’m on the shelf. I think now, Will, you might be able to get yourself in there. Get your ass like kind of down in there. I think you might be all right. I think this might work. All depends how supple you are, Will. Watch your head a bit, Will, cuz we’ve got to shut this down. Watch that arm. Watch that arm. Get that arm in. There we go. Right, that’s it. A definite clear win for the Tesla Model Y. This is going to be another win for the Tesla. Yes, look nice and big. I could take a bath in it, which is probably quite possible today. See how much rain there is. Let’s get someone bigger in. Actually, I think you’re slightly like chunkier. Yeah, you fit. Win for the Tesla. I hit the road again to get some more miles under my belt. But it wasn’t long before one of the cars got another warning message. Hey, this is Willwin the BYD. I now have a notification. I’ve hit 10% of my battery remaining. 32 mi range. And I also have a plug symbol that says, “Please charge in time.” Well, even to charge in time then. What’s your plan then? I mean, I’ve still got 32 mi of range, so I’m going to stick out with you guys for a while, but uh it looks like I’ll be the next one to turn off. So, the car with the biggest battery is going to turn off second. Now, we’ve had to take a bit of a diversion because there was an accident on the motorway. So, we’ve taken some back roads, but that shouldn’t matter. The Matt actually helped these get a bit more range cuz we’ve been driving slower. It’s all in the B. I hit 5% battery remaining. It’s decided to take away my predicted range left. A bit of a guessing game to be honest. Hopefully, I can make it some charges. Has anyone else got any problems? Yeah, it’s Ollie in the Kia. I’ve just had a 20% battery warning come up saying low EV battery warning. Visit a nearby charging station. And then it’s just got my range below that. And it also gives me the option to search for stations. That’s handy. Has anyone got more battery than 20% remaining? Xpen, what have you got? I am currently on 16% with 58 miles on the range. Okay, so that’s looking good for them. I’m on 48. Scoda, what have you got? 13% battery and that means I’ve got 45 miles of range. Oh, Scoda, it’s very close between me and you. So, I think we’re going to go to the same charger. RSQA, how you doing? I’m doing great. I’ve got half a tank of fuel saying 190 mi range and I’m averaging 24.9 MPG. Oh, his economy has gone down ever so slightly, but still plenty left in his tank. Hey guys, we’re in the BYD down to 3%. I think this is the end of the road for me. Well, here we go. We’re going to lose the BYD. The car with the biggest battery is leaving the convoy second. I wasn’t expecting that. Rory in the scooter. I’m down to 10% battery down 36 miles of range. The 10% has now gone red from orange. Still got the other battery sitting on the in the swim cluster. But on the main screen, it’s blanked off and everything else. It says please charge your vehicle. You can search for a charging station nearby. I’m not going to cuz I got a plan. Things are getting pretty real in the Scoda. Well, I don’t know what your plan is, but I’m going to follow you because I’m on 11% and 38 mi of range. So, I’m just going to stick with you. I think we’re going to end up in the same place. So, I’ll let you do the thinking and I’ll do the following. Oh, look. I’m on 10% now. Oh. Oh. Oh, here we go. First proper warning. Plan your next charge. 9%. You see? It’s like, oh, show charges. Yeah, show me some chargers. Oh, look. There’s a supercharger there. There’s one there. It’s good. It’s nice. some some up here as well. But that’s all good. Yes, that meant there was only one car that didn’t seem concerned about its remaining range, the X-pink. But that was all about to change. The first warning in the Xping. The battery logo has gone orange now. And there was also a big red uh dialogue box saying, “Please consider your remaining range.” We got 35 miles left on the range. going to try to get to a charger in Beric that’s 38 mi away. I’m at 8%. Uh we did 280 mi and this car’s average energy consumption is 227 W hours per mile which is still 4.4 m per kowatt hour. 27 mi. I’m going to push on to beric as well cuz I won’t be beaten. So let’s see what the Kia is doing. I’m down to 12% battery. I’ve got 36 mi of range, 4.1 m per kow. Scoda, how you doing? Scod has 7% battery now, which means currently I can go 23 miles and it’s doing 4.1 miles per kilowatt hour. So, the Kia is still ahead of the Xping by just 1 mile of range. The Tesla is third and the Scoda fourth. But after this, range warnings started to come thick and fast. Oh, look. After that, my charge meter has gone from amber to red. Woo! So, I’ve just had another update in the Kia after hitting 10% battery. A charge immediately warning. Batteries on red now. Oh, plan your next charge. All known locations will be out of range soon. Yeah, but you’re just talking about superchargers, aren’t you? It is just talking about supercharges. No, it’s not. I’m wrong. Look, it’s all charges. Don’t care. Wait a minute. Has it gone mad? One of those charges was in the Netherlands and the other one was in Bristol. So, we’ve got an update in the Xpang. The battery sign has now gone red. I’m on my last 5%. Uh, the range is 80 miles. This is Rory. It’s going to have 2% battery and 7 mi of range. Um, and I’ve got a distinct lack of power. I’d say about 50% of what I had before. This Tesla doesn’t really feel any slower as far as I’m concerned. I’m on 3%. So Rory, I’m going to push on to Beric up on Tweed. Are you going to risk it? The odds are kind of stacked against me now. He looked okay for a while, but I’m getting a little bit worried. So I’m going to keep going to zero. Going to see how the car feels and then I will update you. Where can he go though? There’s some services here. We’re here in the next thing again. We’ve got another dialogue box that’s appeared on the screen that says low electric driving range, charge in time, as well as a yellow battery marker in the top left screen. Batteries down 4% with a 12 mile range remaining. Definitely noticing that the range is going down at a drastic rate. Well, we’re all about to just sail past. There’s some charge points here. I’ve got 2% battery. Chargers. Chargers. We don’t need chargers. But this could have been a huge mistake. There was only one accessible charger between our location and the next town of Berica Tweed on the Scottish border almost 20 miles away. If we didn’t turn off now, would any of these cars make it? Cameron here in the X Pang. We’re on 3% and I’m noticing a drastic loss in power now. I’m at 1% and interestingly it’s bring up the trip computer. This is Rory in the scale. I’m down to 0% battery. It has 2 m remaining range. And because I’m taking this seriously, I’ve just turned off my climate control and it’s jumped up to 3 mi of range. So, bring it on Tesla. Okay, let’s get my climate off. Off. Off. Heated seats. Off. No. Doesn’t make any difference in this. How far have we gone? Have we done 300 mi yet? Yes. 302 miles. Says I got 4 miles remaining. How far to Beric? 30. Rory in Scoda. I’ve just had a warning up on the dash has that said no charge remaining. Please stop now. Please stop now. Says it says I have no battery remaining, but I’ve got 2 miles of range. So, the messages are all over the place, but I’m just going to crack on. The car still can do 55 mph here, so it’s absolutely fine. I think we might make Beric. Can’t guarantee it, but we shall see. Xpang, how you doing now, though? Cuz your battery has just been dropping off a cliff. 2% with 7 miles remaining. That’s four. 15 miles to go to barracks. And finally, Kia. I’m on 5% battery, 14 miles left. Done. And still going at 4.1 miles per kowatt hour in the SCOD. We’ve got 0% battery, 0% range. No extra messages, but I’m just going to be super careful now. How’s he going to be careful? Performance is restricted in the Scoda. I think I’m probably going to have to pull off soon for safety. I might pull off onto the big 353 up here because I’m worried that I’m just going to conk out and there’s no parking area. So, yeah, this might be the last of the SCOD, I’m afraid. Oh, I’m at 0%. I’ve had Teslas go a long old way on 0%. We’re at one mile still remaining. Oh, we might need them later. So, he’s got an estate. Guys, I’m going to take the left here to Loick because this car is not feeling happy. A Rory, bad luck, mates. I thought we were going to be close on this, but I bet you end up doing a shitload of miles driving around in circles. Anyway, see you in a bit. At this point, I had just one mile of range remaining, and it was almost 10 miles to the next town, but I had no choice. I couldn’t turn back. We’re now on no miles. So, we hit 0 miles of range at 307.2. But how about the Kia and the Xping? They’ve been leading the pack all day. So, how much further could they go? So, the Kia has just hit 3% battery and 10 mi. I haven’t had any additional warnings or bongs yet, but there’s about a half a second delay between putting your foot down and getting any actual power out of it. I’m literally not feeling anything like in the Tesla. It’s just seems fine. Actually, it is a bit slower. Not loads. It doesn’t feel terrible. I’m not as extreme sounding as it is. Similarly, I also haven’t had any extra bongs or anything on the screen, but I have noticed that the AC has turned off and the windows are misting up. Only two miles of range now. Oh, and and literally on time. That was batteriously dangerously low. Drive carefully. Dialog box in the middle. The amount of power I’m getting is going down by the second. I think this Tesla might actually beat the Xbank. Just hit 0% in the Xpank. Ooh, just out of interest. How’s the Audi doing? I’m glad you asked, Matt. We’re doing great. We’ve still got over 30% of our tank remaining. It’s saying we’ll do 150 miles and we’re averaging 25.2 m per gallon. I’m now on purpose driving slower. How far is it to beric? That’s the center of Bareric is 5.5 m away. Okay, we’re just going to press on. There’s Cameron in the Xang here. And not only is my battery at 0%, but my range is also at 0%. Drastic loss in power as well. The battle is on between this and the Xpang. Can the Tesla beat it? I can’t even get up to 50. I’m going to take the next right turning. I think that’s me, guys. Bye. This feels fine. It’s got enough poke as well. Hey, look at this. Going over the bridge into the center of Beric. We made it. Question is though, will I be able to push on for another three miles to make it over the border into Scotland? I think the Kia will. Not sure about the Tesla, but I’m going to give it a go. So, in the Kia, I’ve got a line saying power limited. It doesn’t even show me a range anymore. Wouldn’t it be funny if the Tesla can beat the Kia? Cuz earlier on, about halfway through, it’s looking like the Kia was easily going to win and then the X-ping and then this. We’re going to head to Scotland. We’re getting close. Done. 10 mi on no battery and no range. What is this witchcraft? Once again, beautiful view. Look at that. Lovely. Apart from the big windmill, but then it might be powering this car. Oh, that’s the first time I felt it. A drop in power from the Tesla. Oh no. How far to Scotland? It’s literally a minute away where that junction is. Scottish border. Here we are. Come on Tesla. Oh dear, here comes a steep hill. I’m regening. I’m regening. I’m regening. Oh dear. I’m so determined to beat that Kia. Come on. This is a proper battle. Right, I’ve got the air conditioning off, so I’m having to lower the windows slightly to vent the car. I’m determined to do this, so I’m trying to use as little electricity as possible. Oh no, the steaming is getting bad. Here we go. I’m turning off the A1 now. Made it to Scotland. Going to get to somewhere safe to break down cuz the A1 is not that place. Ollie in the Kia. I’ve just noticed after coming out that junction quite a drastic drop in power. This Tesla feels fine. Like actually pushes you back in your seat still. That is nuts. It had been so long since the first car left our convite that I’d assumed it had died hours ago. But I was about to get some surprising news. Oh, look. Phone call from Nick in the Leap motor. Hello. Hello. Hello. Go on, tell us what’s happened. So, I finally died and that was 19 mi after suddenly hitting 0 mi range. So, I drove around a service station car park. The equivalent of driving across the English Channel basically. Well, I’ll just pause you there. The Kia has just turned off. Just quickly, let’s let’s speak to the Kia. Hello, Kia. What’s happened? I’m losing power drastically and I’m just going to do loop of this little town. Just noticed the heating has actually turned off. So, it’s got very chilly in here. So, I’m up a steep slope, but Oh, pickup’s not so good. Unable to drive. Battery char. Unable to drive. What? Nick, what were you saying? Fill us in quickly. So, mine locked itself in park. I managed to trick it into thinking I was in the car by putting my bag on the driver’s seat. Got it into neutral through the driver’s window and pushed it through a charger. Okay. Well, I’m going to put my window down. So, it managed 224 miles. That is 3.4 miles per kilowatt hour. It’s 85% of what it claimed to do. And it drove for 19 miles after hitting zero. Wow. I’m only about 18 miles after saying zero. I’m going to keep going cuz I’m going coming to a hill now and hopefully I can get some energy in my battery. But this is getting sketchy for me. Oh, this is squeaky bum time. I’ve had this in a Tesla Model Y before where it’s been fine, then it just died and had to suddenly steer into a farmer’s field to get off the road. There’s a farmer’s field there, but there’s someone stood in the entrance. I can’t go in there. Keep your eyes peeled, fellas. Unable to drive. I’m definitely still driving. I reckon if I was to stop the car now, it wouldn’t let me restart it. So, I’ve got to keep on rolling. Hopefully, no junctions or traffic lights. I want to do 20 miles over from when it said it was empty cuz then we have beaten the leap motor for the most insane amount of extra mileage after the battery is supposedly done. I just need to do 1.3 miles. 19 miles since it said it was empty. So equal with a leap motor. This is a very steep hill. I’m not convinced that we’re getting up here. Come on. Get to the top of this hill. Do not stop here. I’m going to do UI here. See if I make it round. It’s going to make me stop. I’m just gonna go up here. Keep going, beautiful Tesla. Come on. You can do it. You can get to 20 m over. 20 mi beyond. We’re almost there. We’re just.3 of a mile. Come on. This is the most exhilarating quarter mile I’ve ever done. And I’ve done a few. Come on. Do it. Give me what I want. 0.9. Come on. Come on. Tesla. And there we go. 327 mi. 20 mi since it said it was empty. No range left. Look at that. Right. This is stopping now. It’s lit. We should have pulled over there. Come on. We need to make it to a passing place. Come on. I can see one on the right. This car is dying right now. We just need to make it to that indentation and we are happy. Come on. Come on. Come on Tesla. Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on, you beauty. Power pull over safely. This is it. It is the end. We are here. We have made it. It’s done it again. Tesla Model Y just makes it to a place of safety when it is all over. Vehicle shutting down. Battery too low. Charge immediately to ensure vehicle will start. Remain responsive and avoid potential battery repair. Right, we need to send help right away. Okay, so the Tesla did 327.5 mi on a full charge. It’s supposed to do 387 miles. That’s 85% of the claimed range, which is actually the best we’ve had out of a Tesla Model Y in terms of percent of its claimed range. And it’s averaged 226.3 W hours per mile. That works out to 4.4 m per kowatt hour. Ordinarily, running out of battery in a place like this would be a disaster, but I’d organized for something special to come and help me out. And while I waited for that to arrive, I had enough time to check in with the BYD. The BYD went for a total of 277 mi. It managed to do 6 milesi additional after it hit 0% on the dials. It got to the point where I couldn’t drive it anymore. It basically took itself out of drive. So, I had to get out of the car, lock it, unlock it, get back in. I was then able to fall to a charger, and I’m currently plugged up charging. Excellent. So, what was the percentage of the claimed range that you achieved? It was about 89% an average of 3 m per kowatt hour. Cheers then, Will. Here we go. Help has arrived in a diesel van. But there’s something special inside the diesel van that’s going to help me. This is a Zapme van from ZP Energy, and it’s carrying a massive portable DC charger that can help stranded electric cars recharge in remote locations. Perfect. This 50 kWh battery pack was able to charge my Tesla at a rate of 28 kW. And it got even faster as the battery warmed up, but Jock from ZapMe explained that they have a brand new setup that can charge at 150 kW. That’s quicker than most public chargers in the UK. What do you charge with them besides us? Well, that one’s mainly for buses. Oh, okay. So, when the buses run out. Yeah. Right. Regular. Is it? You see all the rich ones? They don’t want them charging as a service. They’re boys in London. Yeah. Singing that on. Yeah. Going to people’s hisses. Yeah. Charging their cars on their driveway and charging them at work cuz they’ve not got time to go to charging stations. That is brilliant. Charging as a service is phenomenal. I’m at 1%. We’ve left the Tesla charging because I’ve heard that the Kia has broken down and it’s not in a great position. So, it needs some help being pushed out the way. So, we’re heading to it now in the RSQ8. What I don’t know is how far that Kia did until it conked out. I’m hoping that it’s less than the Tesla, the 327.5 miles, but we’ll find out in a moment. Interestingly, the Audi covered 329 mi at this point, and it was returning 24.9 mp gallon. It still had a quarter of a tank of fuel left and should manage another 95 mi. It’s a good place, though. If you’re going to conchk out, this is this is a safe place to do it. So, should we move it? Oh, yeah. You just want to move it, do you? Well, push it. Oh, you Yeah. I didn’t try that. It doesn’t move, does it? Have you tried locking it and unlocking it? Yep. I’ve tried turning it on and turning it off. So, Oh, I know the thing. Right. You stay there. Yeah. I wonder if it’s got that thing where if you’re out of it, you can’t push it. No, it really won’t. No, it’s not going to have any of it. How far did you go on a full charge? We went. I can see it there. Damn. 329.1 miles. I cannot believe it. That’s 1.6 mi further than the Tesla. You won. You averaged 4.2 m per kowatt hour. So, this car is supposed to do 375 mi on a full charge. So, you got 88% of the claimed range. So, how long did it go after it said no range? It kept up its power, I’d say, for another 5 6 miles. Okay. And then I got to the hill over there and I did a loop of that hill past the spar garage and I did that about 8 n times and it conked out here. Okay. Slammed the brakes on, went not anymore. Oh, really? So, it just stopped itself. Stopped itself. Hey, check it out. Here comes Jack. While the kid charges, let’s find out how the SCOD did. Hello, Matt. Hi, Rory. Are you okay? I’m very well. Yeah, thank you very much. What’s happened? Where are you? I’m actually sat at McDonald’s and I’m charging outside which is great. Basically when I left you off the A1 went on some farm roads that basically forced me back onto the A1 pretty quickly. So I thought well whatever I’ll take my chances at higher speed it will help it run out quicker and as I was joining the thing got very unhappy and thankfully as I crested a hill it cut out. Uhoh. I rolled all the way down the hill into a side road. It ended up doing 308 mi and it basically did 4.1 m per kowatt hour and that is about 87% of what it was supposed to do and I think it went about 9 miles uh beyond zero. So not a bad showing from the go I don’t think not bad at all. So how did you get yourself to that charger then? Our friends at Zap Me obviously helped us he was coming up the road. That was my saving grace in the end. Everyone’s conked out. You beat the Elite Motor. You beat the BYD. I’m just going to check one last fact. I want to know if the Tesla beat the Xpang. Hey Cameron, how you doing? I’m good. I’m currently in the middle of a road in the middle of a village nowhere near a charger. Okay, it’s all right though cuz it’s a 20 so it’s probably quite safe. How far did it go before it conked out? 328.3 miles. Oh no, you beat the Tesla by like8 of a mile. Oh joking. You got second place after the Kia. Okay. So, how far did you go when it was on zero? I did about 20 mi on the battery claiming to be empty. I think it was probably around 20 or so miles as well. We did 92.7 of its claimed range. That is pretty decent. That is I think it’s the best out of all the cars. Okay. So, what was your energy consumption? 25.9 kwatt hours per 100 miles. That converts to 3.9 m per kilowatt hour. How did the car break down? So, I was just going up and down a street for a while. It then came up with a further warning where a kind of turtle symbol came up on the dash and it basically said power depleted and then it really started to slow down. I couldn’t even really go to 30 and it wasn’t very long after that where it completely died. I think it maybe lasted 5 or 10 minutes after that and the parking brake came on when it came to a full stop which wasn’t great. And it’s locked on. It won’t let you turn off the parking brake. Yeah, I I’ve tried to turn it off and it just it just won’t turn off. Thankfully, a kind man brought me some cones, so no one goes straight into the back of it, which is very nice. Okay, that’s good. Well, I’ll send Jock with a big battery pack to come and rescue you. So, hold tight. This was by far the closest range test I’ve ever done. The Kia came first, managing 329.1 mi. The X-ping was just8 of a mile behind it with a total of 328.3 mi. And the Tesla was another8 mi behind that with 327.5 mi. The Scoda managed 308 mi, so it takes fourth place. The BYD came fifth after completing 277 mi. And finally, the Leap Motor was last. It died after 224 miles. Interestingly, the Xpen managed 93% of its claimed range, which was higher than any other car here. Yet, the Tesla was the most efficient, managing 4.4 m per kowatt hour. But there’s one other car we haven’t discussed. We’re in the Audi RSQ8 now and it’s still going on its single tank of fuel. We’ve done 426 miles. It actually has been reading zero miles of range. Since 413 mi, the fuel light is on flashing red. We’ve got about 7 mi to a service station where we can get petrol. Hopefully, we’re going to make it. Too much jeopardy for an evening. We made it to the fuel station. So, this car has done 433 mi on a full tank. It did 20 mi when it said there was no range remaining. It has averaged 24.8 MPG. And we’re going to find out now how much it cost for those 433 mi cuz we’re going to fill it up. 82.59 L. Total cost of £1728. And I do the maths. Works out to just under 25p a mile. But how does that compare with these electric cars? Well, if I charge these EVs at home using cheap off- peak electricity, here’s how much today’s journey would have cost in total and per mile. And even if I used a rapid DC charger, which can cost 10 times more than the cheapest home electricity, here’s how much the journey would have cost. And that means most of these electric cars would still cost less to run than the Audi RSQ8, with the exception of the BYD, which would actually cost slightly more. But why? Well, the Cine 7 is the only car here with dual motors and four-wheel drive.
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Can some of the latest electric cars on sale in 2025 go far enough on a single charge?
To find out, we’ve gathered six different cars, charged them all to 100% battery, and we’re going to see which can travel the furthest! But not only will we see which goes the furthest, we’ll also see how each car compares to its claimed maximum range on a single charge.
For this video, we’ve got our hands on a variety of different cars. We have the new Tesla Model Y, the Kia EV6, and the Skoda Enyaq Coupe. We’ve also got our hands on three of the newest Chinese cars on sale in the UK – the BYD Sealion 7, the Xpeng G6, and the Leapmotor C10.
All of the cars we have here are the longest range versions that are on sale today, and when looking at the claimed range, the Tesla should be winning this test…
Claimed Ranges:
– Tesla Model Y: 387 miles
– Kia EV3: 375 miles
– Skoda Enyaq Coupe: 365 miles
– Xpeng G6: 354 miles
– BYD Sealion 7: 312 miles
– Leapmotor C10: 263 miles
But as we’ve found in previous range tests, some electric cars can struggle to come close to their claimed range!
So the question is, will the Tesla hold on and travel the furthest? Or will one of the other cars snatch the win? You’ll need to stick with Mat and the team to find out for yourself!
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