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Largest EV range test: Tesla dethroned by automaker you may not know yet

electrek.co

14 pointshunglee210 comments

It's the "HiPhi Z":

> Despite having a 74 km less advertised range than the favored Tesla Model 3, The HiPhi Z bested the world’s best-selling electric sedan by a whopping 81 km (50.3 miles) in real-world winter testing.

HiPhi Z longest range because it has a huge battery 120 Kwh - It's not very efficient using 24.32 Kwh per 100km vs 18 for Tesla Model 3 - It's also very expensive starting at €105,000 ($114,652).

It has greater range than any Tesla available and performed better in cold weather, therefore the Tesla has been dethroned, and that's OK.

And part of the reason for the lower efficiency and the higher cost is the presence of a larger, therefore heavier, more expensive, battery.

It has uses but the longest range EV these days is almost by definition going to have drawbacks for the average user.

For most people improving the charging experience is the low hanging fruit, not adding more batteries.

Still the result is more valid than Tesla's Porsche race

> Largest EV range test: Tesla dethroned by automaker you may not know yet

Please, no clickbait...

it was the title of the post, I understand that the policy on HN is to not alter this. Though I accept, the original post title is indeed clickbait!

Quoting the guidelines:

> Otherwise please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait; don't editorialize.

Editing clickbait to something more useful is fine.

It's the HiPhi Z.

A number of those cars achieved better range in the test than the Model 3. BMW i5 BMW i5 eDrive40, Hyundai IONIQ 6, Kia EV9, Lotus Eletre, NIO EL6 (ES6), NIO ET5, XPeng G9, and the HiPhi Z all beat the Model 3.

The HiPhi Z currently on offer in Europe is not worth buying because they're trying to sell it with a GB/T port and an adapter. It's a dumb idea and it doesn't work well:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_2SmiEjOQY

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