Re:Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 EV makes its US debut at the LA Auto Show
by slaw on Saturday November 19, 2022 @09:55PM
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EPA highway range test is done at average speed 48.3 mph. It should be 70 mph like Inside EVs or 75 mph like Car And Driver or clearly advertised as EPA highway range at 48 mph.
https://www.slashgear.com/the-weird-thing-about-epa-car-econ...
- https://insideevs.com/reviews/443791/ev-range-test-results/
- Updated with the Hummer EV: https://insideevs.com/reviews/612030/hummer-ev-range-test/
The Lucid Air meets and the Mercedes EQS very nearly meets your 400 mile benchmark. The BMW iX xDrive50 did 345 miles, so a 600 mile trip could be done with only one charging stop with enough buffer to find a charger.
Due to the nature of EV charge curves it can be faster to stop multiple times and charge from a low state of charge to a maximum of 80%. The remaining 20% will charge slower to protect the battery pack.
The ideal would be a battery pack capable of a high and flat charge curve. A 100 kWh pack that could sustain 500 kW for the whole curve would charge 0-100% in 12 minutes. Still not as fast as fueling, but 12 minutes for a full charge would be very practical.