I drove the longest range electric cars until they DIED!

We’ve got our hands on four electric cars with the biggest range on a single charge, and we’re about to run them from 100% to 0% to see just how accurate their claimed ranges are!
So let’s look at the line-up. Mat’s started off in the Ford Mustang Mach-E. It’s got a claimed range of 372 miles, which is supported by its 91kWh battery pack. If you’re looking to pick one up, it’ll set you back around £59,000. Then we have the BMW iX. It has a claimed range of 380 miles, and the iX 50 edition we have comes with a 108kWh battery. One of these will set you back close to £100,000!
Next up we have the updated Tesla Model 3 Long Range. It’s packing a 79kWh battery pack which can deliver a claimed range of 389 miles. It’s also the cheapest car in this line-up, costing around £50,000. Last up it’s the Mercedes EQS. It’s easily got the biggest claimed range here, with its 108kWh battery pack offering a claimed range of 464 miles!
The question is, will any of them provide anywhere close to their claimed range? And will the EQS make it all the way from Oxford to Scotland? There’s only one way to find out… LET’S DO THIS!
Mat’s pick of the range: bit.ly/Mats-EV-Choice
Ford Mustang Mach-E review: bit.ly/Ford-Mustang-Mach-E-Re...
BMW iX review: bit.ly/BMW-iX-Review-2023
Tesla Model 3 review: bit.ly/Tesla-Model-3-Review-2023
Mercedes EQS review: bit.ly/Mercedes-EQS-Review-2023

[@carwow]

What's the best car in this line-up? VOTE with a LIKE below!

[@carwow]

VOTE: Mustang Mach-E!

[@carwow]

VOTE: BMW iX!

[@carwow]

VOTE: Tesla Model 3!

[@carwow]

VOTE: Mercedes EQS!

[@yahyakhattak2009]

@@carwow IX

[@GhostLetsHack]

Thanks mat for providing us with real-world data on these electric cars! 👍

[@carwow]

🙏

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@carwow Wuling Air EV say hi.

[@corzyy]

wann neues Peter Video? XD

[@USUG0]

a bit misleading though. The WLTP claimed range is mixed conditions, not just motorway driving

[@GhostLetsHack]

@@corzyy Haha bald bro

[@thandargor1677]

BMW at startup predicted 303 miles range and amazingly somehow made it to 302.8, the Merc was 66 miles out, so know where my range anxiety award is going 🤣

[@gonzochild]

That is simply the difference between how it was being driven before and after the test started

[@casmatori]

@@gonzochild So as opposed to not being driven at all vs. being driven...

[@Hans-gb4mv]

@@casmatori These cars are not factory new. They are press cars and go from one reporter to the next. The previous person who drove the Mercedes did an effort to drive efficiently and succeeded in driving more efficient than this trip. When its your own car, day after day, you will get reliable range estimates from most cars. Except a Tesla which will always start out with the factory range at full charge.

[@andoletube]

@@Hans-gb4mv Which is a good thing. Testing brand new cars will give overly positive results. The test is more realistic with a well-used press car.

[@sekainiheiwa3650]

My range anxiety vanished when I heard 70 pounds to charge a car with the range of 300 that’s a bit cheaper than 5.0 petrol Gls:)

[@marcbungener1877]

I really appreciate when reviewers make their own test with their own measurements - a big THANK YOU to all the team involved !❤😊

[@gkess7106]

No, they didn’t make throne measurements the wet read directly off the car’s display.

[@arijit5456]

A BIG shout to Mat and the entire Carwow team. Could witness Mats breaking voice and sleeplessly tired face evidently by the end still they manage to provide us with their best. Once again thanks a lot man! Good Night!

[@realeyes5796]

I’m soooo happy that Carwow has brought back the “we drove these electric until they died!” series. Thank you carwow for doing this. Shoutout to the whole team and Mat. 😄😄😄

[@T.legram_officialcarwow01...]

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[@pierzing.glint1sh76]

ermm dont worry... I think they update every year as electric battery technology range in particular is increasing incrementally

[@Presto_001]

Can we just appreciate the effort gone to make this video in particular. I mean it is 45 minutes long, for Christ's sake!!! This is so far the longest video on carwow you are watching right here.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Wish 1hr long also available soon.

[@CurieBohr]

Money is a huge motivator.

[@templarknight8004]

Yeah, 45 min waisted for ev bs.

[@brianhume4743]

Wow!

[@brianhume4743]

@@templarknight8004 agree

[@CrinosAD]

I was "this close" buying an iX M50 in December, but... The price ..... Never thought that they would reach claimed ranges in those conditions, but still impressed me. I had the "joy" of driving a Tesla Model S 75D in Norwegian winter storm. -25 C and real REALY poor road conditions. Lot's of convoys because of stuck Lorries. On a distance of 320km, I had to fully charge the car 3 times, not including that I started the journey with 85% charge on the battery.

[@AntonHu]

Are there any i.c. cars that couldn't have made that journey without refuelling?

[@natodemon1]

Fantastic test, really nice to see this series continue! It's a shame the i4 edrive40 / m50 wasn't part of the challenge, the 40 in particular is meant to be quite efficient.

[@Kazdy]

The i4 would have been a better competition because it's cheaper than the ix, with equivalent range and it's a lighter car. But the claimed 357 mile range is not accurate either (I get 275 miles range in mine).

[@The-Rest-of-Us]

As a Tesla driver I was shocked by the state of public charging infrastructure in this video. I always use the Superchargers, which are absolutely brilliant compared to what we saw here. Usually get a lvl3 Supercharger with 250kW, so ~10 mins stop before I continue. I’ve never seen any of them being broken or out of order…

[@romansenger2322]

Tesla Chargenetwork is superb in every way, except for price in some countries, but I never encountered problems in 2 years and nearly 50.000km of use. Public chargers from third parties on the other hand, you get frustrated by them. This is what happens when an engineer is responsible for the whole UX.

[@Gdank72]

I always tell others if they want an EV for lots of long trips, get a Tesla. If you only do sub 200mi trips 99% of the time, then get whatever you want. I only go over 200 miles in my Polestar a few times a year. I always research the crap out of my long trips, so I'm prepared for poor chargers.

[@lackokalman]

Same here. Also I believe there is a manual release cord in the trunk to open the charging port flap.

[@ralfulrich6254]

Tesla ban boys never disappoint. "I have a Tesla and it is better than xxxx"

[@neilattwood6227]

@@ralfulrich6254 mi/kwh don't lie my friend, there's a clear winner on the test 😉

[@iliyasu]

Now matt. The Tesla has a charge port release cord in the trunk (boot for you) charge port side behind the boot trim. Pull on it and charge port pops open. Perfect for this unique situation. You guys are great and seem to be good friends. Go get a drink together and one for me. Stay warm brother.

[@smartino1]

That release cord does not open the charging door. All it does is unlock the charging handle if the car won’t release it. You must have 12 volt power to open the charging door itself.

[@MCBjoernar]

That’s only for a stuck charger

[@watchcommander2012]

Absolutely the best real world driving comparison of EVs from top manufacturers. It was a fantastic video to watch well done to the whole team personally I still go with the Mustang I just like the look and layout of the car. Although if had the money the Mercedes would be nice.

[@tozzasque]

Aside from range, it's astonishing the efficiency of the Tesla. I know it's not in same segment as the others, but man, almost 33% more efficient than the second one! Also the lightest by far...

[@ahemgee9542]

its the lightest because of its shoddy build quality and lack of sound proofing.

[@CermyAndroidGameplay]

"build quality" 🤣 Yeah, compare Tesla's safety tests to others

[@ahemgee9542]

@@CermyAndroidGameplay shoddy build quality

[@exa4973]

Who cares about the efficiënty? I care if they can reach the range that they claim. And the BMW did the best.

[@giovannifoulmouth7205]

@@ahemgee9542 sound proofing is not that heavy, don't be a full clown. Tesla is light bc it's a sedan and the others are crossovers.

[@Marteen_T]

Love your car reviews! I wished Polestar had the same range as these cars. Benz - 324mi | 72% claimed range | 3.2mi/kWh BMW - 303mi| 82% claimed range | 2.7mi/kWh Tesla- 290mi | 75% claimed range | 4.1mi/kWh Ford - 288mi | 77% claimed range | 3.3mi/kWh

[@veke1069]

The refreshed Single Motor Long Range RWD Polestar 2 has a range of 394 miles.

[@joshbridges8410]

@@veke1069 it is never going to get close to those numbers. That is calculated over the full 100% battery capacity which is not available to the driver in reality, also in the summer, at an average continuous speed of 30 mph, the lowest conventional speed limit in most countries. In reality it will be closer to 260 based on previous figures from polestar and metrics.

[@SayNoToTheStatusQuo]

I'd still choose the Polestar over these though.

[@Undisputed_King]

Thank you!

[@woolychewbakker5277]

@@delusion2987 Tesla offer ‘alternative facts’ about a lot of things. Including repeatedly claiming FSD is nearly here, which they have been saying since 2014.

[@longstops1430]

There is a little strap you can pull in the Model 3 on the inside of the charging port that will open it. You can access it by putting the back seats down.

[@GustavoFAlmeida]

True. I never tried it but I'm not sure it will start charging while the low voltage battery is flat. I think you'd need to jump start the low voltage battery to have the car on and then start the charging process. 👍

[@Nilstv24]

Wasn‘t this only for unlocking it in an emergency?

[@on_spikes6867]

@@Nilstv24 which this would qualify as, dont you think?

[@GetTheFOutOfMyWay]

I'm sorry I'm dyin here, cars dead and can't get the charging door open, have to keep the window down so you can get back in the car. LOL

[@christianmontesinos8032]

@@GetTheFOutOfMyWay have to keep the window down so you can get back in so you can open the charging port lid and head back out. What a mess of a car

[@BabyJesus66]

Mercedes 324 miles 72% claimed range. BMW 303 miles 82% claimed range. Tesla 290 miles 75% claimed range. Ford 288 miles 77% claimed range. Saved you 45 minutes of your life. You're welcome. 👍

[@kashpatel898]

One of the most honest real world tests I have ever seen, many thanks to all involved. All the cars are too expensive for most people to afford, but I would go for the Tesla based on long term reliability of the batteries 😊

[@Tristanbirdyt]

Thank you to the cameraman and team behind carwow absolutely brilliant videos as always and thank you Matt keep up the great work, loving the drag races and the range test videos and reviews

[@purwantiallan5089]

Tristan Bird, the Mustang Mach E surprisingly has great fuel mileage although worse than R33GT-R.

[@markcuttler]

What a fun video. I loved the calm way you gave us the rundown on each car as you drove it. Thanks!

[@Kelveron]

These are the kinds of EV tests we need more of. Great job Mat and team. The lighter and (more aerodynamic) the car the more likely that it has better efficiency, so no surprise the Tesla has the best efficiency.

[@Bobblenob]

We don’t, we need much cheaper EVs than these.

[@Kelveron]

@@Bobblenob I didn't say we need these kinds of EVs (i.e. these particular types of cars). I said we need these kinds of EV 'tests'. There is a difference.

[@fangitjoe]

Yes, efficiency is THE most important metric for EVs. Tesla 25% more efficient than next most efficient and 50% more than the BMW. That is staggering. That translates to smaller batteries which results in lower weight, lower cost and a lot of other benefits.

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@Bobblenob like what? Nissan LEAF or Toyota Aqua or Wuling Air EV!

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@fangitjoe Wuling Air EV says hi.

[@Beastmode-8310]

"it would take till Sunday to fully charge, today is Wednesday" had me dying

[@HarkyOfficial]

Should have tested the 'Autonomous Drive' in the iX. Works really well, especially on Motorways.

[@judebrown4103]

Love these "drive until they die" comparison videos. They must be sooo knackering to produce but really appreciate them and they're such fun to watch. Cheers chaps 👍

[@GustavoFAlmeida]

Thumbs up to that. And it gets even better when Mat and Carwow gather a pack of EVs and run them together in such a test

[@rogerstarkey5390]

But totally irrelevant

[@DavidT-Mallorca]

@@rogerstarkey5390 What makes you say that?

[@cvs885]

Really enjoyed the video with several LOLs, thank you, very informative as well!

[@goran125]

Best Car Review channel, love your videos. Thank you.

[@GlennFaulkner]

Glad to see you calling out the charging on the M1, it isn't fit for purpose anymore and needs sorting out ASAP

[@FFVoyager]

I think 'Unwelcome Brake' are responsible for a lot of the problems. They were blocking Gridserve from updating the old Ecotricity sites as they had a plan to introduce their own version. Not sure if that has been changed recently but I'd avoid them where possible.

[@scottdowney4318]

there wont be as much need as you think for car chargers. Many people will just stop driving. All driving in a personal car will be a luxury for the rich only. People will live in 15 minute cities, no need to drive anywhere and they wont be allowed to go where they want, either because they cannot afford it, or that will be not allowed by governments. But if your important and wealthy, you will be allowed road access.

[@scottdowney4318]

LOCKDOWN stops a lot of this driving nonsense. The future is permanent lockdown in your assigned places. Your 15 minute city prison place where you will live out the rest of your unfortunate lot in life.

[@MrCopCam]

Carwow is the new top gear love these type of test's 🤘🏾

[@AgneDei]

Matt + Jani + Alex + Taylor might be a hit company.

[@Bubbaburp]

Tests

[@ruymanbr]

Not enough votes this comment.Come on guys, let's move this up the ladder, so Matt will pay attention to this suggestion ;) (because it kind of was...)

[@scottbucc]

Seems odd that a Tesla Model S wasn’t used for an EQS comparison. Great video!

[@recklessrogue9027]

This is my favourite series you guys do! I know they are a lot of effort but hope we get more.

[@JamesHindi]

🎁📩🚀

[@Presto_001]

Carwow, by curiosity, could you add the time you were in the vehicles for the next time you post something like this again? Also, just for anyone who is wanting the mile to kilometer conversion, here it is. - Mercedes EQS 450+, 108kWh: Claimed (747km) but in reality, did 521km* - BMW IX 50, 108kWh: Claimed (612km) but in reality, did 488km* - Tesla Model 3, 79kWh: Claimed (626km) but in reality, did 467km* - Ford Mustang Mach-E, 91kWh: Claimed (599km) but in reality, did 463km* *Rounded to the nearest kilometer, thank you conversion calculator.

[@Boburto]

Thanks for this. Would be useful to have the battery sizes summarised too.

[@Presto_001]

@@Boburto Sure thing mate, I will edit this in a second.

[@corvettedriving]

Consumption: Mercedes 20,7kw/h BMW 22,1 kw/h Tesla 16,9 kw/h Ford 19,6 kw/h

[@nettlesoup]

@@corvettedriving Thanks. Btw, should be kWh/100 km not kW/h

[@rempha]

Good test, and is important to note, this was a winter test, at low temperature (I am sure all ranges will be higher on warmer temperature). The SUVs are taking advantage of the low speeds at the end to deplete the battery as they will cancel the aerodynamic effects, meaning if they would have kept driving at highway speed their last part of the battery would have been consumed faster resulting in slightly less miles.

[@joshgoodman6534]

i read somewhere that 27mph is the most efficient speed for the model 3. I was 30 miles from a supercharger with 20 miles left on the car and made it going 27mph with all AC off. Took over and hour but we made it :D

[@jerehada]

@@joshgoodman6534 still a bit of a frustrating fraught way to travel.

[@roaddog7542]

Winter? 😂

[@joshgoodman6534]

@@jerehada not really, it’s very easy to plan your charging. I just didn’t :)

[@custommotor]

@@joshgoodman6534 You didn't need to slow down. It would have made that fine.

[@IDamian1]

As to all your choices like which cars, to test, how to change drivers, what are the chargers doing for other cars, I am quite satisfied. I only wish you had included the coefficient of drag for all these models.

[@GoodFoodShared]

An excellent video, so much work from Matt, all the drivers and support crew! Thank you for all your efforts

[@TheRealLink]

Really great and I'm sure a not stress-free video to make given you are pushing these cars all to zero but very cool to see their winter numbers!

[@Test-uv7yw]

These charger problems are why I love my Tesla (Model Y). I used to drive a Nissan Leaf (about 100 mile range on motorways) before I upgraded and my wife now drives a MG ZS EV without about 160 miles of motorway range. The number of times we'd pull into a motorway services to find the chargers either full or out of order was insane. A 4 hour trip once took 12 hours with a screaming baby in the backseat, as the chargers were all out of order and we had to find a slow charger in a local Morrison's car park. With the Tesla I put in where I want to go, it has the range to do it and if needed it just diverts via a Tesla Supercharger, preconditions the battery for optimal charging and when you get there... it just works. 150kw or 250kw charging, you actually get the speeds, there are plenty of chargers and I've never yet found one out of order. It's by far the most relaxing EV driving I've had, with absolutely no concern or anxiety. I do get that Tesla's aren't for everyone, and other cars are more reasonably priced and have features that Tesla are missing etc, but for me the Supercharger network trumps any other consideration.

[@pezzodicento]

Totally with you. Superchargers just work. And you can also vote on where the next ones are built, and they are delivering in their promises of expansion of the network. Sure, price is an issue for some. But there are similar considerations of price vs convenience in the ICE world.

[@iowgtr]

Your experience mirrors mine exactly, I went from a 40Kwh Leaf to a M3 LR. Range anxiety is no longer an issue and the chargers just work.

[@AlistairCunningham]

Major downside: you have to own a Tesla. Mine had 7 issues and my EV6 GT will replace it next month. In the meantime (2023) Tesla have opened up Superchargers in many locations, Ionity, Instavolt and BP Pulse (150kw+) are rather good and the Kia can take 800V/350kw.

[@Test-uv7yw]

@@AlistairCunningham can't say I consider it a downside but each to their own. I've had no issues with mine, just enjoyable driving. The EV6 (GT or otherwise) looks great. It was a toss-up between an EV6 or Model Y when I ordered the Tesla but was told there was a 12 month waiting list for the EV6 at the time and I could get the Model Y in 2 months. I have no issues with non-Superchargers in principle but in practice I've just found them to be available in too few numbers, long queues on arrival and a coin toss as to whether they're operational or not. Can't say I'm too bothered about charging beyond 250kw either, although depends on your usage of course. By the time I've used the loo and got coffee at a services, the 150kw has charged it more than enough to finish my journey 👍

[@ThexMJT]

Just really shows we are not ready for EV's as the infrastructure just isn't here and needs to be 'always available'

[@V8_screw_electric_cars]

Now do this in winter real winter not the british one.

[@KXXULADavidOC]

Love these kinds of videos, really interesting to see, that Merc interior is by far the nicest, its just gorgeous as are all the Merc interiors especially with all the ambient lighting 😍 Wouldn't catch me buying an EV tho i'll stick to petrol and diesel for as long as possible

[@bodrulm1]

The Merc interior looked tacky, like a strip mall at Vegas

[@JoeAchilles1]

Amazing, combined they would match a 2016 730D on a single tank!

[@carwow]

🙊

[@primusro]

yes, because there are many people on this planet that feel the need to drive 1000 miles without stopping to refuel/recharge. If you do not stop for 30 minutes at least every 300 miles you are a danger to yourself and to everyone else on the road and your driving license should be revoked just to be on the safe-side.

[@JoeAchilles1]

@@primusro Watch out the fun police are about! 😂

[@Chargerer]

@@primusro Bullshit :))

[@jamesstanley7263]

Just like the one that turned you into a Covid denier, as you couldn’t afford the monthlies on your posh taxi 👍

[@rajanpatel65]

Love these range tests! More please Mat and CarWow!

[@purwantiallan5089]

Yep. Add TVR GRIFFITH.

[@Smzxe]

@@purwantiallan5089 why you keep replying to all comments? Are you bot or real And what tf you're always talking?

[@TheDarylSharp]

Love these videos. Have you ever thought about doing a family brand challenge? ie Hyundai/Kia/Genesis and see what the differences are between each variation?

[@strayobject]

this was a great test. I wish you could repeat it with the same cars during the summer, or at least on a day with ~15 degrees C

[@linaspocius1475]

Yea, a real winter test would be great.

[@strayobject]

@@linaspocius1475 I wrote ~ [ aka ca. or circa] 15 degrees [positive]. Having said that a real range test in -15 degrees would be nice too. Though someone would have to organise that for Matt in the Nordics as it's unlikely to get that cold in the UK this winter.

[@linaspocius1475]

@@strayobject positive degrees dont have that much of effect on betteries , but anything below -5 just kills them.

[@Ben.Royals]

@@linaspocius1475 My Mini Electric with an WLTP of 145 miles was getting 105 miles range at -5.5 the other week

[@strayobject]

@@linaspocius1475 true, but then I'm selfish and the coldest the car will be driven in is about what was in this video. I'm interested in how much more he could squeeze out of them in more palatable weather conditions. :-)

[@savouryfriend]

Great series, need more of these videos to test electric cars moving forwards

[@purwantiallan5089]

Test also about Nissan Concept 2020 EV.

[@etienne6641]

Great start, very impressive Matt. What network communication are you going to use? Any structured cabling or purely Witeless?

[@rosetheblackcat]

love how the tesla has the smallest battery but keeps up with its incredible efficiency

[@chrisak49]

I love how Matt says they will drive sensibly yet he mashes the accelerator multiple times to show the BMW sound effects

[@TheWinstn60]

I love these videos well done Matt and team. There’s a manual release on the Tesla charge port inside the boot

[@Vintage_Dave_T]

Thx for comparisons. Would be interesting to compare like EVs. Luxury like BMW, Mercedes, Model S and Lucid. With the Mach-e class compare to Model Y and a couple other SUVs. BTW my Model Y has averaged 3.55 wh/mi over 30k miles of mixed driving.

[@Tiigerr]

Some quick maths for people wondering about cost per mile of range from this test: - Ford MME: £59830 & 288 miles = £208/mile of range - BMW iX: £106400 & 303 miles = £351/mile of range - Tesla M3: £50990 & 290 miles = £176/mile of range - Mercedes EQS: £105610 & 324 miles = £326/mile of range

[@dumbravaandrei]

@carwow, Mach-E also has a front boot/froot :). Just as a suggestion, in future videos, please also present in the final table the milage until you had to bail out and go for a charger. Keep up with the great work! Presenting charging speeds used on charging hubs was a great idea!

[@MrKleru]

Matt does not like fords, he didn't say anything about front boot, much better suspension in mach-e gt and higher range in other options, price would be lower than others and higher range

[@mr.andersen1505]

Milage before bailing out of the highway is a huge suggestion as driving around a carpark at 20mph is basicly hypermiling and not realistic at all. If possible they should have been driven on the highway until death, but I understand it’s not very safe. How hard you are on the throttle can mean a lot when driving around that car park in the end. Still nice test tho

[@dumbravaandrei]

@@mr.andersen1505 i think in uk is illegal to drive until you deplete the battery/fuel tank.

[@Tiper23]

@@MrKleru The Rwd ER has the longest range.

[@isaacfortner]

22:46 - The Mach-E does have a frunk! You can open it with a manual latch like a hood release, with the Ford app, or with the center display.

[@T.legram_officialcarwow01...]

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[@neovenom7187]

and in the summer you can toss it full of ice and use it as a fridge.

[@no-oneman.4140]

Charge anxiety is more than range anxiety these days so Matt please do a comparison on charging speeds. Bigger batteries = more weight = less efficiency = more cost. Faster charging is the holy grail as long as you can find one that works as it should.

[@shiraz1736]

These manufacturers need to be held accountable for these range statistics.

[@pepstein]

Thanks to all 4 of you for your hard work! WLTP range figures seem to be fairly consistent across brands, as your real world test has a total spread of just 10%. If you did the same test in America using EPA range figures, I think you'd see a larger variation in actual vs claimed range percentages.

[@poplaurentiu4148]

He missed the Jaguar i-Pace and Audi Q4 e-Tron..

[@FreiherrvonWeilberg]

22:39 You got that wrong. The Ford also has a front boot. It even has a drain hole for wet stuff

[@Manamana741]

Exactly

[@littlebit670]

I like how the Mercedes just played this smartphone-ish sound and the screen is basically saying that the vehicle is about to shut down. No harshness, the thing just passively said "ok i don't want to damage myself so we're stopping now."

[@ky9129]

Seeing results, Ioniq 6 might have had qualified for the competition. Korean test apprarently revealed it to be extremely efficient though it might have been the result of aero dynamics in high speed

[@YasarArafath-xv7pn]

Hi Mat, Big fan of you! Really love the efforts you and your team putting into this real life comparison video. Hats off

[@whatrgenazz]

Brilliant video ! Only one on KZbin that is this realistic ! Very helpful ! Cheers Mat and team.

[@USUG0]

clearly you are not looking hard enough. At least about EVs!

[@smabacon]

Would love to see a real-world EV test with towing trailers, especially seeing as ive never seen an EV charging space that can accomodate a trailer.

[@matteoperron5436]

most new tesla superchargers have a pull through stall for trailers.

[@marcustt100]

Thank you for this video. Really enjoyed it

[@alanb4]

I'd be interested to see the same test in the same cars in the summer

[@xr6lad]

With an air conditioner on? Shouldn’t make much distance to be honest as whether your using heating or cooling. We already know here in Australia that running the air conditioner on, in a case uses more petrol so it would be the same with an EV

[@aseidma3576]

@@xr6lad While I think you are probably right about cooling taking about as much energy as heating, low outside temperatures are a significant strain on the battery by themselves already, which has nothing to do with heating being on.

[@roberttaylor7551]

And also fully loaded with family and luggage maybe a roof rack and box

[@Stefan_Dahn]

Winter range matters.

[@V8_screw_electric_cars]

or in real winter not british one

[@bbpleg]

Great video and I loved that you were gently touching on some of aspects of charging these EVs. Maybe you could focus even more on the hassles of charging and compare the real world charging speeds of the different EVs to give us a better idea of not only range, but of real world charging times and any compatibility issues etc.

[@dbclass4075]

There is one such video. Sort of. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIKZkqWBZtufq6s

[@henrythehoover3774]

Definitely an issue with charging

[@stillatwork]

I find it funny they thought it was wrong to for Tesla to push using their superchargers yet it's the only charge network that actually works as advertised. Stations down for maintenance are far more rare and the charging speed is often far higher then third party chargers or at least more consistent. Not perfect but it's clear Tesla actually spend money on their network.

[@macioluko9484]

@@henrythehoover3774Yes. Any Non-Tesla vehicle is usually screwed.

[@henrythehoover3774]

@@macioluko9484 I want hybrids / hydrogen engines to win not gunna lie

[@alangarnham706]

This was most interesting and thanks for presenting. I'm looking at purchasing a model S soon, used, either a 90 or 100 model.

[@ivantcherniaev7548]

As someone who has been driving electric for over 10 years now, I see these numbers as a sign of great progress.

[@matobi91]

Love these electric car videos! Would be good if you can do one based on different price brackets, cars under £35/40k. One thing about chargers, you would never in a real world run it to 0% you plan to get to a charger with 10/15% and you have range to go somewhere else if needed

[@Stefan_Dahn]

Watch Bjorn Nyland's KZbin channel.

[@davidanderson8469]

Until mini nuclear modules supply the US electricity I'll keep driving my 2005 Pilot.

[@MegaTechpc]

OR…. You could just skip these pointless and idiotic EVs altogether? One thing about ICE vehicles is you never have to worry about being stranded considering there is a gas station just about everywhere (and you don’t have to worry about the gas pumps regularly not working when you get there). By all means, keep buying these stupid EVs! More gas for me!

[@wgemini4422]

@@MegaTechpc Lol, if ICE makes up less than 20% of the total fleet (look at Norway in a few years), gas stations would close left and right and without the economy of scale, gas price would skyrocket. While you can generate your own electricity at home, good luck pumping out crude and then refine it yourself. It's your choice, but don't come whining when inflation hits.

[@Guitardudeftw]

@@MegaTechpcyou think gas stations came before mass car adoption?

[@Rosso488]

Thanks for doing this video. These videos help massively My car has a 1.5L three cylinder engine and I manage 600 miles on one tank of fuel. My car is vastly superior compared with these.

[@gord6695]

I said the same. I have a Volvo and it will do 600 miles to 90quid. Has a bigger boot. And doesn’t cost me 700 a month like a tesla lol

[@Thenakedfinisher]

@@gord6695 yeah keeping supporting the Middle East tycoons, ret@rd🤣😂

[@anijon]

Such a good job with the video and your editing. CarWow videos and are always WOW (cheesy, I know!)

[@Kuessemir]

I don't even like EVs but this is an exceptional test in the most likely of actual environmental conditions. This may be the best test of production EVs. Extremely entertaining, informative, and practical testing.

[@WAS11EEM]

Mercedes ev is altogether is on different level Luxury and the look and comfort and on top of battery range Wawo

[@evostu7814]

Cost per mile for the trip is Tesla 8p per mile, BMW 12.5p, Mercedes & ford 10.5p based on U.K energy price cap. Not bad considering the performance of these cars & cold weather motorway driving.

[@kushagraduvedi]

Truly appreciate the excellent work done (esp in the cold, that would not have been fun). It would be great to do an efficiency test of similar vehicles like Merc EQS SUV, BMW iX, Audi Q8 E-Tron, Tesla Model X, Skoda Enyaq, VW ID4, and some more brands. That would be interesting since BMW iX 2.7 mi/kWH might look bad, but in the context of the car sizes, weight and aerodynamic design patterns, these aren't really representative. It is probably comparing apples to oranges.

[@kmoorman2008]

Excellent video. Thank you. Great information.

[@arunaudi9768]

I can’t believe Matt has done one of these again. I love these long videos from Carwow!

[@rongyao2250]

The ambient lighting in the Mercedes is so cool it just turns the interior of that car into a party room now I see why it’s £100,000

[@purwantiallan5089]

$400000?

[@wr8thbeatz322]

A1 sarcasm 😂

[@ShiroAkumaYT]

As BMW fan and user I am happy to see that it did most percentage on claimed range. Also it did amazing job considering it has almost 200hp more then eqs and is havyer.

[@ianmcstein6546]

I loved this video. I feel your pain I'm one of 4 that has the world record in an evp 475.4 in one single charge . It was hard work

[@SRS-GAMES]

Love these kind of tests. EVs are way too expensive and the infrastructure still sucks, I'll leave it another 10 years. Thanks to Matt and the team.

[@frankhtlllful]

True unless you live in an area with plenty of tesla superchargers. Got a model y and mainly charge from home so it's worked out so far but in general I do agree the infrastructure needs more time to develop.

[@Undisputed_King]

It all depends on your circumstances

[@gord6695]

@@frankhtlllful after seeing how much it is to fully charge 380 miles in that bmw (70) totally pointless to have the hassle with charging stations. Waiting about. Range anxiety. Even worse when most of the chargers where I live are out of order. Or being used. Sorry evs are hassle. My Volvo will do 600 miles to a tank cost me 90 and have a fuel pumps everywhere :)

[@frankhtlllful]

@@gord6695 yeah tech is early in adoption but I believe eventually charge times will be comparable to filling up at the gas stations and the battery tech will also have more range as well. Once the range and charging times are solved most people will convert to evs especially if they are cheaper in price and maintenance as well.

[@gord6695]

@@frankhtlllful I totally agree. It’s the time I see as a problem. Soon as that’s sorted no reason why we can’t all drive evs

[@Sinasi08]

This channel is fantastic! Thank you to the whole team! That's a lot of work 👍👍

[@alanrutland4424]

That must have been 4 tired drivers - hope you did find a local hotel. But you definitely raise THE question about going electric and driving far and wide with regard to charging stations. I mean how can a service station have none working and why is the output of the ones that did so low. This is what has got to change but there is NO appetite to make it work or happen. Great video Matt. I agree that this real world range on motorway driving is the most relevant.

[@allenbaylus3378]

hope you can do a part II this summer when the temps are warmer - love to see a comparison between the same vehicles. Also - wouldn't have been more equitable to have a BMW i4 instead of the iX (running a sedan vs a sedan) and leave the ford SUV to compete against something in its class like an Ioniq 5/EV6 in a different video? SUV should have a different efficiency then a sedan and a truck.

[@shaungarland6123]

Really good watch. Would love to see the same test repeated again in the summer

[@ralphchristopherson782]

Very educational. Better than listening to the dealer who tells me what he thinks I want to hear. Think I will stick to a hybrid. Thanks!

[@Raoul_Volfoni]

IONIC 5 actual measurements : 2023 RWD 77Kwh battery, Michelin primacy 4 235/55 R19 tires @42psi @72Mph : 4mi/kwh (115km/h 15Kwh/100km) @81Mph : 3mi/kwh (130km/h 21Kw/100km) Fully loaded : 500lbs + 3 passengers about 450lbs Air temp +25°C to +30°C, air conditionning ON measured from south on France to Paris, 690km (431mi) in 2 legs : 1st leg 360km @115km/h : 26% remaining -> re-charge @98% in 30min. 60kwh paid (80% after 16min @220KW supercharge). air temp +30°C 2nd leg : 310km (with hills) @130km/h : 15% remaining. Air temp +25°C -> Leason learnt : much easier than I expected ! - the Ionic 5 RWD actual power consumption is better than expected it charges superfast (betwween 213Kw to 224 Kw) - only 1 charge in 700km ! I really dod not expect that. I was prepared for 2. We stoped because we were tirred and not because of an empty battery. - we don't wait for the vehicule beeing charged, it charges so fast that each time, the level was far beyond 80% when we were ready to take the road again. Also during summer time, the queue at fuel pumps take about the same time as an electric charge and the guys have to stay in their car while waiting, while I was enjoying a cofe at my side. - there are a lot of super charger on French motorway at 0,7 to 0,74eur/kwh and a another buch of supercharger close to the motorways exits (including Tesla) @0,45/0,49 eur/kwh.

[@BootyT69]

Is it just me or is Matt’s road rage extremely funny?

[@Luckyamor]

or crazy!!

[@coolicebear34]

@@Luckyamor yeah indeed that was ridiculous. It looked like a tight turn for that lorry on those small British roads, and he only took a few inches of the other lane

[@AffyR]

@@coolicebear34 oh stop crying

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@Luckyamor or 50/50 Bibilical?

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@coolicebear34 make it bibilical, Lars Zandbergen.

[@spcneary]

Some manufacturers just don't have smooth regen/mechanical brake transitions. My wifes 21 hyundai has really sloppy transition, my 13 volt has seamless transition. A video comparing brake programming of the various EVs would be interesting to me. It's not something that can be assessed on a spec sheet so we would have to go drive them all to figure it out.

[@DK-421]

How has the range been on your Volt now that it's an older model?

[@spcneary]

@D K I still get an easy 38 miles out of it, but that's on 8-9kwh still available for discharge, but the car does have 206k miles on it. That has allot to do with my driving though as I average 4.5+mile/kwh in warmer weather 3.5-4 mile/kwh when it's cold(I live in Central FL so for us that's below 50°F). Chevy engineered the volt/ELR to have a massive buffer in the battery that they slowly give you back over time so the degradation isn't all that apparent.

[@doetje228]

Hi Matt, love your stuff! Looks like the final verdict was done after a few ;-) Cheerzzzz from NL

[@mr.benz]

Best Or Nothing! 💪🏼 Unfortunately Matt didn’t put the EQS in ECO+ mode to maximize the range where the EQS shuts down the center display, the ambient lighting & the AC will also run in ECO+ mode

[@CanisoGaming]

Well he said from the start that they would stay in standard mode so he can't 👀😅

[@e_e846]

I love these practical videos. No bull**iting, just casual checking the real range. One of my favorites was comparison of EQS with s class (various driving) and the combustion engine version (s class) smashed eqs.

[@stuwilliams9130]

Brilliant video as always from Matt and the team, but what did he mean about cars having different charging profiles when they were at Tibshelf services? 13mins in

[@baileysmith4744]

i feel like something like this kind if test there are lots of variables - weight of the specific car compared to the manufacturing standard (and if the power ratios account for that specific car) - temperature of the internals of the car - external temperature changing during the test - age of batteries (since manufacturing, not since purchased) - traffic conditions - the way you drive the car (events on the road such as speed maintenance, harsher braking)

[@andyhamilton5926]

Good review! Remember the Tesla has a manual charge port release cable for situations when the charging flap won't open. If the boot won't open, fold down a rear seat and reach in to pull the release cable.

[@trancenut81]

Exactly. And he was confused how to start the autopilot. I mean its the easiest of all!

[@woolychewbakker5277]

yep, just a double tap like the MG Pilot system.

[@okithdesilva129]

Mat never fails to wow us with all these reviews, drag races and videos!

[@rasherbasher8203]

The same generic comment again💤💤

[@jpmkiv]

"wow" he didn't use a model S because it would have won..

[@henrikohm]

Hi Matt. 1. A table of pure motorway would be good. 2. If you change on the road to 80% then which will be the quickest. Buuut that means that 80% of 500 km and then 75% efficiency is about 60% of claimed range in the semi winter time. 😮

[@TrudyLawrence]

This was a great video thank you!

[@peterfarrell5382]

Can’t think of a 45 minute video online I’m willing to sit through except yours. Well done 🎉 and thank you

[@georgeyung3546]

Matt is quite a humble bloke. He doesn't show off his home or other luxury goods , like other KZbinrs

[@HelloMyFriend_]

He showed off his mom. He's a pimp.

[@emjay1249]

I think that has more to do with him liking some privacy. But he's a cool dude

[@antonoat]

Matt used to be a chartered accountant so by nature is quite a conservative and modest fellow🤣😂🤣👏👍😀

[@inclusivelove5165]

Because he is a real journalist.😅

[@wst8340]

The Active Cruise control on my old 2013 Ford Fusion was controlled on the steering wheel. No taking eyes off the road

[@jorgejefferson8251]

The sound quality of the hand held radios combined with the British accents, for a moment had me thinking that I was watching my old VHS copy of the movie 'The Battle of Britain'.

[@egocd]

It would be good if you could also provide us with how far the cars went before they got to 5% or 10% of battery. In day to day usage, no one is going to drive their cars until they're completely flat. They will pull off the motorway at a low percentage to find a charger. Also, behaviour of the cars once they hit 0% will change over time as the batteries age.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Formula E Gen 3 Cars also.

[@tim9241]

Exactly - plus the aerodynamics matter much less when putting along at 5mph - so that blocky BMW’s realistic range at ‘normal’ speeds would be even lower than the Tesla or Mercedes.

[@originalshadowfax]

And pray that the charger is working, 30-50% of them arent

[@tim9241]

@@originalshadowfax depends which type - Tesla super chargers are far more reliable than those cheap 3rd party options. You’d think the other EV manufacturers would stop being lazy and push for better investment too.

[@egocd]

@@originalshadowfax Another reason why you'd probably never run your battery completely flat.

[@AleksanderHoff]

Awaiting the new Model S Long-Range, it just beat the previous winter record here in Norway with 530km in -5 to -19 degrees Celsius in normal driving (ac to 21 degrees Celsius, and even hills such as mountain driving).

[@AleksanderHoff]

Would really love to see the new Model X Long range as well..

[@romanus-Scp]

It is Tesla Time- 2025....

[@nandaramadhan2010]

Is a different claimed range when used in tropical country like Indonesia or same results

[@hass8339]

Thank you great video❤, can i ask does it totally turn it off automatically including fans when you have reached the target humidity? Turn back on ?