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BMW iX5 demo hit 464 kW. The miles were not measured
At an IONNA session in California the iX5 60 xDrive's display read 464 kW, against BMW's 460 kW claim. Reports of the range added in ten minutes run from 170 miles to more than 210, and none of them is a measured result from that charge.
At 70 mph, one Ioniq 9 lost 5 miles. Another trim lost 73.
A Consumer Reports 70 mph test of a 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 SEL returned 315 miles, five under its EPA rating. MotorTrend's rear-drive S stopped at 262. Edmunds' mixed-route test beat both stickers.
MG claimed 517 km for the Hector Tomahawk EV. Four testers got within 70 km of it
A 100-to-1 per cent drain test in Kochi traffic returned 447.5 km from the Tomahawk's 69.2 kWh pack. The charging ceiling and the suspension are where reviewers start disagreeing.
Škoda's £24,950 Epiq matches its petrol twin on price. You just cannot buy that one yet
The Epiq hits price parity with the Kamiq on paper, but the cheap battery arrives in 2027. Early drives find a 475-litre boot, 4.7 mi/kWh and a thin standard kit list.
BMW left the adaptive dampers off the iX3. First drivers say it didn't need them
The first Neue Klasse car ships without adaptive damping, air springs or rear-wheel steering, and leans on a single dynamics computer instead. Early testers report where that bet pays and where it does not.
The 2026 Solterra earns a second look, with a motorway-range caveat
Fresh French efficiency testing and an earlier US charging test show why the revised Solterra deserves another look, and why buyers must keep market specifications separate.
Two Independent Tests, One Number: The VW ID.3 Neo Really Does Use 15 kWh/100km
German and British testers put the 58 kWh ID.3 Neo through separate real-world runs days apart and arrived at nearly identical efficiency. That single figure reshapes which battery you should buy.
Rivian's 1,025-horsepower R1T costs $124,000. Its charging is less exotic
The quad-motor R1T is among the quickest vehicles on sale, but it is not especially efficient, tops out at 220 kW and still lacks massaging seats.
The $30,000 EV range contest changes winner when the road speeds up
Edmunds found 290 miles in the Chevrolet Bolt and 310 in the Nissan Leaf. At steady highway speed, other tests cut those numbers sharply and expose the difference between daily range and road-trip range.
What four road tests say about the Lucid Gravity's 450-mile rating
Full-charge tests put the Lucid Gravity between 310 and 401.7 miles, while a separate charging test recovered 152 miles in 15 minutes. Each number answers a different road-trip question.
BMW iX3 range varies by 51 miles across wheel and tyre options
EPA ratings for the 2027 BMW iX3 span 383 to 434 miles across its wheel and tyre packages. The 22-inch summer setup even beats the standard 20-inch all-season configuration.
Tesla Model Y L: 358 tested miles and a 359-mile highway projection
Edmunds measured 358 miles on its mixed route. A separate highway drive projected 359 miles from observed consumption. The near-match is striking, but the methods are not equivalent.
The Rivian R2 went 253 miles and 304 miles. Both range tests can be right
Three independent Rivian R2 tests produced a 51-mile spread. Their routes, speeds and tyres explain more than the headline numbers do.
Porsche Cayenne Electric goes 345 miles, then adds 80 kWh in 15 minutes
Independent testing put Porsche's Cayenne Electric at 344.7 miles at 70 mph, then 185.8 miles after a 15-minute charge. Its charging curve is the standout.
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