We drove these electric cars until they DIED!

How far can these electric cars go before they die?! We drove the Tesla Model 3, Audi e-tron, Jaguar I-Pace, Nissan Leaf, Kia e-Niro and Mercedes EQC across the UK to see how long they could last! Sure, the smart money is on the Tesla, with its claimed range of up to 348 miles – but can the manufacturer's figures really be trusted? Will victory instead go to the sporty-feeling I-Pace, or the posher EQC? Or will the more affordable likes of the e-Niro and Leaf pull a major upset and make it the furthest? There's only one way to find out...

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[Gabztar]

For those who uses metric and want to know how far these cars went:

Mercedes : 194 miles = 312km
Audi : 206 miles = 331km
Nissan : 208 miles = 334km
Jaguar : 223 miles = 358km
Kia : 255 miles = 410km
Tesla : 270 miles = 434km

Based on the amount of likes and comments my comment got I think people do agree that carwow needs to have a straight up converter from miles to km. Due to the large following carwow already got.

[andreanastacio]

Honestly I feel like the kia was the true winner simply because of how close it came to it`s claimed range, and when you consider what you get for the price it`s probably the most sensible buy overall...

[Polarbear]

I must say, Kia surprised me again! Bright future for Kia. Carwow great job!

[bebo]

Tesla: *stops at 269.7 miles*
Elon musk: "Nice"
Me: "Nice"
Everyone: "nice"

[noodledoodle]

They drove almost a day just for us to watch a 28 minute video. Respect!

[omkarpatil]

Kia deserved its share of the appreciation for sticking to the claimed range and not exaggerating numbers.

[KahnuevsKrake]

Interestingly the Nissan and the Kia were closer to their claimed range than the "premium brand cars", and I can't help but think it's something to do with the motors being twice as powerful.

[ryanbatties]

As an I-Pace owner, I'm a bit disappointed in the fact the I-pace was the only one that was not in cruise control during this drive. The driver kept throttling up and down, which I admit is extremely enjoyable in this vehicle, but with 20k miles in the 2020 Ipace SE on the same 20's, I would have expected him to get closer to 234+ miles going those speeds in CC. Great video, though.

[Cachicochip]

19:31
Me: Does the UK go by Imperial units, or the Metric system?
The UK: Yes.

[tharan]

Wow...imagine all the hard work carwow have put into this behind the scenes... Lovely job! Cheers! 👍🏼

[MAN-bibd]

I know ppl said it already, but man Kia really outperformed all other cars from huge brands... This is really impressive! Good job Kia! And being the cheapest aswell...

[leonjeger]

I think it's actually good that there are some variables between each driver, because that's how day-to-day use is.

[CoolAsFreya]

I get anxious when my phone gets down to low battery I can't imagine the panic attack I'd be having as my car battery is on 3%

[sirboringname]

Idk why you guys run these cars in miles. Running them in km gives then soooo much more range.

[joshuasgamingchannel]

I love the way he says carwow. It's pretty much the only reason I watch this channel lol

[consciouspirate]

I don't understand the dislikes. Their team literally spent 10-12 hrs driving, planning, editing, among others, compressed it down to 30 mins of FREE CONTENT, and still get 4.3k dislikes? Come on guys you can do better.

As time of video:

Mercedes EQC: 75% of claimed range,
Audi e-tron: 81% of claimed range
Nissan Leaf: 87% of claimed range
Jaguar I-Pace: 75% of claimed range
Kia e-Niro: 90% of claimed range
Tesla model 3: 78% of claimed range

[jonburnell]

That was the most interesting video for a long time. Really enlightening on how far e-cars will go. Hands down, that Kia impressed me most, especially for the value. Thank you 🙂

[blackhawk]

Impressive Kia.. 90% claimed mileage. Thanks for uploading video. Kia is honest company.

[asdadfafafafffallslsldd]

It sucks that the car manufacturers lie about the estimated range to gain a market advantage. Sure, under different conditions the cars could go a bit further, but nowhere near their estimated range. Respect to Kia for being honest. I drive a Tesla model 3 lr 2021 and the car can't ever, ever go anywhere near the estimated range. Under ideal conditions the model 3 lr can probably do 85% or so of the estimated range.