I drove these NEW electric cars until they DIED!

In this video, the BMW i5 stats are for a car with smaller wheels. The claimed range for this car is 328 miles which means it reached 90% of its claimed range. We are sorry for making this error.

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We’ve got our hands on some of the latest and greatest electric cars, and we’re setting off on another EV range test to see just how far they will they travel on a single charge!

For this test, we’ve got our hands with the all-new Porsche Taycan Performance Battery Plus, the Tesla Model 3 Long Range, the BMW i5 eDrive 40, the BYD Seal Design, the Polestar 2 Long Range, and the Mercedes EQE 300. The question is, how far will they travel compared to their claimed range?

Let’s take a closer look at the stats. The Taycan comes with a 97kWh battery and is apparently good for a range of 421 miles. Next up we have the Polestar 2 Long Range, equipped with a 79kWh battery that can reach 406 miles. Following that comes the Model 3, which has a 75kWh battery and the ability to go 390 miles.

Next up is the Mercedes, which is packing an 89kWh battery and has the ability to reach 380 miles. The penultimate car is the BMW i5, with an 81kWh battery that will send it up to 362 miles. And finally, it’s the BYD, which rolls up with an 82.5kWh battery with a claimed range of 354 miles.

So which do you think will go the furthest? Will it be an easy win for the Porsche? There’s only one way to find out… Let’s kick off this EV range test!

[carwow]

In this video, the BMW i5 stats are for a car with smaller wheels. The claimed range for this car is 328 miles which means it reached 90% of its claimed range. We are sorry for making this error.

[Alphaxcentauri]

What a nightmare it must have been to edit all these go pro footage and find the exact timing for range checks. Editors need a raise

[vdkaa]

Claimed and actual range in KM, sorted by % of claimed range achieved.

Merc EQE Claimed: 611, 55 km. Actual: 574, 54 km. Percentage of claimed: 94 %
Model 3 Claimed: 627, 62 km. Actual: 566, 56 km. Percentage of claimed: 90 %
BYD Seal Claimed: 569, 67 km. Actual: 498, 95 km. Percentage of claimed: 88 %
Taycan Claimed: 677, 53 km. Actual: 592, 15 km. Percentage of claimed: 87 %
Polestar 2 Claimed: 653, 33 km. Actual: 534, 99 km. Percentage of claimed: 82 %
BMW i5 Claimed: 582, 98 km. Actual: 476, 96 km. Percentage of claimed: 82 %

[danishhraza]

I think he forgot to release the two guys in BYD

[inSNT]

Legend has it, that the 2 Big Men are still stuck in the BYD Trunk😂

[moviemetropolis]

£93, 000 for that BMW is absolutely insane.

[photographybyliamanderson]

ive literally just spent an hour watching someone drive a few electric cars and I didn't get bored. goes to show how good and funny you are.

[superafins]

it boggles the mind that after decades of educational campaigns telling drivers to take their eyes off screens to prevent accidents, automakers are even allowed to cram every single control into one single screen that demands even more attention than a cellphone. how is this legal?

[carwow]

CLAIMED RANGE OF THE CARS IN KILOMETRES:

1. Porsche Taycan: 678km (421 miles)
2. Polestar 2 Long Range: 653km (406 miles)
3. Tesla Model 3 Long Range: 628km (390 miles)
4. Mercedes EQE: 612km (380 miles)
5. BMW i5: 583km (362 miles)
6. BYD Seal: 570km (354 miles)

[TiptronicSS]

"There should be a law against this sh*t"
I've been saying that for years! A driver should not Have To "find" essential buttons while driving. And airco is essential!

[feedback]

The fact that you cannot change the direction of the airflow via the vents on some of these cars, but have to go into the infotainment screen to do so is nothing short of lunacy! Cannot understand how that was signed off. Absolutely ridiculous

[mgnus]

There's an element of old school Top Gear about this, I love it!

[Telencephelon]

That was phenomenal, because all cars were subjected to the same weather, road and wind conditions. Kudos

[whitedog]

Pleease, add KM aswell for us fellow Europeans

[TomE-sqlq]

I went into this video thinking i was gonna skip most of it. I actually enjoyed every second. Goo running commentary and very informative as well as being a road trip. Thanks

[simonarmstrong]

I work at durham services, can confirm the new chargers are ready and working, those 2 gridserve ones were absolutely shit and would break all the time, the hotel ones being ac only makes sense because overnight charging for hotel guests

[gamingknights]

Matt is crazy, he swears so much, he is aggressive and he shoves people is his trunk😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I love it😂😂

[halfmanhalftenor]

"The Polestar is supposed to be a built from the ground up electric car, so why does it have a transmission tunnel" - er, well it is actually built on the Volvo XC40 chassis, and the XC40 comes (came?) in petrol and hybrid variants as well, hence the transmission tunnel 😉

[MartinBradbury]

getting a bit fed up with the constant drag races, this is a refreshing change

[OneWheelMan]

16:06

Ha, glad to see that efficiency in the video. I think that's a dual motor too! in the summer I often do 5 miles/kwh in my model 3 RWD...it's so efficient that other EV owners think you're lying or driving really slow or something...but there the model 3 is, driving at the same speed on the same road as everyone else, getting crazy good efficiency.

That's also why you can't just look at max charging speed numbers as well, because the model 3 is getting more range on the same amount of energy.