Kia Niro EV consumption test at 120 km/h, 75 mph

Results:
Niro: 206 Wh/km, 332 Wh/mi
Kona: 190 Wh/km, 306 Wh/mi

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[maximilianholland]

Bjorn - great data, thank you. 8.5% more consumption than Kona at 120 km/h is pretty good given the larger aero profile. In these few days you've proved than the Niro is a very well designed EV - the new value champ! Now, please take it easy and get some good sleep for the rest of your trip!

[johnnorth]

200 miles at 75mph sounds perfectly fine - I try not to drive for more than 2.5 hours max without a break. The Niro is looking like a great EV for UK usage. Thanks Bjorn for all your hard work on this.

[RebootEDC]

Thanks a lot, Bjorn. I wasn't expecting such a high consumption.

[ThomasBerg]

Takk for alle disse Niro videoene. Står på venteliste og har lurt på mye av det du har tatt opp.

[dmysterio]

Great video. I'm loving that Kira Niro.

[TO-xdfb]

Nice video :) can’t wait to see the Tesla Model Y test drive on your Channel & the future Tesla Pickup Truck Review too :)
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Keep up the great work :)

[randallmxd.]

My trip to Vegas and back averaging over 70 mph, 3400 miles+, up and down mountains of CO and UT, and Wh/Mi at end of trip was 256. This also included some, ahem, speed testing at lights in the city lol

[TheSweMusicMan]

Likely to have higher consumption if tested in Norway, so the difference is likely to be greater.

[nelsoncasquinha]

thank you, this one is missing on your google sheet, I think

[gostadk]

Good job, Bjørn. Looking forward to testing it in Denmark some day.

[roccosperanza]

Ouch, I got 224 Wh/Mi (139 wh / km) gaining 1k elevation over a couple hours of driving at 75mph (120KMph). Model 3 LR Aero wheels, 85-90F / 32c, AC on 74F/ 23C, 3 people in car, full of luggage.

[raybouchard]

I travelled between 120-140 km/hr for a total of 2200 km and averaged 160 wh/km on our model 3. You need to test it again. Your experience in California at lower speeds didn't do the Model 3 justice. We now have 7700 km on our M3 and the overall average is 151 Wh/km. ~ 3000 of it at 120-140 km/hr

[CAESARbonds]

300 km. This is the reason why you need in Germany at least 200kWh to match their „normal“ speed

[DerBlauzahn]

Nowadays, also 120 km/h is high speed in germany! There are nearly allways speed-limits or construction sites...

[TheMagdiragdag]

Consumption is on par with the Opel Ampera-E (you measured 208 Wh/km at 120km/h, and the figure for 90km/h is comparable) And compared to the Opel, the Niro is bigger car. So it's not that bad. I still would love to see an Ioniq with this battery package, but where to fit it ;) And Steve S is right about those blue door things, they interfere with the airflow and could cost easily 30-50watts at speeds of 120km/h.

[grafthomas]

I´m German too, but in my opinion 100 km/h is fast enough ;-)

[christerbergene]

Hi Bjørn. Great info. but can you say more about the driving comfort of Kia Niro EV compared to Kona, BMWi3, Mercedes b-electric, Tesla X and more?
Best regards

[jdoubleu]

Will the Niro or Kona come in a dual motor? I would be curious to see the efficiency difference.

[gerard]

Could you test the 100km/h ?
Thanks and good work !

[steves]

Do you think the blue, cube-shaped door protectors (popular after-market fitting in Korea?) could have a noticeable, negative aerodynamic effect at higher speed?