Sales of electric cars will, so to speak, explode in 2023. Especially with the launch of Togg and Tesla’s official entry into Turkey, electric car sales increased about 8 times in one year. With the increase in the number of users, a defect of electric cars, which is widely discussed abroad, has also entered Turkey’s agenda: the problem of reducing range in cold weather.

Although this problem is only just being discussed in our country, it has been a known problem for much longer in the Nordic region, which leads the world in per capita sales of electric cars. Norwegian Automobile Federation (NAF), current electric cars Cold weather range performance He worked with a local car magazine to bring it to light.

The range of electric cars was tested in cold weather down to -10 degrees

In the study in question, 23 different electric cars were tested on freezing days at the end of January, with temperatures ranging from -2 to -10 degrees. The answer sought was simple: which electric car loses how much range in cold weather conditions? The table below, world test procedure for light vehicles (WLTP) It shows the maximum range they offer, the range they offer in freezing temperatures down to -10 and how much range they lose due to the cold.

Electric cars are the most resistant to cold

The ranking shows that ‘mainstream’ brands, which have dominated the car market for years, need to do more research and development in the field of electric cars. Chinese cars, which many people don’t consider ‘reliable’, are at the top of their list and most have a range loss of less than 20%. Many popular models, such as the Tesla Model 3, are They sacrifice almost 1/3 of their range to the cold. The Chinese HiPhi Z, which tops the list, is the only model that is virtually unaffected by the cold and only loses 5% of its range.