https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/electric-kia-e-niros-official-range-downgraded-after-test-error Electric Kia e-Niro's official range downgraded after test error 30 November 2018 Jim Holder
[image https://www.autocar.co.uk/sites/autocar.co.uk/files/styles/gallery_slide/public/images/car-reviews/first-drives/legacy/2-kia-niro-ev-2019-fd-otr-left_0.jpg?itok=n0vgcLPF Kia e-Niro The Kia e-Niro's range has been downgraded following a test error ] External independent test firm blamed for failing to apply correct WLTP procedures The official range of the electric Kia e-Niro has been downgraded after the firm discovered a external test agency hadn't followed correct procedures for the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP). As a result, the higher-spec 64kWh e-Niro now has an official range of 282 miles rather than 301 miles, while the 39.2 kWh e-Niro is rated at 179 miles rather than 193 miles. All new cars to be sold in the European Union are subject to the WLTP test procedure, which was introduced this autumn. Kia says that the independent organisation overseeing the test process accidentally provided an incorrect testing methodology and then approved the results it generated. This led to the e-Niro being tested for a disproportionate length of time on the WLTP urban cycle, comprising lower overall vehicle speeds and a reduced energy requirement, resulting in an over-estimation of the vehicle’s all-electric range. Kia itself then discovered the wrong result during ongoing homologation work for another new Kia electric vehicle. The firm is now contacting customers who have bought the car - which doesn't go on sale in the UK until early 2019 - to explain the changes. It is not currently clear if the related Hyundai Kona electric, or any other vehicles tested by the agency, will be similarly effected. In independent Real Range testing by What Car?, conducted on its own test route, the 64kWh Kia e-Niro achieved the second equal highest range of any electric car to date, recording a range of 253 miles. That was matched by the Jaguar I-Pace. The Hyundai Kona recorded the highest Real Range, at 259 miles. [© autocar.co.uk] ... http://wltpfacts.eu/ WLTP Worldwide harmonized light vehicles test procedure http://www.carsuk.net/electric-kia-e-niro-first-edition-costs-32995-in-the-uk/ Electric Kia e-Niro First Edition costs £32,995 in the UK December 4, 2018 The electric Kia e-Niro – Kia's take on the Hyundai Kona Electric – costs £32,995 in ... And now we know, just like the Kona EV, it comes at a sensible price too ... https://i2.wp.com/www.carsuk.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Kia-e-Niro-UK-Price.jpg https://www.carbuyer.co.uk/reviews/kia/e-niro/ev/166366 Kia e-Niro EV December 4, 2018 The e-Niro costs a little more than such EV favourites as the Nissan Leaf and Hyundai Ioniq Electric, but joins the Hyundai Kona in undercutting any model that ... https://cdn1.carbuyer.co.uk/sites/carbuyer_d7/files/styles/16x9_720/public/2018/12/02.jpg?itok=n5aDts5a + https://cleantechnica.com/2018/12/04/hyundais-kona-ioniq-evs-top-the-range-efficiency-charts/ Hyundai's Kona & Ioniq EVs Top The Range & Efficiency Charts December 4th, 2018 The Hyundai Kona took top honors at the first What Car? Real Range test that puts the stated range of the latest electric cars on the market to the test to see how ... https://c1cleantechnicacom-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/files/2018/10/2019-hyundai-Kona-Electric-front.jpg For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
