Electric car range and the real-world applicability of what the US EPA says EVs should do on a full charge are once again under the microscope, with new tests adding uncertainty to just what numbers manufacturers claim. It’s fair to say that range remains the primary metric by which most electric vehicles are judged right now, for better or worse.
It’s really no surprise: range anxiety continues to be a considerable hurdle for potential EV buyers to get over, and the amount of electric driving you can do on a charge can vary dramatically by manufacturer and model. That’s despite efforts by some automakers to encourage just as much consideration of charging speed.
Range tests are, by their very nature, controversial things. A push for standardized measurement, so that every mainstream vehicle on sale in the US…
