BYD Reveals the ‘World’s Longest-Range EV’ as American Auto Industry Struggles to Keep Pace

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BYD Reveals the ‘World’s Longest-Range EV’ as American Auto Industry Struggles to Keep Pace - Lemmy.World

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1,036 km (644 miles) on a single charge under China’s CLTC testing standard.

Does anyone know how realistic this range is? You can get some absurd range from a vehicle if you’re driving on a closed course at 60kmh with no air conditioning or entertainment.

en.wikipedia.org/…/China_Light-Duty_Vehicle_Test_…

The CLTC testing accounts for the country’s higher congestion levels with more frequent stop-and-go and lower speed limits, which lead to increased low-speed driving and longer idling times that benefits electric vehicles.

China Light-Duty Vehicle Test Cycle - Wikipedia

Right, so you’re not getting anywhere near that on the open road.
Right. Open road should be more around 770Km. I have a BYD Han 2023 that has a claimed range of 550Km, and I get just about 420Km realistically, at a steady 110Km/h with a few bursts of up to 150Km/h to get away from idiots doing 80 on a 100 (or just to show off the torque to other types of idiots like BMW and some Tesla drivers 😏).

with a few bursts of up to 150Km/h to get away from idiots doing 80 on a 100 (or just to show off the torque to other types of idiots like BMW and some Tesla drivers 😏)

Yeah, they’re the idiots. Not the one going 50 over while showing off…

Lol. I do break the law some times by speeding, but have almost no tickets, so that’s a win, haha.