The ‘reach’ or ‘range’ with which we can move in a 100% plug-in car ends up being the biggest concern, especially for those drivers who are just starting out in electrified mobility. But not; The fact that an electric car has a shorter range does not mean that it is bad… far from it.
May your autonomy not be an obsession
We all know that reality is what it is: despite its great steps in the market, the electric car is still in a kind of arrival phase to reach and extend to a majority public, although that premise is not yet the generalized one in our country, as if it could be in other parts of Europe.
In the same way, it is these drivers, who are just starting to take an interest in this modality, who first look at autonomy. And it’s true, yes. This is something to take into account, as it will determine the range and what will allow us to move around the cities and travel in our day to day.
However, it is also true that just because a vehicle with these characteristics has lower levels does not mean that it is not worth it, far from it. In fact, there are quite a few cases today where choosing an electric car of this type can also be a good idea .
The Nissan Leaf, the best example
To know this we must indicate, for our part, what the WLTP standard is, the procedure by which the autonomy of electric cars is measured (although the new combustion ones also standardize measurements and consumption around it), as well as those factors by which that data in actual use differs so much in their respect.
Thus, we are talking about the procedure that measures the autonomy of a vehicle that circulates at an average speed of about 50 km/h at summer temperatures with a state of charge from 100% to 0%, which has become the standard of comparison for autonomy. of electric cars.
More accurate than the obsolete NEDC, this is the one that indicates the level that our vehicle offers, although it is also true that the real benefits always end up being somewhat less than those promised. And while in mid-range electric cars this decrease does not have to leave you stranded, below these values the risk is much greater.
That is why we say that they have their advantages. Among them, for example, that up to 37.9% of drivers could use an electric car with a relatively small range to make all trips without having to resort to fast charging stations at any time. A good example can be done with cars like the Renault Twingo Electric (relative to the Zoe), with 270 km or the Nissan Leaf itself, a fully electric 5-seater compact that was initially presented by Nissan as its way of popularizing the vehicle. electric.
Safer and more efficient to manage energy
The same, with batteries with a good range to offer around 240 kilometers, what it tells us is that it would cover all daily trips without major problems.
In the same way, we must take shape that of course, a car with these characteristics and benefits will not be our best allies to travel long trips, but those that are done very well to be more efficient, even, than those that are given with larger batteries. We see this directly in that they know how to better manage the energy used and the one we have left.
In fact, and according to studies such as the NCAP one, these types of vehicles with small batteries present good aspects, such as that, being smaller and lighter, they are safer for other road users in the event of an accident.
