"The Kia EV2 is the latest and smallest model to join the Korean automaker's electric lineup. Even if it's small, it still promises to deliver across all key areas where EVs are expected to perform well today, including maintaining as much of their range as possible in cold conditions. One of the most brutal range tests is conducted each year by the Norwegian Automotive Federation (NAF), which pits new EVs against the cold."
"One of the unofficial participants in the most recent edition of the test was a Kia EV2 prototype with the long-range 61-kilowatt-hour battery, which had the lowest range loss relative to its total claimed range of any car tested. It covered 193 miles (310.6 km) with temperatures never going above 17.6F (-8C), so it lost less than 25% of its claimed 256-mile (413 km) range."
"It highlights details such as not being allowed to use the car's Eco mode, driving it normally without applying hypermiling techniques and keeping the cabin nice and toasty (at 70F/21C) using the car's climate system. All the cars in the test are driven normally at the speed limit, although they are driven on B-roads, not highways, where they stick to the lower speed limit."
A Kia EV2 prototype fitted with the 61-kWh long-range battery covered 193 miles in temperatures that never exceeded 17.6F (-8C), losing under 25% of its claimed 256-mile range. The car ended the run with 1% battery charge and nearly 10 miles of predicted range remaining. The EV2 is the smallest model in Kia's electric lineup and aims to perform well across EV expectations, including cold-weather range retention. The Norwegian Automotive Federation conducts a harsh annual cold-weather range test. The EV2 was driven normally at speed limits on B-roads without Eco mode or hypermiling, while maintaining cabin comfort.
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