‘Without doing our best over the 400 km’
The EV6 is Kia’s electric standard-bearer, which the model expresses both optically and technically with its extravagant appearance and 800 volt system. It doesn’t stop there, because with the battery pack, which has a net capacity of 74 kWh, you should be able to go quite far with it. At least that’s the theory. How far does Kia’s spaceship get in practice?
To get a good picture, we combine experiences from our own tests with values stated by users in their Kia EV6 user reviews. They describe energy consumption more than once over a longer period and share details about consumption and the associated range under summer and winter conditions.
Average range Kia EV6
Although Kia also supplies the car with a net 54 kWh battery pack, the vast majority of users opt for the version with a 77.4 kWh battery. Of this, 74 kWh is usable. The average consumption of all drivers is 18.4 kWh/100 km, which leads to a driving range of 402 kilometers. In our double test with brother Hyundai Ioniq 5 we achieved a similar result, a consumption of 18.5 kWh/100 km led to a range of 400 km. If the car had not been on winter tires, this result would probably have been slightly better. You could also read it in another report: “We managed to cross the 400 km without trying our best.”
In winter, on the highway
An average value is nice, but what about the extremes? The driver of an EV6 77.4 kWh GT-Line who is around the average writes: “Average consumption over 1 year of 18.1 kWh/100 km, with peaks from 13.9 to almost 22 kWh/100 km at -3 degrees and with winter tires.” What does that do for the range? “The range in winter conditions is considerably less, about 340 km, while with nice summer weather this can be as little as 540 km.” That gives an idea of how such an average range is achieved.
To score a net consumption you don’t even seem to have to hold back, according to another EV6 driver. “Average consumption over 40,000 km is now 17.5 kWh/100km. This includes the necessary autobahn trips. In the Netherlands, for longer journeys and milder temperatures, averages of 14-16 kWh/100km are easily possible.”
Well, that’s also an average. A third driver indicates what you can expect when using the highway only. “Consumption during highway journeys fluctuates around 21 kWh/100 km at temperatures of 2-10 degrees.” Still about 350 km driving range, so. This driver also scores an average consumption of around 18 kWh/100 km, which means he can travel an average of just over 400 km on a single charge.
– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl