The first series of the Volkswagen ID3 was equipped with the 58 kWh battery pack. They hit the road in the autumn of 2020, which means that we now have a good idea of the energy consumption and therefore the range throughout the seasons. Because with an EV that differs quite a lot.
The Volkswagen ID3 58 kWh arrived in November 2020 for a comparison test against a Kia e-Niro and a Nissan Leaf. The range in that week was 320 kilometers, against 424 kilometers by the manufacturer. A range that we achieved at temperatures of 14 degrees. Something that we always mention in the measurement results in the weekly.
We set up the following consumption test in a colder week, the car competed against an Aiways U5 and a Hyundai Kona Electric 64 kWh. At a temperature of 5 degrees Celsius, consumption rose to 20.2 kWh per 100 kilometers and with that the ID3 reached 58 kWh 287 kilometers. In the same period, we started using an ID3 with this battery pack as an endurance tester, and with that we drove an average of 280 kilometers on a charge in the winter of 2021, and the energy consumption was slightly above 20 kWh per hour with an outlier upwards and a range which dropped to 250 kilometers in the week that is now exactly a year behind us. It was also below zero during the day.
We achieved the best result in the summer of 2021, where we saw the range even exceed 400 kilometers. It was in the week that we drove the 58 kWh endurance tester next to an ID3 with a smaller battery pack, the 45 kWh. The version equipped with the medium battery pack (there is also one with 77 kWh) traveled 410 kilometers, arrived at 15.7 kWh per 100 kilometers and that at a temperature of 21 degrees. Battery packs find that very pleasant circumstances.
Assume an average range of 280 kilometers in winter and 380 kilometers in summer.
What are the users saying?
Let’s also take a look at the user reviews. This reviewer gets 300 to 340 kilometers in the summer and 240 to 260 kilometers in the winter on winter tires. Of the nearly 30 reviewers, who all have a 58 kWh battery pack, we see that certainly the people who drive a lot of 130 km/h end up with this. Then you can also forget the 350 kilometers range in the summer. If you do not often drive faster than 100-110, you can keep the energy consumption at temperatures of around 20 degrees just below 16 kWh per 100 kilometers. A few report values of 14 kWh per 100 and then the 400 kilometer range is certainly in it, but that is without highway kilometers.
Many user reviews of ID3s with 58 kWh package, of the 45 and 77 kWh versions there are not yet. If you have such a variant, please share it with the AutoWeek Community!
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