- The best outstanding result of this edition is the all-time record for DC Fast Charging for only 4 min for 100 km! This result represents the proof that very soon will be no time difference between charging the battery and filling the tank!
- At this edition ECOBEST Challenge, none of the 14 models in test surpassed the homologated range under the WLTP cycle. But 6 out of 14 of the mainstream EV cars achieved more than 90% of their homologated WLTP range in real driving conditions. And only 3 reached less than 80% of the WLTP range, a better overall result compared with last year edition of EcoC.
- As the previous editions of ECOBEST Challenge proved, there is life in the battery after the cluster indicator is zero. 13 of the 14 cars demonstrated a strategic reserve of between 2 and a all-time record of 45 kilometers. Furthermore, only one car stopped once the battery indicator showed zero on the cluster.
- With the ECOBEST Challenge, AUTOBEST uses two proprietary indexes. EcoC 1 representing the ratio between the real driving range and the WLTP range. EcoC2 states the actual energy efficiency of EVs, revealing how many kilometers of real driving range a specific car can provide from 1 kWh. The EcoC 2 is the most important expression of the energy efficiency of an EV. With overall good results for EcoC 1 and for `EcoC 2`, this edition proves that most EVs are becoming more efficient with the energy stored in the batteries. Still, compared with 2021 EcoC 2 record of 8.07 km/kWh, the best result of this year is 7,76 km/ kWh, better than last year top 6.65 km/kWh. Six cars are exceeding 6 km/kWh. Two cars were unable to achieve 5 km/kWh.
- AUTOBEST uses the EcoC 3 index as the ratio between the real energy charged into the battery and the official net capacity, a clear expression of the charging process’s efficiency. To give an even better real-life perspective, we are also introducing a new index, EcoC 4, which measures the car’s actual efficiency, taking into consideration the energy filled in the battery and not the net battery capacity as EcoC 2.
- The 2023 edition marks a first, as the ECOBEST Challenge received Bureau Veritas certification – a global recognition of the genuine, comprehensive, and innovative methodology employed in testing electric vehicles (EVs) in real traffic conditions and assessing their real-life green credentials in an unbiased manner.
- For the second year, the ECOBEST Challenge is using an app specially designed to measure the key data through a direct connection to an Xiaomi mobile terminal in the car. With this, AUTOBEST is harnessing a wide range of data & graphs from the testing sessions and the charging process with both AC and DC (HPC). We also have the batteries’ temperatures during different stages of the test and charging. These data’s are available on request.
- ECOBEST Challenge is conducted in partnership with VINFAST, the emerging Vietnamese EV producer and a part of the VINGROUP, the largest industrial conglomerate of Vietnam.
- AUTOBEST counted on the logistical and technical support of the Italian car publication Quattroruote, the support of Xiaomi for mobile devices, and e-gap to offer remote charging once the batteries were depleted at the end of the test. The app to measure the cars’ data is PKC – Power checK Control, developed by the Italian company Power Cruise Control.
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