How Far Can I Drive?
Our ID. family represents a new generation of electric vehicles that can drive longer distances with a single battery charge. This helps to make electric mobility an attractive alternative for more and more people: commuters, short-term travellers or long-distance drivers. And thanks to the new quick charging stations this doesn’t even take as long as you may think.
Electricity will get you there.
When you think about electric mobility, the issue of range automatically comes up. How far can I go with a battery charge? How do I divide up longer journeys? Where do I charge my vehicle up again and how long will it take? When you switch to an electric vehicle, you can simply charge it up during a short break at a charging station.
And there’s more good news in store: our new electric vehicles based on the modular electric drive kit (MEB) will be introduced in 2019. The ID. family will be able to achieve ranges of approx. 330 up to 550 km1 with the new WLTP standard – depending on the battery size and body style of the particular vehicle.
WLTP stands for Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure and is a new standardised global test procedure that is more oriented towards everyday driving behaviour.
¹ Predicted range for going through cycles in accordance with the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP) on chassis dynamometer (no series status). WLTP range values for standard vehicles may vary depending on equipment. In practice, the actual range varies depending on driving style, speed, use of convenience/auxiliary equipment, outside temperature, number of passengers/additional load, and topography.
The everyday commuter.
Do you make several short trips each day? Perhaps you take your children to school in the morning, then drive to work and do some shopping in the afternoon. If you are like the average commuter and use your electric car to travel around 50 km a day, you will only need to charge it around once or twice a week, depending on the size of the battery. Ideally, you can do this at home overnight using your optional Wallbox. This means that you can get into a fully charged car in the morning and start your day full of energy.
Drive the kids to school and then off to the office.
The infrastructure for charging stations in public places such as supermarket car parks is being increasingly expanded. If your employer offers staff the option to charge their vehicles at work, this is a suitable option. This enables you to make effective use of the long periods when your car is parked in the car park at work and you will only need to charge once or twice a week for day-to-day travel with normal commuting distances.
Weekend trips and short breaks.
You’re sure to also make a few longer trips with your electric car over the course of a year – whether to visit family and friends, check out another city or take a short trip to the seaside or countryside in the Easter or autumn holidays. The ID.3 can achieve ranges of up to 540 km2 on the motorway, based on the larger battery options.
You can reach many medium to long distance destinations, such as when you go on holiday at Easter, either without or by recharging briefly while you take a coffee break meaning there should be no need to change your routes or the way you travel.
2. Predicted range for going through cycles in accordance with the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP) on chassis dynamometer (no series status). WLTP range values for standard vehicles may vary depending on equipment. In practice, the actual range varies depending on driving style, speed, use of convenience/auxiliary equipment, outside temperature, number of passengers/additional load, and topography.
Visit your relatives for a couple of days or take a short break.
The holiday-maker.
Did you know that you only need to charge your electric car three to four times on a long journey of around 1,000 km? This means that you can also cover longer distances. And let’s be honest, there’s nothing wrong with a quick stop to stretch your legs, a tasty snack or a hot cup of coffee now and then.
Take a break on long journeys and top up your charge.
Large range. Great flexibility.
Already driving an electric car or considering buying one? Excellent. Now you know that the range offered by electric vehicles is bigger than you might have thought. Whether it’s for short or long distances, for everyday or holiday travel – you can now be just as flexible as you would be with a petrol or diesel car. You can use your navigation system to quickly and easily find the nearest charging station when you are out and about, for excellent practicality. Not least because the amount of public charging stations on offer is continuously growing.
