Planning a long-distance trip with an electric car is not the same as doing it with a diesel or gasoline one. Autonomy continues to be the great problem associated with electromobility to this day. On the one hand, few electric cars offer a range of more than 500 kilometers and on the other, the charging process can take a long time. All this without taking into account that a charging infrastructure that is sufficiently extensive to satisfy users has not yet been deployed.
To cover a distance between Madrid and Barcelona, ??that is, a little over 600 kilometres, many electric vehicles will have to stop twice to recharge. If this process takes one hour at each stop, the trip will be delayed by two hours in total. If the charge only lasted 30 minutes, we would save an hour of travel time.
The Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) has analyzed the autonomy of electric cars and plug-in hybrids to find out which models go the furthest after charging for 30 minutes. But keep in mind that fast charges are only advised sporadically, as they can reduce battery life, and some models don’t even support them. This is the case of the Smart Fortwo or the Renault Twingo, two urban models designed for short-range trips.
Today, when we talk about the autonomy and recharging of electric vehicles, their behavior is still very uneven. There are cars that charge faster than others or cover more kilometers with less load. This is due to several factors, according to the OCU.
We have already seen what the autonomy and charging speed of the cars depend on, so now is the time to reveal the models that travel the most kilometers after 30 minutes of charging, according to the OCU analysis. The consumer advocacy organization advises that the stated range is the maximum assuming you are using a charger that provides maximum vehicle charging power.
For example, if the Hyundai Ioniq 6 allows charging 350 kW of power, to achieve a range of 440 km in half an hour, you would need a 350 kW charger that is available in some charging networks.
The price of the models that offer a greater range of autonomy after being plugged in for 30 minutes from an electrical outlet is striking. All are above 50,000 euros, within a range of prices that goes from 52,070 euros for the Hyundai Ioniq 5 77 kWh to 124,375 euros for the Mercedes EQS 450.
The OCU has also established the ranking of the five electric cars with the greatest autonomy with 30 minutes of charging and whose price is below 54,000 euros. It is important to highlight this amount because the Moves III Plan aid is aimed at those people who purchase an electric vehicle of up to 54,000 euros.
On the other hand, there are electric cars that, in just 30 minutes of charging, offer a range of less than 100 kilometers. Some examples are the Renault Zoe (90 km), Dacia Spring (80 km) and Honda e (70 km). In addition, there are cars that are not compatible with fast DC chargers, such as the Smart Fortwo or the Renault Twingo.
These five cars are mainly designed for urban use, so it is not advisable to take long trips with them.
