Tesla Model S breaks winter range record

Tesla Model S has broken the winter range record in a new wide-ranging cold weather range test conducted in Norway.

For years now, Norway has been conducting extensive range and efficiency tests in cold weather, which is a concern for many potential EV buyers living in regions with harsh winters.

This year’s test was the most extensive to date with 29 different EV models.

The Tesla Model S stole the show this year.

After not being sold in Europe for almost two years following a design refresh, The Model S joined the winter range test, and it did phenomenally.

The tests were conducted on this loop between Oslo and Hjerkinn at temperatures between -5C and -10C (via Norway’s Motor.no):

The Model S – which finished at 530km (329 miles), only 16.40% short of its advertised 634 km WLTP range – is the only vehicle on the list that passed 450 km (280 miles).

This is much better than most other vehicles tested, which saw their range affected closer to 20-30% by the cold weather.

The Mercedes EQE 300 is the closest competitor to the Tesla Model S that was tested, and it saw a massive 33% deviation from its advertised range.

Here are all the results for every EV model tested in the winter range test:

Model	WLTP range	Achieved range	Percentage deviation, range	500 km: consumption-battery-km left	450 km: consumption-battery-km left	400 km: consumption-battery-km left	350 km: consumption-battery-km left	300 km: consumption-battery-km left
Tesla Model S Standard	634	530	−16.40%	17.3 2 15	18 8 49	17.7 18 111	18.3 26 158	17.2 40 241
Mercedes EQE 300	614	409	−33.39%			21.6 0 0	22.4 4 25	20.9 24 132
BMW i7 xDrive60	595	424	−28.74%			23.5 1 6	24.5 10 36	22.9 29 121
NINE ET7	580	434	−25.17%			22.7 8 37	24.8 18 83	20.3 35 117
BMW i4 eDrive40	565	434	−23.19%			18.6 4 18	18.9 15 44	17.9 31 122
Tesla Model X Plaid	543	444	−18.23%			20.9 9 45	21.1 20 98	19.8 36 181
Nissan Ariya 2WD	533	400	−24.95%				20.1 10 37	18.8 30 119
Volkswagen ID.5 Pro	526	378	−28.14%				20.2 4 14	19.7 21 80
Bid Han	521	406	−22.07%			20.1 1 3	20.7 11 55	19 29 149
Hongqi E-HS9 prototype 120 kWt	515	389	−24.47%				28.1 7 23	26.7 24 96
Skoda Enyaq Coupe RS	510	338	−33.73%					21.1 13 46
Toyota BZ4X 2WD	503	323	−35.79%					19.1 3 0
Voyage Free	501	391	−21.96%				26.4 7 14	25.0 26 68
Hongqi E-HS9	465	303	−34.84%					29 0 0
Kia Niro EV	460	343	−25.43%					17.6 19 54
Tesla Model Y 2WD	455	337	−25.93%					16.9 11 42
Hyundai Ioniq 5 4WD	454	345	−24.01%					20.1 18 56
Mercedes EQB 250	452	334	−26.11%					19.2 11 37
MG ZS LR	440	352	-20.00%				18.2 2 6	18.7 18 45
JAC e-JS4	433	323	−25.40%					12.6 5 –
BMW iX1	428	337	−21.26%					18.3 8 27
Renault Megane	428	318	−25.70%					18.1 1 0
MG 4	425	338	−20.47%					17.7 14 38
Kia EV6 GT	424	349	−17.69%					20.8 17 50
BYD Atto 3	420	311	−25.95%					19.6 4 15
Volkswagen ID Buzz	408	310	−24.02%					24.8 0 0
MG 5	380	313	−17.63%					18.3 2 3
MG Marvel R	370	308	−16.76%					21.7 4 –
Maxus Euniq6	354	317	−10.45%					21.1 4 17

Electrek’s Take

These test results have come at a pretty good time for people in the Northeast in North America since we are expecting a massive cold front here in the coming days.