The Fédération Internationale de l’Car (FIA), the worldwide governing physique for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, has welcomed the completion of the 2026 El Prix winter check led by FIA Member Membership the Norges Automobil-Forbund (NAF), in collaboration with Motor.
Over two days in January in Folldal, Norway, 24 of the latest electrical car (EV) fashions on the Norwegian market, together with the Audi A6 Avant, Ford Capri, Mercedes-Benz CLA, and Tesla Mannequin Y, had been put to the check in excessive temperatures as little as -32°C. The check – the El Prix – is the world’s largest unbiased real-world EV check, designed to indicate international drivers how electrical vehicles truly carry out past laboratory circumstances.
The intense temperatures impacted the autos ranges, with these report low temperatures inflicting vary reductions averaging 38% when put next with the Worldwide Harmonised Mild Automobile Check Process (WLTP) benchmarks.
Nevertheless, regardless of dropping some vary, the autos remained dependable and cozy, retaining drivers heat in harsh circumstances with few technical points reported. Encouragingly, when drivers used battery preconditioning earlier than charging, most check autos got here near their said charging occasions, from 10% to 80% capability.
The findings provide sensible insights for customers in colder climates the world over – this comes as many nations are going through harsh winters this 12 months with the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) stating that this season “may very well be the longest length of chilly in a number of a long time.”[1]
Tor Arne Litlere, NAF President mentioned: “El Prix offers motorists with invaluable knowledge and perception into how EVs really carry out when examined to their restrict within the harshest Nordic circumstances.
State of affairs primarily based information in regards to the deviations from WLTP vary is a real worth for members and highway customers from these assessments.”
Willem Groenewald, FIA Secretary Normal for Car Mobility and Sustainability mentioned: “The way forward for mobility is consistently altering. Offering customers with important knowledge on new applied sciences, equivalent to improved efficiency of EVs is vital for shaping choice and selection for highway customers.
It’s also testomony to the adaptability of producers to drive innovation ahead to the last word advantage of customers, not solely in battery enhancements but additionally by way of security requirements.”
Whereas the outcomes present that excessive chilly temperatures have a destructive influence on EV vary, NAF have prompt that, with correct preparation and a sturdy charging infrastructure, electrical mobility may stay a viable mobility answer in colder areas.
This 12 months’s occasion additionally demonstrated enhanced worldwide cooperation by way of the El Prix Co‑Driver Programme, with participation from the worldwide span of FIA Member Golf equipment together with: the Canadian Car Affiliation North & East Ontario (CAA NEO, Canada), Federation of Danish Motorists (FDM, Denmark), Icelandic Car Affiliation (FÍB, Iceland), Touring Membership Belgium (TCB, Belgium), and the Österreichischer Automobil- Motorrad- Und Turing Membership (ÖAMTC, Austria).
El Prix, carried out twice a 12 months to analyze EV efficiency in winter and summer time, serves as a key reference for customers and business stakeholders in search of practical efficiency expectations in several circumstances, complementing the laboratory‑primarily based WLTP figures with knowledge from actual‑world situations.
For extra detailed outcomes and methodology from this 12 months’s El Prix, go to the NAF web site: https://www.naf.no/elbil/elprix.
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The Fédération Internationale de l’Car (FIA) is the governing physique for world motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations globally. It’s a non-profit organisation dedicated to driving innovation and championing security, sustainability and equality throughout motor sport and mobility.
Based in 1904, with places of work in Paris, London and Geneva, the FIA brings collectively 245 Member Organisations throughout 5 continents, representing hundreds of thousands of highway customers, motor sport professionals and volunteers. It develops and enforces rules for motor sport, together with six FIA World Championships, to make sure worldwide competitions are protected and truthful for all.
