The Fédération Internationale de l’Vehicle (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 most recent electrical automobile (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 impartial real-world EV check, designed to point out world drivers how electrical automobiles truly carry out past laboratory circumstances.
The acute temperatures impacted the autos ranges, with these document low temperatures inflicting vary reductions averaging 38% when put next with the Worldwide Harmonised Gentle Automobile Check Process (WLTP) benchmarks.
Nevertheless, regardless of shedding some vary, the autos remained dependable and cozy, protecting 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 shoppers in colder climates internationally – this comes as many nations are dealing with harsh winters this 12 months with the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) stating that this season “might be the longest length of chilly in a number of a long time.”[1]
Tor Arne Litlere, NAF President stated: “El Prix supplies 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 based mostly information in regards to the deviations from WLTP vary is a real worth for members and highway customers from these exams.”
Willem Groenewald, FIA Secretary Common for Vehicle Mobility and Sustainability stated: “The way forward for mobility is continually altering. Offering shoppers with important knowledge on new applied sciences, akin to improved efficiency of EVs is essential for shaping choice and selection for highway customers.
It is usually testomony to the adaptability of producers to drive innovation ahead to the final word advantage of shoppers, not solely in battery enhancements but additionally by way of security requirements.”
Whereas the outcomes present that excessive chilly temperatures have a damaging influence on EV vary, NAF have instructed that, with correct preparation and a sturdy charging infrastructure, electrical mobility may stay a viable mobility resolution in colder areas.
This 12 months’s occasion additionally demonstrated enhanced worldwide cooperation via the El Prix Co‑Driver Programme, with participation from the worldwide span of FIA Member Golf equipment together with: the Canadian Vehicle Affiliation North & East Ontario (CAA NEO, Canada), Federation of Danish Motorists (FDM, Denmark), Icelandic Vehicle 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 research EV efficiency in winter and summer time, serves as a key reference for shoppers and trade stakeholders looking for life like efficiency expectations in numerous circumstances, complementing the laboratory‑based mostly WLTP figures with knowledge from actual‑world eventualities.
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’Vehicle (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 thousands and 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 honest for all.
