There aren’t many small electrical automobiles out there in Australia, however there’s a big disparity within the claimed vary on supply in these automobiles.
We’ve mixed the electrical automobiles within the micro and small automobile classes within the VFACTS gross sales charts to see which might go the furthest earlier than needing to recharge.
For this checklist we’ve taken the vary revealed on the Australian Authorities’s Inexperienced Automobile Information, which makes use of figures primarily based on the European NEDC testing cycle. We’ve additionally included figures from the extra stringent WLTP check cycle utilized in Europe for context.
Solely Mini’s electrical choices didn’t have up-to-date figures on the Inexperienced Automobile Information, so we’ve as a substitute gone with the claimed WLTP testing cycle determine revealed on the Mini web site.
We’ve additionally solely listed the variant of every mannequin with the furthest claimed vary, although there’s additional info all through the article and on the hyperlinks under.
Click on on the hyperlinks under to leap to your chosen automobile, or scroll by means of the story.
MG 4
The MG 4 is the vary chief of this class by practically 100km, able to travelling a claimed 590km on a single cost.
The Lengthy Vary 77 variant, with its 77kWh lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery and 180kW of energy, is certainly one of two automobiles on this checklist that may theoretically cowl greater than 500km earlier than recharging.
Not like another MG fashions, nonetheless, it isn’t the most cost effective in its class at $52,990 drive-away. You possibly can choose up the MG 4 Excite 51 for $39,990 drive-away as a substitute. It solely has a claimed vary of 405km, although.
If energy is your essential concern you’ll be able to go for the XPower, which is priced at $59,990 drive-away. It has a 64kWh battery and packs an enormous 300kW of energy (strongest on this checklist), all with a claimed 505km of vary.
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Cupra Born
The primary European automobile on this checklist, the Cupra Born is able to a most 511km of vary.
The Born comes with a 77kWh Li-ion battery producing 170kW of energy in its single variant, although it does embody four- and five-seater choices.
It’s, nonetheless, among the many costlier automobiles on this checklist at $59,990 earlier than on-roads. A brand new Born VZ will quickly be a part of the vary.
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BYD Dolphin
490km of vary is the claimed determine for the BYD Dolphin, particularly in its Premium variant.
At $44,890 earlier than on-road prices the Dolphin works out to be marginally cheaper than the MG 4, although it comes with a smaller 60.5kWh battery with 150kW of energy.
For $38,890 earlier than on-roads you should buy the bottom Dynamic variant, which might cowl a claimed 410km with its 44.9kWh battery. It’s additionally the least highly effective automobile on this checklist with simply 70kW.
BYD covers its Dolphin vary with a six-year, unlimited-kilometre guarantee.
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Nissan Leaf
Center-of-the-pack is the longstanding Nissan Leaf e+ with a claimed vary of 439km.
At $61,490 earlier than on-road prices for the highest e+ variant it’s the most costly automobile in its class, but it has the smallest battery at 59kWh. It’s not the least highly effective, although, with 160kW of energy at hand.
The bottom Leaf is priced at $50,990 earlier than on-roads, and has 311km of vary. It comes with a 39kWh Li-ion battery and produces 110kW of energy.
It does, nonetheless, embody an area saver spare and wired smartphone mirroring.
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GWM Ora
GWM is the third and remaining Chinese language model on this checklist, and two variants of its Ora put up a claimed 420km of vary.
Of the four-car Ora vary it’s the Extremely and aptly-named Prolonged Vary variants that may go furthest, each of which have a 63kWh battery and 126kW of energy.
The 2 variants are priced at $43,990 and $40,990 drive-away respectively, however for much less cash you’ll be able to go for the bottom Commonplace Vary for $35,990 drive-away. Cautious, you’ll solely get 310km of vary from its 48kWh battery.
The range-topping GT shares the identical battery and energy figures, however falls 20km wanting the Ora’s peak claimed vary. It’s additionally priced at $46,990 drive-away, but it surely does add carbon accents and hits of pink.
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Mini Cooper (electrical possibility)
The Cooper is the one automobile on this checklist that’s out there alongside a petroleum possibility, although it could attain a claimed 402km on the WLTP cycle in its top-spec.
It’s additionally the longest-range providing within the micro section, because the SE Favoured variant simply outperforms its two rivals.
The SE Favoured is priced at $58,990 earlier than on-road prices and comes with a 54.2kWh battery and 160kW of energy.
Priced at $53,990 earlier than on-roads is the bottom electrical Cooper E, which might cowl 305km on the WLTP cycle however has a smaller 40.7kWh battery and diminished energy at 135kW.
It additionally affords wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and is backed by a five-year, unlimited-kilometre guarantee.
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Fiat 500e
The 2 Italian electrical micro automobiles are (unsurprisingly) neck-and-neck on the backside of this checklist, although the Fiat performs higher with a claimed 311km of vary.
Priced at $52,500 earlier than on-road prices, the Fiat 500e is the most cost effective micro electrical automobile in Australia and comes with a small 42kWh battery. Its motor produces 87kW of energy.
Distinctive to the Italian marque is a three-year, 150,000 kilometre guarantee, although it does embody an area saver spare and wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
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Abarth 500e
Stopping round 60km shorter is the 500e’s stablemate, which affords a claimed 253km on a cost.
It has two variants – the Turismo and Scorpionissima – priced at $58,990 and $60,500 earlier than on-roads respectively, and each share the identical vary determine.
Each additionally share the identical 42kWh battery, although Abarth has elevated the 500e’s energy output in comparison with the Fiat, now making 114kW.
It additionally shares Fiat’s guarantee plan, but it surely does add wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
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