Chat 01482 567260 Home Cars 0% APR Deals Can I Get Credit? About Contact Search vehicles Back to news Share this: How Energy Efficient Is Your EV? Mon 29th Nov 2021 As all experienced motorists know, the MPG of your vehicle is an important factor in deciding the overall costs of a vehicle, and as we move towards a future of battery powered vehicles we may need a new way of measuring efficiency. Thankfully the team at Electrifying.com have come up with a solution and can now rate how well your EV performs and how many miles you get between charges. This efficiency will give drivers a better idea of how much money they are saving by charging less often. Unsurprisingly there are many different factors at play in deciding how efficient an EV is. For example many cars have additional tech which makes the vehicle more efficient, these can include heat pumps, brake energy recuperation and climate control preconditioning. All these factors are combined with the expected how many miles you get from a charge, and of course how long it takes to charge. Using all these metrics, Electrifying have ranked all the main EVs on British roads and decided that the Tesla Model 3 and BMW i4 are leading the way, both achieving an A++ rating. There were an additional 13 cars that achieved A+, and at the other end of the scale was the E Mercedes EQV. As a comparison between the best and worst, the BMW i4 would cost £580 less over 10,000 miles than the grade E Mercedes EQV. “It amazes me that until now we haven’t had an effective efficiency standard for electric cars, as we do across other sectors; but we’ve looked to put this right,” said Ginny Buckley, founder of Electrifying. “As electricity costs less than petrol or diesel, it is easy to dismiss the efficiency of electric cars and think it isn’t important. But the costs of a less efficient model can soon add up. Perhaps more importantly, an electric car that is more frugal will go further and spend less time charging, meaning greater convenience for consumers.” What is my car worth? Value my car Can I get credit? Find out in 30 seconds Opening Hours Showroom Monday to Friday 8.30am to 7.00pm Saturday 8.30am to 5.30pm Sunday 10.30am to 4.30pm Service Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm Saturday 8.30am to 12.30pm Sunday Closed Online Monday to Friday 8.30am to 8.00pm Saturday 8.30am to 5.30pm Sunday 10.30am to 4.30pm Useful Links Car Search Van Search 0% APR Used Cars Upgrade Your Car Can I Get Credit? Value Your Car Testimonials Contact Us News Modern Slavery Act Duracare CarSupermarket.com is a trading style of Motor Depot Ltd. 4316950 VAT Number: 780 4977 88 Motor Depot Limited t/a motordepot.co.uk, smartdrive, CarSupermarket.com, CarSupermarket.finance, interestfree4cars.com, Trade Centre UK and Trade Centre Hull is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority 662357, you can check this at www.fca.org.uk. We act as a credit broker not a lender, we can introduce you to a limited number of lenders who may be able to offer you finance facilities for your purchase and we will only introduce you to these lenders. We typically receive a fixed commission calculated by reference to the particular vehicle, product or amount you borrow, for introducing you to a lender but this does not affect the interest charged on the agreement all of which are set by the lender. Each car on our website is provided with a representative finance quotation based on the interest rate available on that vehicle. Please be aware that if you select a different vehicle during your decision to purchase, the interest rate available from the lender may differ. Should this be the case, we will ensure that you receive a new quotation. You may be able to obtain finance for your purchase from other lenders and you are encouraged to seek alternative quotations. Motor Depot Limited is an Appointed Representative of Autoprotect MBI Ltd for insurance distribution purposes. Autoprotect MBI Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority , their firm reference number is 312143, you can check this at www.fca.org.uk. If you would like to know how we handle complaints, please ask for a copy of our complaints handling process. You can also find information about referring a complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) at financial-ombudsman.org.uk. Postal address: Motor Depot Limited, Bridge Haven One, Saxon Way, Priory Park, Hessle, East Yorkshire, HU13 9PG © Motor Depot Ltd 2021 | Powered by Nexus Point Apex Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Distance Selling Regulations Terms Of Sale Finance Terms Complaint Handling