In previous article, I have touched on the definition of WLTP, how it was derived and how it was calculated. And why you shouldn’t believe everything what the car manufacturer told you. So in this article. I’m going to dissect more into the WLTP range for an EV. I won’t talk about ICE cars (internal combustion engine) for obvious reasons. Here, I’ll try to answer the most asked questions; “What is the range of Hyundai Ioniq 5?...
How about some sexy back of Volvo’s upcoming XC90 fully electric EV? Apart from C40 and XC40 which was ’eletricfied’ back 1-3 years ago. XC90 would be the next in line joining the EV conversion by Volvo. Who needs porn when you have these? A little background. XC90 is the luxury line of SUV from Volvo. It’s one of the best selling cars from the swedish luxury brand. According to CEO Hakan Samuelsson, this would be a brand new concept; “first of a kind, a new Volvo flagship”....
As one of the more promising traditional car manufacturer moving towards EV-train, Volvo US has said that their entire fleet of 2023 cars will be either EV, plug-in hybrid or mild hybrid. Confirmed by the press release as of 11th May 2022 Wednesday. The only Volvo EVs available in the US now; the C40 (Coupe version of XC40) and XC40 Recharge P8. With the rest of the fleet; XC60, V60, S90, V90 and XC90 will be be fitted as a mild hybrid or a plug-in hybrid option....
Malaysia is the newest candidate in a growing number of countries giving loads of freebies for EV buyers. In 2021, the government of Malaysia has announced to waive all taxes for EV till 2025. Also joining the waiving party would be the road tax (which is known to cost an arm and a leg otherwise). With that said, car manufacturers have been taking advantage of these tax holidays in order to entice buyers for their range of EV’s....
If you have come across the specifications for EV cars. More often than not you would notice a specification on the range with this word ‘WLTP’. This specification has created a degree of misunderstandings and some unrealistic expectations to the car’s range from the buyers. This article is an attempt to quash misunderstandings surrounding this WLTP range in EV cars, and to possibly shed some light to you of what you can expect from WLTP....