Zero mile

What happens when you drive an EV to 0%? This test drains each car completely to see how much hidden battery buffer remains, how far you can still drive, and whether the car bricks or enters limp mode. More buffer means less range anxiety.


2022 Tesla Model 3 SR+ LFP	205 km	6,9 kWh	56 km	9°C	No	Yes	Yes	No	—
2022 Nissan Ariya 87 kWh FWD	3251 km	5,1 kWh	38 km	8°C	Yes	Yes	No	No	—
2023 Toyota bZ4X	3080 km	5,1 kWh	33 km	11°C	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	—
2025 Renault 5 E-Tech	3300 km	4,7 kWh	46 km	14°C	Yes, but no display	Yes	Yes	No	—
2022 Tesla Model Y Performance	1918 km	4,1 kWh	34 km	22°C	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	—
2023 MG4 Long Range	12511 km	3,0 kWh	24 km	20°C	No	No	No	Yes	6 kW limp mode
2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 RWD	6248 km	2,9 kWh	24 km	11°C	Yes	Yes	No	—	5 kW limp mode
2024 Polestar 2 LR DM	3084 km	2,9 kWh	22 km	12°C	Yes, mostly	Yes	No	No	—
2022 BMW i4 M50	3333 km	2,8 kWh	20 km	24°C	Yes	Yes	No	No	—
2022 VW ID Buzz 82 kWh	2726 km	2,7 kWh	15 km	7°C	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	—
2024 Kia EV3 LR	17000 km	2,4 kWh	18 km	12°C	Yes	Yes	Not tested	No	—
2022 Kia Niro EV 64 kWh	2752 km	2,3 kWh	19 km	13°C	Yes, but no display	Yes	No	Yes	—
2021 Nio ES8 100 kWh	13831 km	1,9 kWh	10 km	18°C	No	No	No	Yes	5 kW limp mode
2023 VW ID3 62 kWh facelift	2300 km	1,9 kWh	13 km	26°C	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	—
2024 Volvo EX30 Twin Performance	5500 km	1,9 kWh	12 km	13°C	Yes, but no display	Yes	Not tested	No	—
2022 Renault Megane E-Tech 60 kWh	12889 km	1,7 kWh	27 km	6°C	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	—
2025 Mercedes CLA 350 4Matic	5000 km	1,4 kWh	10 km	3°C	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	—
2022 Mercedes EQS 450+	10503 km	1,2 kWh	7 km	19°C	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	—
2023 VW ID7 Pro	11000 km	1,0 kWh	8 km	14°C	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Died with 40 % power
2025 Mazda 6e Standard Range	9100 km	1,0 kWh	8 km	-2°C	Yes, but no display	Yes	Not tested	No	2 kW power limit
2023 Fisker Ocean Extreme	6650 km	0,9 kWh	6 km	10°C	Yes, but no display	Yes	No	No	—
2024 Audi Q6 e-tron Quattro	2767 km	0,9 kWh	6 km	15°C	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	—
2025 Cupra Tavascan	6300 km	0,7 kWh	5 km	8°C	Yes, but no display	Yes	Yes	Not tested	Died with 40 % power
2014 VW e-Golf 24 kWh	138000 km	0,4 kWh	4 km	-4°C	Yes	Yes	No	No	—
2023 BYD Atto 3 60 kWh	12273 km	0,2 kWh	1 km	15°C	Yes, mostly	Yes	Yes	No	—
2022 Audi e-tron 55	8715 km	0,0 kWh	-1 km	20°C	No	No	No	Yes	Slow updating BMS
2019 Hyundai Ioniq 28 kWh	50369 km	0,0 kWh	0 km	26°C	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	—
2022 Hongqi E-HS9 99 kWh	10033 km	0,0 kWh	0 km	15°C	Yes, but no display	Yes	No	—	—
2022 MG Marvel R Performance	15463 km	0,0 kWh	0 km	12°C	Yes	Yes	No	No	Stopped at 1 %
2022 Xpeng P7 Performance Wing Edition	13582 km	0,0 kWh	0 km	9°C	Yes, but no display	Yes	Yes	Yes	—
2013 Nissan Leaf 24 kWh (FS)	87943 km	0,0 kWh	0 km	13°C	Yes	No	No	Yes	10 kW limp mode

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