{"id":2302,"date":"2020-11-06T15:14:26","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T21:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/?p=2302"},"modified":"2020-11-06T15:14:26","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T21:14:26","slug":"why-do-american-ev-brands-seem-to-have-the-battery-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/2020\/11\/06\/why-do-american-ev-brands-seem-to-have-the-battery-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do American EV Brands Seem to Have the Battery Answers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the world of performance cars, luxury cars and cabin technology, it always seems like European brands are leading the industry, specifically the Germans. Jump in almost any other brand&#8217;s car after driving a BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Porsche or even Volkswagen and it will feel like a downgrade in several ways. It might be ergonomics, tech, luxury or performance but there&#8217;s always an advantage German brands seem to have. However, when it comes to electric vehicles and battery technology, it seems that the Americans have all the answers.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a look at the<a href=\"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/2020\/08\/11\/bmw-ix-inext-variants\/\"> BMW iX<\/a>, the brand&#8217;s upcoming electric crossover that&#8217;s supposed to be the best BMW can do. Its max range, from what we understand, is about 600 km (376 miles). That&#8217;s very good, though it is rated on the forgiving WLTP-cycle. So there&#8217;s a likelihood that its real-life range drops to around 350 miles or less. While that&#8217;s still very good, it&#8217;s best BMW can do&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/model-s-tesla-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-302\" src=\"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/model-s-tesla-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/model-s-tesla-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/evglobe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/model-s-tesla-1536x720.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/evglobe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/model-s-tesla-2048x960.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tesla, for all of its issues and reasons to criticize (of which there are many), has been ahead of that battery range for years now. In fact, middle-of-the-range Teslas can reach 350-ish miles of range, while delivering more power and luxury.<\/p>\n<p>How about another upcoming German car, one that&#8217;s also supposed to be a flagship for its brand &#8212; the Audi RS e-tron GT. The e-tron GT is Audi&#8217;s version of the <a href=\"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/2020\/03\/01\/test-drive-porsche-taycan-turbo-s\/\">Porsche Taycan<\/a> and it packs a massive 93 kWh battery pack. Despite that, it only has a range of about 250 miles. Admittedly, it&#8217;s a high-performance sedan with gobs of power (600 horsepower), so it&#8217;s going to chew through its range quickly.<\/p>\n<p>However, there&#8217;s another upcoming high-performance EV sedan that has even more power and even more range from a similarly-sized battery pack. The <a href=\"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/2020\/09\/03\/lucid-air-tesla\/\">Lucid Air<\/a> Dream Edition packs 1080 horsepower and 517 miles of range, from its 113 kWh battery pack. Yes, that&#8217;s a much bigger battery than all of the Germans but if you look at its battery efficiency of 4.58 mi\/kWh, it leads the entire industry.<\/p>\n<p>Both Tesla and Lucid are going to be in a battle for the best American EV brand and, ultimately, the best EV brand in the world. The Mercedes-Benz EQC, Audi e-tron, Porsche Taycan, Volkswagen ID.4 all have far less battery efficiency, lower ranges, lower power figures and inferior performance to the aforementioned American brands&#8217; cars.<\/p>\n<p>American car companies get a lot wrong, but it seems that America is leading the way in battery tech. As an American, it&#8217;s nice to finally see my home country leading the way in some form, in the auto industry, but there&#8217;s no homerism, here. Tesla, and especially now Lucid, are the two brands that will lead the charge for electric and battery technology moving forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the world of performance cars, luxury cars and cabin technology, it always seems like European brands are leading the industry, specifically the Germans. Jump in almost any other brand&#8217;s car after driving a BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Porsche or even Volkswagen and it will feel like a downgrade in several ways. 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