Energy when charging electric cars does not just go to the battery. In many places, electricity is lost, as an ADAC Ecotest shows and provides data on how much exactly.
Munich – If you want to charge your electric car, you have to expect a loss of energy. That comes from an Ecotest of the ADAC. “With a gasoline engine, it would be like spilling a few liters while refueling,” explains the car club. Because electricity would be lost in many places such as in the electrical installation, the charging station, the on-board charger and the drive battery. But the test also shows how big the differences are between the manufacturers. Kreiszeitung.de reveals how much electricity electric cars actually waste and which models are particularly affected.
Especially in winter, batteries are weaker anyway, as chemical reactions take place more slowly and the efficiency of the batteries is limited, no different from cell phones or other cordless devices. Loss of electricity can really carry weight. But there are five simple tricks to get the best possible range out of electric cars, especially on cold winter days. * Kreiszeitung.de and 24hamburg.de are offers from IPPEN.MEDIA.
