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So, was that done downhill, with a tailwind, following a semi? 720km translates to 446 miles. No independent tester has gotten much over 400 miles on a Gravity, so interesting to know the testing conditions.
 
honestly, I had trouble interpreting the article via translation. are they claiming the Gravity achieved 720km in reality or is that just the WLTP rating?

I find ~450 miles or 3.41 mi/kWh a little hard to swallow unless some of their test route was downhill. there is no way my GT will achieve that.

I've only seen dynamic efficiency like that when coming down the hill from the Sierra mountains (Tahoe).
 
eelpout said:
honestly, I had trouble interpreting the article via translation. are they claiming the Gravity achieved 720km in reality or is that just the WLTP rating?

I find ~450 miles or 3.41 mi/kWh a little hard to swallow unless some of their test route was downhill. there is no way my GT will achieve that.

I've only seen dynamic efficiency like that when coming down the hill from the Sierra mountains (Tahoe).
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Reality. They even have a map and link an article at the bottom talking about the route they use so not sure where the confusion is.
 
Definitely not flat at all, I am sure the avg speed is just way lower than anyone would do on a test in the US. I’ll ask one of the journalists that was part of the test speed data and route profile
 
Interesting that the iX3 50 beat the Gravity GT's range by 8%, at just 52% of its cost. Size matters, and BMW engineering is no slouch.
The new bunch of upscale midsize EVs coming out late this year will tough competition.
 
DeaneG said:
Interesting that the iX3 50 beat the Gravity GT's range by 8%, at just 52% of its cost. Size matters, and BMW engineering is no slouch.
The new bunch of upscale midsize EVs coming out late this year will tough competition.
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Yeah I noticed how skinny the rear tires are on the BMW, 255 compared to 285 on the Gravity. But it's smaller and has the almost the same size battery.
 
DeaneG said:
Interesting that the iX3 50 beat the Gravity GT's range by 8%, at just 52% of its cost. Size matters, and BMW engineering is no slouch.
The new bunch of upscale midsize EVs coming out late this year will tough competition.
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The new bmw neue klasse ist really good it seems
 
Lycra said:
The new bmw neue klasse ist really good it seems
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It's probably technically the best of the new cars (iX3, EX60, GLC) but they are close enough that other factors could strongly influence a buying decision.
 
Xtor said:
Definitely not flat at all, I am sure the avg speed is just way lower than anyone would do on a test in the US. I’ll ask one of the journalists that was part of the test speed data and route profile
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that would be great. I hadn't taken into account the average speed along the route. excellent point.

I asked a couple of AI's about this route topography (always a bad idea 😁) and they both said that this route is mostly uphill, except for a sharp descent for a lot of regen near the end of where the Gravity finished on the way to Enden. so it would be great to get firsthand knowledge.

regardless, this still seems quite highly efficent compared to the owner reporting around here, myself included. so a bit of a puzzlement.
 
If you plug in the posted route into Plugshare's trip planner, you can see the elevation changes for the entire route. Can't seem to share the route directly but here's a screenshot of the elevation on the route:

motor.no elevation.webp


Though, this is probably not quite accurate. In the 2025 post about the update to their test route: https://www.motor.no/aktuelt/justerer-ruten-for-motor-og-nafs-rekkeviddetest/301723 they seem to say that the cars begin to run a loop between the "end" of the route and the northern most point (the second to last stop) until they cannot maintain highway speeds. This is why their shared map has the cars stopping "out of order"
 
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