Xpeng G3 - an electrical test from what turned out, among other things, thanks to the founder of Xiaomi [1 km, Nyland video]

Bjorn Nayland decided to test the 1000km Xpeng G3, a Chinese electric vehicle that has just started deliveries in Norway. The price of Xpeng G3 is reasonable for the segment, the car looks good, but as it turned out, the car has significant limitations. The two most important are the Chademo port and the software that doesn't work well, although the counter can also be problematic. reduction Power consumption.

Xpeng G3 in 1 km test

Let's start with the price: the Xpeng G3 starts in Norway from CZK 358 for the Smart version and from CZK 379 for the Premium version. It doesn't make much sense to convert these amounts into zlotys, so let's add that the Nissan Leaf II costs from NOK 297. The same Leaf in a very similar place on the Polish side costs from PLN 900, so it turns out that Xpeng G3 price in Poland should start with about 148 XNUMX PLN for a cheaper version of Smart. It's not very cheap, but the Volkswagen ID.3 or Kia e-Niro is more expensive.

The car is available with 50,5 and 65,5 kWh batteries. The Norwegian site does not report them at all, but the configurator provides absurd information from the category of the processor installed in the car (Snapdragon 820A). The model presentation shows that the battery is based on CATL cells and offers 451 WLTP units (source) - Nyland is testing a version with a larger battery.

Chademo charging port, Chinese assistant, unrealistic range values, ...

first together Xpenga G3? The car was used Chademo Charging Port (there is no other option for Europe), therefore, energy replenishment on our continent will occur at a speed of up to 50 kW, with gusts of up to 62,5 kW on some chargers. Meanwhile, in the C segment over 50 kW is gradually becoming the norm, the Kia e-Niro accelerates to 77 kW, the Volkswagen ID.3 to 100 or 125 kW, depending on the version. The advantage of the Xpeng G3 was a stable charging curve regardless of the distance traveled and the temperature:

Another inconvenience in the car was the assistant, which speaks only Chinese and is activated at random times, and the slow software that offers absurd locations in navigation (for example, Spain).

As usual in Chinese cars, the range seen on the meters was the range obtained from the test procedure (nominal) and therefore distorted upward. During the movement it turned out that it also has an energy consumption meter that shows no more than 25 kWh / 100 km. (250 Wh / km), even if the G3 consumes 28 kWh / 100 km, which Nyland calculated based on percentages and distance traveled:

In tests at subzero temperatures, the Xpeng G3 defeated Nissan Leaf e + 57 (62) kWh, BMW i3 120 Ah, Hyundai Ioniq 38 kWh and MG ZS EV. Someone might argue that at higher temperatures, it will be able to drive less than 13 hours all the way, thus approaching the Peugeot e-208 and Hyundai Ioniq 28 kWh.

Nyland's conclusion? The car is not suitable for long journeys due to the Chademo charging port and the lack of fast charging stations for electric vehicles using Chademo. In other cases, it might work:

Another test showed that at a speed of 90 km / h car offers up to 304 kilometers of range (winter, negative temperatures), at 120 km / h - 236 km. And all this while discharging the battery to zero (100-> 0 percent). When we drive in the 80->10 percent range, the Xpeng G3's winter range will drop to 213 and 165 kilometers, respectively.

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