Volkswagen ID.7 Pro S Covers 794 km on One Battery Charge

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Driving the brand new all-electric ID.7 Professional S¹Volkswagen Group Switzerland, headed by venture lead Felix Egolf, an professional in long-distance driving with electrical automobiles, efficiently lined a complete of 794 kilometres (493 miles) with a single battery cost in a internet driving time of 15 hours and 42 minutes. This considerably exceeded the examined mannequin’s most WLTP vary (mixed) of as much as 709 kilometres (440 miles). The comfy touring saloon was pushed on public roads and in regular visitors movement all through all the daytime journey.

• Most WLTP vary of as much as 709 km² considerably exceeded
• The car was pushed through the day on an outlined route in precise visitors, which included each primary through-roads and motorway sections
• ID.7 Professional S with 86-kWh battery³ (internet) is designed for the best doable effectivity and is without doubt one of the electrical autos with the very best vary in its class

The car was pushed on an roughly 81-kilometre circuit within the Zug metropolitan space south of Zurich.

The route profile was in step with on a regular basis driving and included primary through-roads, motorway sections and nation roads with hilly transitions. Eight completely different drivers lined a complete of 794 kilometres in two consecutive days on only one battery cost. That is roughly equal to the route from Basel to Emden in northern Germany, the place the ID.7 is constructed. The typical consumption was an exceptionally low 10.3 kWh/100 km. Compared, the bottom WLTP worth of the mannequin is 13.6. Transformed to diesel, the typical consumption achieved corresponds to solely about 1.1 litres per 100 km.

The vary of 794 km was pushed through the day in regular visitors movement in the midst of final week — with a median velocity of 51 km/h. The remaining vary displayed was two kilometres. One other fascinating element: the mannequin pushed was not essentially the most range- beneficial gear variant of the ID.7 Professional S. Based on WLTP calculations, the car, which options optionally available gear such because the Consolation bundle, IQ.DRIVE help programs bundle, Plus exterior bundle and a warmth pump, would have reached a WLTP vary of 700 km⁴.

Driving so far as doable with as little consumption as doable. Extraordinarily energy- environment friendly driving is Felix Egolf’s area of experience; he’s a so-called hypermiler. In 2020 and 2021, the Swiss driver accomplished two record-breaking drives within the ID.3: as soon as, he considerably exceeded the theoretical vary of the ID.3^1st from Zwickau in Saxony (Germany) to Schaffhausen (Switzerland) by overlaying 531 km. Within the second file try with a bigger battery, the ID.3 Professional S⁵ managed a complete of 602 km on a single cost — throughout 15 Alpine passes and with 13,000 metres of altitude.

ID.7 Professional S — effectivity champion within the mannequin collection. Because of its new effectivity drive and glorious aerodynamics (drag coefficient of 0.23 relying on gear), the ID.7 Professional S is economical on the street. Relying on optionally available gear, a mixed WLTP consumption of 16.2 to 13.6 kWh/100 km was decided for the ID.7 Professional S. With essentially the most range-favourable gear, the WLTP vary is as much as 709 km. The charging instances are quick: In 10 minutes — the time wanted for a espresso break — power for approx. 244 km flows into the battery at 200 kW⁶ charging energy; in about 26 minutes it’s charged once more from 10 to 80 per cent.

The optionally available Electrical Automobile Route Planner within the ID.7 can be useful — this calculates an optimum route making an allowance for the present battery cost and the accessible charging stations alongside the route. It exhibits the driving force one of the best charging factors and plans the mandatory charging stops to make the journey environment friendly. It additionally takes real- time visitors knowledge into consideration to seek out the quickest and most handy route.

¹⁾ ID.7 Professional S — Mixed energy consumption 16.2-13.6 kWh/100 km; mixed CO₂ emissions 0 g/km; CO₂ class: A

²⁾ Vary decided on the rolling street check mattress in accordance with the Worldwide Harmonized Gentle Automobiles Take a look at Process (WLTP) in essentially the most range-favourable gear variant. The precise WLTP vary values could differ relying on the gear. The precise vary achieved underneath actual situations varies relying on the driving type, velocity, use of consolation options or auxiliary gear, exterior temperature, variety of passengers/load, topography and the ageing and put on means of the battery

³⁾ The acknowledged internet battery power content material is a typical battery worth, whatever the car. It’s decided with a continuing load profile underneath outlined boundary situations and takes into consideration the total vary of battery power content material that can be utilized within the car till the car involves a standstill. The precise discharge power could differ from this as a result of it is determined by the precise driving profile and the battery temperature. The homologated vary specification in line with the WLTP laws corresponds to the usable discharge power for a brand new car.

⁴⁾ ID.7 Professional S with gear — Mixed energy consumption 13.8 kWh/100 km; mixed CO₂ emissions 0 g/km; CO₂ class: A

⁵⁾ ID.3 Professional S — Mixed energy consumption 16.4–15.6 kWh/100 km; mixed CO₂ emissions 0 g/km; CO₂ class: A

⁶⁾ Most doable charging energy. Totally different charging stations can differ of their charging behaviour for a similar kW output. Along with the kW output of the charging station, the utmost charging present additionally has an affect on the quantity of power flowing. Moreover, the ambient and battery temperature in addition to the state of cost affect the utmost doable charging energy. The required most charging energy is decided underneath WLTP situations at a temperature of approx. 23° C and a state of cost of 5 per cent or extra. If these variables change, the charging energy may deviate from the usual specification.

Supply: Volkswagen, volkswagen-newsroom.com