Volkswagen sets a new efficiency record with its ID.7 electric saloon

The German manufacturer has achieved what seemed impossible: covering almost a thousand kilometres with its most recent electric model and flagship of the brand. To accomplish this feat, a team from Volkswagen recently travelled to the Italian Nardò circuit, taking with them a series-production unit of the ID.7 Pro S.

This model features a single electric motor mounted on the rear axle, capable of delivering 210 kW, paired with an 86 kWh battery pack. Officially, this version of the ID.7 promises 709 km of range under the WLTP homologation cycle, but Volkswagen managed to cover several hundred kilometres more by using efficient driving techniques, or what is increasingly being called among electric mobility fans “hypermiling“.

According to the manufacturer, the test was carried out at an average speed of 29 km/h, with a consumption of 9.2 kWh/100 km, exceeding the official WLTP range announced for this version of the electric saloon by 232 km. The ID.7 Pro S thus ultimately covered 941 km on a single full charge.

You won’t go any faster in the city

Volkswagen states that the average speed at which the test was carried out closely matches the average speed that can be achieved during peak hours in many large cities, so this record is representative of the range that can be obtained when only urban journeys are made. This would be the case, for example, for those who use the vehicle to provide taxi services.

According to the TomTom Traffic Index, the speed achievable in large European cities, such as Hamburg or Amsterdam, ranges between 22 and 31 km/h, which fits perfectly with the average speed reached in this range test carried out by Volkswagen. It should also be noted that the Nardò circuit in Italy is 12.5 km long and that the test was conducted last December with ambient temperatures between 5 and 15 degrees Celsius.

Following the announcement of this range record, Martin Sander, member of the Board of Management and head of Sales, Marketing and Aftersales at Volkswagen, said the company has recently been seeing a positive trend in orders in the European market. So much so that, according to Sander, more units of the ID.7 are currently being sold in Europe than of the Passat.

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