When it is an EV charge, not far. . .
By Gary S. Vasilash
Six minutes is the amount of time that AMCI Testing calculates the average driver spends refueling an gasoline-powered vehicle.
So the company established a rating designated “MP6” for EV charging.
Stated simply: How much range does an EV get in six minutes of charging.
The testing is performed on the Tesla Supercharger network. For the non-Tesla EVs in the study the Tesla Magic Dock is used (it is an adapter that allows non-Teslas to be charged just like Teslas).
The most-recent test puts the 2024 Tesla Model 3 Highland in first place. It bested what had been in first, the Toyota bZ4X (which is, given the fairly general criticism of the bZ4X, probably the only first prize it has ever won).
Before looking at the results from AMCI Testing, it is worth keeping something in mind:
The average light vehicle in the U.S. in 2023 achieved 26 miles per gallon.
Let’s say for the sake of argument that the average size of the fuel tank is 14 gallons.
So 26 x 14 = 364.
Or, in six minutes of refueling, the average vehicle with a thermal engine obtains 364 miles of range.
How About Them EVs. . .?
So, onto the MP6 results:
Tesla Model 3 RWD 60.5 miles
Toyota bZ4X 35
Ford Mustang Mach-E 32.5
Mercedes-Benz EQE 31.5
Hyundai IONIQ 5 28
Kia EV6 GT-Line RWD 23
Ford F-150 Lightning 21.2
Rivian R1S 20.5
David Stokols, CEO of AMCI Testing’s parent company, AMCI Global:
“Although probably not unexpected, these definitive AMCI Testing results show just how significant Tesla’s charging advantage is in the real world. Other OEMs competing in the EV space will certainly need to increase their charging performance, convenience and ease of use now that every BEV can use the same charger; the Tesla Supercharger.”
Also in the real world, when the best EV gets just 17% of the range with a six-minute stop as the average gasoline-powered vehicle, there is quite a disconnect when it comes to transportation functionality.
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