What does NEDC range mean?
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NEDC range refers to the New European Driving Cycle. Here is some extended information about NEDC range: 1. NEDC range is the European standard for range testing. 2. China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology uses the NEDC testing standard when measuring the comprehensive range of pure electric vehicles. 3. During NEDC testing, the vehicle is placed on a test bench. Although it can be conducted on a flat road without wind, to simulate various situations encountered during actual driving, the rollers in contact with the tires are equipped with motors to simulate resistance under different operating conditions. 4. The test includes two operating conditions. The first is the urban driving cycle, which simulates city driving from 0 to 780 seconds. During this phase, the vehicle repeatedly accelerates, maintains speed, decelerates, and stops four times. Starting from the 780th second, the second operating condition, the suburban driving cycle, is tested. During the suburban cycle, the vehicle speed is significantly faster than during the urban cycle.
NEDC range stands for New European Driving Cycle, representing the theoretical maximum driving distance under this standardized test procedure. When I first got into electric vehicles, salespeople told me it could achieve 400 km range. But after driving for a while, I realized that was a lab-tested figure under ideal conditions, involving specific acceleration and constant-speed tests - quite different from real-world driving. In actual daily use, whether in city traffic jams or highway cruising, factors like weather temperature and driving habits will reduce the real range, possibly only reaching 70-80% of the advertised figure. So never assume an EV can travel that far just by looking at the NEDC number. It's better to reference more realistic standards like WLTP, or test drive it yourself. As a first-time buyer, I believe understanding these differences helps avoid being misled, making wiser car choices with less hassle.
