2025 FLTP winter test
FLTP organized a 1000 km (622 miles) winter test for electric cars. The start was near Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The route took the cars to the north. On the Arctic Circle, the route passed Rovaniemi, which is known as the town of the Santa Claus. The finish was in a winter sports town Kuusamo, which has more hotel beds than residents!
Temperatures during the test were between +1…-4°C.
It should be kept in mind, that FLTP is not an official test (yet). FLTP tests are regularly organized, but they happen thanks to regular people who drive their own cars. It is not known beforehand which cars show up at the test day. For example, this time there were seven Tesla Model Y, four Model 3, four VW ID.7, three Kia EV6, two Hyundai Ioniq 6, two Polestar 2, two Tesla Model S, two VW ID.3, two Volvo EX30. The rest of the cars were represented with a single example, 46 cars in total. In addition to the total time spent, driving time and charging time were measured separately.
What should be noted, is that people drive with different speed. The fastest driving time was 10 hours 59 minutes which translates to around 90 km/h (56 mph) average speed while the slowest driving time was 12 hours 56 minutes which translates to around 80 km/h (50 mph) average speed.
People also charged their cars differently. For example, one VW ID.7 GTX driver managed to charge their car for only a total of 1 hour and 18 minutes, while the other ID.7 GTX driver charged their car for 2 hours and 11 minutes in total. The same could be observed among Tesla Model Y Long Range (2022) drivers – one driver charged their car for a total of 1 hour 36 minutes, while another driver charged basically the same car for 2 hours 20 minutes in total.
The general rule for charging is to charge when the battery is as empty as possible because then the charging power is higher. Maybe the charging times were affected by the fact that 46 electric cars drove the same route at the same time. All of the cars needed to be charged multiple times during the trip and therefore they might have had to wait for a free charger. In fact, this was one of the organizer’s goals, to emulate life with an electric car in conditions where many people want to charge at the same time.
The test showed that Audi e-tron GT and XPeng G6 needed less than an hour of charging time during the 1000 km trip. The fastest total time of 12 hours and 15 minutes was achieved with Tesla Model S. The Tesla driver spent 11 hours and 9 minutes on driving and 1 hour and 6 minutes on charging. One hour of rest is barely enough for a driver during a long drive in icy conditions.
As always, the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y were the cars that used the least electricity. When considering both charging speed and efficiency, the Hyundai Ioniq 6, XPeng G6, and Polestar 2 were among the best cars in this test.
Charging time (hours and minutes):
| 00:52 | Audi e-tron GT Quattro, 2021- |
| 00:52 | XPeng G6 AWD Performance |
| 01:00 | Polestar 2 LR Single Motor, 2025 |
| 01:02 | Hyundai Ioniq 6 AWD, 2023- |
| 01:06 | Tesla Model S Long Range, 2021- |
| 01:09 | Kia EV6 GT-Line, 2025- |
| 01:10 | Kia EV9 GT-Line AWD, 2023- |
| 01:14 | Nio ET7 Long Range, 2022- |
| 01:18 | Kia EV3 81 kWh, 2024- |
| 01:18 | Volkswagen ID.7 GTX, 2024- |
| 01:30 | Tesla Model 3 SR+, 2023- |
| 01:33 | Ford Explorer RWD ER |
| 01:39 | Tesla Model Y Long Range, 2022- |
| 01:39 | BMW i4 M50, 2021- |
| 01:43 | MG 4 Luxury (64 kWh), 2022- |
| 01:46 | Polestar 3 LR Dual Motor, 2024- |
| 01:48 | Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD 77 kWh |
| 01:49 | Mercedes-Benz EQE 300, 2024 |
| 01:51 | Porsche Taycan 4S CT, 2021-2023 |
| 01:58 | Volvo EX30 SM ER, 2023- |
| 02:13 | Audi e-tron 50 Quattro, 2019- |
| 02:39 | Mercedes-Benz eSprinter, 2024- |
| 02:50 | Kia e-Niro 64kWh, 2020-2021 |
| 02:54 | Volkswagen ID.3 Pure, 2021 |
| 02:55 | Volkswagen ID.5 Pro, 2022- |
| 02:56 | Volkswagen ID. Buzz, 2022-2023 |
| 03:06 | Ford Mustang Mach-E ER AWD |
| 03:29 | Tesla Model S 85, 2013-2016 |
Efficiency:
| kWh/ 100 km | kWh/ 100 miles | miles/ kWh | |
| Tesla Model Y Long Range, 2022- | 19.1 | 30.7 | 3.25 |
| Tesla Model 3 SR+, 2023- | 19.2 | 30.9 | 3.24 |
| Kia e-Niro 64kWh, 2020-2021 | 19.3 | 31.1 | 3.22 |
| Hyundai Ioniq 6 AWD, 2023- | 19.7 | 31.7 | 3.15 |
| Volkswagen ID.3 Pure, 2021 | 19.8 | 31.9 | 3.14 |
| MG 4 Luxury (64 kWh), 2022- | 20.0 | 32.2 | 3.11 |
| Polestar 2 LR Single Motor, 2025 | 20.3 | 32.7 | 3.06 |
| XPeng G6 AWD Performance | 20.6 | 33.1 | 3.02 |
| Kia EV6 GT-Line, 2025- | 20.9 | 33.6 | 2.97 |
| Volvo EX30 SM ER, 2023- | 20.9 | 33.6 | 2.97 |
| Kia EV3 81 kWh, 2024- | 21.1 | 33.9 | 2.95 |
| Tesla Model S Long Range, 2021- | 21.3 | 34.3 | 2.92 |
| Ford Explorer RWD ER | 21.8 | 35.1 | 2.85 |
| BMW i4 M50, 2021- | 21.9 | 35.2 | 2.84 |
| Volkswagen ID.7 GTX, 2024- | 22.0 | 35.4 | 2.83 |
| Volkswagen ID.5 Pro, 2022- | 22.3 | 35.9 | 2.79 |
| Mercedes-Benz EQE 300, 2024 | 22.9 | 36.8 | 2.71 |
| Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD 77 kWh | 23.1 | 37.2 | 2.69 |
| Audi e-tron GT Quattro, 2021- | 23.9 | 38.5 | 2.60 |
| Tesla Model S 85, 2013-2016 | 24.6 | 39.6 | 2.53 |
| Nio ET7 Long Range, 2022- | 25.9 | 41.7 | 2.40 |
| Kia EV9 GT-Line AWD, 2023- | 26.0 | 41.8 | 2.39 |
| Ford Mustang Mach-E ER AWD | 26.8 | 43.1 | 2.32 |
| Polestar 3 LR Dual Motor, 2024- | 26.9 | 43.3 | 2.31 |
| Audi e-tron 50 Quattro, 2019- | 27.2 | 43.8 | 2.28 |
| Volkswagen ID. Buzz, 2022-2023 | 27.7 | 44.6 | 2.24 |
| Porsche Taycan 4S CT, 2021-2023 | 29.5 | 47.5 | 2.11 |
| Mercedes-Benz eSprinter, 2024- | 35.1 | 56.5 | 1.77 |