[cess11]

It makes this claim:

"The Long-Range Version sets a new record for light commercial vehicles with a single-pack capacity of 253 kWh, achieving a maximum range of 800km."

That would be some 720 km at -40 C if the numbers are correct. I'm not well versed in this area and not sure if these batteries are comparable to those in personal vehicles, but the ones I've heard owners talk about have a reach at about half that if it's cold at all.

[ninalanyon]

800 km from 253 kWh is 316 Wh/km somewhat worse than my ancient (2015) Tesla Model S. newer versions, models, and brands do better. So for most buyers this is not an improvement. Also performance at -40 C is irrelevant to the vast majority of drivers.

You are correct that range for many cars with Lithium (NMC) batteries is halved when the ambient temperature is below about -10 C. But an important caveat is that this applies principally to short trips where the battery never warms up such as driving 10 km into town and back to do some shopping. On long continuous journeys the decrease in range is much less marked.

[loeg]

> The Long-Range Version sets a new record for light commercial vehicles with a single-pack capacity of 253 kWh, achieving a maximum range of 800km.

This text is not present in the article. Are you looking at a different article?

[cess11]

No, I think they removed a paragraph.

[baq]

Even 620 would be absolutely not an issue, this is the difference I get from my diesel car basically