It's one more thorn on a path strewn with pitfalls.
During one of our electric vehicle tests, we had the bitter experience of paying for a refill almost as expensive as a full tank of gas if the autonomy criterion is taken into account.
Leaving Paris to reach Marne and Sainte-Menehould at the wheel of an MG Marvel R, we judged it prudent to stop at the Ionity station before Reims to top up the watts.
When stopping, the on-board computer indicates a residual capacity of 47%, ie a range of 118 km.
To avoid waiting too long, we decide to stop charging after 33 minutes.
With a peak charge at 85 kW, the battery recovered 40% during this long half hour.
Double surprise when turning on the ignition of the vehicle, taking into account the consumption of the vehicle, the computer announces a range of 230 km.
And the Chargemap network, to which we subscribe, sends an invoice for 28.74 euros to our email address in the minutes following the end of the charge.
Without an agreement with the Ionity consortium, recharging with this provider is not cheap: €0.871/minute.
Other operators charge per kilowatt hour.
Difficult to find there.
Considering the autonomy, driving an electric vehicle is not cheap: 1 euro for 8.11 km.
If we compare with a diesel-powered vehicle that consumes 6 liters per 100 km, which is rather a high range, it takes 13.8 liters to travel the same distance.
According to the government site, the price of a liter of diesel in the Marne department is currently on average €2.01.
In our case, this therefore corresponds to an invoice of 27.73 euros.
The difference of 1 euro therefore works in favor of diesel.
We are not at the end of our surprises.
The return trip to Paris requires a new stop at the other Ionity station in the Gueux area, which we reach with a battery capacity down to 17%, or 42 km of residual autonomy.
It's a scene worthy of a comic film: it's raining cats and dogs and the terminals are absolutely not sheltered.
The first does not recognize the Chargemap card.
You have to change the location vehicle.
To reach the capital serenely, it is recommended to recover 80% of the battery capacity, which amounts to charging 52 kWh.
Verdict: 42 minutes of stopping at 0.871 € / minute, this amounts to a bill of 36.58 € for a displayed autonomy of 223 km.
On the highway, our electric car consumes: 1 euro for 6.09 km travelled.
Necessarily,
