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I drove a loaded Ford E-Transit across Romania, on the highway and on mountain roads, with cruise control set to 90 km/h (56 mph). Here's the real-world efficiency, the charging speeds I saw and how much time I actually lost at chargers.
I picked up the Zeekr 7X at 4:30 a.m. and drove 120 km (75 miles) on two-lane roads in eastern Romania, testing its air suspension, massage seats, power doors and lane keeping. Here is the real-world efficiency and what I found inside.
Munro Live toured the Cybercab line at Gigafactory Texas with Lars Moravy and Tesla's team: unboxed modules, a short final line, 4680 pack details, molded-in color panels, and a factory that can outpace deployments.
Part one of my Tesla Model 3 road trip to Cologne, Germany: a mountain route across Romania to Timișoara, real efficiency from the dashboard, every charging stop, what a kWh costs and a nap in Camp Mode.
I took the Renault Scenic E-Tech with the 87 kWh battery on a family road trip across eastern Romania and back, in normal conditions with the A/C on and at legal speeds, tried Eldrive's Autocharge feature and wrote down the efficiency, range estimates and charging figures from the dashboard.
I took Mercedes' smallest electric SUV, the EQA 250+ with the 70.5 kWh battery, on an early-morning efficiency test on a two-lane highway in eastern Romania, tried the Eco modes, automatic regeneration and augmented reality navigation, then let it park itself three times.
I took the BYD Dolphin Surf Boost, with its 43.2 kWh Blade LFP battery and 88 hp motor, on a drive of more than 600 km (nearly 400 miles) across Romania: efficiency read off the dashboard, three DC fast-charging stops, lane keeping and a cautious route planner.
I took the Mazda 6e electric sedan with the 68.8 kWh LFP battery on a two-lane highway round trip in eastern Romania: efficiency read off the dashboard, CTS driver assistance, the head-up display, the range map in the navigation and a DC fast-charging session that started at 5%.
I spent a few days with the front-wheel-drive Subaru Uncharted and its 77 kWh battery: two-lane highways, a gravel detour, city traffic, DC fast charging without preconditioning and 22 kW AC charging. Here's what the dashboard and the charger screens showed.
I repeated my highway efficiency test on Romania's A1 motorway between Timișoara and Arad, this time in the Tesla Model Y Standard: same route, same speeds, same method. Here are the dashboard numbers at 130 and 120 km/h (about 81 and 75 mph) and how they compare with the Model Y Premium.
Day two with the Farizon SV: I left the van outside overnight in the cold, then tested DC fast charging on a cold battery, checked real consumption on two-lane roads and walked through the version price list.
I set off with my family and a half-empty battery in the Leapmotor T03, the 11.9-foot electric city car, on a two-lane highway trip to Vaslui and back. I tracked efficiency on the dashboard, tested DC fast charging without preconditioning and checked how much energy it recovers down a long hill.
I set off at 4:30 a.m. in the KGM Torres EVX, the Korean electric SUV with a 73.4 kWh BYD Blade LFP battery, for a real-world efficiency test on two-lane roads, followed by a quick 5-minute stop at a 120 kW charger. Here are the dashboard numbers and what I found inside.
I took the 54 kWh MG4 EV Urban on an early-morning efficiency test on two-lane national roads in Romania. After 81.5 km (50.6 miles) the trip computer showed 10.7 kWh/100 km, and then I checked how it fast-charges.
We fact-checked a Google AI Overview on the BMW iX4 50, iX4 M60, and a full electric X4 M. Official BMW numbers for the dual-motor models are solid; the quad-motor X4 M without an “i” badge is still report-only.
I drove the Mercedes EQE 350 4MATIC SUV 443 km (275 miles) across Romania, on two-lane roads and the A7 highway, with luggage and family on board. It averaged 19.1 kWh/100 km, and a single coffee-break charge was all it needed.
I drove the new Tesla Model Y Premium Long Range RWD on a Romanian motorway at 130 and 120 km/h (about 80 and 75 mph). Result: 211.7 Wh/km (about 341 Wh/mi) on the way out and 204.4 Wh/km (about 329 Wh/mi) on the way back, on winter tires.
I took the BYD Dolphin Surf out on a freezing morning at -8°C (18°F) for an 88.8 km (55-mile) loop through town and on country roads, with the heat on. The battery didn't "die" in the cold, and the final efficiency was a pleasant surprise.
The new Renault Twingo E-Tech electric is now in Renault Romania's configurator: Evolution from €19,590, Techno from €21,240, 27.5 kWh LFP battery, 80 hp, up to 263 km WLTP and 15–80% in 28 minutes.
I drove the Farizon SV electric van for a full day, in the 49 kWh battery version. Real consumption between 20 and 25 kWh/100 km, 36% to 61% in about 12 minutes on a cold battery, and car-like equipment.
My first drive in the Mazda CX-6e, the 4.85-meter electric SUV with a 78 kWh LFP battery and up to 484 km of WLTP range. Kodo design, ventilated rear seats, an 80-liter frunk and efficiency that pleasantly surprised me.
I drove the Hyundai Inster home from Câmpina with two adults, two kids and luggage at 4–7°C. At 100 km/h on the highway it used under 19 kWh/100 km, and fast charging from 2% was a pleasant surprise.
I took the 52 kWh Renault 5 E-Tech on a real 210+ km day trip with hills, air conditioning and two people on board. Consumption settled at 11.2 kWh/100 km.
Tesla doesn't make periodic servicing a warranty condition. After 127,000 km in a Model 3, Andrei explains what the manual actually recommends, why his brakes still look new and how to check the work when you visit a garage.