Kia Carens Clavis EV real-world Range Test revealed

Kia Carens Clavis is the first electric car from Kia and comes with an option of two battery packs: a smaller 42 kWh and a substantial 51.4 kWh battery pack, both integrated with a lithium-ion battery with Nickel-Manganese-cobalt (NMC) cell chemistry. 

The Carens Clavis EV is available at an introductory price of Rs 21.99 lakh to Rs 24.49 lakh (ex-showroom). We had a talk with the user, and he was getting around 370 Km of range on a single charge which is a mix of city and highway driving. 

Kia Carens Clavis EV Real-World Range Test India

The user had the Extended Range (ER) version of the Clavis EV, which gets a larger 51.4 kWh battery pack and produces a maximum power output of 171 HP and a peak torque of 255 Nm integrated to the electric motor sending power to the front wheels.

As per the company, this version can provide 490 Km on a single charge. But according to the user’s real world range test, the Clavis provided an efficiency of 7.45 km/kWh in city commutes and 6.71 km/kWh on the highway. This just results in a real-world combined range of 360-370 Km on a single charge. 

During the test, the user told us that the drive mode was switched to Eco Mode and air-con was set at 22 Degree C in automatic mode. The regenerative braking was set to Level 3 in the city and Level 2 on the highways. The audio system, indicators and ventilated front seats were used by him when required, as used by a regular user. 

The Clavis EV also comes with “Driver Only” climate functionality, which reduces the load on the air-conditioning system, which helps to extract more range. 

Charging Performance: According to the user, Charging performance was a hit or miss as using a 60kW DC fast charger provided a 20-50% SOC in just 27 minutes, thus using 16.5 kWh of energy. However, the average charging speed of the smaller 42 kWh is even less than competition.