Road tests find no EV in Australia that lives up to its claimed range on a single charge – but one brand came close

MG4 only managed 281km of its claimed 405km range, while Tesla Model Y came closest to matching expectations

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Electric vehicles are not travelling as far as their manufacturers promise, with independent road tests showing all models analysed have failed to meet their advertised range.

One popular small car produced the worst EV result to date in the latest tests, pulling up more than 120km short of the distance printed on its sticker. At the other end of the scale, Tesla’s latest Model Y SUV was only a few kilometres short of its claim.