Fine little one: Electricar chooses ARI 802 as test winner in the L7e class!
Reason to celebrate for parking space hunters with an electric gene: the ARI 802 from ARI Motos has been named the best battery-powered light vehicle in the L7e class by Electricar!
The lifestyle magazine for electric mobility had previously tested six light vehicles in the L6e and L7e classes as well as four small electric cars for efficiency, appearance and comfort.
1) Test motivation: Microcars as the engine of the future
The background to the test was the magazine's conviction that small electric cars in particular are potential drivers of the urban mobility revolution.
Because:
Electric minicars like the ARI 802 not only save CO2, but also a lot of parking and usable space! Space that is urgently needed, especially in times of built-up inner cities and increasing land sealing.
In addition, they also enable a trend reversal on the "last mile" - away from private transport and towards partial car and car-sharing concepts.
2) The test criteria: Price, consumption, range & co!
In order to be able to compare the test vehicles in the best possible way, Electricar's six-member jury selected these criteria:
- Price per kilometer of range
- Price per kilowatt hour (kWh) of battery capacity
- Price per kilowatt hour of motor power (kW)
- Consumption per kWh
- Top speed
- Design
- Equipment
The lower the price per kilometer of range/kWh/kW, the better the grade and the percentage achieved. The percentage was at least 50% and could reach a maximum of 100%.
3) Light vehicles tested: From A for ARI 802 to T for Twizy 45
The test vehicles included six battery-powered candidates in the L6e and L7e classes:
- ARI 802 from ARI Motors, fast electric mini with economical consumption
- City-Transformer, foldable city runabout from Israel
- Opel Rocks-e, mini-car with nostalgic windows
- Microlino, robust lightweight vehicle with retro charm
- Renault Twizy, parking space ace with little comfort
- Aixam ECITY SPORT, comfortable moped car with a proud price tag
4) The test winner: The ARI 802 from Borna is the best electric microcar!
With a percentage of 86.3%, the ARI 802 from ARI Motors emerged as the undisputed number one in the race for the test winner title!
Both the affordable price of approx. 13,000 euros and the economical consumption of just 7 kWh/100 km and low energy costs of just 2.50 euros/100 km were met with enthusiasm by the expert jury.
But the small passenger ARI also scored points with its top speed of 80 km/h and extensive equipment! The jury also generously overlooked the perhaps not quite so sleek design.
Of course, others may be more stylish and robust and win the titles for "Best Design" and "Strongest Bodywork" (Microlino Urban), but they can't quite keep up in terms of equipment (e.g. Microlino, Rocks-e or Twizy), only travel at 45 km/h or simply cost a lot more (e.g. Aixam).
The ARI 802 is a smart fellow who knows what's important. After all, there are already enough pretty boys out there.
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