<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Some of the most widely sold electric vehicles in Australia are being promoted with misleading details about their battery range, new research shows.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Real-world testing by the Australian Automobile Association (AAA) found the actual driving distance of some EVs fell short by up to 100km.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The poorest-performing vehicle was the Chinese-built BYD ATTO3. Researchers tested a 2023 model of the SUV, and it fell 23 per cent short of its advertised range, or about 100km.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/chikungunya-what-is-the-virus-now-spreading-in-southern-china-explainer/f559f574-f2b8-4bc7-8f5f-8bee35bc9dd4" target="_blank"><strong><span>What is chikungunya, the virus now spreading in southern China?</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 2022 Kia EV 6 and the 2024 Telsa Model Y both had driving ranges of 8 per cent less in the real-world tests than recorded in laboratory tests.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 2024 Tesla Model 3 had a real-world range of 441km on a full charge, 14 per cent less than the 513km achieved in the lab.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 2024 Smart #3 EV performed closest to its laboratory test result with a real-world driving range of 432km – 5 per cent, or 23km, less than recorded in its mandatory laboratory test.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/popular-electric-cars-fall-short-on-advertised-battery-range/cd765fab-5d54-42be-bf76-8d518c557bb4" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Data from the federal government-funded testing reinforces an AAA survey of EV drivers last month that found concerns about driving range and recharging was the biggest challenge when they came to purchase a new car.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>AAA managing director Michael Bradley said the results would help potential EV buyers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"As more EVs enter our market, our testing will help consumers understand which new market entrants measure up on battery range," Bradley said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/russia-ukraine-war-donald-trump-to-meet-vladimir-putin-and-volodymyr-zelensky-after-witkoff-trip-to-moscow/1debe0e7-75cf-4dd3-8ab7-02589276d0d2" target="_blank"><strong><span>Trump and Putin to come face-to-face in Ukraine war showdown</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>NRMA spokesperson Peter Khoury told </span><em><span>Today</span></em><span> this morning testing of EVs needed to continue as the technology gains popularity.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It is now up to the manufacturers to make sure that they're putting in batteries that deliver what they promised, because there's a lot of EVs on the market," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It will be competitive."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span></span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>