The ADAC, the largest automobile association in Europe, has revealed the data from its “Ecotest“, an independent benchmark study that evaluates vehicle efficiency under real conditions.
For this benchmark study, the ADAC measures the energy consumption of vehicles in real driving conditions, and in the 2024 edition, tested 84 models, with the Peugeot e-208 and e-308 taking the top two spots among the tested models.
The experts assessed the efficiency of the vehicles in real driving conditions, taking into account a wide range of factors that influence fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of a vehicle.
Thus, the study concluded that the Peugeot e-208 led the Ecotest 2024 evaluation with a total of 105 points. Its low consumption of 16.0 kWh per 100 kilometers (including charging losses) results in just 80 grams of CO2 per kilometer.
The Peugeot e-308 and the Opel Corsa Electric both secured second place with 103 points. The e-308, which is larger in size, is equipped with the same 156 hp electric motor as the e-208, demonstrating exemplary performance with a consumption of 16.3 kWh and a CO2 emission of 82 grams per kilometer.
Following Stellantis models, the Tesla Model 3 comes in with 100 points, followed by the Astra Electric Sports Tourer with 99 points, the Peugeot e-2008 and the Volkswagen ID.7 Pro with 97 points, and the MG4 Electric with 96 points.
Notably, the Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid is the only hybrid model among the top 10, indicating that combustion engine models can be efficient when combined with an electric motor.
Thus, the ADAC study reveals that there is no other plug-in hybrid that is more economical in exclusively electric driving than the Prius plug-in, which has an average consumption of 17.7 kWh/100 km.
Among the models equipped with a Diesel engine, the highlight is the Passat Variant 2.0 TDI, which ranked 38th in the study, receiving a four-star rating not only for its consumption of 5.0 liters of diesel per 100 kilometers, which is remarkably low for the size of the vehicle, but also for its overall efficiency.
