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Driving range

Meaning in automotive, with examples

nounCore term

In automotive, driving range means: The distance a vehicle can travel on a full battery or a full tank. For electric cars it is usually given according to an official test cycle such as WLTP.

In Turkish: menzil, sürüş menzili

How it is used

Usually just range in conversation. People compare official (WLTP) range with real-world range; cold weather, high speed and heating reduce it. Range anxiety is the fear of running out of charge before reaching a charger.

Example sentences

  1. The official driving range is 520 km, but expect around 400 km on the highway in winter.

  2. Using the heat pump instead of the resistive heater improves driving range in cold weather.

Common collocations

  • WLTP range
  • real-world range
  • range anxiety
  • extend the range
  • electric vehicleA vehicle driven only by one or more electric motors that take energy from a rechargeable battery. It has no fuel tank and produces no exhaust emissions while driving.
  • state of chargeHow full a battery is at a given moment, shown as a percentage of its usable capacity. The battery management system estimates it continuously.
  • battery packThe large high-voltage battery that stores energy for an electric or hybrid vehicle. It is made of many cells grouped into modules, with cooling and control electronics in one housing.
  • fuel economyHow much fuel a vehicle uses to travel a given distance. In Europe and Turkey it is given in liters per 100 km; in the US it is given in miles per gallon (mpg).

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