Authorities stated that, following technical upgrades, vehicles with the same battery capacity are expected to see an average increase of about 7 percent in driving range due to reduced energy consumption.

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      3 months ago

      Your assumption was the same as mine… they have to reach this efficiency to be sold… or possibly get a penalty if they don’t hit the target. But there was not that much detail in the article

      It’s not difficult to hit that target, so I don’t think it will be a problem, but it may encourage some budget manufacturers to be a bit more careful with aero and weight decisions.