Indeed, officialdom admits that the figures taken from the WLTP test can only go so far. The flat, even pitch of the WLTP test might not be perfect, but at least it gives you an idea of what to expect. With the WLTP test, the trick — with EV range just as with combustion fuel economy — is to treat it as indicative, not gospel. One then does rather have to ask why the people running the WLTP test don’t simply make that calculation themselves. Officially, this Lucid Air Grand Touring model can average 13.5kWh/100km on the WLTP economy test, but clearly the driving team must have exceeded that.

Source: The Irish Times November 25, 2025 19:38 UTC