DS 3 E-Tense Facelift electric car in the driving report
Stellantis provides its e-drive with an update that promises more range and power. We were already able to try it out in a DS 3 E-Tense.
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- Jürgen Wolff
- Martin Franz
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Small electric cars are in short supply, and Stellantis is one of the few manufacturers that can deliver something like this. With success, because the electric drive is quite in demand in the Peugeot e-208, Opel Mokka-e and Corsa-e despite their high prices. It is also installed in the DS 3 E-Tense. The small SUV is one of the first models in the Group to benefit from the further development of the powertrain. A first driving report should clarify what the customer gets out of it.
DS 3 E-Tense: More power, bigger battery
Until now, the e-drive at Stellantis has always been configured in the same way: 50 kWh energy content in the battery and 100 kW drive and charging power each. Only the motor and DC charging power remain the same in all models: The e-motor will offer 115 kW everywhere in the future, while the charging power remains unchanged. The battery, however, is differentiated. In some models Stellantis states 54, in others 51 kWh energy content. Unlike the Peugeot e-208, for example, the DS 3 E-Tense will have the larger version.
Both are gross figures, of which between 48 and 51 kWh can be used. Charging is possible with up to 100 kW DC and 11 kW AC. A three-phase charger is standard.
Range: 300 km in practice
Of course, the update does not have a dramatic impact on the range. DS mentions up to 401 km in the price list from September 6, while the press kit mentions 404 km. This has no significance for the customer in everyday use: He can expect about 300 km on an annual average, provided he doesn't demand everything from the powertrain. On our rather brisk drive, the on-board computer indicated around 17 kWh/100 km. For the real driving costs, it has to add the charging losses, which depend on the type of charging. They are highest with the included charging brick.
DS 3 E-Tense 2023 (6 Bilder)
Stellantis promises significantly lower consumption with the update. Despite more power, the new engine is significantly more economical. The WLTP figure actually drops quite a bit: from 17.8 to 14.7 to 16.4 kWh/100 km. It is important to note that this figure includes charging losses. Lower consumption can therefore be achieved not only by a more economical engine, but also by reducing charging losses.
The gap between the cycle and reality is thus somewhat larger than the above-mentioned value from the on-board computer suggests, because the charging losses have to be paid for as well. In the test with the old powertrain, we arrived at values between 14 and 19 kWh/100 km in 2020. Since we assume that the new powertrain will at least not consume more, you can probably easily get by with 15 to 16 kWh/100 km even at temperatures around 10 degrees - including charging losses. A following test has to verify these values.