London to Paris Electric Vehicle Rally Organisers Announce Full Results

London to Paris Electric Vehicle Rally Organisers Announce Full Results

Organisers of the London to Paris Electric Vehicle Rally have announced the results of last weekend’s event, which incorporated the London to Brighton EV Rally as the first stage, before participants took their vehicles over the channel to complete Stage 2: Dieppe to Paris. The event was sponsored by electricity generator EDF, accessibility specialist Motability and electric vehicle maker BYD; and delivered by specialist agency Current PR in partnership with The Big Lemon bus company and supported by Fully Charged.

Teams were free to choose their own routes, and challenged to make the journey using as little energy as possible. Awards were given for the most efficient vehicles in each category, with a special ceremony on Brighton seafront sponsored by solar vehicle charging company, 3ti. There were eight categories, including self-built vehicles and, for the first time, a Hydrogen Fuel Cell category.

Vehicle efficiencies were recorded either directly from the vehicle’s own mile/kWh report, or by a calculation based on the vehicle’s start and finish status reports and charging records.  Only vehicles completing the stage and accurately recording their results were included in the Table, and the results are as follows:

			Miles per kWh
Class	Vehicle Make	Vehicle Model	London to Brighton	Dieppe to Paris
City Car	BMW	i3 42kWh		5.3
City Car	Volkswagen	eGolf	5.4
City Car	Nissan	Leaf Tekna	5.2
City Car	Nissan	Leaf	4.5	4.4
City Car	Nissan	Leaf	4.2
Motorbike	Zero	S	10.4
Saloon Car	Hyundai	Ioniq Premium	6.2	5.7
Saloon Car	Kia	EV6	6.2
Saloon Car	Tesla	Model 3 LR	5.6
Saloon Car	Mg	Zs	5.6	4.7
Saloon Car	Vw	Id3	5.6	5.4
Saloon Car	Volkswagen	ID3	5.4	5.4
Saloon Car	Tesla	Model 3 LR	5.1	4.3
Saloon Car	Tesla	Model 3	5.0
Saloon Car	Kia	Nero 4	4.9	4.9
Saloon Car	Hyundai	Ioniq5	4.8
Saloon Car	BMW	i3S	4.7
Saloon Car	Kia EV6	Kia EV6	4.6
Saloon Car	Volkswagen	ID.3	4.4	4.7
Saloon Car	Tesla	M3LR	4.4
Saloon Car	Vauxhall	Mokka	4.3
Saloon Car	Tesla	Model 3	4.1	5.6
Saloon Car	Tesla	Model Y	4.1
Saloon Car	MG	MG5 LR	3.7	4.5
Saloon Car	Kia	EV6	3.6
Saloon Car	Polestar	2	3.5	3.3
Saloon Car	Tesla	Model 3 LR	3.4	2.6
Saloon Car	Tesla	S 90D	3.2
Self-build	Land Rover	Series 3 109	n/a	n/a
SUV	Kia	Niro 2	5.9
SUV	Kia	Niro 1	5.7	5.1
SUV	MG	ZS Mk1	5.7
SUV	Tesla	Model Y LR	4.8	3.7
SUV	Nissan	Ariya	4.6
SUV	Hyundai	Ioniq 5 Namsan	4.3
SUV	BYD	Atto 3	4.0
SUV	MG	ZS	4.0
SUV	Mercedes	EQA	3.9
SUV	Volkswagen	Id.4	3.4
SUV	Maxus	MIFA 9	1.2
Van	VW	ID Buzz	3.7	3.9
Van	Maxus	E Deliver 9	2.6
Bus	Higer	Steed	1.0	1.1
Hydrogen	Riversimple	Rasa	n/a	n/a

 Following an EV and renewable energy expo on Brighton Seafront and the Awards Ceremony for the London to Brighton stage, participants took the overnight ferry to Dieppe where they were given a Police escort and a very warm welcome by Normandie Tourism before setting off to Paris.

Chief Adjudicator for the Results, John Bickerton said, “This was a remarkable effort of endurance and a real stress test for the charging grid. One competitor drove from Scotland to Paris on a single charge, and the overall winner showed confidence and crossed the finish line at the Eiffel Tower with only 3% left in their battery. All in all a wonderful weekend and a great spirit between the family of competitors.” 

Rally Co-founders Bill Murray and Tom Druitt said “The aim of the rally is to demonstrate and celebrate the incredible innovations in electric vehicles and renewable energy, and help encourage the transition away from fossil fuels to a more sustainable future. We’d like to thank all rally participants for being such good sports and helping to push the boundaries by showing just what electric vehicles can achieve; and most of all our Chief Organiser Harrison Hughes, our wonderful team, and all our sponsors and partners without whom it would not have been possible.”