Great Wall Motor’s ORA Funky Cat small family car – the soon to be named GWM ORA 03 – has clinched two titles as best full electric car and small family car in the latest Green NCAP category tests which help car buyers make environmentally conscious choices.
Green NCAP praised the ORA Funky Cat for its good efficiency under a variety of conditions and through making good use of its aerodynamic design and high charging efficiency, helping improve its overall consumption and reducing running costs.
Speaking about the Green NCAP Awards, Toby Marshall, Managing Director of GWM ORA, commented: “We are very pleased with the effects that ORA 03 has achieved in the rigorous Green NCAP testing. As a winner in two key categories, it is clear that ORA 03 has exceptional credentials in sustainability and efficiency, points that will resonate strongly with UK consumers.
GWM ORA recently reached a key sales milestone: there are now 1,000 cars on the roads of the UK. The logo focused on developing its retail infrastructure last year, 30 representation themes across the UK with 16 retail partners. This year, it plans to expand its retail network through new and existing partners and open a new location monthly on average.
The Green NCAP categories recognize automakers committed to introducing cleaner, more efficient engine designs, regardless of the powertrain, noting that the definition of category winners is not solely based on life cycle research (LCA), but also on the effects of measuring a vehicle’s exhaust pollutants. emissions, the consumption of fuel or energy that will have to be generated, as well as the direct production of greenhouse gases and emissions related to the production and source of the fuel/energy.
However, all of Green NCAP’s higher-performance models are electric. Last year, Green NCAP awarded stars in its new Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to the Dacia Spring, ORA Funky Cat, Renault’s electric Megane E-Tech and Tesla Model 3.
To be chosen as the winner of the category, a calculation is made from the average price of the scores of the 3 indices: the blank air index, the greenhouse fuels index and the power index. full of life efficiency. The average score is displayed as a percentage and serves as the basis for vehicle comparison, with the vehicle with the highest average score being the winner of the category.
This year’s winners were:
Diesel car category: Opel/Vauxhall Mokka
The Mokka benefits from a well-matched diesel engine and convinces not only with its low fuel consumption values, but also with its intelligent effects on the clean air index. It was controlled to minimise pollutant emissions thanks to an exhaust after-treatment formula that remained physically potent. and effective under maximum control conditions.
Petrol category: Škoda Kamiq
The Škoda Kamiq proved to be a good allrounder, making reasonable use of the efficiency potential of a small, turbocharged petrol engine and adequate emissions management to keep pollutant emissions levels low.
Both the diesel Opel Mokka and the petrol Škoda Kamiq can be seen as a reference for good-performing conventional fossil fuel vehicles.
Executive Car Category: Tesla Model S
The Tesla Model S impresses not only with its state-of-the-art technological features, but also with its focus on fuel efficiency, performance, and range. Regardless of its length and mass, the Model S is an example in the natural electric luxury car segment. .
Small MPV Category: Renault Kangoo
The Kangoo E-Tech offers enhanced shipment shipping features and is aimed at small and medium-sized businesses. With its small battery (45 kWh), the car is intended to be used basically on shorter journeys, but this use case clearly highlights all the everyday advantages of the 100 percent electric motor, as long as the vehicle can be recharged according to the wishes of the network user.
Small SUV category: VW ID. 5
Although it weighs more than 2,100 kg due to its giant battery, the ID. 5 has shown impressive power. The recorded consumption values were among the lowest measured through Green NCAP so far and allowed this electric vehicle to occupy the first position in its ranking. small SUV class.
“The industry has now realised that the new Euro 7 regulation will not lead to a massive breakthrough in emissions as originally planned, leaving the market open to competition. The obligation to achieve cleaner air would likely fall more on industry than on regulators. We hope that the winners of those categories will provide insight into which brands are moving in a sustainable direction,” said Dr. Aleksandar Damyanov, CTO of Green NCAP.
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