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Electric Opel Mokka-e review: range, fuel consumption and road test

Jul 24, 2021

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Opel Mokka-e represents the high-wheel electric proposal of the PSA group manufacturer, now STELLANTIS after the merger with FCA. If on the one hand & egrave; It is true that the two great groups have joined, Mokka Elettrica still belongs to the transition phase, therefore & egrave; all PSA and could not enjoy the influence of the technologies of 500 Elettrica.

PSA has a single platform for electric cars, the e-CMP to be shared between all brands: it is a modular platform that can accommodate both batteries and the classic tank for versions with combustion engine. On the one hand it represents a considerable advantage for the producer, on the other hand it is a criticism in terms of optimization and efficiency. All this translates into a product that is not without defects and that remains a step behind some competitors. The recent announcement of the only 4 EuroNCAP stars for Mokka also weighs in.

DESIGN AND TECHNICAL DETAILS
INTERIORS: COCKPIT AND TRUNK
HOW VA: TEST ON THE ROAD
CONSUMPTION AND REAL AUTONOMY
AC/DC RECHARGE TEST
PRICES AND INCENTIVES
ALTERNATIVES
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DESIGN AND DATA SHEET

Mokka & egrave; one of those cars that attract attention: the renewed stylistic course & egrave; was also taken over by the new Astra and that bonnet as well; muscular, so & quot; American & quot ;, & egrave; an exotic nod to overseas muscle cars. It is easy to understand how it can immediately conquer lovers of the genre.

Aesthetic tastes are personal, & egrave; clear, but try to combine one of the French electric crossovers with one of the Korean ones: & egrave; likely most users will appreciate it. more the lines of the PSA group compared to those of Hyundai or Kia. Yet, under the body, PSA has a long way to go … but we'll talk about this in the following chapters.

OPEL MOKKA E TECHNICAL DATA SHEET

Engine : electric synchronous with permanent magnets
Power and Torque : 100 kW (136 HP), 260 Nm (continuous power: 57 kW)
Traction : front
0-100 km/h : 9.1 s
Speed maximum : 150 km/h
Battery : 50 kWh
Front suspension : McPherson type
Rear suspension : torsion beam
Weight in o. d. m .: 1,523 kg
Trunk min/max : 310 liters
Frunk : no
Length : 4.151 mm
Width : 1,790 mm (1,986 mm with mirrors)
Height : 1,523 mm
Wheelbase : 2,557 mm
Steering diameter :
Declared range (WLTP) : 322 km in combined cycle (consumption: 17-18.3 kWh/100 km)
New drivers : s & igrave;

INTERIORS: COCKPIT AND BOOT

Appreciated the effort in integrating the display into the dashboard, excellent choice for those who are contrary to those & quot; tablettoni & quot ;. Less commendable & egrave; the absence of functions a little more advanced for recharging to be selected directly via the on-board menu. It is not possible, for example, to control the AC charging power from the car as it happens for other models where a click is enough to limit the amperes and make the slow charging of the car coexist with other appliances without increase the used power of the meter.

The impression is; that he has gone too far with the simplification of the interface: perhaps the customer Opel & egrave; a little less & quot; geek & quot ;?

With some extra attention & ugrave; in terms of software, the choice of Opel would have been among the best for integration, ergonomics, visibility; screens, the presence of shortcuts with physical buttons and dedicated controls for the air conditioning.

HOW IT GOES: ROAD TRIAL

With more of 1,500 kilograms on the scale, Mokka-e pays for an unsophisticated suspension scheme and a more cushioning setup. voted to absorption. The guide is; more rigid compared to the French colleagues but it is still a crossover that undergoes the roll when taken to the extreme, partially nullifying the advantage of the battery pack that centers the masses and lowers the center of gravity.

Precisely this setup, together with a very respectable trunk for the segment and a passenger compartment where those who sit in the back have more space at their disposal; that satisfactory, clashes with the problem of autonomy. On the one hand, Mokka-e si pu & ograve; configure as a car suitable for an average family and also able to travel given the levels of comfort achieved, on the other hand the battery and the efficiency (engine, aerodynamics) are not for & ograve; rewarding in these situations.

CONSUMPTION AND REAL AUTONOMY

In the combined cycle & egrave; easy to see an average between 19 and 20 kWh/100 kilometers with a traditional drive and regeneration is not; such as to help to significantly reduce this data. In the city & agrave; you can & ograve; go down to 17 kWh/100 kilometers and, albeit in mode; & quot; eco-marathon & quot; it is also possible to arrive at interesting data, the real use demonstrates that there are models capable of expressing a significantly higher overall efficiency, regardless of their weight or the battery they use.

Summarizing the autonomy in the various situations, in the mixed with combined cycle 250/260 km of real autonomy are obtained. In the city & agrave; it all depends on your guide but the gap is; between 280 and 300 km of autonomy. The highway at 110/115 km/h on average (cruise around 130 km/h and average traffic) faces itself with an autonomy of 200/220 km with a recharge. Raising the average to the maximum limit you have to be satisfied with 170/190 kilometers, where the delta between the two data is needed because the environmental conditions (cold or hot) and the use of the air conditioner can change.

REFILL AND REGENERATION TEST

Discrete charging performance. On paper, the Opel Mokka-e reaches 100 kW in direct current but in reality it & agrave; it is limited to maximum peaks of 73/75 kW depending on the conditions.

The main steps are two, the first occurs between 40% and 50% with a decrease towards 50 kW which are then kept stable until the part where the battery, for the chemistry of the cells, is; forced to slow down.

The curve is slightly more stable with less powerful columns (50/60 kW like those of Enel X/BeCharge): in these situations, about 25 kWh are recharged in 30 minutes if the car is; in the ideal conditions within the range 20-80%, thus obtaining half charge in half an hour.

In alternating current , the Opel Mokka-e recharges at 7.4 kW with the on-board charger standard. To get to 11 kW three-phase you need to purchase the optional .

At 7.4 kW Mokka electric is recharged in a little more; 7 hours while using the Schuko the time increases to pi & ugrave; of 27 hours because & eacute; the charger supplied as standard is; 1.8 kW, allowing you to recharge at 8 A and 230 V.

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PRICE AND INCENTIVES

The advantage of the electric Opel Mokka is; to be one of the most electric crossovers interesting for the price/capacity ratio; battery. Excluding aesthetics, however, an evaluation must be made that also takes into account efficiency.

Try to drive it and try its competitors to start. of & quot; foot & quot ;, you might be surprised to find that there are electric cars with more batteries. small but able to return similar autonomies due to better efficiency.

With state incentives the price drops to just under 25,000 & euro; for Mokka Elettrica under construction Edition, a very interesting figure if we compare it with the 130 HP petrol version which starts from a price list of 23.550 & euro; .15

THE ALTERNATIVES: COMPARISON UNDER 40,000 EURO

Mokka-e has the advantage of being one of the most electric crossovers economic and this places it well in the struggle between electric cities. Its main opponent, in addition to the other French ones (Peugeot e2008, Citroen eC4, DS3) & egrave; Kona Electric of 39 kWh starting from 35,850 & euro; with an endowment for & ograve; more rich.

If we exclude the need & agrave; to have an SUV/crossover , at that point they enter among the eligible Nissan Leaf e + with a better battery: pi & ugrave; powerful, with a more trunk; large and a more battery; large (62 kWh). Renault Zoe & egrave; more close to the size of Mokka and offers an equivalent battery at a lower starting price, to be evaluated if aiming mainly at the city.

A 38.900 & euro; & egrave; also to be evaluated ID.3 Life from 58 kWh with a pi & ugrave; powerful by Mokka and a better technology, multipurpose alternative to the 45 kWh City which costs 34,800 & euro ;. All prices refer to the price list and do not include newly renewed incentives and discounts.

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