{"id":320,"date":"2025-05-06T19:20:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T19:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wesuki.com\/?p=320"},"modified":"2025-05-07T10:20:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T10:20:23","slug":"chinese-carmaker-faces-backlash-after-viral-video-claims-it-lied-about-evs-drag-coefficient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wesuki.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/06\/chinese-carmaker-faces-backlash-after-viral-video-claims-it-lied-about-evs-drag-coefficient\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Carmaker Faces Backlash After Viral Video Claims It Lied About EV\u2019s Drag Coefficient"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wesuki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6gh5tvg56t-1024x576-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<ul>\n<li>A Chinese auto blogger claims Avatr misled the public about its drag coefficient figure.<\/li>\n<li>Avatr advertised its 12 sedan with a 0.208cd, but an independent test contradicted this.<\/li>\n<li>The controversy raises question about the validity of other low drag coefficient claims.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Drag coefficients (Cd) might not get the same attention as horsepower or range numbers, but they\u2019re critical to the efficiency of EVs. A low Cd can drastically improve a car\u2019s range and even allow manufacturers to use smaller, lighter batteries. That\u2019s why automakers like Avatr, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/volvo\/\">Volvo<\/a>, Lightyear, and Audi love to tout their impressively low Cds. But one of them may not be as honest as it seems, and a popular Chinese blogger figured it out on his own.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Zurich Bei Le Ye is a popular auto blogger in China with over a million followers, and he personally owns an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2023\/07\/avatr-12-ev-is-a-sleek-luxury-sedan-with-a-hatch-powered-by-huwaei\/\">Avatr 12<\/a>. According to the automaker, the electric sedan boasts a Cd of just 0.208, but Ye wanted to verify that claim. To do so, he took his own car to a wind tunnel and conducted the same test Avatr would have performed before releasing their figure. However, things didn\u2019t go as expected. Ye\u2019s test resulted in a Cd of just 0.281, barely better than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2022\/11\/the-2024-volvo-ex90-electric-suv-will-have-a-0-29-drag-coefficient\/\"> Volvo\u2019s EX90 SUV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/01\/apteras-quirky-ev-has-aero-perfected-by-pininfarina-and-400-miles-of-range\/\">Aptera\u2019s Quirky EV Has Aero Perfected By Pininfarina And 400 Miles Of Range<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ertfwt.jpeg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image-block\"> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" src=\"\" alt=\" Chinese Carmaker Faces Backlash After Viral Video Claims It Lied About EV\u2019s Drag Coefficient\" width=\"800\" height=\"434\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ertfwt.jpeg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p><strong>No Funny Business Here, Just Bad Results<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails-organic\"><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s not as though there\u2019s something strange going on with the test data either. The car had a Cd of over 0.28 across all speeds from 80 km\/h to 140 km\/h (49-86 mph). The test happened at the Tianjin China Automotive Technology and Research Centre (CATARC), which has been around since 1985. Testers followed CSAE 146-2020 standards, and were professional technicians, so they knew what they were doing. Essentially, this car just ended up with a result that is some 30 percent higher than Avatr quotes.<\/p>\n<p>According to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/carnewschina.com\/2025\/05\/06\/avatr-12-drag-coefficient-under-fire-bloggers-test-challenges-official-claim\/#\">Car News China<\/a><\/em>, \u201cThe blogger also claimed that the testing facility did not provide a formal report after the test day, suggesting potential intervention by the brand. A video detailing the test was reportedly taken down.\u201d Avatr, for its part, insists the video is incorrect and has offered a reward of 5 million yuan (roughly $695,000 at current exchange rates) for anyone with information on what it calls a \u201cblack PR\u201d campaign.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Test result <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1rdQPLDok1\">pic.twitter.com\/1rdQPLDok1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ray (@ray4tesla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ray4tesla\/status\/1919529383418855581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The blogger argues that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/avatr\/\">Avatr<\/a> should produce its original test results in full and demonstrate the 12 accomplishing the feat in public. The entire incident has called into question other astonishing claims of low Cds by other Chinese automakers like Xpeng, which says<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2024\/06\/xpengs-mona-m03-claims-to-be-the-most-aerodynamic-electric-sedan-ever\/\"> it makes the world\u2019s most aerodynamic vehicle.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/china\/\">China\u2019s<\/a> automotive industry has made impressive strides in recent years, it\u2019s still in the process of building its reputation, and some marketing claims certainly deserve closer scrutiny. As one commenter on X put it, \u201cShocking but not shocking.\u201d The industry has made great progress, but there\u2019s still work to be done before it earns the same level of respect and trust as many legacy brands.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<section class=\"type:slideshow\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><\/section>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Chinese auto blogger claims Avatr misled the public about its drag coefficient figure. 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