Hamburg → Dresden
Today's conditions on this route
- 258 g/kWh
- 65% renewable
- 9°C · cold
- 258 g/kWh
- 65% renewable
- 8°C · cold
Grid: energy-charts · Weather: open-meteo.com
Range by Weather Condition
In normal weather 24 of 24 EV models complete this route. Estimated charging stops among them: 0 to 4 (median 1).
Select a vehicle above to explore weather-adjusted range.
Assumptions behind these numbers
- Model assumptionStart charge 100%, arrive with 15% in reserve, charge up to 80% at each stop.
- Model assumptionUsable battery: 100% of each vehicle's listed capacity (the listed capacity may be gross or net; no correction is applied).
- Model assumptionSpeed: consumption starts from each vehicle's listed real-world efficiency, times a speed factor of 1.00 (1.00 = no speed adjustment).
- Vehicle dataWeather: each vehicle uses its own hot, normal and cold factor from our vehicle data, so consumption = efficiency x 1.00 / factor. Hot is 25 °C and above, normal is 10-25 °C, cold is below 10 °C.
- Model assumptionCharging speed: average power = min(vehicle peak kW, 150 kW cap) x 0.60 taper, plus 5 min per stop.
- MethodRange, energy and cost all use the same consumption figure. Energy is measured at the battery; charging losses are not included.
- MethodCharging stops are estimated from range and the charging window. They are not verified charging stations.
- Market dataCost: estimated energy cost at the average electricity market price for Germany, day-ahead market, as of 18 Oct 2026 (0.172 EUR/kWh); public charging tariffs are usually higher.
- Market dataCO2: energy x grid average carbon intensity of 258 g/kWh (Germany, energy-charts, as of 18 Oct 2026).
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The 498-kilometer drive from Hamburg to Dresden, with a drive time of 298 minutes, traverses entirely within Germany under cold climate conditions at both endpoints. EV drivers should anticipate a significant range reduction due to the cold weather, potentially requiring at least one charging stop for most current battery electric vehicles. The route is not cross-border, eliminating any complications from differing payment systems or plug standards. Practical planning should account for the cold climate’s impact on battery efficiency, meaning a realistic range estimate could be 20-30 percent lower than official WLTP figures, making a mid-route charge advisable even for long-range models.