Kobe → Niigata
Latest grid data on this route
- 407 g/kWh
- 31% renewable
- 23°C · normal
- 407 g/kWh
- 31% renewable
- 20°C · normal
Grid: Ember Climate · Weather: open-meteo.com
Range by Weather Condition
In normal weather 24 of 24 EV models complete this route. Estimated charging stops among them: 1 to 5 (median 2).
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: not shown, because no electricity market price is available for Japan.
- Market dataCO2: energy x grid average carbon intensity of 407 g/kWh (Japan, Ember Climate, Monthly average, March 2026, older than 45 days, last available value).
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The 625-kilometer drive from Kobe to Niigata, with a duration of 494 minutes, presents a straightforward but lengthy journey for an electric vehicle. Both cities are in a normal climate, so no significant range reduction from cold weather is anticipated, and the route is domestic within Japan. For an EV driver, planning for at least one or two charging stops is practical, given the distance exceeds the typical range of most current electric cars. The flat terrain of Japan’s coastal plains between these cities likely minimizes energy consumption from elevation changes, allowing drivers to focus on station spacing rather than terrain-related efficiency losses.