benswing
Well-known member
Hello! EV drivers often take meticulous notes on their driving experiences so they can better predict the behavior of their vehicle. I'm interested in what data everyone collects and what patterns you have found.
After driving for a week in cold Mid-Atlantic weather (mostly between 35-45F with rain and 50/50 highway/city), here are a few highlights of what I've collected:
My driving efficiency has been between 2.2-3.44mi/kWh (plug)
Turning on the heater knocks about 20% of the range off, but turning it off returns those predicted miles.
Getting about 2.7mi/bar on the "fuel" gauge.
Control through large puddles at highway speeds is very good (did not mean to test that characteristic, but it happened).
Level 2 charger is a MUST!
So far I have found the range prediction at the beginning of a trip to be pretty accurate. For example, at the beginning of my drive into NYC last night it predicted 49 miles. I drive 45 mi with 4mi of predicted range left. Just gotta be consistent with the gas...er electric pedal.
Again, this is only from 1 week of gathering data and I look forward to hearing more insights!
After driving for a week in cold Mid-Atlantic weather (mostly between 35-45F with rain and 50/50 highway/city), here are a few highlights of what I've collected:
My driving efficiency has been between 2.2-3.44mi/kWh (plug)
Turning on the heater knocks about 20% of the range off, but turning it off returns those predicted miles.
Getting about 2.7mi/bar on the "fuel" gauge.
Control through large puddles at highway speeds is very good (did not mean to test that characteristic, but it happened).
Level 2 charger is a MUST!
So far I have found the range prediction at the beginning of a trip to be pretty accurate. For example, at the beginning of my drive into NYC last night it predicted 49 miles. I drive 45 mi with 4mi of predicted range left. Just gotta be consistent with the gas...er electric pedal.
Again, this is only from 1 week of gathering data and I look forward to hearing more insights!