Trekkie
Well-Known Member
- First Name
- Tom
- Joined
- Nov 15, 2019
- Threads
- 1
- Messages
- 50
- Reaction score
- 50
- Location
- Wake Forest, NC
- Vehicles
- Model X Standard Range, Chevrolet Bolt EV, Fiat 500E
- Occupation
- IT Architect
In the winter my X has been using between 380 - 420 Wh per mile. In the summer that was 280. in that vehicle I lose about 25%.
You can monkey around and turn off heating and only use a heated seat and play with it and get it better, because the heater is a big draw as heating air is really inefficent for electric heaters and the lack of waste heat from the motors makes it harder to not do that.
My Bolt EV range goes from about 230 to 180, so about 25% loss there too.
This is North Carolina, where 'cold' is the 20s. I garage my cars, so they have yet to be that cold, usually in the 50s when I leave my garage.
the range loss makes you stare at the dash a lot, but honestly didn't hurt us at all on a road trip. I admit to being older, but driving non stop for more than 200 miles at legal speeds is not something I enjoy doing very often, and my wife and kids have smaller bladders than I do. or i want a drink or snack anyway, so stopping for 15 - 25 min to bump it back to 80% while I pee and search for snacks wasn't a big deal at all.
You can monkey around and turn off heating and only use a heated seat and play with it and get it better, because the heater is a big draw as heating air is really inefficent for electric heaters and the lack of waste heat from the motors makes it harder to not do that.
My Bolt EV range goes from about 230 to 180, so about 25% loss there too.
This is North Carolina, where 'cold' is the 20s. I garage my cars, so they have yet to be that cold, usually in the 50s when I leave my garage.
the range loss makes you stare at the dash a lot, but honestly didn't hurt us at all on a road trip. I admit to being older, but driving non stop for more than 200 miles at legal speeds is not something I enjoy doing very often, and my wife and kids have smaller bladders than I do. or i want a drink or snack anyway, so stopping for 15 - 25 min to bump it back to 80% while I pee and search for snacks wasn't a big deal at all.
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