Mad Range Gainz

[sambastang]

Noticing a definite uptick in my Estimated Distance to Empty in the last day or so. Ahhhh, spring.

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[DanHo]

Noticing a definite uptick in my Estimated Distance to Empty in the last day or so. Ahhhh, spring.

Could it also be attributed to the warmer weather we’ve been having in the Seattle area as well?

 

[fayt349]

I'm in california so its not cold here with a RWD extended range battery but only getting 230 at 90%

 

[sambastang]

Could it also be attributed to the warmer weather we’ve been having in the Seattle area as well?

Yeah, that's what I was thinking as well. And prolly not because I've moderated my driving habits. ?

 

[sambastang]

I'm in california so its not cold here with a RWD extended range battery but only getting 230 at 90%.

I'm only going up to 85 when I charge, but don't know that I'd see 230 at 90% either

 

[benk016]

Mine gets higher and higher every time I take a longer trip

 

[GoGoGadgetMachE]

Mine gets higher and higher every time I take a longer trip

well tbf a lot of people get higher and higher every time they take a longer trip.

 

[sambastang]

well tbf a lot of people get higher and higher every time they take a longer trip.

<searches thread with Ask An Electrical Engineer to find out why batteries get stretchy> ?

 

[timbop]

<searches thread with Ask An Electrical Engineer to find out why batteries get stretchy> ?

The battery isn't stretchy; the guess-o-meter is getting less conservative as it gets warmer. It does perform less efficiently it or below freezing. As I (and others include @RonTCat) have suggested multiply the mi/kwh you're getting by 88 to get a truer picture of actual full battery range. The guess-o-meter assumes you're going to blast the heat and burnout so that it gives a conservative estimate to prevent you from a dead battery mid trip.

For me I've seen the mi/kwh change on my 100 mile commute (50 mph average) in various temperatures over the last month:

• At temps in the 20's/30's I was getting 3.1 mi/kwh. Heat at 65 degrees
• When it got to the 50's it went up to 3.3 mi/kwh. Heat at 65 degrees
• Last thursday it was in the 70's and I got 3.7 mi/kwh. climate control off

 

[sambastang]

The battery isn't stretchy; the guess-o-meter is getting less conservative as it gets warmer. It does perform less efficiently it or below freezing. As I (and others include @RonTCat) have suggested multiply the mi/kwh you're getting by 88 to get a truer picture of actual full battery range. The guess-o-meter assumes you're going to blast the heat and burnout so that it gives a conservative estimate to prevent you from a dead battery mid trip.

For me I've seen the mi/kwh change on my 100 mile commute (50 mph average) in various temperatures over the last month:

• At temps in the 20's/30's I was getting 3.1 mi/kwh. Heat at 65 degrees
• When it got to the 50's it went up to 3.3 mi/kwh. Heat at 65 degrees
• Last thursday it was in the 70's and I got 3.7 mi/kwh. climate control off

I do appreciate its pragmatically conservative estimates. This car is ushering in a whole new wave of EV buyers. Better safe than sorry. Oh, and temps in the 70's? I'm totally jealous

 

[timbop]

Oh, and temps in the 70's? I'm totally jealous

Don't be too jealous, it was a temporary thing - we're back to highs around 40 this week. It was REALLLLLY nice while it lasted, though

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