Range question

[Murse-In-Airy]

Hey folks,
So this isn’t particular to the Mach-E, but I’m hoping you can all help.

I picked up a rental Dodge Ram this morning. It was only at half a tank but when I got it home the dash range said 215 miles. Well, I had a long night at work last night so before hitting the road I went in and took a nap.

Now I’m ready to start my drive to tomorrow’s work location in my company rental truck. I get in and start it up and the range says 220 miles.

As I sit here idling and creating greenhouse gasses by burning dinosaur gravy while letting the AC cool off the truck…the range continues to go up. It now shows 225 miles. Do you think there’s something broken with the truck? A negative leak in the gas tank? Will the truck explode? Or do you think this is good. Maybe I’ll never run out of gas because the gas molecules are making sweet sweet love in a massive petroleum product orgy and the gas is actually reproducing?

Anyway TIA. All responses will be appreciated.

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[generaltso]

The factory clearly installed the wrong gas tank. It happens.

 

[Murse-In-Airy]

The factory clearly installed the wrong gas tank. It happens.

YOURE NOT LISTENING TO ME.
Even if I got the wrong tank the range would be different than what the truck is rated at. But that’s not what I’m saying. DiD yOU EvEn ReAD before replyyying?
My range is going UP

 

[generaltso]

YOURE NOT LISTENING TO ME.
Even if I got the wrong tank the range would be different than what the truck is rated at. But that’s not what I’m saying. DiD yOU EvEn ReAD before replyyying?
My range is going UP

Yes, that's exactly what happens when they accidentally put in the magic gas tank instead of the standard one. That's what I'm trying to tell you, but you aren't listening.

 

[Murse-In-Airy]

but you aren't listening.

Damn it. For real, you just reminded me that I left my hearing aides at home.

 

[AKgrampy]

Dude - they put some fuel pre-conditioner in the tank and it alsomust have warmed up a bit so range increased!

 

[RickMachE]

When people take a leak in your gas tank, it changes the range because the tank is more full, and a Dodge Ram can't tell the difference between gas and piss.

 

[Gimme_my_MME]

Ah, you got the perpetual motion add-on installed

 

[generaltso]

This ad just popped up below the first post. Coincidence?

 

[Murse-In-Airy]

This ad just popped up below the first post. Coincidence?

UPDATE: I’ve driven 98 miles and my range now shows 152 miles. My 225 miles of range is now up to 250 miles. If this Ram is hopped up on Coke I’m going to figure out where to pour some in my Mach-E. This is a miracle. I may be a bigger coke fan than Billy Mays.

 

[RosarioM]

Hey folks,
So this isn’t particular to the Mach-E, but I’m hoping you can all help.

I picked up a rental Dodge Ram this morning. It was only at half a tank but when I got it home the dash range said 215 miles. Well, I had a long night at work last night so before hitting the road I went in and took a nap.

Now I’m ready to start my drive to tomorrow’s work location in my company rental truck. I get in and start it up and the range says 220 miles.

As I sit here idling and creating greenhouse gasses by burning dinosaur gravy while letting the AC cool off the truck…the range continues to go up. It now shows 225 miles. Do you think there’s something broken with the truck? A negative leak in the gas tank? Will the truck explode? Or do you think this is good. Maybe I’ll never run out of gas because the gas molecules are making sweet sweet love in a massive petroleum product orgy and the gas is actually reproducing?

Anyway TIA. All responses will be appreciated.

You said you had the AC on right? We know cold weather decreases range on an EV. EVs are the opposite of ICEs. So by having the AC on you were cooling the truck which INCREASES range. It’s simple math.
If you’re running out of gas blast the AC and you get at least another 50 miles of range.

 

[mdolan92869]

It sounds like you got one with the very rare dog-alytic converter. It sucks CO2 and H2O out of the air and turns it into octane and O2. The faster you drive it, the more air injected. Your range should just keep going up and up.

 

[Murse-In-Airy]

You said you had the AC on right? We know cold weather decreases range on an EV. EVs are the opposite of ICEs. So by having the AC on you were cooling the truck which INCREASES range. It’s simple math.
If you’re running out of gas blast the AC and you get at least another 50 miles of range.

Cold as ice equals more slippery. Got it.

 

[P. T. Magoo]

Your guessometer is experiencing an existential crisis. It happens from time to time.

It just figured out that the truck's name is an oxymoron, and it doesn't know whether to dodge, or ram.

I've seen these vehicles literally implode at demolition derbies.

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