It's definitely difficult to get decent mi/kWh in cold temps, but I managed 2.3 in single digit temps at speeds of mostly 55-60mph. One thing I've noticed is that setting a departure time and letting it precondition makes a HUGE difference.
Yes, so short trips (which we do alot) really eats up range, and a low mk/kWh, but longer trips are less impactful.
The dealership I ordered my car through was sold the week before my car arrived (11 months after I ordered it lol). The "new" dealership did NOT have a fast charger and I picked up my car at an out of state dealership with less than 50% charge faced with a 250 mile drive home for my first drive in an EV. I charged at a WAWA and made it home with 30something miles on my GOM. I'm not a worrier and was not too nervous on trip. This new dealership did NOT do a great job of delivering my vehicle in a number of ways, but as a salesman myself working on commission, I was not going to bust their horns because I was NOT contributing at all to their profits with my purchase. I got the car using xplan pricing and financing based on 2021 interest rates instead of late 2022 rates and was just happy getting the car after the almost 12 month wait..
THANK YOU! Lots of rudeness on this forum. Most of us are first time EV buyers. OFC we will have questions as to why the car we got is not working as we thought it would. So far I am loving my MME BUT I don't like that the battery range is not what I thought it would be. Then you got us doing math on a car?!?!?!
I get where you are coming from, the first six months driving were a bit of WTF. I learned it's the percent charged that matters, not the estimated miles. And even though I live on the Central Coast of CA, we get extreme temps 4-6 months out of the year so Heat/AC are a huge factor. I'm glad you made the choice to turn around and charge, nothing worse than range anxiety the last 20 miles home, where you start to strategize where you can stop and how to park and who to call if you run out of battery.I'm saying the the starting range is inaccurate. I'm simply asking for tips on highway driving not smart a$$ remarks.This was my first trip. I thought the Forum would be helpful? ?
I have always done math instead of using the guess-o-meter, even in ICE vehicles, and well before vehicles started to estimate range. Doing the range math with an 8th of a tank (nearest graduated mark on most fuel indicators) has become pretty much second nature to me.
I drive fast when I don't need the range.
But even gas vehicles dramatically lose range as you go over 70-80. The wind resistance is not linear.
Somewhat, but range is a virtual non-issue in ICE vehicles because gas stations are everywhere and range is usually way longer to begin with. And the degree of loss at high speed seems to be much worse in an EV too. And the range loss is compounded in an EV by so many other factors (like cabin and battery heating).
