Total miles after reaching full charge

[Deleted member 19711]

This may be old news, so I apologize if it is. I have noticed my total miles after a full charge has decreased since I bought it. I believe I started around 260-270 miles, but now I am only getting 240miles per full charge. Is that normal. Is anyone else seeing a drop in totaliles after each charge?

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[alexgorod]

Is it your first winter with EV?

 

[DR.J56]

There’s quite a few threads on here about this. Cold weather affects the cars battery and the miles calculated reflect as such. This is perfectly normal and there is nothing wrong with your car.

This is a seasonal anticipated question by the forums. You will have to excuse all the following jokes that will likely come.

 

[generaltso]

Is anyone else seeing a drop in totaliles after each charge?

No, I think you're the first to report a drop in the GOM's estimated range.

 

[thekat03]

It looks like you live in Georgia, so it might be cooler temperatures, or it might be the car adjusting estimated range based on how you've been driving. If you tend to do more freeways and high speed driving, that's going to make your efficiency worse, giving less estimated range. If you are mostly driving around 40 mph or less, much better efficiency, and more range.

 

[A-A-Ron]

 

[Deleted member 19711]

A-A-ron you seem to have some strong thoughts about this....?

 

[Scooby24]

Yup, it's about that time again.

 

[Deleted member 19711]

Sorry guys, seemed like a reasonable question. Clearly not in the know yet. Feel free to ignore.

 

[Gimme_my_MME]

Sorry guys, seemed like a reasonable question. Clearly not in the know yet. Feel free to ignore.

It's not YOU, it's that this question will continue to get asked over and over in different variations. I encourage you to stick around in the forum and by the end of winter you too will be replying to messages like this

 

[GreaseMonkey]

Sorry guys, seemed like a reasonable question. Clearly not in the know yet. Feel free to ignore.

I would delete before the more militant members of this forum (aka, the cabal) gets wind of it . It might feel silly to you, but trust me, I’m looking out for you.

 

[thekat03]

Sorry guys, seemed like a reasonable question. Clearly not in the know yet. Feel free to ignore.

Oh, it's reasonable, which is why it's asked oh so very often. You're a newer owner, so there's so much to learn still. These forums have tons of useful knowledge, but much of it can be answered by using the search function. That will save you a bit of teasing. But by all means, if you can't find an answer to your question, ask.

 

[A-A-Ron]

A-A-ron you seem to have some strong thoughts about this....?

I do, but posting most of those thoughts would get me banned from this forum

 

[ctenidae]

Just this morning I was thinking to myself, "Self, we haven't seen a cold weather range thread in a while."

Now, that tiny hole in my life has been filled. I suspect it will be a small mound before long, and a mountain before Spring.

 

[A-A-Ron]

A-A-ron you seem to have some strong thoughts about this....?

Honestly though, it's not you - you're not asking a question 300 people haven't already asked, which is a pretty good indication that there's just an overall failure to better educate potential buyers about the idiosyncrasies of EV ownership. It's just that this is a constant question on these forums all fall and as winter really hits we'll be seeing new owners asking if they accidently got the short range battery instead of the ER battery.

As others have mentioned, do stick around - you'll learn a lot here. I do recommend searching the forums before asking a question, because we're nearing the end of the 3rd model year and it'd be rare for you to run across an issue that hasn't been found before. But if you can't find your answer, ask away - at worst, you'll get your answer and a light roasting, but overall it's pretty helpful around here.

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