01-25-2022, 08:48 PM | #1 |
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01-25-2022, 09:20 PM | #2 | |
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curious: are you basing those 40 miles off actual driven mileage or the amount of electric range displayed on the instrument cluster after fully charging your battery? if the latter, that's a "moving target/range" based on your driving characteristics from the most recent 18 miles or so. if you drove gingerly, it reflects a higher electric range; if you were a lead foot, then it'll reflect a lower electric range. |
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01-26-2022, 12:16 AM | #3 |
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Just like when driving an ICE, under different circumstances, your mileage will change. The EPA estimates are based on driving at particular speeds with specific accelerations that TRY to approximate how an average person drives, but who's average?
On the 45e, where all of the HVAC functionality is via the HV battery, anything that uses electricity, a/c, heating, lights, radio, seat heaters, etc., will affect your total available range. Drag goes up non-linearly so the faster you drive, the more drag, so your range will go down, too. Lots of things affect range on both a PHEV and an ICE. 40-miles in the USA would not be average for most people, but is possible under some circumstances, especially if you're coming out of the mountains to the coast in CA. |
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01-26-2022, 12:36 AM | #4 | |
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01-26-2022, 01:23 AM | #6 |
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That's about the ideal situation for driving an EV...little HVAC needed, no hills to climb. As long as you don't drive it like a madman, obviously, doable. Throw in a trip where it's -10F, and things would be quite different!
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