Extended Range 320 Miles???

[jeff_h]

Other Lightning owners, how many miles does your truck show on a 100% charge and do you have the standard or extended range battery?

Hello neighbor, I'm right down the road in Hampshire County. If you're in Falling Waters you probably spend plenty of time on I-81, and if you drive balls to the wall your efficiency will take a hit and the range estimate (that many call the guess-o-meter) will go lower... it's basically a calculation of the last couple (or so) driving and charging sessions and tells you "keep that behavior up and you'll get about X miles."

On my 2023 XLT ER, the handful of times I've been at 100% charge it's been as low as around 280 and as high as 360, so the driving behavior and climate will play roles in the estimated range.

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[Scorpio3d]

Just to make you feel bad
This was last week when it was about 75° for the high my miles per kilowatt hour were between 2.5 and 3. Cool front came through low 60’s high and today it was closer to 2.0.
If you go to your settings on your touchscreen and put it on this trip, it will tell you where your energy is being used. I.e. climate, driving, exterior temperature and/or accessories.

 

[Ishkatan]

OP complained about what the truck displayed. The display and what you actually get can be very different.

The truck does some calculations including variables such as Temperature. I don't know if it also "learned" your mi/kWh and takes that into account (do you have lead foot and travel at 85 mph?) My observation is that I got over 320 displayed in summer but the other day I accidentally charged to 100% and it showed only 316. 80% used to show 246 mile range but with cold weather it can be as low as 216.

I find that if I prepare the truck for departure ahead of time it can boost the distance estimate significantly on a cold day and it will also claim to be getting better mileage on the road.

When I look at my Trip 1 / Trip 2 mileage I can have very different numbers form the "This Trip" reading, which is usually much lower. The range and usage estimates swing wildly. On a cold day I might drop 2 estimated miles for every mile actually traveled, then suddenly I travel 10 miles and only drop 1 mile on the display.

So, I simply make sure that I have an 80% charge for my usual 60 mile round trip and 90-95% for my 120 mile round trip. Usually I get home with 40-60% charge indicated. I'm in "relatively flat" central Maryland.

Finally, I am not sure, but I think EPA is based on 55 mph. I took a leaf peeping trip and after several hours driving still came home with a very high charge remaining... sadly I did not record the numbers but I think it went from 100% to 75% in 6 hours that include some stops and lots of 30-45 mph back road driving.

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