Extended Range 320 Miles???

[TaxmanHog]

Thanksgiving trip preparation this morning including departure time precondition

The actuals, cabin temp ~75°
Blue Cruise setting at 66 MPH mostly highway

Used 69% of 131 kWh ~= 90.39 kWh
Traveled 158.5 miles with 90.39 kWh = 1.75 MPK {mi/kWh}
At that pace driving to zero, (not that I would) remaining capacity 40.61 kWh goes 71 miles
Real life range per my style and operating conditions ~230 miles

That's the reality for me.

 

[Firn]

Range figures must reflect typical worst case scenarios that are likely to occur during ownership becaues that's the figure customers are using to determine if it will work for them.

So, the range provided should be the 80%-20%, at 85 mph, in a headwind, during a cold snap of -5f, with a pregnant wife who likes 75f, and driving uphill?


Yeah, the way the numbers are calculated sucks, but that is the EPA testing.

The numbers suck, I totally agree, but using the same system and just making it "aweful" out is just bias of the numbers the other way.

Maybe the way is a consumption matrix, not range. Show how much energy is consumed at 45, 55, 65, and 75. Then show how much it gets modified by temps at 0, 30, 60, 90, and 120.