gascant
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I totally agree (after 2 weeks) with 7 miles/bar. It's been very consistent for me. But today I had an odd experience on my commute. I figured that traffic would be light going into the holiday weekend, so I decided to "treat myself" to the 30 mile commute in D mode. Well, despite a very normal and steady drive (almost no slow-down after getting onto the freeway), I arrived at the office with 75 miles range and 67% charge left. Normally, in ECO, I arrive with 58-67 miles and 58-63% charge left. Then, on the drive home, I arrived with 35 miles range whereas in ECO it is usually 28-32. Had 25% charge vs. 17-23.thankyouOB said:I agree with those who say range on the displays is sort of phony.
Over a commute, when you get regen, it puts back power, but it also causes an immediate recalc of how much range you will get and the overall number exaggerates the value of the regen.
that can be seen when you are regening on a city street then get on the freeway and the range drops -- not only cause you burned the regen but because you changed the divisor in the calculation.
i go about 55 miles rdtrp to work, 90% freeway, but some of that is in 20-40 mph jams. i do not cruise above 63 mph though i do do bursts of higher speeds. i use radio, and the ac when on freeway.
i charge to 80% and routinely get home with 20 miles left and two bars.
so i use 8 bars for about 7 miles a bar. I figure I can go 100 miles without a problem, if there is a charger at the other end.
Is D the new ECO ????
But of course, the weird thing is that I'm getting 4.7 mi/kWh overall per the car displays so that should be 9 mi/bar. Somebody's got a lot of 'splainin' to do.