Ah yes, Spring. We had a few days of that last week here in the Great North Wet, with warm sunny days and nights that were not that cold, and an old man's thoughts turned to getting in the 100 mile club. I did a 100% charge overnight, and Friday morning turned on the car and had 12 bars and a GuessOmeter range of 102, first one over 100 I've seen since last year. So drove to work, with that bright shiny thing rising about the time I got to work. Drove carefully, first leg 16 miles was 6.2 m/kWh. Drove home in traffic, ended the day with 5.7 m/kWh, and 32 miles.
Saturday, I needed to go into work, and it was raining. Ended the day with 5.6 m/kWh and 64 miles. Rain makes getting good mileage much harder. Light traffic made it easier. Took the gasser for an evening errand to keep the 100 mile run going. The poor old thing does need someone to drive it once a week or so to keep it healthy... Clunky old thing. Thinking about selling it. But I do need it once in a while.
Sunday, April 28, I woke early, drove most of the way to work (avoiding the hill at the end of the drive), and added some miles with a few U-turns on a very quiet road near a shopping center. Hit LBW for the very first time.
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Ended the morning drive before the sun came up with 5.7 m/kWh and 100.4 miles. GOM still showed 4 miles.
GOM plus odometer was almost always over 100 the entire time. Oh, and the EV is wet, as is usual around here.
I'm waiting for a 100% charge this morning to estimate battery capacity.