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> If you want to optimize for range you should apparently aim for holding a constant 50-55 km/h. I think rather 80-90 km/h, at least for Nissan Leaf, as well a
by smarx007 5y ago
> If you want to optimize for range you should apparently aim for holding a constant 50-55 km/h.
I think rather 80-90 km/h, at least for Nissan Leaf, as well as from the table you linked (55 mph ~~ 89 km/h)
- dagw 5y agofrom the table you linked (55 mph ~~ 89 km/h) The table doesn't show any data below 55 mph. This site: https://cleantechnica.com/2018/07/15/tesla-range-plotted-relative-to-speed-temperature-graphs/ https://cleantechnica.com/2018/07/15/tesla-range-plotted-rel... has a graph that plots range vs speed all the way to 0 (for the Model S) and it shows the 'optimal' speed to be around 35 mph.
- smarx007 5y agoMy bad, didn't check the second link, thank you. The data looks too smooth. Is there raw data somewhere? Or analysis without too much regression applied?
- gehen88 5y agoI own a Nissan Leaf and can confirm 90km/h is about the sweet spot for trip duration. Above it, you're draining battery faster than you can recharge it. Below it is unsafe on motorways. I usually set it at 104km/h, which makes the estimated range pretty much exactly match reality. However, for newer EVs the sweet spot will be at higher speeds, because those cars are able to recharge at much higher speed (at least 2 times faster).