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> A good EV will get about 3 miles per kWhr A mediocre one will, à good one will do ~4-4.2, especially if you don’t drive at 80mph/130kph.
by thatfrenchguy 4y ago
> A good EV will get about 3 miles per kWhr
A mediocre one will, à good one will do ~4-4.2, especially if you don’t drive at 80mph/130kph.
- neon_electro 4y agoI think it's fair to assume 3mi/kWh as far as that's the realistic efficiency in winter time with the heat on. That's the information people new to EVs need to know - the fact that efficiency goes up when conditions are better is gravy.
- sokoloff 4y agoI've driven a Nissan LEAF for 8 winters in New England. On a 50+ mile average, I've never seen worse than 3.3mi/kWh and almost always see 3.6-3.8 in the winter and 3.9-4.1 in the summer. (The car has a heat pump cabin heater, seat heaters, and steering wheel heat.) If I saw 3.0, I'd be looking for the flat tire or a checkered flag.
- neon_electro 4y agoSounds like my experience when I had a Leaf with a heat pump. The Bolt does not, so it uses a lot more energy to keep the cabin warm.
- pavon 4y agoYeah our Chevy Bolt averages 4.5 miles/kWh, with mostly city driving including about 15% energy used for heating/cooling (20% during 8 months of winter/summer, 5% during 4 months of fall/spring)
- moffkalast 4y agoIirc the Lightyear Zero can do over 6, plus it charges while driving.
- dreamcompiler 4y agoIt charges while driving at about 5 miles of range per hour at best i.e. at noon, without clouds, near the equator. In other words if you drive it faster than 5 mph in ideal conditions you're losing energy. If you drive it at 40 mph the solar panels are basically irrelevant. The panels are only really useful while the car is parked. This is the case for all "solar powered" electric cars.
- moffkalast 4y agoWell sure, but it's also reducing the amps being drawn from the battery which should make it run cooler and last longer. Though again the effect isn't that large I guess.
- bilsbie 4y agoWhat does the hummer get?