jcaspar
Member
The console trip meter is not truthful when the clock runs from "last charge" but is not metering the charge. Is not truthful when they know full well the Trip Computer's numbers will be quoted as, "I only used 2.5 kWh to get here!" not counting all consumption, not counting vampire consumption. Know full well those numbers will be used to compare same as gasoline pump numbers.
The console meter shows the amount of energy consumed by the car, not the amount to charge it. How could it possibly know the voltage drop in your supply lines? Meters can only measure the electricity that flows thru them. Put a meter on your outlet if you want that. When I compare eMPG I factor in a 15% loss. This means my 333 WHr useage at .06KWHr gives me 170 eMPG not the 200 eMPG at 4$ per gallon I would have otherwise.