Hi Guys
Newbie here...bought my MS only a week back
Had 6000 miles on it when I bought it..
Currently has 6500 miles or so
Rated range was 265 when I took delivery of the car
Yesterday when I range charged the car with 5 mins remaining the rated range was 263 miles
Today I charged to 90% and my rated range is 236 miles...usually when I charge to 90% the rated range is 240 miles
Questions:
My charging ends at 5am and when I checked this morning it was 9am ...so do you guys think that it would have dropped from 240 to 236 miles in 4 hours?
I will be using MS for long trips once every month ...is it o. k to range charge every month?
Yesterday when I was driving I noticed that my projected range was more than rated range...is that possible...I had about 50 miles left on the rated range when I reached home but projected range was 75 miles or so... which of this is more dependable?
Just wondering.
Thanks
Yes it could have dropped from 240 to 236 in 4 hours. Especially if you do not have energy savings turned on in the display settings.
It's OK to range charge, but you must time that charge to complete just before you leave. It is not good to leave battery at 100% for significant time. What I do sometimes is do 90% charge, and then 1 hour before I'm planning to leave for long trip, reset to range charge and begin charging again. With NEMA 14-50 charging, it takes just about an hour, so it is perfect.
If you go to range application and set "average", projected range is based upon your average consumption over the last 5, 15, or 30 miles depending on how you have range chart set. Otherwise, it is based on your current energy usage as of this instant, and can be all over the map. It is normal for projected range to vary a great deal. I would never use it as a reliable basis for remaining range... rated is MUCH better for that purpose. Rated generally means that if you are driving at an average of 300 wh/mi (the middle line on the energy chart), you will achieve the remaining rated mileage. Once you get used to it, you can net up or down from there based upon experience.
I really suggest you READ the owners manual from beginning to end. Twice. It is very helpful.