I thought I'd share a bit of what I think is good news with you all (for a change!)
Yesterday I went from my home in Midhurst, Sussex up to see my daughter in Wanstead (east London), then on to a meeting in central London (SE1), then back home. It's a trip I've done before and although I know the Tesla (M3 LR AWD) is well able to do it, the lingering 'what if something comes up' paranoia means I charge to 100% before setting out.
So I set out with a nominal range of 295 miles and did a mix of country roads, motorways, dual carriageways and central London roads, driving at the speed limit or there abouts when possible. Got home with a nominal range of 145 and a total driven distance of 161.8 miles. So I'd used 150 miles of nominal range to travel 161.8 miles and logged an average energy use of 220 Wh/mile. If we round that up to say 250Wh/mile of electricity input (to allow for charging losses), thats about 40kWh which on Octopus Go cost a total of £2. Of course, no congestion charge or emission charge. Pretty bloody good?
Yesterday I went from my home in Midhurst, Sussex up to see my daughter in Wanstead (east London), then on to a meeting in central London (SE1), then back home. It's a trip I've done before and although I know the Tesla (M3 LR AWD) is well able to do it, the lingering 'what if something comes up' paranoia means I charge to 100% before setting out.
So I set out with a nominal range of 295 miles and did a mix of country roads, motorways, dual carriageways and central London roads, driving at the speed limit or there abouts when possible. Got home with a nominal range of 145 and a total driven distance of 161.8 miles. So I'd used 150 miles of nominal range to travel 161.8 miles and logged an average energy use of 220 Wh/mile. If we round that up to say 250Wh/mile of electricity input (to allow for charging losses), thats about 40kWh which on Octopus Go cost a total of £2. Of course, no congestion charge or emission charge. Pretty bloody good?
