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I love my car (SR+) and I have read the manual. Please don't flame me. I have posted elsewhere, but I am still concerned by range. One bit of background. I got it in April, and actually it already had 600 miles on it when I got it. (It was a demonstrator at the dealer and yes, there was a discount).
I have yet to see rated range. I've had other people say, "Well, you never did in your ICE car either..." Actually, I did. I had a Honda Accord and routinely saw rated range.
I'd just like someone to give me an assurance that what I am seeing is typical and that there's nothing wrong with my car. Here is an example today and I provided photos below. I went for a brief drive this morning. As you can see, the total round trip was 45.9 miles. I used 22% of my power (started at 80%). As you can see from the energy graph, I consistently stayed above the gray line---so I thought I was doing an efficient job.
Now it was hot. In the eighties when I left the house and 91 when I got home. I have seen totally contradictory posts on this. Some people actually contend warm weather IMPROVES range. Others say it has some impact. I was running only minimal air conditioning, so much so that I was burning up.
22% of 240 should be 54. I got 45.9. Not a big difference, but hey, it's eight miles. Yesterday on a longer trip I actually did a bit worse.
If you can tell me this is totally in the right ballpark, I'm fine with it. Maybe truth be known, hot weather DOES have a significant impact on range (I know cold does). Just can someone tell me what you think?
Many thanks,
phil in Chicago
I have yet to see rated range. I've had other people say, "Well, you never did in your ICE car either..." Actually, I did. I had a Honda Accord and routinely saw rated range.
I'd just like someone to give me an assurance that what I am seeing is typical and that there's nothing wrong with my car. Here is an example today and I provided photos below. I went for a brief drive this morning. As you can see, the total round trip was 45.9 miles. I used 22% of my power (started at 80%). As you can see from the energy graph, I consistently stayed above the gray line---so I thought I was doing an efficient job.
Now it was hot. In the eighties when I left the house and 91 when I got home. I have seen totally contradictory posts on this. Some people actually contend warm weather IMPROVES range. Others say it has some impact. I was running only minimal air conditioning, so much so that I was burning up.
22% of 240 should be 54. I got 45.9. Not a big difference, but hey, it's eight miles. Yesterday on a longer trip I actually did a bit worse.
If you can tell me this is totally in the right ballpark, I'm fine with it. Maybe truth be known, hot weather DOES have a significant impact on range (I know cold does). Just can someone tell me what you think?
Many thanks,
phil in Chicago