Sydney to Port Macquarie & beyond in a P85D

[Bullet1]

You're right, those are excellent numbers! I think you must’ve had favourable tailwinds while I definitely had unfavourable headwinds. Add to that the efficiencies of the 70D compared to the P85D loaner I drove on the same route (at the speed limit or lower) when I had to stop for a top up charge so I could make the distance.

150 Wh/km vs 190 Wh/km is a huge difference.

I checked my overall average for the 7 day journey which included 4 days running around Sydney and climbing into the Snowy Mountains and back. Overall average was 164wh/km for 3200km under various conditions and winds.

A negative impact on range was the cold.....the initial leg from GC to Port starting at 3.30am was 6 deg. and Snowny mountains was 4-10 deg. Noticed range when cold was approx. 10+wh/km above my normal GC 20 deg. + weather?

 

[RichardMcN]

Good on you @Bullet1. You are really showing what a 70 can do unhindered by the the extra weight of the 85 or 90 !

Also you must be drivng really smartly.

 

[omniwolf]

Achieved excellent Range from Port SC to Pyrmont Sydney SC at the Casino.

70D with 3 x pax and full of luggage front and rear, with AC, music set on range mode traveling daytime.

381km leg with a stop in Heatherbrae Maccas mid journey. Average 150wh/km over distance. Had 57km rated range left on arrival. (Achievable range approx 440km)

Charge 100% at Port SC....(70D (75 battery) charges with little ramp off even at 99% see attached)

Conclusion = Port to Sydney SC doable in 60D/70D easily! 70D can achieve rated or better!

great to know. I did a trip from Sydney -> Quakers Hill -> Wauchope (essentially Port Macquarie). 4 people, full of luggage, AC on.
I had to stop in Newcastle and charge up for probably 90 mins at 11kW and I only just made it (I think I had a few % left at the destination), I had to slow down to get there, was relentlessy drafting trucks etc. This is in a 70D.
main differences that I can see: your trip is about 30kms shorter than mine, and my trip had rain probably > 50% of the way, often really hard. Unfortunately I didn't keep any eye on the wH/km usage. I'll probably be going up again sooner or later (mother in law is up there), hoping for better weather and an easier trip while we still don't have the Newcastle SC.

 

[Keiron]

The leap from 100km/hr to 125km/hr as a constant cruise lifts my average on a flat dry highway with no appreciable wind from approx 190W/Km to 330 W/Km = 73% rise in electron consumption. In the case of my beast that drops my practical range from 430Kms to Approx. 248km assume one can find 248kms of uninterrupted fun.