You guys rock!! Thank you for the support and ideas. For such a self claimed pragmatic individual all I could see was frustration, not solutions. I think all these ideas will help tremendously, and I feel better being able to support her, not just tell her to deal with it.
I pretty much trust the car and my ability to adjust on the fly to changing conditions, however I had always been worried about worst case and I (she) doesn't make it to a charge point. Until I saw this wonderful trick on You Tube.
So my emergency charger would look like this -
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Great Analogy!! Lol.
Thank you for the summary!! I can't wait to put some of this into practice. I had changed the display to ideal thinking a larger number would look more comfortable. But if not accurate at all I can see how that would have the opposite effect.
I pretty much trust the car and my ability to adjust on the fly to changing conditions, however I had always been worried about worst case and I (she) doesn't make it to a charge point. Until I saw this wonderful trick on You Tube.
So my emergency charger would look like this -
My cell phone displays % of charge, not "You can talk for 118 minutes until the phone dies." It still works quite well for a nearly four-year-old phone.
Great Analogy!! Lol.
RECAP!
- Always plug in at home so the car is charged to 90-95% in the morning, and some range is added while at home between trips.
- Change the display from miles remaining to %. HUGE psychological boost here - did wonders for me and I wasn't even worried about it to begin with
- View power graph to see real time range.
- Use the car's navigation for all trips. This is fantastic. You also get the added bonus of finding the fastest route based on real time traffic.
- Plan an extended trip that requires a Supercharger - get the experience.
In the end it's really just a matter of getting comfortable with the car's ability to predict the future. Which I've found to be QUITE good.
Thank you for the summary!! I can't wait to put some of this into practice. I had changed the display to ideal thinking a larger number would look more comfortable. But if not accurate at all I can see how that would have the opposite effect.
Like to old days of black tape over the CEL light. In keeping with the technology of the car I'd have to use a LED. Maybe one that gets brighter as the mileage gets lower.paste a little red dot over the mileage number.