daleandwendy said:
Take a generator with you and test it out yourself. I tried it once. I drove mostly at 60-65mph and reached 103 miles on hilly San Diego freeways. I got 12miles after reaching zero. I got about 1/2 mile after I saw the turtle. I found the famous range chart to be inaccurate for me. Now I drive without range anxiety because I know how far I can go. I have never needed to go near the "low battery warning" for the past 7000 miles and I charge to 60% because I realized my family doesn't need that much range on any single trip.
Dale
Dale,
How would you possibly drive 103 miles at 60-65mph -and- never go near LBW ?
That is absolutely impossible. Heck, it's impossible if you had driven the car all the way to turtle!!!!
I'll suggestt that you either saw the GuessOmeter prediction of miles, and have never actually driven that far in your LEAF, or you werent at 60-65mph. If you read the notes on the
range chart, you will see that the data is based on actual range (that means how far you can drive with a given set of parameters). It does not in any way use GoM or CarWings information.
Retreading your post, it seems you claim "mostly" 60-65mph, where the data doesn't have a "mostly" quotient. For you to drive 103 miles (
here's a list of folks who have actually done it), your miles/kWh economy would have to be WELL above that required to sustain 60-65mph.
60-60mph requires about 4 miles/kWh to sustain, and with about 21 usable kWh in that battery, 84 miles is it !!!! To go 103 miles does require almost 5 miles/kWh. So, I'm calling BS on your claim of 103 miles at mostly 60-65mph! :mrgreen:
In short, you're not using the chart correctly. That's why it specifically states speeds EXACTLY, not average or mostly (and then claiming the chart is wrong). If you weren't driving a steady speed, then your range data is predicated on miles/kWh. Again, you would have to be close to 5 miles/kWh to cover 103 miles.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT PLAN A 100 MILE TRIP AT 60-65MPH and expect to actually get there without a charge enroute.
Come on out to Poway on June 9 and let a few dozen of my San Diego LEAF friends show you how to calculate range!!!!
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