ClevelandDiver
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DNAinaGoodWay said:ClevelandDiver said:I live in Cleveland Ohio and I leased a 2015 S in November of 2014. Have had mostly cold to really cold weather ever since. Driving between 60 - 65 mph on 45 mile roundtrip commute I typically use 80-85% of the battery with temperatures around 10 - 25 degrees. I use the heat very sparingly on the outbound trip, and indulge a little more on the return trip if enough charge is left. The irony being that the colder it is outside, the less I get to use the heater.
I usually drive 20-35 miles a day with a mix of city and highway, but Mondays and Fridays I have to drive to the office, all highway 22.5 miles one way. The weather has been consistently colder on those days, so I drive bundled up and thankful for seat and steering wheel heaters!
Summary: Typical experience has been 45 miles with about 18% battery remaining in cold weather with very sparing use of heater. So if 45 miles consumes 82% of the battery, that translates to about 55 miles max highway range in single digits temps with no heater for a 2015. Warm weather? I'll get back to you after things thaw out here......
Sounds normal. 55 highway miles in this weather is pretty good with the S heater, used sparingly. I assume you're not driving more than 60-65? Have you found places to charge on http://www.plugshare.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;?
Yep, 60-65 mph if I want to make the roundtrip all highway. I was running late one day doing 70mph+ and used up over 50% outbound. Side streets and 35 was my only way home.... Plugshare and other charging stations are virtually nonexistent in Cleveland. Even if there was one along my route to work, the 3.3kw charger would take over an hour to give me any kind of range cushion. I typically plan my drives like cave dives, using the rule of thirds.
Fortunately the ICE 3/4 ton van I use for scuba diving has MASSIVE range with a 40 gallon fuel tank, so I can use it if I have to go more than 25 miles from home. Even at the dismal 13-14 mpg I get at 70mph, I still can travel for 7 hours/500+ miles without stopping.