Yes, it would mainly affect range at speeds above, say, 30MPH.dmacarthur wrote: ↑Thu Mar 26, 2020 9:53 amI believe that the ground clearance will affect coefficient of drag primarily, the faster I go the more mileage I lose as a percentage, sound right? For us, around here, might not matter that much....
A one-in-a-million accident with a piece of road debris is enough to make you switch to an SUV?jjeff wrote: ↑Thu Mar 26, 2020 3:03 pmEven a rise of 1" would have saved $5k for our '13S Leaf![]()
Someone was driving it along a dark highway, with vehicles on either side. There happened to be an aluminum floor jack in the road, unfortunately, it was 1" too high to just drive over and it ended up hanging up on the radiator and front support, pulling the whole nose of the vehicle downward and jamming under the vehicle causing it to come to a screeching stop! It was a year and they were quite close to just junking out the vehicle, luckily we had collision on the vehicle, albeit with a $500 deductible. Just one measly inch! it's one of the reasons our next vehicle will probably be an SUV(Rav4 plugin or Outlander PHEV) both of which has significantly higher ground clearance at the expense of range.
Only "one" of the reasons.coleafrado wrote: ↑Thu Mar 26, 2020 3:06 pmA one-in-a-million accident with a piece of road debris is enough to make you switch to an SUV?jjeff wrote: ↑Thu Mar 26, 2020 3:03 pmEven a rise of 1" would have saved $5k for our '13S Leaf![]()
Someone was driving it along a dark highway, with vehicles on either side. There happened to be an aluminum floor jack in the road, unfortunately, it was 1" too high to just drive over and it ended up hanging up on the radiator and front support, pulling the whole nose of the vehicle downward and jamming under the vehicle causing it to come to a screeching stop! It was a year and they were quite close to just junking out the vehicle, luckily we had collision on the vehicle, albeit with a $500 deductible. Just one measly inch! it's one of the reasons our next vehicle will probably be an SUV(Rav4 plugin or Outlander PHEV) both of which has significantly higher ground clearance at the expense of range.![]()