I always like to see the ‘some people’ claim, it generally means one of two things:
Either those people are driving like their granny, hypermiling and streamlining behind HGVs to eek out the last mm per kWh
Or someone knows someone who’s guess-o-meter has stated a number above 300 on a blisteringly hot day. Mine said 210 last summer and that’s from a usual 150 mile week on a good week.
The EV database has stated that 310 is possible in summer around town with care. I’d expect those who do mostly town driving to be getting 250 to 280 in summer and on a hot day the GOM to read 300+.
It’s amazing how many people in relatively new EVs think the reading is accurate and when it says 350 miles they’ll get it and that’s not specific to any vehicle. I was chatting to a guy who proudly showed my his freshly charged Jag had a range of 375 miles. The fact I had to help him charge suggested he’d no idea what he was doing and the fact he’d got from Twickenham to Wincanton and needed to charge might suggest 300 miles was beyond his capabilities were both lost on him.
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Mark