Reply To: Yup Winter is here and its hitting the EV.

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MFillingham
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    I have been looking on the Mobility site the difference in claimed range between manufactures and Mobility

    evdatabase is probably the most accurate site 🙂

    http://www.ev-database.org

     

    Cold weather range is based at -10c with heating, seats and steering wheel all on.  The cars should exceed that figure.

    There’s always variations between any quoted figures and reality as we each drive differently.  Sharp acceleration (because it’s an EV) will crucify the range, as much as it’s fun.  Even just pulling out at joining at common speeds can take it out of the car.

    Im still officially doing everything wrong, I drive until the battery is low enough to be a concern, then recharge overnight, not keep topping up in 4 hour chunks.  Still, driving short runs several times a day, I’m getting over a week’s worth each charge and that’s still £15 ish on pre-pay tariff.  When I can finally swap to something built for an EV, that’ll drop costs nicely.

    There’s still a bunch of rubbish around driving an EV, mostly by those who resist being pushed into a direction they’re reluctant to take.  If you want to make it work, public charging is possible, longer distances are possible without too much inconvenience and we can still rely on the benefits most EVs provide in terms of easier driving, better ride and in car technology.

     

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    Mark