Question about EV range.

Turning the fan would cut about 1.5 miles range for me. The estimate shown drops right after I turn fan or AC.

 

No pulsing and gliding. That is for HV mode only, not EV. In EV you want to keep a nice steady slow pace.

And yes 15+ miles is definitely possible even with the AC on.

 

No pulse in EV. The harder you press the accelerator the more battery you will use up.

Want to extend EV range, drive like you have no breaks. Steady at 35 and lower.


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where are you? i find that 90 degrees and high humididity make the a/c eat up a lot of juice and take a few miles off my ev distance traveled. i can go 16-18 miles at around 23 mph in a little more moderate weather, using a/c just enough to keep the inside reasonable.

 

Whether you're driving a PiP or a standard Prius, it has two fuel tanks; one holds gas and the other holds electrical energy (battery). IMO, you shouldn't be focusing on how many miles you could get on EV. Instead you should be focusing on how to maximize the full potential of the fuels that you're carrying.

Assuming that your daily commute is 20 miles or more, at this distance, you will be required to use both gas and electricity. In general, when power requirement is high, you should use the ICE, when power requirement is low, you should use the battery. If you follow this rule, you should be able to achieve high overall MPG. IMO, you shouldn't use the battery for hard acceleration to get on the freeways. ICE is more efficient at this task. However, once you get to the cruising speed, you definitely would want to switch to battery.

In the situation where you travel 15 miles or less before you reach a charging station, you should just go full EV and forget about using gas.

 

I think there's something else going on. Today I drove 13.6 miles to a charge station and had 4 miles left. There were hills and at least 7 red lights on the drive. Temps were almost 80 but I didn't use AC
You didn't say but any passengers ? I noticed a big loss of range the other day when carting around a 200lb relative !

 

1) the ev range meter is almost meaningless, go by how many actual ev miles you can drive before the ice comes on.

2)no and there is nothing wrong with your battery. a second passenger will have a fairly large effect on range.

 

i can drive my 14.8 mile round trip commute in all ev if: temps are between 70 and 85. otherwise, it's too cold and the battery is less effective, or it's too hot and a/c eats it up. but at moderate temps i might have a mile or two leftover.

my commute consists of 4 miles rolling hills at 40 mph, 1/2 mile uphill to the highway, 2 miles highway at 50 mph and .9 miles at 25 mph. and the reverse coming home.

 

yes, when that happens, you are using more juice than normal, i.e. uphill, fast accelleration, more weight in vehicle or heavy a/c use. also, rain creates drag and requires more juice to go the same distance.

 

just want to point out that you can subtract the weight of your 16 yr old and the bike but you should stay in the car or else things get dangerous

 

Think about it in terms of the HSI. How often do you bring it up into the second half of the HSI? How much of your trip is it at least halfway? Are you timing lights? These are some big variables into getting up into the 17's and 18's even with air running.

 

Keep HSI at 1/8 to 1/4 or BELOW. You will get 15-17 miles actual EV.

The key is stay below 30mph and keep it steady, use cruise control on a country road with no traffic and flat, I got 18.1 actual miles last week.

Its all about keeping HSI near bottom of its range

 

Been doing the same trip for about a week now, on this trip to jobsite i have to run a 45mph road for approx 15 miles. Ive been experimenting with speeds.

It seems to me, the break point is 40mph. Here is what I mean.

On a flat,consistent road with no starts or stops, just a flat country road.....40mph IMO is the "tipping" point where you will yield the same ACTUAL EV miles as your EV estimate. CAVEAT: EV estimate of 14.5miles, this has been my EV "estimate" now for most the summer according to my driving.

So for me it seems if I go 45mph, on a flat road with NO stops, I end up around 13.2 actual miles...or If i can blend in 40mph with some 37mph I will end up with 14.8 actual.

Either way, it always seems to be around 40mph the tipping point to getting 14.5 actual miles. I think this makes sense, and this is where TOY has put the approx "tipping" point of where the ICE kicks in under moderate driving conditions.

Maybe this will help new owners. But remember this is flat going with no stops on CRUISE CONTROL.

Dan

 

I don't think that is the case Dan, sorry. I think it is your tipping point because that is what speed you normally drive. It totally has to do with what it thinks you will get based on previous driving. Mine is up over 17 now and there is no way I would get that driving 40 constantly.

 

Don't forget about tire pressures too