What is your miles/kWh (total average electricity consumption) on the "Drive Monitor 2"

Trying to remember the last time I bought gas, but I believe it was sometime in mid-May. Over 1700 miles on this tank, and it's still almost half full! I will have at least two long trips in August that will bring this current streak to an end. But it is certainly nice for now!

 

"5.3" for quite a while now...



I've managed to get and sustain 5.3 for quite a while now (FWIW, I do "B" EV if in city/rush hour).
It was 5.2 for a long time... then maybe 9 months ago it crept up to 5.3.
Never managed to get it to 5.4 -- but it's never gone back down to 5.2 either. Just kind of stays there at 5.3
And though the "Average MPG" can be reset easily, that Drive Monitor 2 "5.3" is the average from Day 1 (as it doesn't matter if I go back and forth between ODO, Trip A or Trip B -- which have been reset at different times -- the 5.3 stays the same at Drive Monitor 2).

As far as the "daily" EV numbers it's remarkably consistent. I think the lowest I've ever seen is 4.7-4.8 for all full-speed (64mph) freeway driving, and the highest I've ever seen has been around 6.5. But unless it's ALL full-speed freeway driving, I'll always get at least 5.0 (a mix of full-speed freeway + city will yield that; all city or rush hour will be mid 5s+). And as I flip by day after day to look at the history, the vast majority all seem to be between 5.1 - 5.6 -- thus the 5.3 number has managed to remain remarkably consistent.

Note that I rarely use A/C, as even in the summer the climate here isn't that bad, so I'll usually just open the windows if I'm moving (though on the few times that I have used the A/C, it's only made a small dent in the numbers. A very efficient A/C). Likewise, mild winter climate, so have only used the heater a couple times.

 

So here's the odd thing again:

As the max range improves and approaches 33.2 miles (69.6km), the predicted ranges for climate ON & OFF are identical. I saw this exact same thing last summer but I reluctantly dismissed it since the car was barely 5 months old.

One would think the impact on ER with climate ON would maximize at higher operating efficiencies, not minimize to the point of approaching equality. The display certainly does not appear to agree with this assumption.

If my bone-headed assumption is correct, then Toyota needs to have another look at the algorithms & inputs governing this display (Drive Monitor 2).

 

7.3!!!

 

For the whole month, no less!! That's amazing, @Salamander_King.

 

Yes, I use AC at temps above 21C (70F). My usual approach is to set the climate control to 1-2C below ambient temp, which in my case grants me a single-digit AC percentage load (1-9% AC load).
At temps below 21C and above 10C, I set the climate to the "Lo" setting which causes only the fan to be on.

...Which leads me to another observation I made also last year:
When you set the climate control to "LO" and with the AC off, the Prime displays the lowest possible Eco rating in the popup display. Based on the actual current drain while in operation, this should not be so. If I am right, I think Toyota may have to look at this and fix it too.

 

I reset my stats when I bought the car. Now, after about 11,000 miles, it has not budged from 5.1 m/kWh no matter what.

 

I don't think mine fluctuated after the first day.

 

I think mine is stuck at 4.6 also. It seems to have no influence on the GoM, though. This morning my predicted miles on DM2 and the battery icon read 35.4 without AC, and I know I didn't have 7.7 kW available (35.4/4.6).

 

Yup. I pretty much just ignore it.

 

Same. I'm more interested in what the GoM tells me I should shoot for today

 

All you guys!
Drive slower and all your hopes and dreams will come true !!

 

Wish I could but NJ drivers keep interrupting my EV hypermilling.

 

Yea, tell me about it.