Fully Charged EV Range

I might move there if they get $0.03 / kWhr there...

 

same. mike, are you using ny rob's method, 'divide total bill by total kwh used?

 

13.3 All EV today car said 11.6 before we left fully charged, used a FREE level 2 charger at the outlet mall drove it 55 mph down the hwy with occasional gentle hills and a down slope before the exit where it switched to HV at 13.3miles.

 

I don't think it is a worst case scenario. This past Saturday was rather hot, so the A/C was on fairly high and I saw the EV range decrease faster than trip mileage was going up.

 

11.6
11.7
11.8
11.9
12.0
12.1

Those are my most recent recharges, in the order as they occurred. Clearly, the system is estimating based on previous driving data... since I went from only recharging 3 times over the course of driving 600 miles to recharging very frequently.

 

how? Are you using the 240V charging?

Mine is only 10.1-13.3, depends on A/C issue.

 

This is true on both my PIP and 04. Due to gas station and even pump variance, my display vs calculated mpg's were off on the last two trips by more than 10%. That's why I really only look at my lifetime calculated now. I know some people try to top off to the same point every time, but I think if I tried that I'd end up with gas all over me.

 

The weather has gotten warmer here recently and my estimated EV miles has been rising each day (as has my daily EV miles driven). Warm weather seems to be very good for the EV system performance.

 

Great to hear. I have been getting about 14 miles a day this week great car!

 

OK, getting back to this.
My bill was 152.98, using 1063 KWh. Using ny rob formula, it comes out to .14391, or 14-15 cents per Kwh.

Sound right ? If so, ill take it.

 

now you've got it. on a brighter note, buckkles is looking pretty good tonite. go b's!

 

i did my commute tonite of 14.8 mi. and still had .7 left when i got home. that's a personal best!

 

Isn't that what makes the PiP so great? That is so fun!

What an awesome car!

 

Looking at the skewed distribution of the the responses, I would have to guess that there are at least a few people who see '< 10 miles' of EV range (for which there are no categories to vote for).

EDIT: And I bet they really accelerate rapidly in EV mode!

 

So if you're easy on the throttle, it remembers and gives you more range on a full charge? OTOH, if you are a leadfoot, it says you are not going to get the range. But I think people who have hills to climb, even if they aren't heavy on the pedal, are going to be looking at lower range figures.

 

I am routinely getting 11.4-12 but more importantly TRACKSYDE - how the heck are you getting 100.9 mileage in so cal? Are you only using the battery 90% of the time and NO freeways?

I am only getting around 60mpg for my commute and been experimenting how to get it higher. I am open to suggestions here.

Granted, I mostly wanted the HOV sticker but significantly higher mpg would be nice too.

Any tips?

 

I look at driving up hills similarly to stop signs. It you floor it maintain a constant speed going up a steep hill you will be accelerating hard As if you accelerated at the max EV level from a stop sign. (where the PiP's EV system is less efficient).

Without a doubt, though, driving on roads with hills are not going to be good for mpg!

 

Yup- you got it right!
You're paying 14.39 cents per Kwh.

I took a good look at my most recent electric bill yesterday- my actual charge for electricity was only $124 for 62 days... but once you add in the "delivery and system charge" + "Efficiency & Renewables Charge" + "NY State Assessment" + "Revenue-Based PILOTS"+ "Suffolk Property Tax Adjustment" + "Sales Tax" that $124 balloons to $297.77!
So you see the actual charge for energy may be the smallest billable item on your utility bill
That's why it's almost criminal when utilities state- "but we only charge 7.8 cents per Kwh"... yeah, but they don't mention they charge another 14 cents per Kwh to deliver the electricity to you and manage your account.

 

You are correct, no freeway in my daily commute. My newest route is 13.0 miles to work (previously 13.4 and when I used to take the freeway, about 16 miles). I make it to work with about 2 miles of EV left (downhill). Going home I use about 1 to 1.5 miles of gas (but warm up is a mpg killer).

I also end up driving this car much more than my previous car for random trips to the store and such.

 

When you stop the car (traffic light) make sure you press the brake hard enough to stop the current flow to the motor. You can check it by select "CAR" and watch the screen to see the current flow.