I did a similar test in March in the VW ID4 (which I mentioned in this thread). 70mph got me 2.9mi/kwh whereas 80mph got me 2.5mi/kwh. My test wasn’t as thorough as theirs but it’s around the 12-15% mark in range loss. City driving gets me 3.6mi/kwh.
This was in March so will be a bit higher in summer and quite a bit lower in winter.
That’s not really unique to EVs. At speed, aerodynamic drag is the largest force working against you, and drag is proportional to the square of speed. 80mph is 14% faster than 70mph, so 31% more drag. Now, friction in the engine/motor and the gears, and between the tires and the road, those are proportional to speed, so those will factor in a bit, but I’d say what they observed is close to expected.
Years ago, I put a roof rack on my BMW, I kept track of my mpg pretty well and it cost me something like 1.5mpg on the highway when it was just the bars on top, no cargo. Aero is huge at highway speeds.
I’ve done a few trips in my Tesla, a 150-ish mile stretch from me to the nearest charger south of me. If I stick to the posted speed limit I can get there with a 48-50% charge. If I go 5mpg over it’s more like 42-44% SOC upon arrival.
Sure. That’s why we had a national 55mph speed limit for a long time after an oil crisis.
I think the speed limit also helped make the roads safer. Along with improvements in vehicle design this led to a dramatic drop in deadly car accidents.
https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/motor-vehicle/historical-fatality-trends/deaths-and-rates/
Mortality has been trending back up, but I think it has more to do with cell phones than raising speed limits. Not sure though.
National data speed limit of 55 mbps
I’m here for an EV hot hatch. Yes. @ArthurItas, take note!
https://electrek.co/2023/09/03/the-electric-hot-hatch-is-here-vw-will-electrify-the-gti/
Mini coming out with a 300hp Countryman, but it will probably be 5000 pounds
Model 3 is right at two tons in AWD trim and 3,600lb with RWD - the RWD gets a smaller battery as well, 50kWh. Mini says 65kWh for theirs, so ballpark I’d guess 3,800lb or so?
Can you charge your own EV in Oregon and New Jersey?
Iirc, oregon recently changed their law regarding self-service gas.
TIL!
Awesome New Tesla Recharghing Station in Harris Ranch, about halfway between LA and SF.
Plenty of sunshine heading its way?
https://www.sfgate.com/centralcoast/article/tesla-interstate-5-supercharger-power-plant-18343119.php
No, Zippity Diesel Zippity ay.
(Yea, pretty clever (patting own back.)
No, just no. Tesla has removed the turn signal stalk in the S and replaced it with haptic buttons on the steering wheel.
So, they’ll finally be used by Tesla drivers?
I mean, no, not properly.
That’s like that old nugget - “What’s the most redundant feature in automotive history? The indicator light for a BMW.”
Lol… two exes drove BMWs while we were together… can confirm. They’re fun to drive but absolutely terrible to own.
I just had a dealer tell me that she will not sell me a hybrid vehicle that I am interested in because I do not live in the state where the vehicle and dealership are.
Does that sound legal to you?
They have the right to sell to whomever they want. It could be due to how commissions and fees and backdoor deals are made by dealerships. This also happens to Canadians who want to buy cars in the states to save on taxes and price gouging by the Canadian dealerships.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canadian-car-buyers-blocked-from-cheaper-u-s-prices-1.2435299
Sounds like a negotiation tactic.
Time to slip her a few hundies.
(No, not Hyundais. They are not worth as much.)
Also, would she sell you some other, non-hybrid vehicle?
Or is it the extra paperwork they have to do?
This should help you determine exactly which bug is up their butt about this:
https://www.caranddriver.com/auto-loans/a32758521/buying-a-car-out-of-state/
Curious: is this one of the models that manufacturers are only selling in select states?
