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I've been electric for two weeks and 800 miles now. But I still cannot answer the question "how far will it go?".
Initially, I wasn't collecting metrics so just put faith in the prediction. It was never sufficiently far adrift or dynamic to make me doubt it - but without data I couldn't actually trust it either.
So, after a week to get used to the car, I started recording numbers (for each trip at start and finish: SOC, ext temp, climate control setting, time, actual travel distance, predicted miles remaining, pre-conditioned?, programmed destination in nav?). You'd think I'd be beginning to get a feel for it by now. But no.
The factor I can't control for is me, the driver. My driving style makes the range I'm promised be the range I get! This effect can be overt - outward journey at modest speed, Eco Mode and scant heating followed by last 30 miles homeward "waahey!! loads-a-miles left!!; sports mode, heating full whack, hair-on-fire acceleration. But even when I try and force myself to be consistent and not touch the aircon dial or Eco setting, I reckon my subconscious is sneakily tweaking my speed and acceleration. I think a week of post-it notes covering the predict-ometer is required.
By the way, range *seems* to be OK on the i3 (REx) so far. Did 70 miles today in Eco mode (m-ways and various speeds in rural roads) and had the car was promising 22 more in the battery on arrival home.
Initially, I wasn't collecting metrics so just put faith in the prediction. It was never sufficiently far adrift or dynamic to make me doubt it - but without data I couldn't actually trust it either.
So, after a week to get used to the car, I started recording numbers (for each trip at start and finish: SOC, ext temp, climate control setting, time, actual travel distance, predicted miles remaining, pre-conditioned?, programmed destination in nav?). You'd think I'd be beginning to get a feel for it by now. But no.
The factor I can't control for is me, the driver. My driving style makes the range I'm promised be the range I get! This effect can be overt - outward journey at modest speed, Eco Mode and scant heating followed by last 30 miles homeward "waahey!! loads-a-miles left!!; sports mode, heating full whack, hair-on-fire acceleration. But even when I try and force myself to be consistent and not touch the aircon dial or Eco setting, I reckon my subconscious is sneakily tweaking my speed and acceleration. I think a week of post-it notes covering the predict-ometer is required.
By the way, range *seems* to be OK on the i3 (REx) so far. Did 70 miles today in Eco mode (m-ways and various speeds in rural roads) and had the car was promising 22 more in the battery on arrival home.