[idiotzoo]

I went for a Niro precisely because my reference journey required being able to cover 200 miles. The difference is I’m prepared to slow down a bit if necessary. I tend towards being a slow driver anyway to be honest. The Niro is a 200+ miles car, no problem. The issue is the conditions. Temperature is easy to adjust for, it’s closer to 220 miles range when things are cold in the UK. The bigger issue is topology and weather. Do 70 into a strong headwind with a few hills and your mi/kWh will drop too low. That’s the same with any car of course. I recall driving out heavily loaded mondy estate to Scotland. Weather was awful, strong southerly wind. Had to stop for fuel at Gretna, knocked something like 100 miles off the range.

 

[idiotzoo]

Again, it’s all about the conditions and your speed. I haven’t been able to get mine below 3mi/kWh... I’m up to an indicated 286miles on a full charge now.

what I would say is the Hyundai/Kia range-O-meter is good. It isn’t magic, if you head into that headwind at high speed you’ll see it drop, but it adjusts to your driving style quickly and I’ve found it to be usefully reliable so far.

 

[idiotzoo]

Also, I realise I’m kinda old fashioned but.... the motorway speed limit in the UK is 70.

 

[idiotzoo]

Jesus, cracking input there. Thanks for that.
Never drifted upto 75 following the flow of traffic? Hard to believe you've never broken the law.
Or are you that person that sits at 50 mph, forcing trucks into the middle lane? You are arent you?!

I mean, genuinely, not really. I use cruise control... set it to 70.. and erm... you know. That’s that.

Reality is that most of the time we’re not driving on empty motorways where it seems you can’t possibly restrict your speed 🙄

The pre-lockdown long journeys I’d do for work I’d be doing really well if I averaged 50mph. Travelling from North Yorkshire to Northamptonshire I’d come to a complete stop on the motorway about eight or nine times...

I also find it weird this idea you either have to do 80+ or drop to 50/55. That’s, frankly, a foolish position to take. The difference in energy use between 65 and 75 is really significant and over 150 miles makes a different of about 18 minutes. The point there being it can make the difference between needing to stop charge or not... but, as I say, in reality, at normal times, this choice isn’t available anyway.