I'm estimating you're going to see between 2.5-2.9. It plummets once you start edging above 70mph.
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High speed Highway mi/kWh testing
In Southern NV I believe our top speed limits are 75 mph but in UT and Central NV we have 80 mph limits (85 to 90 following traffic). I have some spare time today so I’m going to run north from Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada up into Utah possibly as far as Beaver if I’m feeling frisky. I want to see what kind of range I will get on long trips at speeds over 80 or if I will need to reduce my normal speed to keep a practical energy burn.
I will be driving my one week old 2021 Pro S/G so 20” wheels and glass roof. It will be myself at 210 lbs and my dog Jackson at 9 lbs plus maybe 3 lbs in MTB gear. We will call it 225 lbs over an empty vehicle. Weather for most of the trip should be high 80’s with winds around 10 mph. I’ll try to match the return trip conditions to balance winds as much as I can.
For the week so far commuting about 50/50 highway to suburban roads I am at 3.5 mi/kWh. It’s a jump in elevation so I do better going in down hill.
Well I’m off, I’ll check in at stops.
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I will be driving my one week old 2021 Pro S/G so 20” wheels and glass roof. It will be myself at 210 lbs and my dog Jackson at 9 lbs plus maybe 3 lbs in MTB gear. We will call it 225 lbs over an empty vehicle. Weather for most of the trip should be high 80’s with winds around 10 mph. I’ll try to match the return trip conditions to balance winds as much as I can.
For the week so far commuting about 50/50 highway to suburban roads I am at 3.5 mi/kWh. It’s a jump in elevation so I do better going in down hill.
Well I’m off, I’ll check in at stops.
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Just got to the EA charging station in Washington, UT (just after St George). From the guess O meter it looked like I could make Cedar City but as soon as I started doing elevation climbs the GOM dropped 40 miles rapidly. Up to that point I was 20 miles over reaching Cedar, now I have 13 mi left, about 36 miles short so I lost about 70 miles estimated.
I had been running at 80 mph and the GOM was holding pretty steady, I think getting into open desert wind hurts some but really I could see it on inclines.
I should have checked charge percentage when I started but I’ll guess 70%. I drove 40 miles off an 80% charge at 3.4 mi/kWh.
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According to the car I averaged 69 mph at 3.0 mi/kWh. That included a few miles to get to the freeway, a trip through LV and mostly 80 mph in the open average 3.4 kW then it tanked in the hills.
I had been running at 80 mph and the GOM was holding pretty steady, I think getting into open desert wind hurts some but really I could see it on inclines.
I should have checked charge percentage when I started but I’ll guess 70%. I drove 40 miles off an 80% charge at 3.4 mi/kWh.
According to the car I averaged 69 mph at 3.0 mi/kWh. That included a few miles to get to the freeway, a trip through LV and mostly 80 mph in the open average 3.4 kW then it tanked in the hills.
hi i'm drinving that route later next month (SoCal to Yellowstone)
I always plan my trips using plugshare. on the trip planner there's elevation change graph u can reference. keep on EV'ing!!!
As I was finishing up an older couple pulled in with an FE. The station setup confused him a bit. He pulled through into the regular parking and tried to use the same cabinet. I was 2 min from finished so not a big deal.
Made I to Beaver, UT. 4 chargers one at 350 kW/h, Units center of the spaces the way I like them. Started at 127 kW/h from 26%. Looks like I averaged 2.5 mi/kWh. I did waste 2% charge eating lunch but that makes it a more real world test. For most of it I was on ACC and trav asst at 85mph. Temps between 82 and 97. More climbing than decent still. Should see better numbers on the way back.
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I’m at 2.8 since I left. I will reset for the return.
I’m at 2.8 since I left. I will reset for the return.
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