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[MountainBikeDude]

Not the left hand screen, but overall got to 6.3 kWh on descent from 11.3k' Berthoud Pass, CO to Denver circa 5680k'.

Ah the good old days, when the trip computer wasn't buried in layers of menus.

 

[DTown3011]

Joined this weekend coming down Monarch Pass headed back to Denver from Salida, CO

 

[Riviot]

Finally got it! Coming down the backside of Washington Pass in the Olympics

 

[swhme]

Cheers! Headed down from Los Alamos to Pojoaque

 

[W1SE]

Since I started this thread I had the opportunity to come west on I-84 out of the blue mountains into Pendleton, OR. That is quite a down hill. Descending about 3000 ft in 6 minutes. I was able to add 4 more miles in instead of using the 6 miles that I drove.

Then After traveling 15 miles from the start of the down hill I finally hit 0 kWh used. It’s was interesting because there is no negative on kWh used. so the kWh used was positive even though I gained energy (which should be negative) and kept decreasing until I hit zero even though I was flat and many miles past the hill. Fun experiment none-the-less

 

[DMDK82]

Turn off the Climate Control and you'll hit maximum efficiency faster with less of the prolonged grade

 

[W1SE]

Turn off the Climate Control and you'll hit maximum efficiency faster with less of the prolonged grade

My rule is that unless I absolutely need those miles to get to the next charge I will not sacrifice climate.

But I guess I would also do it for an experiment or to have fun to see how high a number could go. But generally I think it funny how people will sacrifice something that takes such a little amount of juice (climate control) compared to what’s needed in moving a 7k lb vehicle. Through air friction at 70 mph.

 

[DMDK82]

I live in a very cool region and my wife has a phobia of AC lol
Climate Control will have same considerable difference that I observed just as of interest, it was slightly greater difference then conserve mode. I for one wont sacrifice anything for range, I use the vehicle how I like it, AC freezing and music blasting otherwise whats the point.
The difference on my iX M60 is quite significant, Ill post a video below

 

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[elektrode]

Bunch of show offs.

 

[FooF]

Would be nice if the graph would show elevation as well. Many times mi/kw is low and not sure it it is wind or elevation change causing it. If mi/kw is high I just assume it is from decent from elevation.

 

[W1SE]

Would be nice if the graph would show elevation as well. Many times mi/kw is low and not sure it it is wind or elevation change causing it. If mi/kw is high I just assume it is from decent from elevation.

agreed elevation is a thing but luckily it will always end or reverse.

The big killer for me is wind. We drove east through southern Idaho at 85 mph and got 2.3 m/kWh. But 3 days later coming through that same stretch going west it was 1.7 m/kWh at 80 mph.

the constant wind in that area was probably 25 mph. Many signs have springs on them and they were all bend over just from the force of the wind

 

[FooF]

agreed elevation is a thing but luckily it will always end or reverse.

The big killer for me is wind. We drove east through southern Idaho at 85 mph and got 2.3 m/kWh. But 3 days later coming through that same stretch going west it was 1.7 m/kWh at 80 mph.

the constant wind in that area was probably 25 mph. Many signs have springs on them and they were all bend over just from the force of the wind

High wind is pretty easy to hear but elevation change is sometimes hard to tell.

 

[IPTV65]

I don’t even try!

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