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Huh? We love it but are terribly bummed we have lost 50 percent range in the cold. Should we not worry about that? I’m just here to help others out with my experiences given we are all in the same boat.
I guess I'm more surprised you didn't know the loss of range with EVs in these temps.
yes of course I know the range loss, but 47 percent is crazy.
I did a trip from the cabin in Northern MN back home to the Twin Cities on Sunday. I got 1.72 mile/kwh. That isn't a 47% loss. Temps were -12 over night and -5 my entire drive. I was also going 75mph on the highway.
that’s why I’m posting what I’m posting. Perhaps something is up with my vehicle? I’m reporting a 47 percent loss and roughly .50 lower mile/kwh. Even after pre conditioning.
Of course there is a large range hit in cold temps but the 47% figure you “calculated” and keep harping on is some hocus pocus math, as others have mentioned. You said your mile/kwh is down ~.50…47% loss implies you were only getting ~1 mile/kwh in warmer temps. Impressive if true!
I just talked to Rivian, and they said I should expect range reduction of 50 percent.
correct. I am getting between 1.1 and 1.3.
you get 1.1 to 1.3 when it's warm outside? If so that's really low. Unless there are a lot of very quick trips you should be getting close to 2.0 when it's over 50F. What wheels do you have?
no, when it’s cold outside. My whole diatribe here is about losing 50 percent range in cold weather, even when pre conditioning. I was surprised to hear Rivian tell me just now I should expect a range of 150/50 percent reduction in cold temps.
ok that makes sense. I agree with 1.1-1.3 when it's really cold outside and you are making shorter trips. I think that probably gets closer to 1.7-1.9 if you were to use 80-100% of the battery.
