The original SE range was rated 110 EPA miles. When it came out, the 2022 SE received a bump up to 114 EPA mile range. Now I see that the 2023 is rated at 110 EPA. Any idea what is up? Sent from my iPhone using Inside EVs
The air curtains that replaced the front fog lights starting with the 2022 model is what boosted the range from 110 miles to 114 miles.
In my 2019 letter to head designer Oliver Heilmer, begging to pay extra for a hood-scoop delete option, I tried to butter him up by including a close-up of the fog-light area. I wrote that the sculpting of that element was beautiful. I later found it ironic I chose the classic fog lights to praise because Mr. Heilmer had already decided to do away with them:
You never will. The main thing to remember is that the displayed range is hideously low. You will still have around 30% left whilst going through 100miles (in sports mode). It really is that bad. Always use the battery percent as a gauge of range, never the GOM.
If you drive slowly on multiple consecutive drives, the GOM will eventually get the idea and show a longer full-charge range. @vader's right, the battery percent read-out is much more meaningful.
To simplify mental gyrations, maybe try 3 km per every 2% SoC? That comes out to a range of 150 km (93 mi), which is somewhat conservative but probably better than the GOM.
Honestly, based on all the reports I read on this site, temperate season numbers are probably closer to 2km/SOC%.
If you live in a warm (ish) climate, then 2.5km/% is about right, especially around town. This is the ultimate (ie flatten the battery) range, so stop before you get there If you go with 2km/% in anything warmer than a "cold" climate, you should be fine and have plenty of buffer. I get about 220km at 110kph on the (flat) freeway in a warm climate if that helps.
