Well, the GoM is basing its estimate on your recent driving history, which includes use of HVAC and ambient temperature so could be reasonably accurate if you carry on doing the same. The sales spec is for whatever type of standardised test was used to compare the Kona with other EVs.... Does anybody know why that might be true?
Our 2021 Kona EV spec says 416 km range. When I charge to 90%, the car indicate 458 km range. I’m unsure whether that is trustworthy. Does anybody know why that might be true?
Our 64kWh pack has ~2% top end buffer totaling ~ 62.72 kWh useable. Consuming 125Wh per km, that translates into slightly over 500 km (125*500=62.5 kWh)Our 2021 Kona EV spec says 416 km range. When I charge to 90%, the car indicate 458 km range. I’m unsure whether that is trustworthy. Does anybody know why that might be true?
Thank you, I appreciate you taking the time to share.Well, my Kona regularly shows 500-525 km of predicted range in summer. But it is not a highway range, of course, it's a mixed, mostly slow city traffic plus some rural traffic with only small highway portions. During longer highway routes range drops to 480-490 km. Only-highway route, with regular speed of 115-130kph shows 14-17 kWh/100km with a practical range of 370 km (from 100% to 10% of SOC). Standard daily routine is 11-13 kWh/100km in summer. Only one time I saw below 10 kWh/100km for a while, but it was a particularly long slow-traffic route.
Thank you, I appreciate you taking the time to share.
It's called a "guess-o-meter" for a reason. It calculates your remaining range every 10-15 minutes based on your efficiency over that time. If you are in the city doing lots of high-efficiency stop-and-go driving, the remaining range will be quite high, often much higher than WLTP or EPA range figures would indicate. If you are doing a lot of low-efficiency highway driving combined with using the heating system during winter, for example, the remaining range will be significantly lower, more in line with the official range figures.Our 2021 Kona EV spec says 416 km range. When I charge to 90%, the car indicate 458 km range. I’m unsure whether that is trustworthy. Does anybody know why that might be true?
Our 2021 Kona EV spec says 416 km range. When I charge to 90%, the car indicate 458 km range. I’m unsure whether that is trustworthy. Does anybody know why that might be true?
Got my first EV in 2011, a Nissan Leaf. The GoM was wild.
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Now with the Kia Niro is a whole new game I suspect the GoM algorithms are pretty much the same in the Hyundai.. It is bang on. It is so responsive that if
I turn up or down the heating or AC I can see the range numbers go up and down 5 or km instantly.
yes ... progress.
It's called a "guess-o-meter" for a reason. It calculates your remaining range every 10-15 minutes based on your efficiency over that time. If you are in the city doing lots of high-efficiency stop-and-go driving, the remaining range will be quite high, often much higher than WLTP or EPA range figures would indicate. If you are doing a lot of low-efficiency highway driving combined with using the heating system during winter, for example, the remaining range will be significantly lower, more in line with the official range figures.
Our 2021 Kona EV spec says 416 km range. When I charge to 90%, the car indicate 458 km range. I’m unsure whether that is trustworthy. Does anybody know why that might be true?
Well said! There are a number of circumstances which will impact your range. The ideal seems to be 24C, no AC, and in city driving. Actually I find the "guess-o-meter" pretty accurate. It considers the circumstances/variables well.
I find it very useful.