Efficiency around town.

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I was under the impression that when using the normal brake pedal, that it still uses regen if possible. The meter over on the left of the cluster shows regen where the amount depends on how hard you press the brake pedal.
 
BlueKonaEV said:
I have not reset my trip odometer for 11k miles and it now shows 1000 miles after it rolled 9999 miles. The average however is still calculated for the last 11k miles and my 11k mile average is 4.8 mi/kwh which includes several road trips at higher speeds. My tires are inflated to 40 psi right now.
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My lifetime average at 8000 miles is 4.6mi/kwh
 
ericy said:
I was under the impression that when using the normal brake pedal, that it still uses regen if possible. The meter over on the left of the cluster shows regen where the amount depends on how hard you press the brake pedal.
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Try using the "electricity use" menu while driving. Under "drive train" it will accurately display regenerated power in kW and is a good reference for efficient driving.:)
 
I described the test you can do to prove that no hydraulic gets used
except in extreme conditions. Apply the pedal slowly and try to use
even braking force all the way into your stop. It takes a bit more
prediction and paying attention to traffic sometimes.

_H*
 
I use regen level one and use brake pedal to stop, applying even pressure. My range in summer was over 480 km and yesterday I charged to 100% and the range was 450, so I think that is good considering 85% of my driving is on highways at 100+ km, and temperatures are lower now.
 
hobbit said:
hieronymous, would you consider trying regen level 0 for a while, being completely
confident that using the service brake pedal is not sacrificing any energy, and see
if you do any better?

If I was driving around in the flatlands of FL on secondary roads I"d probably be
north of 6 for most of my trips...

_H*
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I have an easy fairly flat 50km circuit in town, flowing light traffic off-peak, which I have done twice, more or less the same conditions, one at level 3 regen and one today at level zero.
So for both the Kona returned 9.0kWh/100km (6.9ml/kWh), averaging 40kph (25 mph), stock tyre pressure. The last 10km (flat waterfront) was at a steady 8.8. An impressive vehicle, but I'll leave the regen 0 to you, I find 2-pedal driving so retro after getting used to L3...
 
hieronymous said:
I have an easy fairly flat 50km circuit in town, flowing light traffic off-peak, which I have done twice, more or less the same conditions, one at level 3 regen and one today at level zero.
So for both the Kona returned 9.0kWh/100km (6.9ml/kWh), averaging 40kph (25 mph), stock tyre pressure. The last 10km (flat waterfront) was at a steady 8.8. An impressive vehicle, but I'll leave the regen 0 to you, I find 2-pedal driving so retro after getting used to L3...
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I'm back I'm glad I just drive my car as normal regen 3 then when the battery gets low I plug it in. That way I don't have to calculate every KM I drive. I bet if some people here just got in there car started it and just drove normally(what ever that is for you) you would enjoy your Kona Better. Also by doing that you probably wouldn't notice more battery use then you did by diddling around. This is just my thought.. I say diddle away to your hearts content if you like to.
 
hieronymous said:
We "diddlers" post in these forums precisely because we enjoy discussing all the technical aspects of our cars. If that doesn't turn you on, then you know what to do...
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Well didn't mean to offend anyone sorry just giving you my thoughts.
 
... I find 2-pedal driving so retro after getting used to L3..
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To each their own as far as making the car slow down, but thanks for
doing the comparison and I'm glad you got the [unchanged!] results
that you did. I'd have to work at it to pull a 6.9 mi/kWh segment; nice
going! We can almost do no wrong with these cars with a modicum
of attention paid.

_H*
 
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