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Today was my first experiment hypermiling.
65-67°F, 1200' altitude variation, light winds, roundtrip, 52 miles freeway, 6 miles surface streets, average 40 mph (includes stopping at customer site, and many stoplights).
I've hypermiled this trip hundreds of times in a Chevrolet Volt. It uses an average of 13 kWh for the trip.
Started at 99% battery, ended at 81% battery, or 15.25 kWh.
Jaguar Remote data for trip:
57.0 miles (map miles = 58.4)
Avg speed 40 mph (high 67mph, low stopped, drove freeway in right lane not impeding traffic)
Regen - 2.0 kWh
Consumption 3.62 mi/kWh.
Based on Battery % = 322 miles.
Based on 84.7 kWh battery size and 3.62 miles per kWh = 306.6 miles.
Why the difference? Battery % is low resolution. Speed has ~2% error.
Could it go >300 miles on a freeway? Yes, at 55 mph.
Can I exceed these numbers on a freeway? Yes. Tires are inflated to exact MFR spec. I used the cruise control for the first 10 miles (no-no). I could have drafted. I could have picked a level roundtrip. It could have been 75°F.
65-67°F, 1200' altitude variation, light winds, roundtrip, 52 miles freeway, 6 miles surface streets, average 40 mph (includes stopping at customer site, and many stoplights).
I've hypermiled this trip hundreds of times in a Chevrolet Volt. It uses an average of 13 kWh for the trip.
Started at 99% battery, ended at 81% battery, or 15.25 kWh.
Jaguar Remote data for trip:
57.0 miles (map miles = 58.4)
Avg speed 40 mph (high 67mph, low stopped, drove freeway in right lane not impeding traffic)
Regen - 2.0 kWh
Consumption 3.62 mi/kWh.
Based on Battery % = 322 miles.
Based on 84.7 kWh battery size and 3.62 miles per kWh = 306.6 miles.
Why the difference? Battery % is low resolution. Speed has ~2% error.
Could it go >300 miles on a freeway? Yes, at 55 mph.
Can I exceed these numbers on a freeway? Yes. Tires are inflated to exact MFR spec. I used the cruise control for the first 10 miles (no-no). I could have drafted. I could have picked a level roundtrip. It could have been 75°F.