Yesterday was a nice day here in Cyprus so my wife and I went for a drive and I took the opportunity to test the car's capabilities going up to Troodos......almost the highest point in Cyprus at 1,750mts.
Set off with 100% charge, 242Km indicated range, OAT 17C, altitude 230mts and no heating/AC used during the entire trip.. The distance as the crow flies to Troodos is around 24 miles (38Km), but the road is extremely twisty so the driving distance is 55 miles (88.5Km) and the average speed worked out at 26 mph (42 Km/Hr) both for the climb up and decent down taking the same route. OAT at Troodos 5C and on return home 16C.
Going up used 13.72 Kwh (4 miles/Kw or 15.5 Kw/100Km) and the indicated range reduced by 76.42 miles (123 Km).
Coming down used 2.52 Kwh (21.83 miles/Kw or 2.85 Kw/100Km) and the indicated range reduced by 12.43 miles (20Km).
On final shutdown the car recorded 110 miles travelled at 6.4 miles/Kw (9.71Kw/100Km), however, using the figures obtained from % used gives 13.72 + 2.52 = 16.42 Kw which is 6.7 miles/Kw (9.28 Kw/100Km). Over the past month on several journeys between 50 - 100 miles I have achieved an average of 5.5 miles/Kw. This is with an average speed around 50 mph (80 Km/hr) and altitude up and down between 230 mts and 50 mts and OATs 15-17C. So using 5.5 miles/Kw I consumed 37% more going up, but 75% less coming down.
It was not a continuous 55 mile climb/decent, there were some times ( around 20%) where the slope went in the opposite direction to the normal. I will try in the future to find a long hill with no dips in it to further test the Regen efficiency.
From the above I conclude that speed has more of a detrimental effect on range than climbing hills. The Regen efficiency would seem to be around 75%. Overall very pleased with the way the car preformed, a pleasure to drive and no fatigue after a total of 4 hrs of twists and turns.
Set off with 100% charge, 242Km indicated range, OAT 17C, altitude 230mts and no heating/AC used during the entire trip.. The distance as the crow flies to Troodos is around 24 miles (38Km), but the road is extremely twisty so the driving distance is 55 miles (88.5Km) and the average speed worked out at 26 mph (42 Km/Hr) both for the climb up and decent down taking the same route. OAT at Troodos 5C and on return home 16C.
Going up used 13.72 Kwh (4 miles/Kw or 15.5 Kw/100Km) and the indicated range reduced by 76.42 miles (123 Km).
Coming down used 2.52 Kwh (21.83 miles/Kw or 2.85 Kw/100Km) and the indicated range reduced by 12.43 miles (20Km).
On final shutdown the car recorded 110 miles travelled at 6.4 miles/Kw (9.71Kw/100Km), however, using the figures obtained from % used gives 13.72 + 2.52 = 16.42 Kw which is 6.7 miles/Kw (9.28 Kw/100Km). Over the past month on several journeys between 50 - 100 miles I have achieved an average of 5.5 miles/Kw. This is with an average speed around 50 mph (80 Km/hr) and altitude up and down between 230 mts and 50 mts and OATs 15-17C. So using 5.5 miles/Kw I consumed 37% more going up, but 75% less coming down.
It was not a continuous 55 mile climb/decent, there were some times ( around 20%) where the slope went in the opposite direction to the normal. I will try in the future to find a long hill with no dips in it to further test the Regen efficiency.
From the above I conclude that speed has more of a detrimental effect on range than climbing hills. The Regen efficiency would seem to be around 75%. Overall very pleased with the way the car preformed, a pleasure to drive and no fatigue after a total of 4 hrs of twists and turns.
