Reisender wrote:
I can’t speak to other EV’s but speed makes a huge difference for us. We live in BC where most of the interior secondary highways are 80 or 90 kmh and occasionally 100 kmh. The EPA rating for our car is 570 kilometres ish. Easy to achieve on secondary highways as all the little towns along the way cause you to slow down to 50 kmh quite often. But if travelling on the trans Canada or American interstates etc our range drops to probably 20 percent less than the EPA rating. Having said that our Jeep Grand Cherokee was about the same though. Speed really cuts into efficiency regardless of the fuel.
Not an expert. JMHO.
No different down here in the southern Salish Sea too. Today diesel is still the best fuel option for a vehicle if you want power, mpg and distance per fueling. That is not to say an EV won't get there....or be a bit less like gas is. Hybrids certainly have a place too! All or many the Washington st ferries are diesel hybrids. ALL of these fuel types have a place.
Speed, aerodynamics, tire type, wind against or with, road bed type, weight, to name a few things that cut into the generic term of mpg! its a how much or bad will it be.
Marty
