Re:Toyota patents plans for EV with manual transmission and ...
by kcexn on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @06:00PM
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It increases as the square of air resistance compared to traveling at low but constant speeds.
But I find that when I'm driving at lower speeds I'm constantly stopping and starting for traffic.
Around where I live there are many roads posted at 80km/h (50mph) with traffic lights every km or so. So it's accelerate to 80 for a couple minutes, then come to a complete stop, then accelerate back to 80. That's clearly what swallows up most of the range.
Our Leaf could probably go almost 50% farther on a charge if we never exceeded 30 mph. 30-40 mph has a small penalty; freeway speeds exact a much larger penalty.