Re:Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 EV makes its US debut at the LA Auto Show
by jjav on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @03:43PM
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> So, the range impact on a trip with an uphill component will often not be substantive
All I can say is that didn't match my experience as an EV owner (leaser) at all.
At 100% battery, indicated range was 90 miles and on level ground that estimate was just about right.
But on the commute over a hill, 30 miles, I'd arrive at work with only ~10 miles left. So it used up 80 miles of indicated range to travel only 30 miles! Due to the uphill portion. Recovery on the downhill is minimal as mentioned in earlier post, just a couple miles of indicated range.
Re:Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 EV makes its US debut at the LA Auto Show
by foobazgt on Thursday November 24, 2022 @02:39AM
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I'm sorry to hear your experience wasn't great. It sounds like we're at a bit of an impasse, because our personal experiences vary. If you'd like a demonstration in my vehicle, let me know.
Re:Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 EV makes its US debut at the LA Auto Show
by saagarjha on Monday November 28, 2022 @03:31AM
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This is my experience, but the point is that in a gas car you'd get even worse milage because it would be working hard going up just like the EV but it wouldn't regenerate anything.
Yes, but real world trips that involve hills tend to be somewhat balanced (round trips rather necessarily so) and it takes less energy to go down a hill than to drive on flat ground (and, while some of that advantage is wasted by excess speed from gravitational acceleration, regenerative braking can get a lot of that back, too.) So, the range impact on a trip with an uphill component will often not be substantive if you have enough energy to handle the uphill portion itself, if you have a car and driving pattern that uses things like regenerative braking efficiently.