Every time you hit breaks you're pissing away energy. Now with a lot of hybrid/electric cars you see some recovery to the batteries, but by no means will it be 100%. You won't get 30 miles through construction unless you do little or no braking.
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 4:34 PM, Nate Burke <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok, this might be a stupid question, but if you get stuck in Traffic, that > uses almost no battery then, right? Other than the stop and go. Would > that kill it quicker? Example, there is a 30 mile drive, but through > construction. Traffic either flows nicely, or it takes an extra 20 min in > stop and go traffic. Would you trust it? > > > On 8/10/2015 3:23 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: > > I don’t use the projected range meter at all. I use the battery % meter > when I am worried. It seems to be spot on. But after a while, you just > use a trip odometer. When 30 miles have burned off you know you have to > turn around or charge at the far end. > > *From:* Nate Burke <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, August 10, 2015 2:21 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: Tesla > > How accurate is the battery meter? Is it like my phone in the cold where > as soon as I go to use it, it goes from Full charge to empty. Does it give > you a range at projected speed, or just a %? > > > On 8/10/2015 3:17 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: > > I use it year around. When it gets down to zero outside, the range is 60 > miles or less. > > *From:* Nate Burke <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, August 10, 2015 2:14 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: Tesla > > Do I remember that you don't use your at all in the winter? How does it > do in the cold with the heater running? 40-50 or less? > > > On 8/10/2015 3:09 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: > > They advertise 90 or 100 or some such number. But if you go much over 60 > miles the anxiety starts to mount. I have done 70 I think once. It will > probably do 75. It does 60-65 all day long at freeway speeds with HVAC > running full bore. > > *From:* Josh Luthman <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, August 10, 2015 2:05 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: Tesla > > What are you getting now? The 2017 should get 120 from a couple of > articles. > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 4:02 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Do we know yet what the 2017 leaf range is supposed to be? My leaf lease >> is up and I am probably going to re-up for another year to get the bigger >> battery. >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Rory Conaway >> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 1:59 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Tesla >> >> He is planning on lower battery costs with the new plant or before. Even >> the Leaf has gotten profitable since it's conception for that reason which >> is why they can put a 20% bigger battery pack in for the same amount of >> money. >> >> Rory >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown >> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 12:50 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Tesla >> >> He can subsidize it with his space transport business. >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Travis Johnson >> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 1:36 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [AFMUG] OT: Tesla >> >> Hi, >> >> The news today about Tesla is they lose $4,000 per car they sell... >> makes you wonder how much longer that can continue? They are also having >> to support all their Super charging stations across the country (at no >> additional cost for customers), etc. >> >> It's a great concept, and a great first generation electric car, but it >> can't continue like this forever... >> >> Travis >> >> > > > > >
