I like the miles remaining. It's fun to play with it and see how much driving style affects range. Very direct feedback.
david. >________________________________ > From: Bill Dennis via EV <[email protected]> >To: 'Electric Vehicle Discussion List' <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, May 8, 2014 7:43 AM >Subject: [EVDL] Miles Remaining > > >Lee wrote: >>But suppose you want to know how far you can go at a given speed (i.e. a >given load). >>That is a much more complex calculation > >I rented a Leaf recently, and I really don't like the "miles remaining" >thing. It varies too much. If you're going uphill, it gives a smaller >number of miles remaining. Then when you get back on level ground, miles go >back up. Going downhill it changes again. Talk about range anxiety. I'd >much rather have just as Empty-Full gauge as a regular car does. Then I can >see just how fast the gauge is going down and estimate for myself. I think >most people who have driving ICE cars all their lives have the same >instinct. The "miles remaining" is only a rough estimate anyway, just like >the rough estimate I'd make by looking at the Empty-Full gauge. > >I'd be interested to hear other people's take on it. > >Bill > >_______________________________________________ >UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA >(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > > > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
