The Leaf has a ball system of energy consumption. It also has instant KWs used
as a number on a sliding scale which is more precise. In general I use the two
ball system. If I see three balls it's back off the throttle to two balls. I
have found without much of a headwind 2 balls is 4 to 6 kwh per mile. I almost
never drive above 55mph except down hill. I use no regen whenever possible and
not needing braking. Braking of any sort including regen is loss of inertia. 55
mph is two balls. Lawrence Rhodes
On Saturday, July 4, 2020, 12:17:16 PM PDT, Bruce Wolfe <> wrote:
I've never been able to get that much mileage in the Soul or Bolt EVs, no
less, the short time using a Leaf with new tires. What's your secret, Lawrence?
On Sat, Jul 4, 2020 at 10:27 AM Lawrence Rhodes <[email protected]>
wrote:
I am getting an average of 4.9 miles per kwh. Looking for tires that meet or
better, surpass this. Lawrence Rhodes On Saturday, July 4, 2020, 09:35:02
AM PDT, Bruce Wolfe <> wrote:
I really like the Nexen N'blue super low rolling resistance (SLRR) tires. They
came stock on the Kia Soul EV I was leasing and seem to have been specially
promoted for them. Limited sizes. Nonetheless, I enjoyed them immensely for the
low rolling resistance and being very quiet. I could pump up the air pressure
to the max and the car would just coast for quite a diatance. I per chance had
two blowouts due to hidden potholes on a fast moving road and replaced the
tires with some practically new used Bridgestone Potenzas. The road noise alone
was deafening despite a significant increase in resistance. The N'blue has good
traction in the rain, too. For touring and commuting at moderate speeds this is
a good tire. Priced $90-$110
eachhttps://www.performanceplustire.com/tires-for-sale/nexen-tires/nblue-ev-3/
When shopping for tires for EVs there is a major difference in construction and
specs. I lean to rolling resistance vs road noise level first is the hardest to
spec out. Then add highest speed rating and tread wear.
Driving a used Chevy Bolt now it came with a different tire on each wheel. I
couldn't find the Nexens in my wheel size. And I really didn't want to spend
more than $500 for four. Did some weeks of research. They're not like buying
shoes, right? So, I found a set of Sailun Atrezzo SVA1 at Big O Tires to try.
It's a cheap tire at $55 each but I figured since the plan is for a new car in
2021 anyway and for just commuting SF to Marin the quieter the better plus good
wet road traction let's give them a whirl.
So, very wide tread grooves makes for great wet road dispersement and traction
but that can also lead to higher road noise. It's hard to tell whether it's the
car's own drive train noise or the tires but they seem to be a slightly noisier
than the Soul EV's Nexens but then I was spoiled and probably being too
critical and sensitive. I hear them over old paved roads more at 35-50 mph.
Nonetheless, at highway speeds not noticeable over the natural wind resistance
of the Bolt's aerodynamics. Suffice to say still pretty
quiet.https://www.bigotires.com/tires/sku/sailun/atrezzo-sva1/215-50r17-95w-xl/000000000001079787
Thanks for the indulgence.Bruce
On Fri, Jul 3, 2020, 10:20 AM Lawrence Rhodes <[email protected]>
wrote:
The only info on the web is the Michelin MVX are bad. Ecopia good. Michelin
energy savers are ok on Prius. Lawrence Rhodes
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