Electric vans

[Avocet]

returned home with 43% so was quite pleased

started off at 95% done 97 miles and percentage came down to 43%

so, if percentage is linear and you ca drive to 0%, then that would suggest 1.86 miles per percent
which would suggest a range of 186 miles (its supposed to be 170 miles and I know longer drive in the style of white van man)

temperature was 9c this morning and 14 driving back
so how would this alter on a very cold winters day (0ºC) with half journey in the dark _ and heating on full blast as I am a cold soul when just sitting) @Avocet

Do you know if it has a heat pump or a resistive heater?

Mine has a heat pump, which are more efficient than the resistive heaters (the latter is effectively a 3 bar electric fire behind the dash with a fan blowing over it).

At around 0 degrees C ambient, mine will lose about 20-25% range. Most of that is just the way the battery performs in cold weather, rather than running the heater. I too, like my creature comforts. Can it be set to pre-heat itself for a set departure time? That's the best thing ever, getting into a nice, warm vehicle on a winter's morning! However, it also pre-heats the battery, which helps with the range, because once you start moving, the battery will generate a little of its own heat. That said, you might need a 7kW home charger to do that.

 

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Nice bit of AI going on there...