EPA range is a blended city and highway figure. You ought to exceed it if only driving at slower city speeds.
Does Ariya track trips? What’s your mi/kWh efficiency?
Does Ariya track trips? What’s your mi/kWh efficiency?
10 out of the last 19 days in LA have been raining/pouring. Average temps have been 50-65. If that's your defintion of "absolutely perfect", I'm sorry you chose to live somewhere near hell.Californians really don't understand that there's a world outside of California, do you?
Of course you're going to get better than the EPA range in SoCal, the EPA's test isn't designed around absolute perfect driving conditions, which you typically have in SoCal. Your temperatures in SoCal are almost always the perfect temperature for EVs; it's relatively flat; it's mostly city driving or at least low-speed highway driving. Why are you shocked that, given absolutely perfect driving conditions, your car does better than it does for the average American?
I chuckled reading this, as an Irvine resident living in very similar temperatures and precipitation. Regrettably, I note that my experiences with the “long-range” Venture+ (documented here) have seemingly been the opposite of yours. After a suspiciously promising start, my range has gotten worse, well under the 304 miles advertised. Seriously wonder what’s going on with your battery - and mine.10 out of the last 19 days in LA have been raining/pouring. Average temps have been 50-65. If that's your defintion of "absolutely perfect", I'm sorry you chose to live somewhere near hell.
Congrats for achieving a better-than-expected range. Sounds like you have your Ariya set up for success by doing all the right things for the best range possible .I’m getting over the 289 range the Premiere was advertised at - driving mostly city miles, with a 15-20 minute commute to work each way in ECO mode, B drive, and e-Step most of the time. Seat warmers and heated steering wheel on in the mornings only. Anyone else? Don’t know if this was expected but it’s a nice surprise to me.
I've driven my Venture+ about 650-miles now and am at 3.5 miles/kWh on the GOM. I use heat and defrost 100% of time. My driving is primarily 40-50 mph on rural roads. I use E-step, "B" mode and Eco. Outside temps. 30-45-degrees F.380 miles @96% charge. Happy with it so far!
This was for the FWD 87kW PremiereI just did a highway range test. SoCal highways outdoor temps during test ranged from 50 - 60 F. Went 271 mi. Mainly set ProPilot at 72 mph. Some surface streets. Went down to 0% state of charge but did not get into Turtle mode. Probably could have gone 5-10 miles more. Now fast charging 123 kW speed.
Did you happen to recharge to 100% after your range test. If so I would be interested to learn if you were able to squeeze more than 80KW back into the battery during that charging session (and not the advertised 87 KW.)This was for the FWD 87kW Premiere