This might be obvious to some, but after owning my car for a year, I just realized that inputting the destination in the navigation system makes the estimated range more accurate. I found this out after entering my home address when leaving an event and noticing the range adjusted after I did.
I ran an experiment this week by entering my address on my daily commute—once for a highway route and once for local roads. I compared the remaining range after the drive. For the highway route, it was +1 mile, and for the local roads, it was -2 miles.
My round trip is about 64 miles on the highway and 58 miles on local roads. When I mapped out the local route, the estimate didn’t change much, but when I mapped the highway route, the estimate dropped by 7 miles. So, when I drive the highway without using navigation, the estimated range is overstated by 7 miles—14 miles for a round trip.
Michael said:
What’s your estimated range at 100% lately?
I have the Wind AWD, and the last time I charged to 100%, I got 272 miles. I mostly drive on local roads since I use public transportation often. My battery state of health (SOH) is 96.7% with 25k miles on the car.
@zendaya
I got similar range with my GT-Line AWD on a big road trip last week, even though its official range is only 252 miles. I was pleasantly surprised to get 10% more, and at freeway speeds too.