Going on 1st EV Run Since Ownership

I finally unwrapped the charging cable from its bag last night and hooked it up for some juice. For the first time since owning the Prime (purchased this past Saturday), I will drive it in EV mode!

I’m debating on whether to make the drive to work in full EV or if I will use it for city (pre-post freeway trots). My commute each way to work is 20 miles.

Let’s see! I’ll check back in later this morning for a download.

Jay

 

Good morning all!

Report:

• Left home this morning with battery fully charged.
• Ambient temperature ranged between 58-62 deg. F on my drive up.
• Garage was a nice 72 deg. F just before I left per the vehicle display - I presume this is great in that the battery will perform more efficiently compared with the car sitting outside overnight in 50-60 deg. F temperatures.
• Drove to work in EV Mode / ECO Mode for 20.1 miles:
  • Drive to FWY is about 3 miles with 3 traffic lights.
  • Drive on FWY is an overall "flat" for about 16 miles - traffic is moving fairly well with no complete stops (though it is a Friday!).
  • Drive to Parking Structure from FWY is about 1 mile with 1 traffic light.
• Battery Consumption: 59% remaining after 20.1 miles.
• Projection: 14 miles remaining on 41% life

I must admit that my driving habits are very disciplined since the car is brand new and I'm trying to extract as much efficiency out of the car. I know when I start to drive the car more and more, I won't be as discipline. That being said, I'm very impressed with the EV Mode thus far.

I'm curious to see how the battery does later this afternoon on the way home. The weather forecast shows 82-83 deg. F so I wonder if the batteries will not perform as well compared with the cool 58-62 deg. F weather in the morning.

 

Thanks! I want to try that mode on my next commute up to work. It will be interesting to see how efficient each mode is for my specific commute.

Today I'm trying full EV Mode. Next, I'll try EV Auto. Likely after that, I'll do full EV Mode in the city (to/from FWY, etc.) and then run HV Mode on the FWY.

 

Totally agree with you @mr88cet I am just simply amazed at the efficiency of the Hybrid System (not even considering the EV benefits). I'm coming from a 4-cyl Honda Accord CVT, which got me around 27 MPG (mixed FWY and city use). I know that car could do better if I didn't have so much city driving.

Although I've only driven the Prime for 2 days, I'm getting mid to low 60s MPG. It's just simply mind-blowing! Then, mixing in EV is even more icing on the cake!

Eventually I'm probably going to focus on charging at 120V at home and then letting the Prime manage it. I too like to lean toward K.I.S.S. - keeping it simple!

 

Shot of my progress this AM...

 

38.4 miles in EV Mode with 0.2 miles left to spare.

Consciously made an effort to pull out as much as I could. Temperature on the way home was 80-82 deg. F. No HVAC used at all, however. My “cooling” was my bottle of ice cold water!

Prime is just simply amazing!!!

 

Thanks @Marine Ray for the post! This is so true...I feel like I'm letting the car down if I don't drive it efficiently.

 

Thanks @Salamander_King I was quite amazed to get so many miles. Though, it seems like the ideal temperatures have a lot to do with it! Plus, I didn't run any AC or fan so that was probably a huge part of it. Hope to catch more posts of yours - stay warm and safe!