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EPA vs real world range: maybe Gravity isn't so bad after all

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I see that Car and Driver has published a BMW iX3 75 MPH highway range test. They report getting 330 miles out of it, versus the EPA range of 392. There's been a lot of doom and gloomy here about Lucid somehow standing apart from their competition and misleading consumers about range. But it seems like the iX3 exhibits very similar discrepancies, as one would expect given the EPA rating procedure that companies are following.

www.caranddriver.com

In Our First Test of a Neue Klasse BMW, the iX3 Gets a Passing Grade

There is, however, some room for improvement.
www.caranddriver.com www.caranddriver.com
 
I recall the wails of misery and claims of incompetence that accompanied the MPG standards created by the EPA back in the 70's. It is a standard, all companies follow it. You can compare apples, oranges and froot* rollups. It doesn't tell you exactly how good for you each one is. In otherwords you can compare BMW, Lucid and Bob's spare parts ev motors to each other and then multiply by .79 to get real world numbers. The numbers are supposed summarize a set of certain types, and amounts of driving. Every type of driver (long distance rural, stop and start city etc) can extrapolate from these numbers to their actual situation. It is actually more useful than it seems on the surface.

*see what I did there front boot = froot, yeah it is 'too european' but it sounds better.
 
Continuing with the efficiency topic, I've got question to Gravity Touring owners, is it any better than GGT? I'm thinking about swapping my wife model Y with the Gravity, and she does only city driving, so the big battery isn't a necessity. However 1-2 times a year she does a 250miles ride, and in Poland, where we live, highway speed limit is 87mph. Lets say się would average 80mph, is it than possible to make this trip without charging, or taking into consideration above mentioned and tested efficiency - the only way is to get the GGT?
 
drMism said:
Continuing with the efficiency topic, I've got question to Gravity Touring owners, is it any better than GGT? I'm thinking about swapping my wife model Y with the Gravity, and she does only city driving, so the big battery isn't a necessity. However 1-2 times a year she does a 250miles ride, and in Poland, where we live, highway speed limit is 87mph. Lets say się would average 80mph, is it than possible to make this trip without charging, or taking into consideration above mentioned and tested efficiency - the only way is to get the GGT?
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I believe the highest EPA rating for the Touring is 337 miles (you need to select the 20/21 wheels). At 80 MPH, I don't know that you'd get 250 miles, especially in a Polish winter. From my experience in Poland, I'm assuming the route gets quite cold at that time of year. And you have to consider whether she wants to maintain a range buffer, or is comfortable departing at 100% charge and arriving with close to 0%. On the flip side, a Touring charges very quickly. Is it really worth spending a lot of money to prevent needing a quick charging stop twice a year?
 
All these range discussions, my bladder and my back are my true range limits 😂 nothing better than a stretch after a stretch of road, especially with so many wondrous new charging places to visit 🤣
 
skndrni said:
All these range discussions, my bladder and my back are my true range limits 😂 nothing better than a stretch after a stretch of road, especially with so many wondrous new charging places to visit 🤣
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This lol

Charging is pretty abundant these days and Lucid charges fast.
 
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