I actually once saw a h2 owner crying at the gas pump and felt sorry for him.
One of my feature requests for the Lucid is a "hypermile" mode which uses software to physically limit the power output of the Lucid, be it acceleration, motor usage, speed, whatever.. But I want a mode that is basically "get me the most mi/kw on this mode"
If I get my Edition 1 SUV, I won't care about range as long as I can make it through a day or two of driving. No plans for long trips.
Good idea, sort of a "limp home" mode but not as restrictive. More "I'm down to 5% SOC and this charging station won't work, need to get to the next one without running out of electrons"
The trick would be balancing how far it limited acceleration. It's one thing when you are trying to hypermile and you take 20 seconds to get up to 55 mph. But it's different if the car is doing that for you. Could be dangerous in some situations, even if it were easy to turn the setting off. You could panic and get yourself into trouble on a fast moving on ramp.
Agree, it would be a bit tricky. My first thought would be that if someone places the car in hypermile mode then later slams on the accelerator, there's a temporary transition to normal mode. Mild to moderate pressure on the accelerator? Keep hypermiling. Heavy? Temporarily change to Smooth mode, which should be plenty.
When you have a navigator, anything is a mpg upgrade! But wait, you want the hummer for city driving?
The Navigator gets 17-18 mpg around town, so not bad. My C8 Corvette with a V8 get better milage!
I think similarly to Sprint mode, there should be a warning of limitations, and as for everything, practice makes perfect and so being aware you're in hypermile mode, you'd take necessary precautions, be it hazards on a 8 grade uphill slope, or whatever
I think it is very practical when getting low SOC. Rivian has “Conserve mode” to drop truck to lowest suspension to reduce air drag and make Quad motors drive to Dual motors drive.
If you want to go with the S theme how about Slow mode or Sloth mode or Sleep inducing mode. I’ll take swift and less range any day!
Me too if that was the choice. But the suggestion was for a hidden slow mode to use just in case one screwed up (or charging stations screwed up) and you need every last electron.
“Sloth” has my vote for “conservation of energy”
Hemorrhoids may vary“Sloth” has my vote for “conservation of energy”
In Sloth mode, massage and HVAC may be limited.
This may be tough. We drove today mostly at 70 mph in rolling hills from Columbia, SC to Augusta, GA on 21". Best ratio was 3.3 mi/kW. 60 mph gave 3.6-3.7 mi/kW. My guess is you would need to stay around 50-55mph to achieve 4+. Others have done a chart on the forum, but it is buried.
How to get the display to read kwh/mile?
That was old 1.0.x software. Not anymore on 2.0.x software display. I hope Lucid is bringing something similar or graphical back in the side of instrument cluster.
