How Much Range Are You Actually Getting?

[Tesla2.0]

I wonder if put into neutral, how difficult it would actually be to 'push' the car
Also if the battery does die, you probably can't switch it to neutral can you?

If 12V battery dies, you can’t even open the doors. I think as long as 12V battery is juicing, you have no problem change to neutral. Whenever you go downhill or being towed, you can actually collect energy back to system whenever wheels are moving. I never tried to push this car myself. I did witness MachE got pushed by 7 high schoolers to EA station to charge.

 

[th14]

Some updated numbers from me after a few weeks. I'm at about 2200 miles now and have seen a nice improvement in the last 500 miles.

I went from averaging 3.5 mi/kwh for the first 1000 miles to now averaging 3.8 mi/kwh for the past 600 miles. Furthermore, I'm managing that 3.8 without really focusing on range. Still an even mix of city and highway driving.

I recently did a 300 mile road trip where I was able to average 3.8-3.9. Almost all interstate. This was driving normally. Not trying to get better range. Although I likely averaged 75 mph, on this trip, there was some traffic so I had stretches at 85 and some at 70. So more acceleration and deceleration than I did a few weeks ago.

If I'm really paying attention and staying below 70, over 4 mi/kwh is pretty easy now.

Basically, I've seen an improvement of 0.3-0.4 mi/ kwh.

I'd say the major improvement in my driving vs my Tesla is the regen is not using the brake at all. The regen is so much stronger on the Lucid, I can go for days without needing the brake. As others have said, one pedal driving is sooo much better.

Overall, extremely pleased with these numbers. I'm in the 80-85% of estimate range which is great.

I'm in an AGT with 19 inch wheels. Weather was 60-70. Mostly flat with no wind for the past few weeks.

 

[nasilemak]

Some updated numbers from me after a few weeks. I'm at about 2200 miles now and have seen a nice improvement in the last 500 miles.

I went from averaging 3.5 mi/kwh for the first 1000 miles to now averaging 3.8 mi/kwh for the past 600 miles. Furthermore, I'm managing that 3.8 without really focusing on range. Still an even mix of city and highway driving.

I recently did a 300 mile road trip where I was able to average 3.8-3.9. Almost all interstate. This was driving normally. Not trying to get better range. Although I likely averaged 75 mph, on this trip, there was some traffic so I had stretches at 85 and some at 70. So more acceleration and deceleration than I did a few weeks ago.

If I'm really paying attention and staying below 70, over 4 mi/kwh is pretty easy now.

Basically, I've seen an improvement of 0.3-0.4 mi/ kwh.

I'd say the major improvement in my driving vs my Tesla is the regen is not using the brake at all. The regen is so much stronger on the Lucid, I can go for days without needing the brake. As others have said, one pedal driving is sooo much better.

Overall, extremely pleased with these numbers. I'm in the 80-85% of estimate range which is great.

I'm in an AGT with 19 inch wheels. Weather was 60-70. Mostly flat with no wind for the past few weeks.

this is such a great detailed report to all the contributing factors. thanks th14!

we should be able to drive without being overly pesky about optimal driving habits and still get decent range. i like that you can still drive up to 85mph and still get 3.8-3.9. thats why we all get this beast right?

 

[Bill55]

Some updated numbers from me after a few weeks. I'm at about 2200 miles now and have seen a nice improvement in the last 500 miles.

I went from averaging 3.5 mi/kwh for the first 1000 miles to now averaging 3.8 mi/kwh for the past 600 miles. Furthermore, I'm managing that 3.8 without really focusing on range. Still an even mix of city and highway driving.

I recently did a 300 mile road trip where I was able to average 3.8-3.9. Almost all interstate. This was driving normally. Not trying to get better range. Although I likely averaged 75 mph, on this trip, there was some traffic so I had stretches at 85 and some at 70. So more acceleration and deceleration than I did a few weeks ago.

If I'm really paying attention and staying below 70, over 4 mi/kwh is pretty easy now.

Basically, I've seen an improvement of 0.3-0.4 mi/ kwh.

I'd say the major improvement in my driving vs my Tesla is the regen is not using the brake at all. The regen is so much stronger on the Lucid, I can go for days without needing the brake. As others have said, one pedal driving is sooo much better.

Overall, extremely pleased with these numbers. I'm in the 80-85% of estimate range which is great.

I'm in an AGT with 19 inch wheels. Weather was 60-70. Mostly flat with no wind for the past few weeks.

Super impressed with the range you are getting. I’m at 13k miles and at about 2.95. Even at 70mph cruise control on flat ground, I can’t seem to get above 3.2 with DE performance on 21” rims.

 

[Tesla2.0]

I’m 4000 miles on 21” AGT high-regen.

I’m getting 3.1 ~ 3.3 normally.
Very spirited driving, 2.6 ~ 3.0.
On a congested interstate 3.4 ~ 3.6
If driving contrively at 45~55mph, I have torturely achieved 3.7 ~ 3.9.

 

[Bill55]

I’m 4000 miles on 21” AGT high-regen.

I’m getting 3.1 ~ 3.3 normally.
Very spirited driving, 2.6 ~ 3.0.
On a congested interstate 3.4 ~ 3.6
If driving contrively at 45~55mph, I have torturely achieved 3.7 ~ 3.9.

Very spirited driving

 

[Tesla2.0]

Very spirited driving
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I have seen 1.5 in my Since Last Charged, but I have never seen 4.0. That magic 4.0 doesn’t seems to exist in 21”. If it does, someone can teach how in this thread.

 

[Bill55]

I have seen 1.5 in my Since Last Charged, but I have never seen 4.0. That magic 4.0 doesn’t seems to exist in 21”. If it does, someone can teach how in this thread.

Not me. That is 0.4

 

[th14]

this is such a great detailed report to all the contributing factors. thanks th14!

we should be able to drive without being overly pesky about optimal driving habits and still get decent range. i like that you can still drive up to 85mph and still get 3.8-3.9. thats why we all get this beast right?

Sorry. Have to clarify. Average was 75. Occasional bursts to 85 but definitely not sustained at 85 and getting 3.8-3.9. Don’t want to give anyone that impression.

My point was, I wasn’t having to hold the cruise control at 65 to get that.

 

[th14]

Sorry. Have to clarify. Average was 75. Occasional bursts to 85 but definitely not sustained at 85 and getting 3.8-3.9. Don’t want to give anyone that impression.

My point was, I wasn’t having to hold the cruise control at 65 to get that.

That said, if I’m really paying attention to range, even better is doable. I owe @GEWC an apology for my earlier remarks about how difficult 4 was to hit. Even managed to average 4.3 over 70 miles of mixed driving.

 

[nasilemak]

Super impressed with the range you are getting. I’m at 13k miles and at about 2.95. Even at 70mph cruise control on flat ground, I can’t seem to get above 3.2 with DE performance on 21” rims.

performance and 21 cuts your effiiency

 

[muhanadkais]

This might sound stupid but how is your battery drain overnight? I lose about 2 miles of range every night

That should be normal in all EVs.

 

[nasilemak]

I’m 4000 miles on 21” AGT high-regen.

I’m getting 3.1 ~ 3.3 normally.
Very spirited driving, 2.6 ~ 3.0.
On a congested interstate 3.4 ~ 3.6
If driving contrively at 45~55mph, I have torturely achieved 3.7 ~ 3.9.

that seems to be pretty good numbers with 21"!

 

[Sula]

I get about 4.0 km/kwh so that's like 2.49 mi??? GT with 21". Seems low. I also lose about 20% of the kms to heating, vampire drain, etc.

 

[Coltonw011]

I get about 4.0 km/kwh so that's like 2.49 mi??? GT with 21". Seems low. I also lose about 20% of the kms to heating, vampire drain, etc.

Heating chews up a lot, unless it’s extremely cold, try using only the steering wheel and seat heaters to get better efficiency. If you’re seeing a lot of vampire drain that is not after a DCFC session, make sure your keys are either in a faraday pouch or far from the car, if you have a mobile key setup, make sure the phone is far away or turn off Bluetooth when near the car. Regen set to high, light acceleration off the line, drive in smooth mode and keep top end speed between 65-75. 2.5 is low, but idk how you drive, and we have established that 21” offer a pretty big range hit especially under higher speeds. Also, if you haven’t exceeded to 2500 mile “break-in” threshold, improvement is coming after the motors loosen up.

 

[JJ_5]

I had an average of 4.9 a couple of months ago on a drive from Tahoe to the Bay Area—almost all downhill.

 

[windscar911]

I get about 4.0 km/kwh so that's like 2.49 mi??? GT with 21". Seems low. I also lose about 20% of the kms to heating, vampire drain, etc.

I'm currently averaging 2.4 on this charge. 3.0 since purchase. GT w 21" wheels.

I drive it very conservatively. It is what it is.

I've managed to make it show me 4.1 by resetting the trip while on the Freeway and just cruising straight for a bit at 72mph. It was also slightly downhill.

 

[Bobby]

I'm currently averaging 2.4 on this charge. 3.0 since purchase. GT w 21" wheels.

I drive it very conservatively. It is what it is.

I've managed to make it show me 4.1 by resetting the trip while on the Freeway and just cruising straight for a bit at 72mph. It was also slightly downhill.

3.1 since new. 3.1 since 2,000 miles as well. Average 75-85. 80% freeway. AC always on.

 

[JJ_5]

With 4824 total miles now, my car's lifetime (3 months) average is 3.7 mi/kWh. This includes a variety of driving, including many miles at 90mph in Nevada.

 

[PeterL]

With 4824 total miles now, my car's lifetime (3 months) average is 3.7 mi/kWh. This includes a variety of driving, including many miles at 90mph in Nevada.

I assume that's with the 19" wheels, which should be an effective range of just over 400 miles on a full charge (depending on how many kwh's you can pull from your battery - mine could pull 109 kwh when it had similar mileage as yours). Overall, your results seem fairly similar to mine.