Sounds to me like many of you are doing it wrong.
I got about 2.5 mi/kWh on a recent out and return to Montpelier VT from Philadelphia, at night, across the Green Mountains (up on US 87, back on US 91: ~900 mi.). Mostly the interstates were empty ( wee hours), so I was going pretty fast...perhaps triple digits were tested: for science.
The other night I was feeling antsy so got up at 4 AM and drove the PA turnpike out to Bedford PA (Sheetz right off the exit with windshield cleaning station...a great stop! Recommended. Also Carlisle Sheetz is a mile or so off the exit but again very nice place to stop also with windshield cleaning station) and back.
I got 3.09 mi/kWh on the downhill return run ( triple digits velocity on empty sections just to collect data: for science. ). I love these 21" Pirellis...but they are soft...probably last the rest of this season (may get 17k miles) but I'm thinking forged wheels (Dream Edition) for the next set. Cold tire pressure is 44 psi. Surprised to see TPMS reading only 47 psi "hot" (while running). I too check the TPMS against other pressure gauges and found them in agreement).
Was misty foggy 100% humidity = was thinking how much an IC engine would like this weather = water injection!
So all this bragging about high mi/kWh after going 30 mi downhill... what's your "worst" mi/kWh ? ('22 Air GT w/ P-Zero 21" summer)
I'm claiming ~ 2.50 mi/kWh for 21" summer Pirellis @ 44 psi cold over ~ 900 mi. at 80-90 degress F. Beat that. (average speeds legal for parts of the Autobahn).
I was harsh on VT for deceptive charger map. Looks like good coverage if you don't mind camping behind the town's municipal building for a few days to get a 20% charge on a level 1 with a lamp-cord "cable". I found two public fast DC chargers in Vermont ( Rutland and White River Junction Wall Marts). Yes I know the map shows lots of chargers, but they are nearly all level 1 (phone chargers = useless for the Air) and private (you need to enroll at the college or join the Vermont Tupperware Club to access a 7kW charger!), or at a dealership (locked).
Looking at PA charger map I see they are along the PA Turnpike and concentrated around Pittsburgh and Philly. Not much if you venture off into the countryside. So yes, same as Vermont. Yes I am still on free EA charging so there's that.
I must say: rolling in below 10% SOC, plugging-in
without a card or a fuss, then leaving after 12 minutes ... (last in/first out) love the sideways glances others give when I leave so quickly. I've learned to say,
" ...ahh....300 miles, I guess that's enough" so everyone can hear. I can't remember seeing another Lucid on these trips ... maybe once, but never at a charger. Still extremely rare on the right coast.
I'm still getting, "What car is this?"
"Lucid"
"...but who makes it?"
"Lucid"
"... ? Lexus ? "
"It's Lucid, a Saudia Arabian company that builds cars in Arizona"
??????
"So how far will it go on a charge?"
" I have no idea. How far can you drive without peeing ?
I'm trying to imagine going over 500 miles in my Air without stopping to pee. That would be 500 miles/hour.
Some questions are too dumb for an honest reply.
no, I did not spend an hour charging... just enough to get me home. An EA charger. ^
and one of the new Universal (tesla too) chargers at the New Jersey Turnpike fuel stops (not all have this yet). Note 1000 volts and 500 amps!
I did not use pre-conditioning as I was low SOC. Temps 80 - 90 F.
