Post your mi/kWh efficiency in inclement weather

[UlrichZauber]

Recent trip of 146 miles, 45°F, raining moderately hard, 70-ish on the freeway: 3.1 m/kwh.

 

[ajroxstar]

Warmest day of the year here in Philly suburbs. 75-78 degree temps. Drove mostly highways at 70 on cruise control. Took a trip of almost 3 hours (about 180 miles). Minimal AC temp set at 70 interior. No cooling on seats. On smooth drive mode high regen. 19 inch wheels at 50psi. Got the highest rating I ever got: 4.0miles/kwh. In the dead of winter I would get barely 3.0miles/kwh.

 

[Cosmo Cruz]

My average over this entire winter season ~ 2800 miles
Nov. 2023 to March 2024 in Philly 'burbs = 3.4 mi/kWh

 

[ajroxstar]

Cold day today in the northeast. 20F. City driving. My regen feels like it’s not as effective. Probably due to low battery temps. Efficiency dropped to 2miles/kwh. Before was getting about 3.3mi/kwh mixed driving in the summer. Checked tire pressure was down to 44’s across the board (probably contributing to low mileage efficiency). Bumped up all four 19s to 49psi. Let’s see if that makes an improvement. Time will tell as winter gets worse.

 

[codys21]

2023 Pure AWD
Average 3.5 over life of car
We also get ~3.5 on road trips with cruise on 80ish
Right after we got the car, we took a 200 mile road trip in ~0F and averaged 2.0
We also got ~2.3 a couple weeks ago in ~30F, again averaging 80ish mph
Very curious to see how this winter will go since it'll be the first full winter with the car

 

[Bobby]

Very cold today here in San Diego. Got down to 60 (high of 81).

 

[Bunnylebowski]

Now that I’ve driven the Nokian WRG5 All Weather 19” in snow I can comment on both how good they are in bad weather, and also how bad they are at efficiency. Lifetime was 3.4mi/kwh on the 19s (yes I drive fast), but getting 2.8 on the Nokians . That number is biased because I put them on a month ago so they have yet to see the 80 degree temps the Lucid loves. I’m more impressed by the stock 19 Pirelli all season efficiency now that I’ve driven All Weathers. The Pirelli are quieter and way more efficiency, I didn’t think the difference between All Season (not good for snow) and All Weather (good for snow but not a winter tire) would be that big efficiency wise. The Nokians though do grip remarkably well, definitely superior to the 19” Pirelli All season which are not bad but do slip a tad more than I’d want in heavy rain and snow. I tried to make the Nokians slip and could not, I think partly due to Lucid’s brilliant traction control. I’ll take the efficiency hit, as I feel I just made my car less likely to have an accident with the Nokians.

 

[CraZ8]

I’m averaging about 2.1 mi/kw during the winter months here in NY. Brand new battery and running 19s at 46-48 lbs of pressure. A little disappointing watching my lifetime average of 3.2mi/kw now dip to 3.04 over the last 42k miles.

 

[Bunnylebowski]

Well basically your worst case scenario efficiency is Rivian’s best case efficiency? Looks like you drive even quicker than me haha, but yeah the cold weather is not kind to Lucid efficiency. I’m surprised yours is that low on Pirelli 19s, but maybe it’s colder there than Rhode Island.

 

[Blue Lectroid]

Well basically your worst case scenario efficiency is Rivian’s best case efficiency? Looks like you drive even quicker than me haha, but yeah the cold weather is not kind to Lucid efficiency. I’m surprised yours is that low on Pirelli 19s, but maybe it’s colder there than Rhode Island.

I wonder how much the cold weather efficiency will be improved with the heat pump? I believe that started in 2024 GT’s and across the range with 2025’s…

 

[Pragmatic]

Winter driving efficiencies are too dependent on trip length and time spent operating. It's going to take a set number of kw-hrs (2-3) to warm the car up. You will spend this 2-3 kw-hr whether you drive 5 miles or 200 miles. Likewise you are going to use a set power to keep the car warm (2 - 5 kw). You will use these 2-5 kw whether you are driving 50mph or 80mph. They will pull down efficiency more at slower speeds than higher speeds (since you are operating longer.

 

[Buffalo Bob]

Am I correct that, having used both of my trip settings for other purposes, there is no way to see my miles/kWh over the life of the car? It's unfortunate that we can see the car's odometer reading, but can't see the associated efficiency. I looked at my Lucid API report, and I don't see it there either.

 

[borski]

Am I correct that, having used both of my trip settings for other purposes, there is no way to see my miles/kWh over the life of the car? It's unfortunate that we can see the car's odometer reading, but can't see the associated efficiency. I looked at my Lucid API report, and I don't see it there either.

That is correct. I have threatened anyone that resets Trip A in my car I will find ways to ruin their life for the rest of their days.

 

[Buffalo Bob]

That is correct. I have threatened anyone that resets Trip A in my car I will find ways to ruin their life for the rest of their days.

Yikes! I was at least trying to preserve Trip 'B' for that. You must secretly WANT to ruin someone's life for the rest of their days! God forbid someone gets in your car and moves the seats.

 

[tonybot]

Winter driving efficiencies are too dependent on trip length and time spent operating. It's going to take a set number of kw-hrs (2-3) to warm the car up. You will spend this 2-3 kw-hr whether you drive 5 miles or 200 miles. Likewise you are going to use a set power to keep the car warm (2 - 5 kw). You will use these 2-5 kw whether you are driving 50mph or 80mph. They will pull down efficiency more at slower speeds than higher speeds (since you are operating longer.

I know plugging in and pre-heating the cabin while at home before heading out helps. How about pre-conditioning the battery while plugged in at home before heading out? Let’s say for 30 minutes? Will that help winter efficiency?

 

[Blue Lectroid]

That is correct. I have threatened anyone that resets Trip A in my car I will find ways to ruin their life for the rest of their days.

I’ve done the same on my Model 3 Performance (that I am now selling to make way for the Air)…

 

[borski]

Yikes! I was at least trying to preserve Trip 'B' for that. You must secretly WANT to ruin someone's life for the rest of their days! God forbid someone gets in your car and moves the seats.

It sounds like you’re kidding. Not sure why.

But no, it does make me really happy that the seats automatically move to my setting. You know what doesn’t? The air vents. God how I hate it whenever my wife touches the air vents, and boy does she. Just when I’ve got them set to perfectly blast my face, which takes like a decade of tiny micro-movements to ensure it isn’t either too closed or reflecting off the dashboard and not hitting my face, she’s like “ugh I hate air in my face” and just tosses them left or right.

Mild to moderate anger is felt every time I enter the car after that.

But you know what they say: I’d walk to the ends of the earth for the best woman in the world. I’ll just bring my own fan.

 

[Bus Driver]

That is correct. I have threatened anyone that resets Trip A in my car I will find ways to ruin their life for the rest of their days.

Me too, pretty much. I wish there was some way we could “lock out” that Trip A trip meter so that it can’t be tempered with, even accidentally.

 

[borski]

Me too, pretty much. I wish there was some way we could “lock out” that Trip A trip meter so that it can’t be tempered with, even accidentally.

Same. Same.

 

[tonybot]

I know plugging in and pre-heating the cabin while at home before heading out helps. How about pre-conditioning the battery while plugged in at home before heading out? Let’s say for 30 minutes? Will that help winter efficiency?

My theory is that preconditioning the battery while hooked to the home charger will raise the battery's temperature for a winter drive. Is this a stupid idea? Has anyone tried it? I am in Dallas, and I probably don’t need to do it other than a few days during winter. But I'm curious if any owners in colder climates do this and what their results have been.