April 24 | Major Update |
After putting 1600 miles, I continue my way home test from work. I did this time; managed to achieve the EPA rating of 4.3mile / KwH. I will post below the picture of how I did it. I'm glad I reach the EPA. I can rest now and enjoy! That said, in a normal driving condition there is no way I would come even close.
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I know the picture says swift mode but I changed this on my last few miles. The entire 23.2 miles was mixed road and freeway on smooth with regeneration using both standard and aggressive. On the Freeway, I use standard, and on the city aggressive. I pretty much never use the brake pedal.
1) No sudden acceleration EVER just accelerate gradually
2) Speed at max 70MpH
3) Avoid using the Brakes, if at all possible
4) Avoid steep hill climbing "Of Course" That said my trip was not a flat road at all. They were ups and downs
In the end, there is no way I would ever drive that car this way. After charging and resetting to zero, unlike other electric car I experienced the efficiency rating build slowly. 1.4, 1.6, 1.5, 2.1 ... It took a solid 18miles to be above the 3.8miles/KwH
I apologize to Lucid for doubting the range. I'm glad I was able to reach it. Can I return for the new GT performance model?

Yeah right !!!
Thank you for the replies