Most Miles I Drove Using on Battery Mode

[greencar]

The most miles I drove on battery mode was 53.8 miles. It was 53 degrees outside during the trip. I made an effort to drive as efficiently as I could during this trip. I tried to keep the car between 40 and 50 mph and used as little braking as possible during the trip.

[WopOnTour]

That's excellent!
Thanks for sharing your data with everyone.
So in "D" or "L" ?
WOT

[Lyle]

You are doing better than me Robert. I haven't really done any babying of the EV range. I seem to be getting just shy of an effective 40 on most of my vigorous highway romps. My trip to work is 30 miles and when I get there there are usually less than 10 remaining. I then recharge during the day so I dont completely deplete the battery.

Sometimes I only charge for about 4 hours so I wind up driving back home with about 22 or 24 remaining and go into engine mode close to home.

[Rusty]

Sometimes I only charge for about 4 hours

(and sometimes he forgets to check if his charger is plugged in, but don't tell anyone, it's a secret :-)

[Lyle]

(and sometimes he forgets to check if his charger is plugged in, but don't tell anyone, it's a secret :-)

No really I dont...Ok maybe once

[greencar]

That's excellent!
Thanks for sharing your data with everyone.
So in "D" or "L" ?
WOT

I drive mostly in "D" (probably 95% of the time). I try to anticipate when I need to slow down and downshift to "L" temporarily instead of using the brakes as much as possible. I try to use the brakes as little as possible.

[RobertSullivan]

And the advantage of using the breaks as little as possible is you will most likely never have to have your pads replaced. I have almost 130,000 miles on my 2003 Prius and I've never had the break pads replaced.

[hamchief]

When I know I'll need to use the brakes on my Accord hybrid, I try to ride them just to where the green regeration bar is max'd. It's amazing how many people are in a big rush to get to the red light and stop.

[MikeNY]

The best I have done so far is 48.8 miles on electric. Seems I am always catching up with Robert!

Mike

[greencar]

Any of the other NY or DC drivers have any experience on EV range in cold weather? I have only one data point in weather below 40 degrees, but it seems like the EV range may drop by 20% in weather just above freezing. My data is very unscientific since I only have one data point, but I will continue to monitor this as the cold weather settles in.