I’m thinking of buying a 2016 BEV - 27000 kms on the odometer. The battery capacity is 17.7kwh according to the service menu - cf the 18.8 guaranteed value when new.
I’m not sure if that 17.7 figure is OK - about 5% down on the new figure.
But what scared me is that the salesman sent this picture of the drivers display - on the image the battery shows full at the left and by the bars something like 90% - but the shown range is only 70km:
I understood range to be 130km and with 5% off I’d expect to see 123km. If the battery is at 90% then it should be 110km shown.
How does this displayed range work - is it just weird because the car is stationary (aircon on too), or is this car an avoid?
I must say I think I’d be more comfortable with the 94Ah model - but there are currently none for sale here in South Africa and in any cases our prices are so high due to the 25% import duty on electric cars and our poor exchange rate.
I’m not sure if that 17.7 figure is OK - about 5% down on the new figure.
But what scared me is that the salesman sent this picture of the drivers display - on the image the battery shows full at the left and by the bars something like 90% - but the shown range is only 70km:
I understood range to be 130km and with 5% off I’d expect to see 123km. If the battery is at 90% then it should be 110km shown.
How does this displayed range work - is it just weird because the car is stationary (aircon on too), or is this car an avoid?
I must say I think I’d be more comfortable with the 94Ah model - but there are currently none for sale here in South Africa and in any cases our prices are so high due to the 25% import duty on electric cars and our poor exchange rate.