So, I am half way through a 7 day trial period on the car. I love the way it drives and the interior quality and layout. The range extender seems to work great, and gives me the freedom to drive over the all electric range. The issue I have is how short that electric range is compared to new. I am getting just about 50 miles with an average driving efficiency of 3.6 mi/kwh. That math comes up to less than 14 kwh battery capacity, which is around 73% of the 18.8 it started out at. It is winter here in Ohio, with temps in the low 40s.
Is it likely that the capacity will increase as I complete a few charging cycles, given it likely sat on a lot for some time?
Is low to mid 40s cold enough to bring my capacity down this low?
I have the the max kapa test trick on on the display panel, and get around 14.5-14.6 each of the three times I have checked (one time per charge cycle I have done).
Should I pass on this car and try another, or is this normal enough that I should roll with it?
On a side note, the first time I took it out, the battery hit 4 miles left, and the REx kicked in... then kicked off and I got an error saying I could use the edrive only. I just barely managed to limp home at low speed. I don't know if that is relevant here or not.
Thanks,
Jacob
Is it likely that the capacity will increase as I complete a few charging cycles, given it likely sat on a lot for some time?
Is low to mid 40s cold enough to bring my capacity down this low?
I have the the max kapa test trick on on the display panel, and get around 14.5-14.6 each of the three times I have checked (one time per charge cycle I have done).
Should I pass on this car and try another, or is this normal enough that I should roll with it?
On a side note, the first time I took it out, the battery hit 4 miles left, and the REx kicked in... then kicked off and I got an error saying I could use the edrive only. I just barely managed to limp home at low speed. I don't know if that is relevant here or not.
Thanks,
Jacob