Over 5 miles per kWh. That's pretty good. Several forum members have mentioned getting the unavailable LKA, but then not seeing again.
I actually like the LKA in the 2020 that I reviewed. It isn't overbearing and doesn't pretend to be any sort of autopilot. Basically, it's there as a backup safety feature, which I appreciate. That being said, I only used it for a couple hundred miles, but it never quit on me.
I absolutely hated the LKA in the 2019 KIA Niro EV I reviewed. I'm assuming it's the same system. In my experience, it would attempt jerk the steering wheel out of my hand. I nearly took two off ramps at 75 mph before it got too dangerous and I turned it off.
When I tested the 2020 Chevy Bolt EV, it was very odd. The freeway speed efficiency seemed close to my 2017 Bolt EV, but the low speed, low load efficiency was noticeably better. My assumption is that it's due to lower internal battery resistance, but that can't be all of it because I don't think the BMS can actually account for that. .
Did the LKA start working again?
I was very surprised to say the least. We hit a few sections of stop and go traffic, but other than that, I had the CC set to 65mph the entire way. The weather was nearly perfect with next to zero wind. I’m sure that also played a huge part. Note, we did utilize AC the entire trip with it set to 72.
Good questions. I checked, no debris. I had to power cycle the car to get it back up and running.
I know, I was not expecting it to do so well. I knew we’d arrive with some juice, just not that much. We took the interstate with my cruise control set to 65mph. Other than a few sections of stop and go traffic we drove straight through at my CC speed. I’m thinking the weather was the largest factor. It was near perfect. If memory serves it was in the mid to high 70’s with zero wind.
We had the exact same “Ah oh” experience until we started our 2-3,000 foot decent or so, from Vail. We started to chart a route to Frisco, but about half way down, realized the EA station wasn’t needed. It was fairly entertaining watching the estimated range tick back up. Gotta love Ev’s.
Yup, gravity charge! Free, and no hit to your trip time.
Yes. Something that will never happen in an ICE vehicle. I try to get across to people that you are actually getting energy back, instead of wearing out your brakes, but most will talk about their great fuel efficiency. They just don't get it.
Fuel efficiency is actually negative for an ICE car coasting down hill. It only looks good if you only consider miles traveled and don't consider how much potential energy you just lost going down the hill. With a steep enough hill, you essentially burn fuel to lose energy, hence negative efficiency.
