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  1. stolenmoment

    Battery loss

    Remember that the meter on the dashboard is a guess, based on recent driving habits. If you drive EV on the highway, or run the heater in the winter, range drops like a rock. If you drive carefully (not hypermiling, but paying attention), it likes that better and goes up. The "real" test is to charge up, then drive some fixed course until the battery runs out. My 2013 is still giving me about 20 miles on a charge, and I'm careful with it. EV later on the highway, seat heater instead of cabin heater, etc. I have two or three shopping/dinner trips that are right at the edge of my range; if the outside temp is perfect, I can do them all on battery. If it's too hot or cold, I can't. I'm using those trips to tell me if my battery is degrading. So far, so good, I'm at 110k miles.
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