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Rockonron
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Post by Rockonron »

Hi everyone,

I have just got a new id3 and enjoying driving it very much, however I noticed today that after a full charge the car is reporting 216 mile range to me. Should this not be up at 240 to 260 miles.

Ronan

Sindidziwa
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Post by Sindidziwa »

Mine is the same - I've done 1500 miles at 3.1 miles/kWh, which is nearer 180 miles actual range. Many of those miles have been at 70 mph on motorways, which would explain some of the shorter range.
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Post by Deleted User 192 »

It's cold, every EV in the UK will be showing a shorter range than usual today.

The 260 miles WLTP range is based on temperatures between 14-23 degrees:

https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-news/ ... explained/
Rockonron
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Post by Rockonron »

The cold weather might explain it alright.

Can I ask where you found the info on the dashboard for miles per kWh

Ronan
Sindidziwa
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Post by Sindidziwa »

Hi Ronan, In the settings you can choose the units. It's set by default as kWh/100km but you can choose. It does seem a bit strange seeing -20miles/kWh when braking though...
OllyExeterID3
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Post by OllyExeterID3 »

Hi all, I posted the below to another thread, thought it would also be appropriate here:

"We are getting our I.D.3 on Friday after having had a 33kWh BMW i3 for 2 years. The main thing to remember about the WLTP range is this is in ideal conditions and generally not attainable unless you drive at absolute maximum efficiency - it has always been a red herring when it comes to showing the genuinely attainable range of any EV. As a guide, our i3 has always been very efficient but we struggle to eek out the WLTP range of 110-120 miles. We can get 130 miles during summer (20 degrees, light wind conditions) but as little as 80 miles during the winter. I suspect similarly, expect an 'average' range of around about 210 miles for the I.D.3 - with up to 260 miles in summer but potentially as little as 160 miles in winter."
Robsto
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Post by Robsto »

After 1000miles I am averaging 185 miles per full charge
OllyExeterID3
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Post by OllyExeterID3 »

Exactly Robsto - it can really vary so depends where you are/how often you drive on motorways/driving style. We managed to get an average 30% increase in range when we bought our i3 second hand a couple of years ago but that is because I am a tortoise when driving - 65-67 on motorways (always just hang behind lorries!), 55-ish on single carriageways. Once covered the distance from Gloucester services back to Exeter without stopping - 109 miles with a predicted range of 105. Got back with 20 miles of range left but that was being really careful, sticking in left hand lane and not overtaking. I can imagine it will be tempting to be less careful with our I.D.3 though!
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