{"id":2538,"date":"2011-11-13T23:26:25","date_gmt":"2011-11-14T06:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/plug-bug-mileage-and-range\/"},"modified":"2011-11-13T23:38:50","modified_gmt":"2011-11-14T06:38:50","slug":"plug-bug-mileage-and-range","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/plug-bug-mileage-and-range\/","title":{"rendered":"Plug Bug: Mileage and Range"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, how far can it go?<\/p>\n

Today I drove home from a Plug In America<\/a> gala event in San Francisco.<\/p>\n

I maintained 55 mph on highway 101 and 85 — relatively flat highways. This is the path:<\/p>\n

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The car was at 57% State Of Charge (SOC), meaning it consumed 43% of the battery (depth of discharge – or DOD). That was a 55 mile trip. So, in theory, that is a 127 mile range to 0% SOC<\/strong>! EDIT: I originally thought it was 60 miles, because that is what the iPhone GPS said…but looking at google maps at the point where I read the SOC, it looks like it was more like at 55 miles. So, I change the range estimate from 140 to 127.<\/p>\n

It’s an extra ~10 miles to my house, which includes highway 17 (quite a steep hill!) I maintained 50mph (the speed limit) up 17, and the power consumed is nearly 3x what it took to maintain 55mph at flat. After those miles I was at 44% SOC. I took a screen shot of the Elithon BMS output on my iPhone (yes, I was talking to Kim while I took it):<\/p>\n

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So, based on that math, it would be 116 mile range<\/strong>. Since I never want to take it to 0% SOC (and ideally keep it above 20%), I can probably safely say I have roughly a 100 mile range with the car at 55mph – including a trip up highway 17.. 70-80 miles if I drive more “normal” (meaning 65-70 mph, and harder accelerations).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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