Cold weather also affects range. My summer range of 60s has dropped to the low 40's.
Terry
Terry
I knew weather had an effect, but didn't realize it was such a drastic one. It's been warmer the last week, and the range has gone back up to 41 to 43.Cold weather also affects range. My summer range of 60s has dropped to the low 40's.
Terry
Hi. I have had a similar experience. I live in upstate NY. I got my new Clarity on Oct. 17, about 4 weeks ago. The car had 90 miles on it because it had been driven from another dealer by one of their drivers. For the first 2 weeks when fully charged the range read 43 miles. I never saw the promised 47 mile estimate. Since then the mileage read out has been declining steadily as the temps. have dropped. Now when fully charged it is displaying 36 miles of EV range. I don’t have a heavy foot (with this car anyway) and I rarely drive on the highways. No hills either. Any ideas? Do you think the data collected from the initial drive by a dealer’s driver of 90 miles on the NYS throughway has affected the mileage estimates? Could the battery system be defective?When I first got the car, which was only four months ago, it started with the stated 47 EV range after a charge. After it adjusted to my driving, it dropped a few miles to 43. I live in a very hilly area, and do half my driving on the freeway, neither of which does do good things for EV ranges. But as of the last month, it's dropped to 37 after an all night charge. Is this normal??
But think of ICE cars, and the mpg ratings on the stickers at the dealership. Has anyone ever gotten the quoted amount of mpg? I've never heard of anyone saying they did. My last car said 28mpg city/38mpg highway. The only thing real about that was the 38. If I drove all freeway, I'd get close to that. But a mix of city and highway usually wound up at 26mpg for the tank.I must confess that considering ALL battery cars without exception suffer from diminished capacity during cold months I'm at a total loss for a VALID explanation to satisfy my inherent right to expect a manufacturer to deliver on their advertised range. Me thinks a class action lawsuit is in order.