Mileage understanding

[Brons2]

Lets use your analogy, and I'll use real world. I have a goldwing as my primary vehicle. It has a 6 gallon tank and I know I can get 40-45 miles to the gallon, I know because I have driven it to 240+ miles. This is my starting point. SO, I know I can always get 240 miles on a full tank.

So every time I top my tank off I will get 240 miles. Now that is effected by rain, wind, co-rider, trailer, etc. (within that 240 miles), But lets assume I am by myself, when I top my tank off again, I know I can get 240 miles.

This is my point, everytime I top my tank off my starting point is always 240 miles.

But for some reason the computer in my truck is telling me everytime I top my battery off to 100% I will NOT get 300 miles I will get a different value each time and each time it is always lower. I want to know if 300 miles like Ford and the EPA is my 100% starting point

When I got my truck in September I got 299 miles to a 100% charge and now I get 249 miles to a charge, I don't want a average of my driving habits, I want to know what estimated mileage will be on a 100% charge each time I top off the battery. That is my point.

trade it in for an ICE truck.

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[Fortunete11er]

trade it in for an ICE truck.

Thanks dude. My apologies for taking so much of ur time to answer a simple question.

 

[Brons2]

Thanks dude. My apologies for taking so much of ur time to answer a simple question.

I read multiple pages of this thread. It's well known that the range estimates on multiple brands of EV manufacturers and models are at best an estimate of mixed usage. You will not find an answer for it here. You told people on the first page they were wrong multiple times before the reality sunk in.

FWIW, the Lightning does not seem to be at software featue parity with the Mach-E regarding range estimates. Both Google Maps and Apple Maps will put a percentage estimate upon arrival in their navigation, and additonally the Mach-E will capture the route to adjust the range to a realistic number on the dash screen. If it sees all highway in the route, it might adjust the range down to as low as 140-150 miles in my standard range AWD Mach-E. This same functionality is also available using the built in navigation on the Mach-E.

Hopefully Ford will bring this integration to the Lightning soon.

 

[Zprime29]

If the baseline for the goldwing is based on real world experience, why are you upset that the lightning doesn't give you a baseline without you driving it and gaining experience?

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