Nklem
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Lightning Economics (23 XLT SR) Road Trip Report, real energy and cost to drive numbers for a recent 332 mile road trip... 5 people. Starting Mid 60's, ending low 40's in temps (F). 192 miles 45-55 zones (Cruise set at 50 to 60 MPH), 90 miles Highway at 70 and balance around town.
Bar Harbor Maine to Portland Maine and back on Saturday 4/27
Started with 80% Charge. I used Carscanner to track every kWh from start to finish as well as most other parameters (I forgot Speed)
Total Distance 331.8 Miles. Total Cost $62.57 $/Mile=$0.188
Gas in my state is $3.59/Gal now, so equal to 19.19 MPG with a gas vehicle.
Total trip time (a lot of idling at the charge stations and while daughter shopped for a Prom Dress); 8 hours 50 mins
Starting Battery Real Energy: 67.68 kWh, Ending 15.85 kWh
Amount of DCFC charged 91.73 kWh
Amount of "at home" charged to equal Start 57.013 kWh
Total kWh for trip 148.74 kWh
True Mi/kWh 2.23 mi/kWh (including charger losses) (truck screen matched pretty close)
Time of all DCFC on trip (while shopping or getting food) 58 mins
True charging speeds kWh/Min (DCFC) was 1.58 kWh/Min or 94.89 kWh/hr (really good!)
Cost of retail DCFC (my EA credit has not arrived yet, no memberships for discounts). $51.74 or $0.564/kWh, Ouch! (to be honest my EvGo was free with a remaining balance but I included the cost)
Cost of at home charging (with losses) to get back to starting kWh, $10.83 or $0.19/kWh (this was actually charged Free at work but keeping the cost in here for comparison)
While not stellar, it was as expected and pretty much equalled or slightly better equivalent MPG to my old 2020 Ram Hemi.
If I could have 100% charged at home, it would have been $28.26 or $0.085/Mile or 42.14 MPG equivalent.
Or my out of pocket, true MPG with my free charging from Work ($0.156/mi) was 23.0 MPG equivalent.
Funny thing, if I took my Maverick Hybrid ( a little cramped for 5) and paid for the gas, it would have been 8.96 Gallons, 37 MPG and $32.19 or $0.097 $/mile.
DCFC rates are out of control, in my opinion.
Bar Harbor Maine to Portland Maine and back on Saturday 4/27
Started with 80% Charge. I used Carscanner to track every kWh from start to finish as well as most other parameters (I forgot Speed)
Total Distance 331.8 Miles. Total Cost $62.57 $/Mile=$0.188
Gas in my state is $3.59/Gal now, so equal to 19.19 MPG with a gas vehicle.
Total trip time (a lot of idling at the charge stations and while daughter shopped for a Prom Dress); 8 hours 50 mins
Starting Battery Real Energy: 67.68 kWh, Ending 15.85 kWh
Amount of DCFC charged 91.73 kWh
Amount of "at home" charged to equal Start 57.013 kWh
Total kWh for trip 148.74 kWh
True Mi/kWh 2.23 mi/kWh (including charger losses) (truck screen matched pretty close)
Time of all DCFC on trip (while shopping or getting food) 58 mins
True charging speeds kWh/Min (DCFC) was 1.58 kWh/Min or 94.89 kWh/hr (really good!)
Cost of retail DCFC (my EA credit has not arrived yet, no memberships for discounts). $51.74 or $0.564/kWh, Ouch! (to be honest my EvGo was free with a remaining balance but I included the cost)
Cost of at home charging (with losses) to get back to starting kWh, $10.83 or $0.19/kWh (this was actually charged Free at work but keeping the cost in here for comparison)
While not stellar, it was as expected and pretty much equalled or slightly better equivalent MPG to my old 2020 Ram Hemi.
If I could have 100% charged at home, it would have been $28.26 or $0.085/Mile or 42.14 MPG equivalent.
Or my out of pocket, true MPG with my free charging from Work ($0.156/mi) was 23.0 MPG equivalent.
Funny thing, if I took my Maverick Hybrid ( a little cramped for 5) and paid for the gas, it would have been 8.96 Gallons, 37 MPG and $32.19 or $0.097 $/mile.
DCFC rates are out of control, in my opinion.
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