One thing that really sucks about range testing is that you can never get to the absolute bottom of the pack without some serious inconvenience. I haven’t run my #Bolt EUV to dead, but I ran my 2018 #Nissan LEAF to dead several times. The first time, I was driving from #Phoenix to #ElPaso before there were any Electrify America stations. After spending the night at an #RV park in Willcox, #Arizona, I hypermiled my way to Deming, #NewMexico, to spend some more time at an RV park there. But the LEAF died about a half mile away, and I had to push it. Fortunately, some nice guys helped me push it part of the way and my wife was able to steer it up to the pedestal. Another time, going the other direction to Phoenix, I decided to try to skip Willcox, going from a sketchy RV park in Lordsburg, New Mexico, all the way to Tucson to catch an EVgo station. I accidentally pulled into the wrong parking lot, and it died just feet away from the charger, but with a brick wall in the way. So, I pushed it back onto the street with enough force for my wife to coast it in. But, the third and last time the LEAF died, I was about two miles from home, on the side of I-10, and with a big hill between me and my exit. Most family was out of town, so I had to call for a tow. After a half-hour wait, the car was dropped in my driveway and I was able to charge up while I slept. Given these bad experiences, I basically never do a full range test on a car. It’s inconvenient, and maybe even a little painful and dangerous. So, to test range, I’ll just get a reading on efficiency doing different things and extrapolate to the best figure I can get for useable battery pack capacity. But, Out of Spec Reviews came up with a better solution that isn’t the most environmentally friendly one, but given that it’s only used to provide a few miles of range to get back to a charger after running dead, it’s not that big of a deal. (article continues after embedded video) Instead of calling for a tow truck or charging Level 2 from a big power station or something, the crew built a mobile charging stations, not unlike the charging stations that #Tesla deploys sometimes. They rented a big diesel genset from Sunbelt #Rentals, and then mounted a small Level 3 charging station on the tongue. This is then pulled along behind an electric truck that can then tend to the trucks when they finally run completely out of range. The goal here was to test a #Cybertruck, a #Rivian R1T, a Silverado #EV, and an F-150 Lightning to see not only what their range is, but go all the way to absolute zero. This tells us not only what the actual range is, but also gives you an idea of what the buffer is below zero. To test this, all of the trucks were tested at 70 MPH on the highway and run until they literally couldn’t go anymore. 🔻🔻🔻 Click/tap image below to see video on YouTube 🔻🔻🔻
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Great to hear. 😊 Bottomline: driving electrically is good for sustainability reasons - and that includes the driver. Less noise & vibrations means less stress. Better performance of the truck means a more relaxed operation. Ergo: driving electrically has a positive impact on the environment but also on the driver.
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