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Just got back from Reno in my 2013 Volt.
553.4 miles and 14.6 gallons to go up there,
511.4 miles and 11.0 gallons to come back.
Aside from the different routing and 42 extra miles in one direction, I went from 0 to 4505 ft elevation on the trip up, which at least partially explains the significant change in gas mileage (35.0 mpg up, 42.6 down).
We all well know that going uphill significantly degrades range and miles per kWh.
But just how much?
I realized I really have no idea. Which means that, likely, most others don’t either.
That doesn’t help one bit getting people to trust BEV’s.
Is there some simple way to quantify the cost of going uphill?
As in, the additional cost to raise the car one mile (5280 feet)?
And does this depend significantly on speed, as it does for level driving?
As you probably know, you can get more than double the Volt’s range by keeping to a level, steady 30 mph.
Does a similar coefficient apply to uphill speed?
Or severity of grade?
553.4 miles and 14.6 gallons to go up there,
511.4 miles and 11.0 gallons to come back.
Aside from the different routing and 42 extra miles in one direction, I went from 0 to 4505 ft elevation on the trip up, which at least partially explains the significant change in gas mileage (35.0 mpg up, 42.6 down).
We all well know that going uphill significantly degrades range and miles per kWh.
But just how much?
I realized I really have no idea. Which means that, likely, most others don’t either.
That doesn’t help one bit getting people to trust BEV’s.
Is there some simple way to quantify the cost of going uphill?
As in, the additional cost to raise the car one mile (5280 feet)?
And does this depend significantly on speed, as it does for level driving?
As you probably know, you can get more than double the Volt’s range by keeping to a level, steady 30 mph.
Does a similar coefficient apply to uphill speed?
Or severity of grade?