Mini range - is it really this bad?

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gangzoom said:

TheGinger1 said:

It seems in this thread that people are not considering that the range is greater than the simple maths by not considering the additional range caused by regeneration?

Regeneration doesn't add any range, the most efficient way to drive any car (Ev or not) is to not waste energy braking or accelerating once up to speed. The biggest impact on efficiency is wind resistance caused by speed, a constant 40mph is usually the most efficient speed for any EV.

I have been 'tasked' with getting my mother-in-laws 2022 Mini EV from Cardiff to Leicester, its 160 miles, a none stop trip in the Tesla but looking at the numbers for the Mini, I think I would be pushing my luck to get it to Hoopwood (100 miles).

Am currently considering if I did the old follow a lorry at 55mph might get me to Hoopwood. I really dont want to stop twice given the max charge rate is only 50KW.

What's amazing is this is the 'technique' of lorry stalking is what I had to use back in 2015 with our old 24kWh Leaf to do the same trip, nearly a decade on, I'm still having to consider a similar approach in a 'premium' EV. I'm not sure if this reflects just how little progess there had been in 10 years interms of EV battery technology, or just how awful the Mini is as an EV.

There was a post on a group last week where someone had driven 100 miles and had 38% battery left, now I can't recall the roads/speeds they were doing.

In our experience and sticking to the limits, you will see 120 miles without trying on a day like today.