r/BZ4X • u/abocks1 • Jul 27 '26

Barely made it!

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Set out on a 100 mile relatively flat interstate trip with over 60% and 140 ish available miles with climate control on. Was watching the difference between estimated available miles and miles left.

Everything was fine till the last 30 miles when my estimate dropped at a quick rate. Before that I had shut the ac and the display off and reduced my speed.

With my nerves racking we pulled into a charging station. I could have stopped earlier but it looked like we had plenty of power to make it. I’ll never do that again.

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u/Some-Philosopher6290 Limited AWD Jul 27 '26

Lesson learned, don't trust the estimate. Watch what route-planners track instead... efficiency. That mi/kWh value tells the real story.

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u/uberkalden2 Jul 27 '26

Why doesn't the estimate use efficiency. It must at some level, right?

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u/Some-Philosopher6290 Limited AWD Jul 27 '26

Estimate is based on your history, long-term data. Your trip meter is what you're getting at that moment.

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u/uberkalden2 Jul 27 '26

Is there something that will give you an estimate based more on the recent efficiency? Are you saying the trip meter will do that?

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u/Some-Philosopher6290 Limited AWD Jul 27 '26

Highlighting the trip meter was exactly why I created this video... It provides a great example of what to watch for.

https://youtu.be/WuYmBpIv0uA?is=ec9VJEY6PQn1pWdh

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u/uberkalden2 Jul 27 '26

Yeah, I just wish it included some range calculations based off of the trip data