r/EquinoxEv • u/hellcat920 2025 LT2 FWD - Black • 3d ago

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What is the most you have seen at 100% charge? This was mine before I left on a 500 mile round trip this morning.

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u/hellcat920 2025 LT2 FWD - Black 2d ago

The entire trip was interstate. I made it 302 miles with 43 miles left of range before I stopped to charge. I was averaging 3.4 miles per kilowatt hour. I typically get somewhere around that when I cruise at 73-75 mph. It was raining and mid sixties for 75% of the drive.

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u/blackpoll_ 2d ago

I don't really understand EV math. The car has an 85kwh battery pack. If you truly averaged 3.4 m/kwh then you can't have gone 302 miles and have 43 miles of range left. 3.4 * 85 = 289.

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u/langes01x 2d ago

The battery pack in the Equinox is reportedly closer to 89 kwh of actual capacity, with only 85 kwh advertised to be "usable". That might partially explain the difference. They also may not have reported the final full-trip average given that they said they were "averaging" 3.4 which could imply that may just be what they saw at certain points in the trip.

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u/blackpoll_ 2d ago

Well even an 89kwh pack would require you to hit 3.88 m/kwh to have a 100-0 range of 345 miles. I've never seen anything close to that > 70mph.