carrman 68 Report post Posted April 16 Don't know if anyone thinks its useful for 530e owners to start a thread monitoring the Full Charged range now the UK weather is starting to improve? 13c outside and just got 19 miles as follows: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gatwick Gaz 4 Report post Posted April 16 (edited) So mine is showing 24 miles estimated for the next journey. As a matter of interest I have been messing about with the electric modes and have been achieving some good results. I hope to share those with everyone in the near future, when I manage to do a decent length journey without lights on. Should be soon. Edited April 16 by Gatwick Gaz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clembo 0 Report post Posted April 16 Hoping it will rise with the warmer temps ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monkeyfinger 16 Report post Posted April 17 Doubt you'll see much above 23/24, even in warm temps. Mine was making 18/19 through UK winter and now hovers just above 20. From my observation, I believe it takes the previous journeys into account, and you may see lower range if previous was full electric and low speed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
farzad 19 Report post Posted April 17 I actually saw 21 on mine yesterday. I hadn't seen that high a figure since at the very start of the car delivery, which was Oct. This morning it was 19 when I got in to the car. By the way, pre-conditioning was on and I unplugged the car just before I got in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monkeyfinger 16 Report post Posted April 17 23 tonight, ready for the morning. Last trip at 83mpg... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
farzad 19 Report post Posted April 18 Mine's now fully charged after the day's run and is showing 24 miles range......woo hoo..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BacktoBeemer 71 Report post Posted April 18 I assume all you electric guys must be wetting yourselves given the current heat wave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
reggie59 27 Report post Posted April 19 On 16/04/2018 at 1:28 PM, carrman said: Don't know if anyone thinks its useful for 530e owners to start a thread monitoring the Full Charged range now the UK weather is starting to improve? 13c outside and just got 19 miles as follows: 360 mi in total? 340mi without elec? What is the tank size on these? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carrman 68 Report post Posted April 19 46 litres. Actually got 501 miles on that tank (including 4 full charges of up to 22 miles each). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monkeyfinger 16 Report post Posted April 19 10 hours ago, BacktoBeemer said: I assume all you electric guys must be wetting yourselves given the current heat wave Erm....why, exactly? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BacktoBeemer 71 Report post Posted April 19 The warmer weather improves the range....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monkeyfinger 16 Report post Posted April 19 Ah...Well yes it does, but may be offset if I choose to pre-chill the interior after a warm day in the office. All these 1st world problems... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
reggie59 27 Report post Posted April 19 6 hours ago, BacktoBeemer said: The warmer weather improves the range....... Unless you use the air con. Heat is not good for batteries anyway. In fact, best is 20 degrees. Battery manufacturers tend to quote performance at 20 degrees. UK summers are probably ideal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
farzad 19 Report post Posted April 19 17 hours ago, BacktoBeemer said: I assume all you electric guys must be wetting yourselves given the current heat wave Oh yes, I certainly am Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
farzad 19 Report post Posted April 19 18 hours ago, farzad said: Mine's now fully charged after the day's run and is showing 24 miles range......woo hoo..... The 24 miles range last night had dropped to 20 this morning. I know for pre-conditioning it uses mostly house electrics and a little of the battery, but that seems a little too much.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carrman 68 Report post Posted April 19 Intakes open nicely for remote cooling! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hantsxlg 8 Report post Posted April 19 Well i managed my commute home last friday on 100% electric. 23.6 miles and a mix of mway and aroad. 99% electric and 980mpg on the way in today as I kicked in the ice for 200 yds for 1 overtake move! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
farzad 19 Report post Posted April 21 I got 24 miles range showing today when I turned the air con off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gatwick Gaz 4 Report post Posted April 23 On 4/19/2018 at 8:37 PM, Hantsxlg said: Well i managed my commute home last friday on 100% electric. 23.6 miles and a mix of mway and aroad. 99% electric and 980mpg on the way in today as I kicked in the ice for 200 yds for 1 overtake move! Wow 980mpg. I don't know where that figure comes from, but there is no way that you can get 980mpg - in my opinion. The way I have been looking at this is to see how many miles I get on a charge, as a fair number of my journeys take me down to 5-10% charge left all driven on battery, and then determining how much it costs to charge. So I have one of those plug in energy monitors/calculators, where I can add in the unit cost of electricity (mine is just under 12p) and it will give me the cost after charging. The rough cost of a full charge at home is around £1:10. So lets say I get 20 miles per full charge. The rough cost of a gallon of petrol is around £5.50 (121p/litre) - so i can charge my car fives times for £5.50 (£1.10 x 5). That gives me around 100 miles (20 x 5) per equivalent gallon - or am I missing something? So you're doing 118mpg not counting any petrol used if your electric costs are similar. Obviously if you get your car charged up for free at work or similar then maybe you could argue 980mpg - or even more! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gatwick Gaz 4 Report post Posted April 23 So last Thursday I drove 99 miles to work. At the end of that journey I was able to charge at my work and it showed 28miles at 100% Out of interest I managed 54.5 of those 99 miles on electric. On the way home I managed 59.6 miles of 99 on electric. and following a full charge at home showed 31 miles electric range. To be honest I have been experimenting with the eDrive button and settings which has enabled me to achieve those values. Maybe others have been getting the same or better results - I'd be interested to know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
farzad 19 Report post Posted April 23 Those are impressive figures indeed. 24 is the max I've ever seen in my car, and that's with the air con turned off. I loose about 4 miles if I turn the air con on. Were your figures of 28 and 31 with the air con off or on ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monkeyfinger 16 Report post Posted April 23 Showing 26 miles for me tonight...can't remember the last time I saw that. The car showed 29 miles when delivered last May and hasn't been there again. Consumption looking good at the moment too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
farzad 19 Report post Posted April 24 +1 for my consumption these days. In fact for the past 2 days, with the charge set to 40%, it has traveled just about 14 miles before the ICE has kicked in, giving me an MPG of well over 80 for my 28 miles journey to work. For some reason, holding back 60% of the charge, only gives me about 11 miles going home...! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monkeyfinger 16 Report post Posted April 24 Of course the indicated mpg is not showing fuel efficiency for the engine, and simply depends how many miles we use full electric. By my logic, a 10 mile trip with only 1 mile on ICE should see indicative mpg rocket to around 10x whatever you would expect if all 10 miles were completed with petrol (say 400mpg). It is good to see the modest range rise along with ambient temperatures though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
