eGolf Energy Consumption over 6 Years

[RecoverE]

After the 1st year of my 2015 eGolf ownership, I installed a meter to measure the energy consumption. During this 6 year period I drove 35,906 miles and consumed 9,115 KwHr of electricity. 3.94 mi/Kwh is thus the vehicles efficiency including all losses associated with charging and operating the vehicle. If I accept that the energy content of a gallon of gasoline is 33.4 KwHr/Gal, my equivalent miles per gallon is 132mi/gal. Just offering this comment as a point of information.

 

[f1geek]

Thanks for the info. Well done!

 

[tsar721]

You motivated me to check the spreadsheet where I record the charging history for my 2016 SE. Over a 2-year period:

Energy used : 2,837 kWh
Miles driven: 9,911
Efficiency: 3.49 miles/kWh (116 mpg equivalent)

 

[RecoverE]

As a brief follow-up, the following are my calculations of fuel cost savings:

For the EV at 35906 miles: 9115 KwHr x 0.086 $/KwHr yields $784

For ICE at 35906 mi @ 30mi/Gal and @ $2.70/Gal: 35905/30 x $2.70 yields $3231

Savings: $2447 given assumptions for fuel costs and ICE mileage efficiency.

 

[f1geek]

I honestly don't even think about mpg anymore. I look at the price of gas and am so glad I don't need to care about mpg. FYI, energy unit is kWh, power is kW.

 

[RecoverE]

As a follow-up to my 2yr+ comment on total energy consumption for my ‘15 EGolf, having installed an energy meter on my EV charging station, and after 53k miles of recording, the energy consumption has been 4.04mi/KwHr. This figure includes the losses from the station, the vehicle charger, and battery/motor losses of the vehicle.

 

[f1geek]

As a follow-up to my 2yr+ comment on total energy consumption for my ‘15 EGolf, having installed an energy meter on my EV charging station, and after 53k miles of recording, the energy consumption has been 4.04mi/KwHr. This figure includes the losses from the station, the vehicle charger, and battery/motor losses of the vehicle.

How did you install your energy meter?

 

[RecoverE]

Between my house 240v source and the EVCU.

 

[f1geek]

Between my house 240v source and the EVCU.

What is the brand and model of energy meter?

 

[RecoverE]

EKM-25IDS