Fully charged readout

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My 2016 fully charged using Level 1 charger at home shows the battery level right hand small gauge! just a tad under full. Am I correct that as the battery degrades this will drop when fully charged? Also in the center display when full charged it reads approx 69 miles, is this OK/normal.
Thanks

 

[JoulesThief]

My 2016 fully charged using Level 1 charger at home shows the battery level right hand small gauge! just a tad under full. Am I correct that as the battery degrades this will drop when fully charged? Also in the center display when full charged it reads approx 69 miles, is this OK/normal.
Thanks

Normal for the "fuel" gauge to show just a tad under full, regardless of age of battery or degredation.

69 miles on a full charge is kind of low. Do you live on a hill or a mountain, that would, elevation wise, last few miles traveled, lower your Guess O Meter estimate?

Or do you drive hard, with spirit, and get a low rated miles per kWh say under 4.5 miles /kWh, or are you running a lot of power sucking accessories that lower the range per charge of your battery?

Also total # of miles on the odometer?


There are a lot of variables, when you have such a small battery capacity electric car that is aging, that will affect your remaining range.

 

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I have 22K on the car and I do live in a hilly area so the Guess O Meter goes from 69 up to 92 miles as I drive 7 miles down to the local stores and consequently takes the hit coming uphill. I was looking at that meter when I stated 69 miles or so on full charge. I have decided to only look at the fuel gauge from now on. I generally drive in "D" and Econ mode.

 

[JoulesThief]

I have 22K on the car and I do live in a hilly area so the Guess O Meter goes from 69 up to 92 miles as I drive 7 miles down to the local stores and consequently takes the hit coming uphill. I was looking at that meter when I stated 69 miles or so on full charge. I have decided to only look at the fuel gauge from now on. I generally drive in "D" and Econ mode.

You can push the shifter to the left for D1 or D2 coming down the hill, then push and hold it to the right for a full second to put it back in D at the bottom of the hill. That should assist in more regenerative braking, provided your "fuel" gauge is at least greater 1 mark below full tank.

I have 23k on my 2015 and lately, with the heat, I am showing 115 miles of range on a full charge. I drive in a pretty flat area, though. The A/C will whack 15 to 20 miles of range off of a charge, if I turn it on. Same route, daily.