I had a Toyota Avalon hybrid (40 mpg) that I traded to get this. I might look to trade this for the new Toyota Crown AWD Hybrid when it comes out or I might give this to my wife and take her Toyota Venza Hybrid.
I had a Toyota Avalon hybrid (40 mpg) that I traded to get this. I might look to trade this for the new Toyota Crown AWD Hybrid when it comes out or I might give this to my wife and take her Toyota Venza Hybrid.Welcome to the forum @tjpoloski! At home do you charge during off-peak hours? That might be a way for you to save some money. Are you considering a switch to a hybrid?
I had a Toyota Avalon hybrid (40 mpg) that I traded to get this. I might look to trade this for the new Toyota Crown AWD Hybrid when it comes out or I might give this to my wife and take her Toyota Venza Hybrid.How likely are you to trade it in for something else? Have you tested any other EVs or hybrids?
At those temperatures, your efficiency seems much better than what some have reported, and not too terribly far off from the U.S. EPA's official estimates for the AWD model.Had been driven over 2000km since early December, my average consumption is 5.0km/kwh. Mine is AWD with CATL battery. Temperature is around -10 degree to 8 degree throughout December. 50% City and 50% Highway. Climate control Eco Mode on. Driving Eco mode on. So I think when the temperature getting warm, the consumption would be better than this. (That mean one full charge can drive around 325km.
You are a Good One - This was the fourth Toyota We've purchased (my wife and I) with the last 4 years and the LAST. If I'm going to have negative equity I'll be giving that to another manufacturer - why give them even more money 🤔I had a Toyota Avalon hybrid (40 mpg) that I traded to get this. I might look to trade this for the new Toyota Crown AWD Hybrid when it comes out or I might give this to my wife and take her Toyota Venza Hybrid.
I live here in NJ-USA location... i noticed same thing. Even between 20-30 F temp range...the efficiency falls rapidly. I noticed few time 2.5 -2.8 miles per KWH. That is awful for 100 mile trip for daily work commute . if I follow 20-80 % battery range for longevity of battery. i am using 60 % of battery between charges.Today, it was above freezing for the first time in at least a week or so (~37-45 degrees F throughout the day). I fully charged the battery (AWD model), reset my gauge's efficiency meter, and drove [mostly] without the heater; primarily just the heated steering wheel and occasionally the heated seats. On a 50 mile trip, I averaged 3.0 mi/kWh over the course of the trip. For the first 25 miles, before it started to rain [and the temperature dropped below 40], I was actually averaging over 4.0 mi/kWh (at around 50 mph/rural roads).
For whatever reason, running the heater on these vehicles absolutely eviscerates their efficiency (though it's worth mentioning that the heat pump is indeed quite effective at heating the cabin). On the other hand, I was happy to see that without running it, I could finally start to see the sorts of efficiency figures that would be necessary to actually hit the range numbers that this car was advertised at.
Not bad. Is the bz4X your first EV or have you owned others before (or still do)?Just to add my own numbers to the mix:
AWD XLE purchased this May
USA, (Northern) California
Highly urban area with a lot of traffic
On a long distance highway trip I did 163 mi in 80% battery, going at around 70-75 mph using cruise control, which based on my best estimate was about 3.1 mi/KWh. That same trip I charged from 18% to 81% in 61 minutes at a 100 KW EVgo charger. To note I started at like 98%, so regenerative braking was not a thing for the first chunk of the trip.
On commutes, which are 70/30 highway to city, I'm getting around 3.5 mi/KWh at around 45-55 mph with lots of speed variation and regen on.
On short hop "grocery" trips I'm getting up to 4 mi/KWh, but I am granny driving on those. More accurate numbers are 3.5-3.7 mi/KWh for surface street regular driving.
My worst case was 2.7 mi/KWh at 75-85 mph highway. The efficiency really drops with speed, presumably due to drag.
I'm probably in the best case climate for this car, and my highway is basically slightly faster "city" driving due to congestion. So yeah if your area sucks this car does reasonably well.
First EV. I mostly got it cuz the price was good (was able to negotiate about 5k$ down and 4.75% interest over 60 mo, which saved another 3k$ compared to the regular rates). Came out significantly cheaper than the Mach-E and Ariya, and kinda just had all the stuff I wanted.Not bad. Is the bz4X your first EV or have you owned others before (or still do)?