The differences between the electric car and the combustion car make driving an EV efficiently difficult to understand. Here are some tricks to make the most of the autonomy of your electric.
With the appearance of electric vehicles, drivers have had to relearn how to drive, since although the rules of the road are the same, the synergies on the road are not.
What all drivers have internalized is that cars on the highway consume less than in the city and that accelerating and braking is more for the autonomy of the car. The point is that all this falls apart when we get to the controls of a Tesla.
And since summer is here and many are going on a trip, the best thing is explain how the most efficient driving is achieved in an electric carAs charging the batteries is still not a piece of cake in the middle of the journey.
The first thing we have to be clear about is that the city consumes less than the highway, quite the opposite of combustion cars. This is due to the fact that we drive far fewer kilometers, that we tend to drive slowly and that we are constantly braking, which recharges the batteries.
Therefore, the highway is the enemy of the electric one. Long roads with little unevenness, there are hardly any braking zones and the average speed exceeds 120 km / h. All handicaps for our EV.
This situation makes the only way to to drive an electric efficiently is to drive at about 100 km / h on the highway (or not to exceed 20 KW / h), 90 km / h on minor roads and select Eco mode which limits power. As you can see, speed is the enemy of autonomy.
Cruising speed is a very interesting addition on long trips precisely because of that, because of the speed. Allowing you to maintain a constant pace, without ups and downs or accelerations helps to optimize the consumption of electricity during the journey.
What’s more, the good aerodynamics of the electrics will reduce consumption in many parts of the trip drastically.
Another piece of advice they give is that when we brake or accelerate we do it progressively, since this way for a longer time we will be generating resistance when braking and recharging the cells, and we will not melt the battery when pressing the accelerator fully, since the electrics deliver 100% of the power from the first moment.
Finally, the most optimal is bring the inflated wheels to the maximum recommended pressure, thus reducing unnecessary friction, and use the air conditioning in a controlled wayas it also consumes battery.
With all these tips We assure you that you will gain a few kilometers from the autonomy of your electric car.