Impending delivery

[JonnyG]

I do around 14 miles each way to work, 50% on 'A' roads and 50% on the motorway, average on the 'A' roads is between 35 and 45mph, on the motorway between 60 and 85 (yes I know) depending on the traffic.

What sort of energy consumption should I be expecting? is 3kw/hr expected or optimistic?

Good luck with the delivery in September. Its a great car for the money and well worth it over a Trophy if you are/were in anyway a petrolhead IMHO. It still puts a grin on my face after 22 months of ownership

I reckon you'll find a big difference in efficiency between a steady 60 and a steady 85 (on the Autobahn of course ) so its really up to you !! Easily more than 3mls/kw at 60 but less than 3mls/kwh at 85 IMHO (from trips in Gemany of course). Needless to say I struggle to get more than 3mls/kw on longer motorway trips

 

[salty]

My X Power never got above 2kw/hr in Winter. In fact thought the dial was broke.
But now in Warmer months regularly get,
3/4kw/hr and have occasionally seen,
5kw/hr. And I don't tend to hang about.

 

[Anon70]

Had my XPower for around 18 months now and the best and worst efficiency between charges have been 3.6 and 2.2 miles/kWh. Best and worst GOM ranges have been 238 and 153 miles.

On a short trip under "best" conditions you might see an indicated 5 miles/kWh, drive it like you stole it and you will be lucky to see 2 miles/kWh

 

[pjmmk]

Best I've seen driving around Milton Keynes with our "roundabout every half mile" nonsense is around 3.4 or so. At the moment, with a little spirited driving, it's usually around 2.6 but in the colder months, when I bought it, I was struggling to get above 2.3 even being gentle with the thing. I didn't buy it for a hugely impressive range though...

 

[Everest]

They're not very 'eco' EV's, are they

(and yes, I know they're doves and not pigeons and you don't buy them to be eco.... -the Xpowers not the doves, that is)