JRSMITH73
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Hi could you guys that have received your IM6 please give a real world idea of what to expect for the long range and the performance models.
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Do you think it will be any more accurate than this...
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MikeJS
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Yes. As I would want to see what people get on real journeys.Do you think it will be any more accurate than this...
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rgledhill
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Bjorn Nyland, one of the OG (and most experienced and consistent) Norwegian YouTubers did some tests on the IM6. Safe to say it's rather thirsty...
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rokfor2000
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Today I started my day at 80% charge in my Long Range one. Did 2 journeys. 11.4 miles round between Wigan and Newton and a trip to Liverpool (48.3 miles). I am down to 57%. That's ~2.6 mi/kWh. All driven in ECO mode.
On the face of it that doesn't seem that great, what mix of roads were you on? Even if it was all motorway that's not great efficiency and we are not into proper winter temps yet
rokfor2000
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Yup, not great. At some point on the motorway it was showing as low as 2 mi / kWh. It started climbing (still whilst on M58), but I was a bit shocked to see it that low. Looking at the temp for my area at the time it was ~8°C.
It was ~34 miles on the motorway, pretty much constant at 70 mi/h. There was no traffic. The rest was urban <40 mi/h.
It was ~34 miles on the motorway, pretty much constant at 70 mi/h. There was no traffic. The rest was urban <40 mi/h.
Still not great efficiency whatever the cause
MikeJS
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Short journeys are always poorer for range as a larger proportion of the power is used to heat/cool the car.
To be fair I wouldn't class the 48 mile journey as short and as @rokfor2000 said at one point it was showing as low as 2 mi/kWh.
Not great for this time of year and 70mph
MikeJS
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The clue on the 48 miles is '34 miles on the motorway, pretty much constant at 70 mi/h’. Other reports over 200 miles plus journeys are of around 3.2mi/kWh.
Each to their own but on the face of it it's poor efficiency and similar to the what car test London to Cornwall (aware that was a different model)
rokfor2000
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I'm doing a bit longer one tomorrow. 144 miles to Tesla's superchargers at Gloucester. Pretty much 100% motorway with a slow down in Birmingham and occasional variable speed limit. Then onwards to Bath. 192 miles in total. I've setup a pre-heat before I go, so let's see.
I'm setting of at 4am, which means:
a) It'll be cold
b) My brain might not be 100% thinking about efficiency at such an ungodly hour so I might forget to record some details
I'm setting of at 4am, which means:
a) It'll be cold
b) My brain might not be 100% thinking about efficiency at such an ungodly hour so I might forget to record some details
NikLiverpool
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Looks alright to me this.
I usually start my day at 80%, do about 40 miles in total and end up at 60%.
Considering my model3 is far more lighter and less powerful your results are fine.
Going on the 2.6 mile figure that 260 miles from 100% that's 128 miles short of the wltp figure and we are not into cold temps yet.
I disagree that is ok but each to their own
NikLiverpool
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You have to take under consideration that it is a heavy car and with not the most aerodynamic shape in the world.
Not surprisingly it has been equipped with a great charging speed which can compensate for the reduced efficiency.
Not surprisingly it has been equipped with a great charging speed which can compensate for the reduced efficiency.
I get all that but 130 miles short is a long way short. It goes back to an earlier chat where it was discussed that all car manufacturers are doing just now is chucking bigger and bigger batteries in massive motors.
Only some manufacturers seem to be looking at efficiency of motors and trying to make things as lightweight as possible
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