[Mpls612]

I hope the range and charging improves by my Aug delivery date or I might leaving the dealership without a car.

Longest-range electric vehicles of 2022

Range anxiety got you down? If you want to go the furthest possible distance on a single charge, take a look this list of the 25 longest-range electric vehicles of 2022.

www.autoblog.com

 

[StevenH]

That's EPA. I want to see the real-world range results at 70 mph.

 

[JayEM]

That's EPA. I want to see the real-world range results at 70 mph.

Also, it's not dead last, it's 25th of the top 25 (not saying there are many beyond the 25, but there are some).

 

[Whoabear]

Yeah the tag line is “here are the top cars to ease your range anxiety”. The Solterra may not be a stand out top 10, but the crux of the article seems to be that these cars have respectable range.

 

[Mpls612]

That's EPA. I want to see the real-world range results at 70 mph.

Same here! not Many come in above the estimates. Fingers crossed.

What's The Real World Highway Range Of Today's Electric Cars? We Test To Find Out

We take the most popular electric cars, fully charge them, and then drive them at 70 mph to find out just how far they will go. Which one goes the furthest?

insideevs.com

 

[bobleon39540]

Several reviewers were surprised by the dashboards listed available mileage, being above the 222 or 228. What they read they did not say.

 

[JayEM]

Yeah the tag line is “here are the top cars to ease your range anxiety”. The Solterra may not be a stand out top 10, but the crux of the article seems to be that these cars have respectable range.

Also, most of the cars in the top 10 are way more expensive than the Solterra (sadly, a couple of Teslas are competitively priced - at least before factoring in US tax credits).

 

[R P]

I would wait for Edmunds to do their test of the Solterra before coming to any conclusions. EPA can be very misleading.

Edmunds Tested: Electric Car Range and Consumption | Edmunds

Which EVs have the best electric car range? The EPA provides range estimates for every electric vehicle, but they don't test EV range in the real world -- and Edmunds does. Read all the latest real-world EV test results from the Edmunds experts.

www.edmunds.com

 

[SUBARU_DAD]

I noticed this video of a BZ4x AWD XLE showing 283 on the guess-o-meter. Later in the video the range is displaying 276.

 

[bobleon39540]

I noticed this video of a BZ4x AWD XLE showing 283 on the guess-o-meter. Later in the video the range is displaying 276.

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Seeing this, begs the question, 222 or 228 miles is based on what percent of battery charge? If the Solterra matches what is seen here, than 80% is the reported mileage.

 

[JayEM]

Seeing this, begs the question, 222 or 228 miles is based on what percent of battery charge? If the Solterra matches what is seen here, than 80% is the reported mileage.

It's not unusual for the GOM to show a higher number than the official rating, depending on the most recent driving experience. That said, based on my own experience, 24% over the tested range (using 228 miles) would be at the way high end... So maybe the 222/228 figures are in fact quite conservative (see: Porsche Taycan)?

 

[StevenH]

I noticed this video of a BZ4x AWD XLE showing 283 on the guess-o-meter. Later in the video the range is displaying 276.

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Cool! Although there's a lot of brake regen going on, it's still very encouraging! Wish I could see the efficiency indication (mi/kWh).

 

[waltonb]

Let's wait and see what a real world mileage test shows. And by the way, I wouldn't buy any of those other cars on that list because I don’t want a Kia/Hyundai/VW/Ford/Nissan or I can’t afford the others at the trim I want.
Kia/Hyundai have issues with AC/Heat, 12 volt battery dying among other things.

 

[bobleon39540]

There is a 12 volt battery in a Solterra.

 

[waltonb]

There is a 12 volt battery in a Solterra.

Yes I know I believe all BEV do. But if you google Ioniq 5 dead battery, they seem to have an issue with the 12 volt battery dying overnight.

 

[bobleon39540]

Yes I know I believe all BEV do. But if you google Ioniq 5 dead battery, they seem to have an issue with the 12 volt battery dying overnight.

What is this 12 v battery made of?

 

[waltonb]

What is this 12 v battery made of?

It’s just a standard 12 volt car battery. It has one to run the electronics, some lights, etc. those things all run off a 12 volt battery. They aren’t going to redesign all of those things to run off 400 bolts or whatever the drive battery is.

 

[bobleon39540]

It’s just a standard 12 volt car battery. It has one to run the electronics, some lights, etc. those things all run off a 12 volt battery. They aren’t going to redesign all of those things to run off 400 bolts or whatever the drive battery is.

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The 90% after 10 years is not this battery. This will need replacing, maybe every 3 years. And if it dies while you are going someplace, your car will not work.

 

[waltonb]

I was referring to one of the reasons I won’t buy the Ioniq is they seem to have some issue with the 12 volt battery.

https://m.youtube.com/results?sp=mAEA&search_query=ioniq+5+12v+battery+issue

 

[Crumas]

I was referring to one of the reasons I won’t buy the Ioniq is they seem to have some issue with the 12 volt battery.

https://m.youtube.com/results?sp=mAEA&search_query=ioniq+5+12v+battery+issue

I believe the dead-12v-battery issue was determined to be an issue with the charging door. Some customers were trying to push the corner of the charging door to open it, which caused deformation of the door, which led to a continual drain of the 12v battery related to a sensor in the door. Instead of actually fixing the problem, Hyundai appears to consider the issue a ”customer education” problem. :-/