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Subaru has some more stuff on the Solterra up on their website now! The information is pretty much the same but they have more photos.

Introducing the all-new 2023 Subaru Solterra.

Love is now electric.

www.subaru.com

 

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I like it very much. While I think an Outback EV would be ideal for me, I would be willing to jump to the Solterra if:

Wheels/tires have decent sidewall for pothole resistance
Ground clearance is around the 8.7 mark that the OB/Ascent/Fozzy has.
Again a full charge published range of 300 miles.

why 300? Goldilocks zone for the batteries. I came close to jumping on a Tesla Y last year but didn’t. Cost was part of it.

The batteries are happiest when they are nearest to 50% state of charge all the time. Avoid the bottom 20% and top 20% state of charge all the time. So, you lose 60 miles of range top and bottom. On 300 miles of range you’re down to 180 now. And if it’s a cold day, like winter, you’d expect around 90-120 depending on how you use the climate systems.

regarding the 50% SOC median suggestion - if you use 20% charge daily you’d be best off for longevity to charge to 60% and drive until 40% to keep the median charge close to 50%.

I am sure the batteries are strong and hearty enough to use the full range amount but in terms of longevity I am thinking about the 20/20/50 rule above, since there is a lot of stress on the batteries at the top and bottom 20th percentile. I’m curious if it’s cold out how much gets locked out to warm the battery, kind of like the Tesla UI displays.