by joewaters (Posted Tue, 06 Aug 2013 20:34:25 GMT)
[quote="Larrycar"]I have a 2013 SV, 4.5 never see that, 4.1 maybe. quote]
The efficiency is a result of driver input, vehicle output, and road conditions. I drove a gen II prius for 5+ years at 51+mpg lifetime avg. A coworker, who started with gen I, and moved to the gen II, drove roughly the same terrain and distance, but couldn't break 48 with his gen II, even though he was more experienced. Difference was that I valued efficiency over travel time, and made up the difference in less time at filling station. He was willing to pay the premium of money for the illusion of time.
With the Leaf, the tradeoff of miles/kwh is doubled in range and in charge times. It's a lot easier to ignore the charge times, as you are not tied to the car while it charges. But I have an 80 mile round trip without unattended charging at work. Hot rodding would cost me an hour sitting at the charger near my work(and miles off the route) before I could drive home. That's a pretty good incentive to baby it. Plus it'll also be easy on my tires and suspension, increasing their lifespans.
[quote="Larrycar"]I have a 2013 SV, 4.5 never see that, 4.1 maybe. quote]
The efficiency is a result of driver input, vehicle output, and road conditions. I drove a gen II prius for 5+ years at 51+mpg lifetime avg. A coworker, who started with gen I, and moved to the gen II, drove roughly the same terrain and distance, but couldn't break 48 with his gen II, even though he was more experienced. Difference was that I valued efficiency over travel time, and made up the difference in less time at filling station. He was willing to pay the premium of money for the illusion of time.
With the Leaf, the tradeoff of miles/kwh is doubled in range and in charge times. It's a lot easier to ignore the charge times, as you are not tied to the car while it charges. But I have an 80 mile round trip without unattended charging at work. Hot rodding would cost me an hour sitting at the charger near my work(and miles off the route) before I could drive home. That's a pretty good incentive to baby it. Plus it'll also be easy on my tires and suspension, increasing their lifespans.