Yeah, you just understand your vehicle after a little while
Lexus RZ chronicals-by my wife
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And one huge difference is that arriving home with 0% charge is totally fine. Arriving home with an empty tank is totally not fine.
I look forward to the day we are both experienced enough to have the confidence to do that.Range anxiety? What’s that?
Got home late one night with the Mustang. Didn’t want to make the one final stop that would have ensured I got home with 10% remaining. I did slow down for the last few miles before my gravel road so I was only going 57 in a 55.
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Stopping at a charge station while towing a uhaul up the mountain. Got to the charger with 6% state of charge, 15 miles remaining. Not a problem.
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This is what it's all about.
At night:
In the morning:
Tbh I find it much less stressful to look at the mileage remaining than the % because I can judge how much 31 miles is much easier than 11%. I think if early adopters simply begin by practicing the same technique in their ICE vehicles and watch the mileage remaining rather than the gas gauge IMO it will make EV adoption that much easier.
In fact, recently I just came out of 4 week gas rental car and I noticed something interesting. It had a digital "horizontal blocks" gas gauge and at one point the gauge wasn't even reading but the mileage counter said I had something like 13 miles left so I drove a little further. I honestly think/know prior to EV adoption that had the gas gauge showed one block left I would've absolutely have stopped for gas.
Again, I think this is a simple easy test to anyone who is planning to switch to an EV to try and get use to "trusting the BMS" even though Kyle Conner says to never do that lol
At night:
In the morning:
Tbh I find it much less stressful to look at the mileage remaining than the % because I can judge how much 31 miles is much easier than 11%. I think if early adopters simply begin by practicing the same technique in their ICE vehicles and watch the mileage remaining rather than the gas gauge IMO it will make EV adoption that much easier.
In fact, recently I just came out of 4 week gas rental car and I noticed something interesting. It had a digital "horizontal blocks" gas gauge and at one point the gauge wasn't even reading but the mileage counter said I had something like 13 miles left so I drove a little further. I honestly think/know prior to EV adoption that had the gas gauge showed one block left I would've absolutely have stopped for gas.
Again, I think this is a simple easy test to anyone who is planning to switch to an EV to try and get use to "trusting the BMS" even though Kyle Conner says to never do that lol
I deliberately don't pay attention to the remaining range estimate. I can do the current efficiency math with % remaining to get an estimate of remaining range better than the vehicles. They're too conservative.
range anxiety is me filling up my
One thing that I am absolutely positive EVs do better than gas cars. In the subaru I know what "10 miles" means when it says that much is left, and I can tell you its more than 10 miles.
One thing that I am absolutely positive EVs do better than gas cars. In the subaru I know what "10 miles" means when it says that much is left, and I can tell you its more than 10 miles.
Valid for current EV owners, but for new EV adopters who are undoubtedly going to heavily depend on the range readings of the BMS, I think it would be good practice to focus on mileage estimates instead of relying on the gas gauge.
Congrats on the new Lexus RZ! I have had my Ioniq 5 for 2 months now and find that posts like this one are very helpful to those of us new to the EV family. Had it not been for this forum, I would not have even considered purchasing a BEV. I actually jumped from 25 year old ICE technology to current EV and I can honestly say that it has been a simple and pleasurable adjustment. For local daily trips, I can't imagine anyone having any more anxiety of driving an EV than they would just getting used to the controls, displays and differences in their previous daily driver.
For longer trips requiring charging stops, I know that is an adjustment but not necessarily what I would call range anxiety for me. I haven't traveled much over 300 miles (including one public charging) during one road trip, so I still don't quite "know my car" for those situations. It has been a while for me
but I believe that being a young new driver of ICE vehicles years ago that we had mental adjustments that we don't even think about anymore. With time and experience with my new BEV, I expect it will be similar or even easier. Public charging isn't in our face like all the gas stations but that doesn't mean you don't have opportunities to get a charge if you need one. Being new to BEV, planning ahead essentially removes any anxiety and having a backup plan is even better.
Adjusting to regen braking was not that difficult for me and actually one to the nicest features to have coming from an automatic transmission. I think you could actually set the regen level to something that feels like your previous vehicle and leave it until you are familiar with the operation of the car. The default regen level on my Ioniq 5 made it simple for my wife to just get in and drive without any issue or anxiety. I found that I loved OPD and left it on that but after a few highway trips, I found that OPD was not my preferred mode. Regen paddles on the steering wheel to the rescue. Paddles for regen for off-road may be totally unnecessary (I don't know), but I have found that I use them on highway driving quite often.
I took my first trip with my new car into the mountains this weekend with wondering about handling and effect on range. I found that it was the easiest vehicle to operate on those winding and steep roads than any other vehicle (other than motorcycle) that I have ever experienced. Previously, I preferred driving a manual transmission over auto for mountain roads. This car with regen shift paddles made coasting, braking and accelerating SO MUCH better than anything I have driven. It was a round trip, so overall elevation gain was 0, but I was surprised that my average range went up. I am guessing that most of it was less wind resistance due to the lower average speed.
Thanks to all for sharing their experiences which essentially delivered me into world of EVs. This experience absolutely solidifies my decision to change my reservation from the Harvester to the Scout BEV for my lifestyle.
For longer trips requiring charging stops, I know that is an adjustment but not necessarily what I would call range anxiety for me. I haven't traveled much over 300 miles (including one public charging) during one road trip, so I still don't quite "know my car" for those situations. It has been a while for me
but I believe that being a young new driver of ICE vehicles years ago that we had mental adjustments that we don't even think about anymore. With time and experience with my new BEV, I expect it will be similar or even easier. Public charging isn't in our face like all the gas stations but that doesn't mean you don't have opportunities to get a charge if you need one. Being new to BEV, planning ahead essentially removes any anxiety and having a backup plan is even better.Adjusting to regen braking was not that difficult for me and actually one to the nicest features to have coming from an automatic transmission. I think you could actually set the regen level to something that feels like your previous vehicle and leave it until you are familiar with the operation of the car. The default regen level on my Ioniq 5 made it simple for my wife to just get in and drive without any issue or anxiety. I found that I loved OPD and left it on that but after a few highway trips, I found that OPD was not my preferred mode. Regen paddles on the steering wheel to the rescue. Paddles for regen for off-road may be totally unnecessary (I don't know), but I have found that I use them on highway driving quite often.
I took my first trip with my new car into the mountains this weekend with wondering about handling and effect on range. I found that it was the easiest vehicle to operate on those winding and steep roads than any other vehicle (other than motorcycle) that I have ever experienced. Previously, I preferred driving a manual transmission over auto for mountain roads. This car with regen shift paddles made coasting, braking and accelerating SO MUCH better than anything I have driven. It was a round trip, so overall elevation gain was 0, but I was surprised that my average range went up. I am guessing that most of it was less wind resistance due to the lower average speed.
Thanks to all for sharing their experiences which essentially delivered me into world of EVs. This experience absolutely solidifies my decision to change my reservation from the Harvester to the Scout BEV for my lifestyle.
I appreciate you sharing as well. All the knowledge here was enough for me to be very comfortable encouraging my wife to she had been wanting a Lexus-as an accounting/banker person she doesn’t spend money on herself so I saw the Lexus deals and thought it was a win-win to get her into a Lexus (albeit she would have preferred a hybrid RX) but it was a fairly priced vehicle, was a Lexus and the driving experience makes her much happier than the pilot and even the Acura MDX prior to that. So keep sharing EV experiences so we can keep building trust for members thinking about it. It’s new, it’s scary and takes a little planning. Kind of like a Halloween costume but underneath it all-it’s pretty much something you know and expect and is easy to learn to liveCongrats on the new Lexus RZ! I have had my Ioniq 5 for 2 months now and find that posts like this one are very helpful to those of us new to the EV family. Had it not been for this forum, I would not have even considered purchasing a BEV. I actually jumped from 25 year old ICE technology to current EV and I can honestly say that it has been a simple and pleasurable adjustment. For local daily trips, I can't imagine anyone having any more anxiety of driving an EV than they would just getting used to the controls, displays and differences in their previous daily driver.
For longer trips requiring charging stops, I know that is an adjustment but not necessarily what I would call range anxiety for me. I haven't traveled much over 300 miles (including one public charging) during one road trip, so I still don't quite "know my car" for those situations. It has been a while for me
Adjusting to regen braking was not that difficult for me and actually one to the nicest features to have coming from an automatic transmission. I think you could actually set the regen level to something that feels like your previous vehicle and leave it until you are familiar with the operation of the car. The default regen level on my Ioniq 5 made it simple for my wife to just get in and drive without any issue or anxiety. I found that I loved OPD and left it on that but after a few highway trips, I found that OPD was not my preferred mode. Regen paddles on the steering wheel to the rescue. Paddles for regen for off-road may be totally unnecessary (I don't know), but I have found that I use them on highway driving quite often.
I took my first trip with my new car into the mountains this weekend with wondering about handling and effect on range. I found that it was the easiest vehicle to operate on those winding and steep roads than any other vehicle (other than motorcycle) that I have ever experienced. Previously, I preferred driving a manual transmission over auto for mountain roads. This car with regen shift paddles made coasting, braking and accelerating SO MUCH better than anything I have driven. It was a round trip, so overall elevation gain was 0, but I was surprised that my average range went up. I am guessing that most of it was less wind resistance due to the lower average speed.
Thanks to all for sharing their experiences which essentially delivered me into world of EVs. This experience absolutely solidifies my decision to change my reservation from the Harvester to the Scout BEV for my lifestyle.
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