"My car only uses 200 wh per mile!"
"Oh yeah, mine gets 180.! So there, nanny nanny boo boo."
So how's my car performing.....it's sucking amps....big time.
I drive 31 miles, lots of hills, pulling about 200 AH going up the steep ones, (I could do more -- evil EV grin.)
31 miles - the trip to work draws 9 KWh = 290 wh per mile
31 miles coming home draws 10.75 KWh = 346 wh per mile
You're probably asking how much of an impact did the DC to DC make to your energy usage?
Good question. Unfortunately the only data I have is from my usual route that is only 25 miles long, you know...the route that is closed because they are rebuilding a bridge. I was averaging right about 290 wh per mile then. So....
Thank goodness I can recharge at work. But sucking 16 AH at 120V takes a long time to fill up my pack. That's close to 6 hours. If I can hook up to the 220V outlet, that would really cut down my recharge time. Being able to suck 20 Amps at 220V would be awesome!
UPDATE: I finally got the 220V to work. This is the beauty of owning a Manzanita Micro PFC charger. It will take either 120 or 220 by just plugging it into the charger. By sucking 15 amps at 220 I'm recharged in about 3 hours. Yee Haw! I say that because I have to share the charging station with a guy that drives a Miles EV. Fortunately, his motor went kaputz and I've had the station to myself lately. BTW, I'm using some heavy duty wire that's rated at 250V 30 Amps.
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