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Tophe74: I will be amazed (but very pleased for you and all of us) if you make it home at those speeds without a charge. A 500m climb, with the car weighing 2,400 kg with passengers, requires a theoretical 3.3 kW-hr at 100% efficiency, probably nearer 5kW-hr from the battery in practice. You may get temptingly near home with apparently lots of charge left, but it may all suddenly disappear once you start climbing.
And all the info available so far indicates that the fastest journey time will be to drive fast and stop for a brief charge; driving slowly does not increase the range by that much; stopping for a partial charge and driving fast will give the minimum journey time.
Good luck!
And all the info available so far indicates that the fastest journey time will be to drive fast and stop for a brief charge; driving slowly does not increase the range by that much; stopping for a partial charge and driving fast will give the minimum journey time.
Good luck!