What is BATTERY RANGE – and how can you extend it? | Electrifying

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It seems that you can't really have a discussion about electrical cars without discussing one magic word – variety. Range is actually rather a simple concept, but just like any brand-new technology you need to get your head around a few things. So in this video we're going to explain exactly what range is – and tell you how to maximize it!

First up, range is essentially the measure that suggests how far you will be able to drive before you'll need to charge the up. The numbers you'll see quoted in our evaluations and on the automobile brand name sites are merely saying how far a van could go if the is credited 100% and is driven till it reaches 0%.

These are the independently assessed 'main' figures, but they are performed in a laboratory, so what you'll get in the real world might be less. They might also be more, specifically if you drive a lot in the areas, have a light load and it is a good temperature, like it is today.

These are the individually evaluated 'main' figures, however they are carried out in a laboratory, so what you'll get in the real life might be less. They may also be more, particularly if you drive a lot in the areas, have a light load and it is a great temperature level, like it is today.

But these figures exist to give us a benchmark so we can compare apples with apples. A van like a e- has an official combined variety of up to 213 miles. This is often called the WLTP figure. You need to be able to accomplish that figure in some conditions, however you shouldn't expect to get that on every journey, as the effectiveness will depend on all sorts of aspects. If you are driving in moderate weather condition with a lighter load your range figure will be much better.

You'll likewise see a bigger forecasted total if you are driving in town, as you'll be going slower and the van will have the ability to recoup back some energy used in braking.Drive more enthusiastically with the heating unit set to 29c in winter and you may find your range is much lower.

If you see that lower figure you may worry and think you need a larger battery – but that doesn't need to hold true. Having a long range is a genuine high-end, as it indicates you'll be plugging in less and you get more miles by having that bigger battery – however you can likewise select a more efficient van, and make a couple of changes to the method you drive.

To find how you can maximise your range, sign up with Nicola as she discusses the techniques and tips you can use to get the most from your EV.
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36 responses to “What is BATTERY RANGE – and how can you extend it? | Electrifying”

  1. @Kate-l5r Avatar
    @Kate-l5r

    Your videos are always so rewarding and enjoyable. Thank you for your work and talent!⚡️🎮🐺

  2. @Sophia-y8o Avatar
    @Sophia-y8o

    Your videos are the epitome of quality and style. I look forward to each new release!🐱🐬🍄

  3. @vhol93 Avatar
    @vhol93

    WLTP = Way Less Than Predicted (lol)

    1. @ziploc2000 Avatar
      @ziploc2000

      Ho ho, never heard that before

    2. @hmmmm9327 Avatar
      @hmmmm9327

      😄😄😄😄😄

    3. @nagmonme Avatar
      @nagmonme

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

    4. @sargfowler9603 Avatar
      @sargfowler9603

      NEDC – Not Even Damn Close

    5. @Noah_E Avatar
      @Noah_E

      If you think WLTP is unrealistic, check CLTC ranges. They’re pure fantasy. Currently the EPA ratings are the most accurate in the World and they are roughly 11% lower than WLTP.

  4. @DavidPlayfair Avatar
    @DavidPlayfair

    And wear warm clothing in the winter to save energy used by the heater.

  5. @adriancarey7848 Avatar
    @adriancarey7848

    Maybe more on regen please, as regen is not the panacea it seems. Can be less than 50% passed back. Better to freewheel more or adaptive.

    1. @riaz8783 Avatar
      @riaz8783

      Yes regen is only good if you definitely NEED to reduce your speed. Regaining lost speed is less efficient than maintaining your speed even with regen.

    2. @Harrythehun Avatar
      @Harrythehun

      Wish every car manufacturer would let us decide between maximum regen or zero, and steps between. I love regen in active and city driving but would prefer zero on highways.

  6. @stevenjones916 Avatar
    @stevenjones916

    On the 21st October ’24, *Fleet News* published an article based on a report by Pro-BEV organisation “The Neighbourhood Community Business” that revealed that each electric van costs business £17,000 in “downtime” (charging), which is 8 times the cost of the electricity used.

    1. @madmcadder4536 Avatar
      @madmcadder4536

      Was the report inferring that the vans were being used 24 hours a day?

    2. @stevenjones916 Avatar
      @stevenjones916

      @madmcadder4536  Fleet News didn’t specify.

    3. @AlanTov Avatar
      @AlanTov

      If you charge overnight that makes no sense at all. And of course off peak electricity is massively cheaper than petrol.

    4. @stevenjones916 Avatar
      @stevenjones916

      @@AlanTov Commercial vehicles tend to have short ranges and slow charging. All time spent at a charger is time the business is paying an staff member to sit around, doing nothing and not bringing in money.

  7. @manwithcorsae7738 Avatar
    @manwithcorsae7738

    Use an A road and you can’t go faster than 60 and save electric. What’s wrong with using the motorway, avoiding roundabouts and traffic lights etc (which use energy with start/stop driving) and deciding not to drive any faster than 60?

    1. @Noah_E Avatar
      @Noah_E

      In most parts of America you will get pulled for impeding the flow of traffic for driving 60 mph on the Interstate. At the least it’s inconsiderate. Why should everyone else on the road be inconvenienced because you bought a car that isn’t fit for purpose?

    2. @Pottery4Life Avatar
      @Pottery4Life

      @@Noah_E Heavy truck traffic is limited to 60-65 MPH on the interstate in the US. Vehicles pulling trailers are limited (in most states) to this speed as well. Not too much of an annoyance if one stays in the right hand lane with the trucks.

    3. @manwithcorsae7738 Avatar
      @manwithcorsae7738

      @@Noah_E I know that it’s much different for our American cousin’s. My sister lives there and thinks nothing of driving 3 or 4 hours just for a meal. Unthinkable here. It’s only the wrong vehicle for the purpose if you use it for the wrong purpose. The time will come when they will have autoroute ranges. 10 years ago my first EV had an 70 miles range. My latest a genuine 225 at 60 mph.

  8. @DerekGrubb Avatar
    @DerekGrubb

    Guys, thanks for still covering aspects of EV ownership that us late-to-the-party folk are only now considering in any detail. Also appreciate your/Nicola’s style of info-dense production without being condescending.

  9. @simonevans8979 Avatar
    @simonevans8979

    ..And let us see how and why a particular variant of regen works – my personal experience of regen is that it only makes about 5% difference in around-town driving with the accasional open road: I now plan my routes and journey times with that in mind and often find myself using minimal settings on regen as getting their at `full speed` is often beneficial… especially if I use fast A-road or Motorway, where regen (and by implication braking) makes much less difference..

  10. @Iceberg1313 Avatar
    @Iceberg1313

    Trouble is in winter when you work in the building trade you will have wet gear going into the back of the van which causes condensation. First thing we use do when a new van turned up with the partition wall factory fitted was drill a series of 6 inch holes in that partition wall and fit grills to them to keep warm flowing into the back of the van to keep it dry. That is not going to work when you’re driving an EV van because as you said Nicola you don’t have the heat produced by an ICE van. It will work fine for those that are doing deliveries etc where you leave a store fully loaded but your return journey is empty but a trades person will always have dead weight on board due to which ever trade they work in. There will always be for and against either mode of travel no matter what is providing the motion until we can get that damn star trek transporter system working 🤣🤣. Enjoyed your review as always though.

    1. @madmcadder4536 Avatar
      @madmcadder4536

      Very good point. This is a case of manufacturers not researching the people that use the vehicles and getting feed back.

    2. @Iceberg1313 Avatar
      @Iceberg1313

      @madmcadder4536  Spent 40 years of my life as a plumber dealing with water glad I came away with some extra knowledge 😂. First time I did it to a work van boss came along and told me I was paying for a whole new cargo division panel to which I replied fine but give me these first two months Jan/Feb to prove my point. I won. Maybe today’s vans come with rear heaters, I don’t know as I retired in 2013.

  11. @thezanzibarbarian5729 Avatar
    @thezanzibarbarian5729

    There was another website _(I dare not say who, mainly because I’ve forgotten.🤔🤷‍♂),_ who did a long range run. I believe it was Lands End to John O’Groats(?).
    From a start of 100%, one car topped up to 80% every time it needed to stop while the other topped up to just 50%. They wanted to see which one would get to the destination in the fastest time.
    If I remember correctly, the 50% top up car won.

  12. @grahamcastle8189 Avatar
    @grahamcastle8189

    After four years of EV ownership, I completely agree with your advice. Well done a useful informative video.

  13. @Madonsteamrailways Avatar
    @Madonsteamrailways

    WLTP simply means Would Like To Pretend!! My little Renault Zoe was a very good, comfortable supermini. The Would Like To pretend was 230 miles. The real world range was 125-175 miles depending on when you drive. Mine had 175 miles in summer and 125 miles in winter!!

  14. @Pottery4Life Avatar
    @Pottery4Life

    Good explainer video. Thank you, Nicola.

  15. @samuxan Avatar
    @samuxan

    Something I wish I knew before is that realistically you never go 0-100% but maybe the battery never goes below 15% or above 90% that means that the real range you could get on a daily basis is reduced. So my car can manage 320km on a full charge but I’m never driving that much on a row and rarely charge up to max. So I have to charge every 250km or so(about twice a week)

  16. @eezawyrdo3052 Avatar
    @eezawyrdo3052

    W-e L-ie T-o P-eople? While we’re on the subject of battery size, when two battery sizes are offered for the same vehicle, will the larger option hold its value better than the smaller one? And if so, is it the same sort of difference as the full purchase price? Obviously earlier batteries were sometimes different chemistry between the same models like the Leaf so prices varied more.

  17. @jvoric Avatar
    @jvoric

    We run a small fleet of 7 vans at work for mainly local car parts deliveries.. they rarely do more than 100 miles in a day per van.. we own the vans. Some are older and are costing us more and more each month in repairs . We’ve toiled with the idea of switching to a couple of electric vans but one main problem is that our company will not allow ANY (petrol,diesel, or EV) vehicle to left on charge overnight even outside the workshops! We’re told this is down to insurance company stipulation !
    It’s Backwards and anti EV if you ask me! Meanwhile we spend hundreds a month on repairs of an aging fleet as well as aprox £1000 fuel costs on top!

  18. @lm3718 Avatar
    @lm3718

    An excellent video – well done. I enjoyed the information vs humour mix – again, nice work.

  19. @iainf6 Avatar
    @iainf6

    Fantastic presenter 👍👏👏👏👏

  20. @tomdanby2 Avatar
    @tomdanby2

    Apart from regen and battery temperature it’s the same as fuel consumption on ICE – drive like a numpty and you run out earlier. Thanks for the video.

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