First case of Range Anxiety

[MG Clive]

This morning I needed to do a 25 mile round trip, and I started with an estimated range of 31 miles, so I thought I'd go for it.

I wouldn't normally risk such a journey, or let the battery get so low, but I have free electricity all day tomorrow, courtesy of my Energy Provider, so I didn't want to charge up before today's trip.

Anyway, once you get down to 6 or 7% battery remaining, there is very little power left, and you find yourself creeping along at about 40mph, which reduces as the energy gets even lower. The last bit of battery energy, and the driving miles remaining, seem to diminish very quickly as you're creeping along at eventually less than 20 mph.

It's actually quite scary, and Mrs Clive asked me what would I do if the car stopped and we were stuck at the side of the road, I had to say I didn't actually know, but I reassured her it wasn't going to happen.

In the end we made it home with a couple of miles to spare, but we both agreed we shouldn't experience this again.

 

[Anon70]

Mrs Clive asked me what would I do if the car stopped and we were stuck at the side of the road,

You would call the included roadside assistance and they would give you enough charge to get to the next rapid charger

 

[Wizard of Oz]

This morning I needed to do a 25 mile round trip, and I started with an estimated range of 31 miles, so I thought I'd go for it.

I wouldn't normally risk such a journey, or let the battery get so low, but I have free electricity all day tomorrow, courtesy of my Energy Provider, so I didn't want to charge up before today's trip.

Anyway, once you get down to 6 or 7% battery remaining, there is very little power left, and you find yourself creeping along at about 40mph, which reduces as the power gets even lower. The last bit of battery power, and the driving miles remaining seem to diminish very quickly as you're creeping along at eventually less than 20 mph.

It's actually quite scary, and Mrs Clive asked me what would I do if the car stopped and we were stuck at the side of the road, I had to say I didn't actually know, but I reassured her it wasn't going to happen.

In the end we made it home with a couple of miles to spare, but we both agreed we shouldn't experience this again.

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The alternative answer: "If you get out and walk darling, I'm sure the car will get me home".

 

[siteguru]

I guess you're going to use this opportunity to do a <10% to 100% and balance charge in one go?

 

[MG Clive]

I guess you're going to use this opportunity to do a <10% to 100% and balance charge in one go?

Yes indeed.

 

[Chrisdriving]

If your deal kicks in at midnight i would get it charging asap.

 

[MG Clive]

If your deal kicks in at midnight i would get it charging asap.

8am till midnight tomorrow (Sunday) mate, so not really all day, but near enough.

 

[aardvark5]

I had my first Range Anxiety experience last Sunday.
I had 240 miles on the clock and needed to do a 140 mile round trip.
I put a services stop in for the way back for a wee.
On the way there I knew the route but decided to follow Google Maps and I was actually being taken to our Services stop
This meant I was 30 miles from my destination making the journey 200 miles however I had now gone down to an 20 mile difference.
We stopped at the same services to charge but they were all out of order, at this point I had 60 miles to get home with 78 on the clock but it was steadily decreasing that value as I drove.
I then remembered something somebody had said so I decided to put Cruise Control on 60mph and basically let it drive home without me ever touching the accelerator.
I now saw that difference in miles increasing and by the time I got home I had now got 35 miles left
So it seems just like a petrol car you use more the faster you go and the more you use the accelerator, slow down let the car drive itself and you get more out of it.

 

[Bricktop X PWR]

This morning I needed to do a 25 mile round trip, and I started with an estimated range of 31 miles, so I thought I'd go for it.

I wouldn't normally risk such a journey, or let the battery get so low, but I have free electricity all day tomorrow, courtesy of my Energy Provider, so I didn't want to charge up before today's trip.

Anyway, once you get down to 6 or 7% battery remaining, there is very little power left, and you find yourself creeping along at about 40mph, which reduces as the power gets even lower. The last bit of battery power, and the driving miles remaining seem to diminish very quickly as you're creeping along at eventually less than 20 mph.

It's actually quite scary, and Mrs Clive asked me what would I do if the car stopped and we were stuck at the side of the road, I had to say I didn't actually know, but I reassured her it wasn't going to happen.

In the end we made it home with a couple of miles to spare, but we both agreed we shouldn't experience this again.

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Yes, it's something you won't do again!!

I've written on here in the past about the terror of being on a fast road in winter with less than 10 percent left.
70 is achievable until the very merest of inclines then you are very quickly dropping to 50 or less.

My lesson learnt was that if I was ever in a similar situation, simply take the back road to Carmarthen (where I usually charge) as 40s and 50s are very much more consistent and trustworthy!

 

[chiarabrixia]

This morning I needed to do a 25 mile round trip, and I started with an estimated range of 31 miles, so I thought I'd go for it.

I wouldn't normally risk such a journey, or let the battery get so low, but I have free electricity all day tomorrow, courtesy of my Energy Provider, so I didn't want to charge up before today's trip.

Anyway, once you get down to 6 or 7% battery remaining, there is very little power left, and you find yourself creeping along at about 40mph, which reduces as the power gets even lower. The last bit of battery power, and the driving miles remaining seem to diminish very quickly as you're creeping along at eventually less than 20 mph.

It's actually quite scary, and Mrs Clive asked me what would I do if the car stopped and we were stuck at the side of the road, I had to say I didn't actually know, but I reassured her it wasn't going to happen.

In the end we made it home with a couple of miles to spare, but we both agreed we shouldn't experience this again.

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It can potentially ruin the battery as you shouldn't let your battery go under 20%.

 

[Gary Bainbridge]

I've made the decision that I am never going to leave the car at less than 50%, so if I arrive home from a journey with less than about 30% I will charge at the local hub (Sainsbury's) to 50% before going home. That way if an unexpected journey crops up, I feel that I'm safe. On the MG4 Xpower it only takes about 10 minutes and I've only had to do it twice in six months.

 

[Alansurfer]

It can potentially ruin the battery as you shouldn't let your battery go under 20%.

It won’t ruin the battery pack going to a low %, the 0-100% displayed is the allowed usable capacity as there is a buffer at the bottom and the top to avoid and damage and prolong calendar aging. I’m at 28,600 miles in 25 months in my MG4 62kwh and at 99% capacity and regularly go below 10% and always charge to 100%. The 4,000 charge cycle life until 25% capacity loss is the same just takes longer in time if only charging 30-80% regularly. Even the 140kw dc max is way under the potential max the pack could handle just as the huge power the motors can draw is well under the max.
Should add been building packs for over 15 years and driving, riding, sailing electric drive for nearly the same amount of time

 

[Jto]

You can not go by the range as will alter in the way car is driven the outside temperature, take yesterday I used my car for the 1st time two week and did a charge near work to 80% but when i got in the car at the end of the day it was up to 82% because it was a warm day and the battery must have warmed up.

 

[mikgle]

This morning I needed to do a 25 mile round trip, and I started with an estimated range of 31 miles, so I thought I'd go for it.

I wouldn't normally risk such a journey, or let the battery get so low, but I have free electricity all day tomorrow, courtesy of my Energy Provider, so I didn't want to charge up before today's trip.

Anyway, once you get down to 6 or 7% battery remaining, there is very little power left, and you find yourself creeping along at about 40mph, which reduces as the energy gets even lower. The last bit of battery energy, and the driving miles remaining, seem to diminish very quickly as you're creeping along at eventually less than 20 mph.

It's actually quite scary, and Mrs Clive asked me what would I do if the car stopped and we were stuck at the side of the road, I had to say I didn't actually know, but I reassured her it wasn't going to happen.

In the end we made it home with a couple of miles to spare, but we both agreed we shouldn't experience this again.

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That is dicy.. you will get to know over time what the car will do especially if you know the route but also allow for the weather, wind, rain and temperature.. I've been caught out almost with a strong tail wind on the outward leg and the same headwind returning, the difference is remarkable.

 

[salty]

I also made the decision never to let it go below 30% But best laid plans, and all that. Doesn't always work out that way.

 

[bedsev]

I don't know about you, but I always breathe a sigh of relief when "my miles to go" = % left (as I know that there's no way I'm going to use 1% per mile)

 

[Andrew Murphy]

This morning I needed to do a 25 mile round trip, and I started with an estimated range of 31 miles, so I thought I'd go for it.

I wouldn't normally risk such a journey, or let the battery get so low, but I have free electricity all day tomorrow, courtesy of my Energy Provider, so I didn't want to charge up before today's trip.

Anyway, once you get down to 6 or 7% battery remaining, there is very little power left, and you find yourself creeping along at about 40mph, which reduces as the energy gets even lower. The last bit of battery energy, and the driving miles remaining, seem to diminish very quickly as you're creeping along at eventually less than 20 mph.

It's actually quite scary, and Mrs Clive asked me what would I do if the car stopped and we were stuck at the side of the road, I had to say I didn't actually know, but I reassured her it wasn't going to happen.

In the end we made it home with a couple of miles to spare, but we both agreed we shouldn't experience this again.

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I took the same decision the other week power was down to 3% by the time I got home from work ,there were a few inclines on the motorway power dropped off a cliff.
So lesson learnt for me 10% is my bottom line from now on .

 

[PVperson]

This morning I needed to do a 25 mile round trip, and I started with an estimated range of 31 miles, so I thought I'd go for it.

I wouldn't normally risk such a journey, or let the battery get so low, but I have free electricity all day tomorrow, courtesy of my Energy Provider, so I didn't want to charge up before today's trip.

Anyway, once you get down to 6 or 7% battery remaining, there is very little power left, and you find yourself creeping along at about 40mph, which reduces as the energy gets even lower. The last bit of battery energy, and the driving miles remaining, seem to diminish very quickly as you're creeping along at eventually less than 20 mph.

It's actually quite scary, and Mrs Clive asked me what would I do if the car stopped and we were stuck at the side of the road, I had to say I didn't actually know, but I reassured her it wasn't going to happen.

In the end we made it home with a couple of miles to spare, but we both agreed we shouldn't experience this again.

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You only got 3.4 miles/kWh?? I did 4.2 on a trip from SW London to Basingstoke today and I was doing 60-70 mph. In an MG5. On the way back, it was more like 80-90! And that was about 3.3. you should really try to slipstream more lorries!

 

[Stuart Wright]

I was in a similar situation maybe 7 years ago.
20 miles range, 15 to home.
With 4 miles to go the range went to zero and the turtle appeared.
The car stopped less than a mile from home but luckily it was mostly down hill, so I pushed it.
That was proper range anxiety.
Back then public rapid charging was the cause of much anxiety.
Which is why I sold my 140 mile range Ioniq and bought a Tesla. Haven’t experienced range or charging anxiety since. Just ceo-of-my-car-brand-is-a-nazi anxiety.

 

[TomLane]

This morning I needed to do a 25 mile round trip, and I started with an estimated range of 31 miles, so I thought I'd go for it.

I wouldn't normally risk such a journey, or let the battery get so low, but I have free electricity all day tomorrow, courtesy of my Energy Provider, so I didn't want to charge up before today's trip.

Anyway, once you get down to 6 or 7% battery remaining, there is very little power left, and you find yourself creeping along at about 40mph, which reduces as the energy gets even lower. The last bit of battery energy, and the driving miles remaining, seem to diminish very quickly as you're creeping along at eventually less than 20 mph.

It's actually quite scary, and Mrs Clive asked me what would I do if the car stopped and we were stuck at the side of the road, I had to say I didn't actually know, but I reassured her it wasn't going to happen.

In the end we made it home with a couple of miles to spare, but we both agreed we shouldn't experience this again.

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I never understand people who do this, the car was very low when you parked it up, surely having having the X-Power you are not hard up for a few kWh of electric are you? Just for the peace of mind. I assume you are on Octopus Go or similar so 10 kWh would cost 70p - good value to stop the wife worrying and being able to drive your car properly rather than holding up the sensible people on the road.