219 mile range on ZS ??

[Laurence Brown]

I thought this was miraculous - after a night on the normal domestic socket, our new ZS showed a capability on Eco mode of 219 miles. As attached image. After 1200 miles I have begun to set in on E mode all of the time. Yes, it was too good to be true, within 10 miles it had dropped to 165 miles range, and there is settled down to normal.

My question is, why would it have shown 219 in the first instance as soon as I switched the car on? Where the batteries 'equivalencing' maybe? I have really no idea what that means or how it works.

On the E mode it gave us a wonderful 60 miles on the motorway, laden to the max with all of my daughters, return-to-uni stuff. Excellent handing and still power to spare. We are both really pleased with this car.

 

[Kithmo]

The GOM and how it calculates range.

I was thinking of putting a sticker over my GOM and just using the HV battery meter like a fuel gauge.

 

[JodyS21]

It calculated 219miles based on your previous driving data stored in your trip.
This is why a lot of us always reset our accumulated trip after every charge, so that it resets the displayed range to use the base default calculation.

 

[Laurence Brown]

It calculated 219miles based on your previous driving data stored in your trip.
This is why a lot of us always reset our accumulated trip after every charge, so that it resets the displayed range to use the base default calculation.

Ahh, that would explain why it dropped so quickly on the M5 60 mile drive to Bristol. Waay more than the actual real mileage. Also I guess because it was fully laden and at motorway speeds. So how to reset the trip?

 

[Laurence Brown]

The GOM and how it calculates range.

I was thinking of putting a sticker over my GOM and just using the HV battery meter like a fuel gauge.

That works - and with the variability, it's more sensible I think....

 

[Lovemyev]

It calculated 219miles based on your previous driving data stored in your trip.
This is why a lot of us always reset our accumulated trip after every charge, so that it resets the displayed range to use the base default calculation.

We would ALL like to see an actual range of 219 miles !.
But as @JodyS21 points out, it is purely a prediction based on your previous trips and driving style.
I also favour reset BOTH of my trips, prior to making a long trip.
It will give you a more believable / accurate prediction of your range, I have found.

 

[Laurence Brown]

We would ALL like to see an actual range of 219 miles !.
But as @JodyS21 points out, it is purely a prediction based on your previous trips and driving style.
I also favour reset BOTH of my trips, prior to making a long trip.
It will give you a more believable / accurate prediction of your range, I have found.

Good to know - thank you both.

 

[Mgzs ev]

We would ALL like to see an actual range of 219 miles !.
But as @JodyS21 points out, it is purely a prediction based on your previous trips and driving style.
I also favour reset BOTH of my trips, prior to making a long trip.
It will give you a more believable / accurate prediction of your range, I have found.

with me the gom becomes unreliable under 100 kilometers range, it then jumps after a short ride or does not count down .. after stopping it is often good again, even the final range is often correct.

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[Deleted member 823]

When I was driving to/from work, I found normal mode to be the most accurate in terms of remaining range - mixture of motorway and back road driving.

 

[Lovemyev]

When I was driving to/from work, I found normal mode to be the most accurate in terms of remaining range - mixture of motorway and back road driving.

To be honest, I always use the normal default mode.

 

[Kithmo]

To be honest, I always use the normal default mode.

Same, the WLTP range figure is when in Normal mode.