Vehicle range
Vehicle range
Advice
In real usage, the range of an electric vehicle may vary depending on several factors
over which you have partial control, which may make a considerable difference to the
vehicle range.
These factors are:
- speed and driving style;
- road type;
- heating level;
- tyres;
- use of electrical accessories;
- vehicle loading.
Furthermore, activating mode ECO enables the vehicle to automatically take charge of all energy consumers (engine
power etc.) to reduce their consumption to the fullest possible extentDRIVING ADVICE, ECO-DRIVING.
Speed and driving style
Driving at high speed will significantly reduce your vehicle's range.
Examples (at a steady speed):
- reducing the speed from approximately 80 mph (130 km/h) to 68 mph (110 km/h) allows you to save up to around 20% of fuel range;
- reducing your speed from approximately 56 mph (90 km/h) to 50 mph (80 km/h) allows you to save up to around 10% of fuel range.
"Sporty" driving reduces your vehicle's range: opt for a "smoother" driving style.
Advice:
- drive at a constant speed;
- keep an eye on the tools available to you to view the road conditions (charge meter, current consumption, journey record, etc.)DRIVING ADVICE, ECO-DRIVING;
- adapt your driving style to avoid excessive energy consumption;
- favour energy recovery: anticipate traffic changes by taking your foot off the accelerator pedal or braking gradually.
Road type
Do not try to maintain the same speed up a hill; accelerate no more than you would
on the level. Keep your foot in the same position on the accelerator pedal.
Heating levels
The use of heating or air-conditioning reduces vehicle range.
To maintain your vehicle range, we recommend that you select the "programming" mode
before using the vehicleAIR CONDITIONING.
Vehicle loading
Avoid pointlessly overloading your vehicle.
Tyres
An under-inflated tyre increases energy consumption. Comply with the specified tyre
pressures for your vehicle.
When driving, use tyres made by the same manufacturer, with the same dimensions, type
and structure as the original tyres. The use of non-regulation tyres significantly
reduces vehicle rangeTYRES.
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