I have had my 2024 Equinox EV for only a few days. I am selling my 2017 Bolt, which was a fine car. The Bolt showed energy used (it reset whenever one charged to full, or hilltop reserve). The Equinox is more flexible and has two trip odometers as will as a TRIP data set. So I can use Trip2 to lifetime, and I can use Trip1 to gain info for various trips. But some things are not making sense. Today I found the little car diagram with some plus signs. Hitting them, I saw an "ENERGY USED" display that showed how much I used on current trip. Great, because when I divide miles by that I get mi/kWh for current trip. But the TRIP window showed a completely different number. Details: The car image showed 2.5 kWh. The trip window showed 8.6 miles and average efficiency of 2.9 mi/kWh. But 8.6/2.5=3.44. This was my first drive, and over generally flat terrain, so the 3.44 seems perfectly reasonable. I could also make an attempt to use the %age of battery (based on 85 kWh battery), but that is not a good way to study this. So my main question is: Can that 2.5 EnergyUsed number be correct? It just seems wrong.
And it took me a while to figure out that the estimated economy is 3.2. If I use the sticker number of 28 kWh per 100 miles, that givers 2.85 mi/kWh. Review my Bolt sticker, it said 28 kWh per 100 Miles, which is 3.57 mi /kWh. But the actual EPA rating on the car was 4 mi/kWh. So these EPA numbers are totally confusing. I did look into all this very closely 6 years ago, and I even have an email somewhere from someone at the EPA. My actual Bolt numbers were will over 4, and in warm weather I am routinely getting 5.5 mi/kWh (I have the new batteries and I live near 10000 feet so air resistance is very low).
Thanks in advance for any comments. I learned an awful lot from the Bolt users group over the years.
Stanley Wagon (I can't resist giving my full name, b/c there is actually a car called a Stanley Wagon from about 1910; so I am a car! Stan)
PS: There are many other questions I am pondering. E.g., when leaving my driveway I drop 800 feet. The Bolt would gain 0.7 kWh on the descent. I wonder if the heavier Equinox will gain more.
PPS: Driving from the Denver dealer to the Eisenhower Tunnel before descent on the W side to my house, the fuel economy was somewhat over 2 mi/kWh, which is pretty impressive as this involves climbing over 6000 feet (at freeway speeds).
PPPS: There is also a chart that shows average kWh/mile in the last mile. I can make no sense of it. The descent from the tunnel is about 7 miles. The average is a negative number, but GM refuses to use negative numbers (I had lengthy discussion with Bolt engineers on this point). So it says something like 3.5 for the entire descent. Maybe it is regenerating at that rate? But it does not seem to make sense.
And it took me a while to figure out that the estimated economy is 3.2. If I use the sticker number of 28 kWh per 100 miles, that givers 2.85 mi/kWh. Review my Bolt sticker, it said 28 kWh per 100 Miles, which is 3.57 mi /kWh. But the actual EPA rating on the car was 4 mi/kWh. So these EPA numbers are totally confusing. I did look into all this very closely 6 years ago, and I even have an email somewhere from someone at the EPA. My actual Bolt numbers were will over 4, and in warm weather I am routinely getting 5.5 mi/kWh (I have the new batteries and I live near 10000 feet so air resistance is very low).
Thanks in advance for any comments. I learned an awful lot from the Bolt users group over the years.
Stanley Wagon (I can't resist giving my full name, b/c there is actually a car called a Stanley Wagon from about 1910; so I am a car! Stan)
PS: There are many other questions I am pondering. E.g., when leaving my driveway I drop 800 feet. The Bolt would gain 0.7 kWh on the descent. I wonder if the heavier Equinox will gain more.
PPS: Driving from the Denver dealer to the Eisenhower Tunnel before descent on the W side to my house, the fuel economy was somewhat over 2 mi/kWh, which is pretty impressive as this involves climbing over 6000 feet (at freeway speeds).
PPPS: There is also a chart that shows average kWh/mile in the last mile. I can make no sense of it. The descent from the tunnel is about 7 miles. The average is a negative number, but GM refuses to use negative numbers (I had lengthy discussion with Bolt engineers on this point). So it says something like 3.5 for the entire descent. Maybe it is regenerating at that rate? But it does not seem to make sense.
. I have not come close regardless of what type of driving I've done and how far I've driven to your 4 mi/kwh. Mine starts at 3.5 mi/kwh and starts going down within a mile or 2. If I drive 20 or more miles, mine always ends up at 2.7 mi/kwh. It is very frustrating. It is taking 30% of the range that I thought I would get. I've tried driving at different speeds, I don't take off fast at stops, I typically use cruise control on interstate driving setting at 74 mph if I'm traveling very far. I've even tried turning up AC to 72 degrees which is difficult in this 90 degree weather. I'm currently in Indiana which is flat and straight roads for the most part. What am I missing? Should I take it to the dealer to set if something is not right?
