Temperatures and range winter 2022/2023

I will be posting screenshot from Bluelink to record how low and very low temperatures affect range.

The starting point for this thread is -19 C (wind chill -32C), calculated range 299 km at 91% as seen at the screenshot taken a moment ago. No heating was used.

 

The next post is likely tomorrow morning. Expected temperature -37 C (wind chill -44 C).

 

Early morning -33°C / wind chill -39°C. Keeps dropping. The calculated range, no heating on, is 319 km (198 miles) at 100% SOC (no heated garage), as seen in the first screenshot. After starting the pre-heating, the calculated range dropped to 262 km (162 miles) at 100% SOC, as seen in the second screenshot. The results are similar to the previous three winters.

Scheduling roundtrip 200 - 250 km (124 - 155 miles). Rarely using 100% SOC, but heating can be life-saving if stuck at these temperatures. Sleeping bags in the trunk.

 

In summer, the ranges are around 350 - 360 km as we drive mainly on Hwys. The heat pump works less in summer, dealing with a difference of 10 - 15°C. The consumption could be 17-20 kWh/100km. In winter, with these temperatures, between -30°C and -40°C, the consumption is about 30 kWh/100km and more. Once getting close to -40°C, at a highway speed, we find the +27°C with the dedicated "Front" airflow not powerful enough - it is either keeping the front windshield from building up frost or us. We prefer "keeping us freezing a little" to see what is in front of us.

 

Our driving is mainly highway with little to no regeneration. Once in the city, the regen kicks in. At highway speeds, achieving the advertised consumption of 15 kWh/100 km is difficult.

The battery was replaced in Sep 2021. It died in Apr 2021 at some 134,000, and the car was bricked for half a year. The new battery has some 55,000 km on and hopefully holds some time.

 

Before setting for the trip, preheating was done twice, in two different ways in the garage with temp -29°C:

- preheating when connected to L2 charger and taking power from the grid, the calculated range was 240 km at 100% SOC
- preheating at utility mode when NOT connected to L2 charger and taking power from the battery, the calculated range was 191 km at 100% SOC

 

It depends. I adjust to other cars to limit any overtaking. It seems to be the way everybody keeps on "our" highway for safety reasons. Nothing is pleasant about a semi with two trailers trying to overtake your car. When everybody keeps the same speed with safe distances with the car in front and behind, that is the safest way, IMO. And the police seem happy with 115 - 120 km/hr when everybody does the same.

It is usually around 115 - 120 km/hr when the conditions are good.

Everybody seems to like the red lights of the car in front of them at a safe distance but still visible, as it helps with knowing where to go when it is dark. I would say several hundred meters.

The same for the headlights of the car behind. Several hundred meters.

Most of us are moving in a sort of synced and organized way.

 

Getting close to 190,000 km in total. Likely breaking the 200,000 km barrier sometime in Jan / Feb 2023. We drive 4,000 - 6,000 km a month. It depends on work shifts and various trips to the city.

We have been lucky with the motor so far. But a friend already had his replaced. I guess it just depends on the given component and car.

Our main worry is the battery, as the replacement did not get a new 160,000 km warranty (which would be logical IMO) but a remainder of the original old battery, which was only some 25,000 km.

Hyundai's warranty policy for replacement batteries in Canada is weird - 20,000 km or 12 months, whichever comes first. Not surprising customers do not like it. Fortunately, Hyundai gets competition from Vinfast. I hope the Vietnamese teach the Koreans a lesson.

 

Currently -33 C in our county. Windchill -46 C. Range loss some 50%. Even with preheating and the car on L2 constantly. Consumption is about 30 kWh/100 km. Temp still dropping, tonight forecast -39 C, windchill -50 C. I tested towing a small utility trailer at these temps two years ago, the range loss was around 75%.

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Currently 130 km range at 69% SOC with heating on. The tent garage provides some protection from -35 C.

 

Your experience corresponds to yesterday's one-way trip to Edmonton of 130 km - from 80% to 10%. Seeing -35 C on the dashboard, the windchill was close to -50 C, windy. In the end, when nearing the DC charger at the Londonderry Mall, we experienced the "turtle" mode.

70% of the battery for 130 km is sad.

We charged back to 80% at the Londonderry fast charger, some 54 kWh in 90 minutes. Very slow "fast charging" even with the "Winter Mode" on.

At these temperatures, it would be a risky business to take a trip longer than 200 km, even with 100% SOC. I would say 150 km should be safe, keeping the remaining range for those less predictable situations when stuck and heating is needed. The wait times for getting the car towed away is tens of hours these days.