In this episode Gary covers a topic of great concern to many new EV drivers: the range of their car. We've been sold EVs with phenomenal ranges by dealers, OEMs, and general advertising. But, in reality, these rarely materialise, with lower-than advertised ranges compounded by a further reduction in winter when the weather is cooler.

We look at the WLTP range, what it means and how it's calculated; factors that affect your range; how to calculate what your actual range is; and why efficiency is more important than range

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Links in the show notes:

• The Soli lamp - Cool thing
• All electric vehicles in Europe - EV Database
• Are We Too Impatient to Be Intelligent? - by Rory Sutherland - Behavioral Scientist
• 7 Factors That Affect Electric Vehicle Range - Charged Future
• Alternative Fuels Data Center: Maps and Data - Fuel Economy at Various Driving Speeds
• 189 - The Efficiency Episode - The EV Musings Podcast

Episode produced by Arran Sheppard at Urban Podcasts: https://www.urbanpodcasts.co.uk

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