If I want to get from point A to point B on a highway assuming a fixed battery level which I will consume all of to reach my destination, assuming no traffic, what are some tips that would maximize the time getting from point A to point B.
My initial thoughts from reading this site and others as well as two weeks of commute driving are the following:
1. You want to avoid sudden acceleration and sudden deceleration so you will want to use a constant speed.
2. You will use cruise control on flat roads as the computer is more precise than your foot.
3. Inclines you will want to take it out of cruise control and decelerate to a certain level in proportion to the grade thereby minimizing power consumption. Then slowly accelerate back to your steady state.
4. Conversely on declines you will want to accelerate to a certain level in proportion to the grade to maximize speed relative to power consumption, then decelerate slowly back to your steady state.
Other than drafting semis at the perfect speed, are there any other tips out there?
I'm trying to minimize the time spent on my 90 mile round trip commute.
My initial thoughts from reading this site and others as well as two weeks of commute driving are the following:
1. You want to avoid sudden acceleration and sudden deceleration so you will want to use a constant speed.
2. You will use cruise control on flat roads as the computer is more precise than your foot.
3. Inclines you will want to take it out of cruise control and decelerate to a certain level in proportion to the grade thereby minimizing power consumption. Then slowly accelerate back to your steady state.
4. Conversely on declines you will want to accelerate to a certain level in proportion to the grade to maximize speed relative to power consumption, then decelerate slowly back to your steady state.
Other than drafting semis at the perfect speed, are there any other tips out there?
I'm trying to minimize the time spent on my 90 mile round trip commute.