Got to put this theory into practice during a long road trip down to Spain last summer. Pretty much had zero margin for error due to a planned charging stop not working out, and coasting down the hilly landscape near Montpellier made all the difference. Reached the Ionity station with 2% of battery left!I've been testing this on mine and I've found that coasting is far far more efficient than the recuperation mode, especially if you are also aware that you just need to touch the brakes when going downhill to get a bit of recup and slow down slightly, whilst still maintaining good progress
But it isn't coasting. Coasting is just so effective on anything other than uphill. On the flat the car stays at the same speed for a long period of time, something it would never do with regen onThere is no reason why you can’t coast with one pedal driving as long as there is a suitable power/regen display on the dash and some decent software controlling the motor. I used to regularly coast in my i3 and rarely used the brake pedal. Make for a much better, if different, driving experience.
Great work and exactly! It's those very slight hills or flat sections where coasting really makes up the extra distance.Got to put this theory into practice during a long road trip down to Spain last summer. Pretty much had zero margin for error due to a planned charging stop not working out, and coasting down the hilly landscape near Montpellier made all the difference. Reached the Ionity station with 2% of battery left!
I do agree absolutely, with my CT4/2022, , I couldn't barely go less than 30KWh/100Km, I decide to disable regeneration, and let the car cruising on free wheel, and wow, consumption drop to 25Kwh/100Km and even below, my range increase significantly from 360 to 410 Km @ 100% S.O.C, and we are in Winter still ! Never forget, lightly braking brings you back more recuperation than leave the car decelerating with recuperation ON.I've been testing this on mine and I've found that coasting is far far more efficient than the recuperation mode, especially if you are also aware that you just need to touch the brakes when going downhill to get a bit of recup and slow down slightly, whilst still maintaining good progress
Yes, you CAN coast, but will have to both observe the power display all the time AND be very precise with the pedal foot. I don't think that is ideal, neither for attention nor for the best energy efficiency. The good thing with the Porsche coasting is that it is very easy to use.There is no reason why you can’t coast with one pedal driving as long as there is a suitable power/regen display on the dash and some decent software controlling the motor. I used to regularly coast in my i3 and rarely used the brake pedal. Make for a much better, if different, driving experience.