whitex
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I unplugged my car to go pickup something at the store. It was at 85% SoC, as per general profile I keep. I drove 3 miles according to the trip report, managed 1.7miles/KWh, so should have used 1.76KWh, but after coming back home, the car's SoC is now showing 86% (and charging does not kick in, since it's above the profile min)! So either my battery shrunk, or the car battery gained 1% SoC instead of losing 2%.
Posting it here for new EV drivers as an example of why you cannot scrutinize reported energy, SoC, etc. They are guestimations - not just the range, the SoC percentage too.
PS> I was a little surprised to see this in a Taycan, as I usually have only see SoC go up on Teslas when parked in a sunny (but not too hot) location and this happened at night with 47F outside. I guess Taycan guesstimator works differently, and obviously not super accurate.
Posting it here for new EV drivers as an example of why you cannot scrutinize reported energy, SoC, etc. They are guestimations - not just the range, the SoC percentage too.
PS> I was a little surprised to see this in a Taycan, as I usually have only see SoC go up on Teslas when parked in a sunny (but not too hot) location and this happened at night with 47F outside. I guess Taycan guesstimator works differently, and obviously not super accurate.
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