Without exaggeration, electric cars are true pioneers of the automotive market. As a rule, manufacturers install all their advanced technologies on cars with electric motors.
At the same time, no matter how much manufacturers improve their offspring, electric cars have a serious drawback – limited power reserve. To increase the mileage that a car with an electric motor can travel, experts advise the following 10 simple life hacks for a car with an electric motor.
No abrupt starts
At a sharp acceleration, the car consumes a lot of energy, which then may not be enough to get a couple of kilometers to the gas station.
Speed stabilization
Ideally, keep the speed of the car within the scale of economic indicators. Almost all cars with an electric motor have a similar device.
Make the most of energy recovery opportunities
Brake as much as possible with recuperation, not with classic brakes when possible and safe. Sometimes this feature needs to be enabled in the car settings.
Make sure you use a reasonable amount of heat
In winter, warm the electric car while charging, and when driving, try to use only local heating points, such as the seat and steering wheel.
Competent cooling of the cabin
If you drive in the city at low speeds, then sometimes it is more comfortable and economically feasible to open the windows, instead of turning on a voracious air conditioner.
Wheels
At the wrong pressure in tires, the expense of the electric power increases, and also the wheel protector wears out too much.
Mass
Additional load = additional energy consumption. Clean the trunk and interior of the car from debris, which can lie there for years and adversely affect consumption.
Tuning
Electric cars do not like both external improvements in terms of aerodynamics, and internal, which burden them. With the wrong approach to the refinement of the car, you can get a serious increase in costs.
Plan your route
The electric car is more about planning, so you should think about your route in advance and if possible avoid too fast sections of the road.
Use charging time wisely
Charging of the electric car should be carried out so that the car was disconnected from the network with a 100% battery just before the trip and did not stand on the road just like that.
