Month of July 2025 (Nat’l Avg $3.178)

Discussion in 'The Daily Grind' started by Gord, Jun 29, 2025.

  1. Gord

    Gord Super Moderator Staff Member

    Welcome to the grind :D
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  2. EdwinTheMagnificent

    EdwinTheMagnificent Legend In His Mind

    Thanks for starting our July thread, Gord.

    Today it is 68 deg F in Naperville, 70 in Elk Grove.

    Wind NW 6

    33.4 miles, fcd = 54.7 MPG
     
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  3. Gord

    Gord Super Moderator Staff Member

    Bit further today to a place called Creiff - saw glass blowing in action :cool:. Pub for lunch on the way back on Loch Earn plus a further stop to walk some of the West Highland Way:
    4 Drives
    Total Miles Driven 97.95
    Rated Miles Used 88.91
    Efficiency 110.17 %
    Time Driven 2 Hours 33 Minutes
    kWh Used 19.16 kWh
    Wh/Mile 196 Wh

    1 Travel Charge
    kWh Added 12 kWh
    Rated Miles Added 54.54
    Time Charging 7 Hours 19 Minutes
     
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  4. EdwinTheMagnificent

    EdwinTheMagnificent Legend In His Mind

    Today it is 67 deg F in Naperville, 68 in Elk Grove.
    Driving Elantra today.

    Wind SSW 2

    33.4 miles, fcd = 73.6 MPG


    Edit: Going home (no highway) at 2:30 PM
    32.6 miles approx , fcd = 80.3 MPG
     
    Last edited: Jul 4, 2025
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  5. Gord

    Gord Super Moderator Staff Member

    Met my aunt and niece today at Luss. They drove up from Glasgow for lunch:

    2 Drives
    Total Miles Driven 23.28
    Rated Miles Used 20.27
    Efficiency 114.85 %
    Time Driven 38 Minutes
    kWh Used 4.37 kWh
    Wh/Mile 188 Wh

    1 Travel Charge
    kWh Added 11.76 kWh
    Rated Miles Added 53.45
    Time Charging 5 Hours 45 Minutes
     
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  6. Gord

    Gord Super Moderator Staff Member

    Looong day - went to the Isle of Mull via ferry. Drove all over the island and did it on one charge. Fabulous place, wonderful scenery and lots narrow roads with passing places so many stop/starts, a fair bit of elevation gain/loss too:
    11 Drives
    Total Miles Driven 175.35
    Rated Miles Used 184.44
    Efficiency 95.07 %
    Time Driven 5 Hours 24 Minutes
    kWh Used 39.74 kWh
    Wh/Mile 227 Wh
     
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  7. Gord

    Gord Super Moderator Staff Member

    Smaller charge last night as we were back late and I don’t like leaving the granny charger on at night:
    1 Travel Charge
    kWh Added 7.32 kWh
    Rated Miles Added 32.73
    Time Charging 3 Hours 41 Minutes

    Rainy morning so went for a swim in the loch!
    To a pub for lunch, very wet:
    2 Drives
    Total Miles Driven 11.02
    Rated Miles Used 12.19
    Efficiency 90.4 %
    Time Driven 26 Minutes
    kWh Used 2.63 kWh
    Wh/Mile 239 Wh

    Back on charge….
     
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  8. Gord

    Gord Super Moderator Staff Member

    Longer charge yesterday:
    1 Travel Charge
    kWh Added 19.8 kWh
    Rated Miles Added 90
    Time Charging 9 Hours 54 Minutes

    Haven’t driven anywhere today, wasn’t feeling so good, had a dog walk this afternoon:

    Back on charge. Was on 56% - need to get it up a bit for going home on Monday.
     
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  9. Gord

    Gord Super Moderator Staff Member

    Ended up charging for 6 hours:
    1 Travel Charge
    kWh Added 12.24 kWh
    Rated Miles Added 55.64
    Time Charging 6 Hours 0 Minutes
    Got range back up to 234 miles.

    Went to Helensburgh again for a walk along the River Clyde:

    2 Drives
    Total Miles Driven 41.90
    Rated Miles Used 37.92
    Efficiency 110.5 %
    Time Driven 1 Hours 6 Minutes
    kWh Used 8.17 kWh
    Wh/Mile 195 Wh

    Back on free charge for final time before long journey home tomorrow.
     
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  10. BillLin

    BillLin electric everything with solar and geothermal

    So, Scotland doable with minimal automotive fuel expense. Nice!
     
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  11. Gord

    Gord Super Moderator Staff Member

    Absolutely Bill :cool:.
    When I get home (and get a bit of time!) I will calculate the full trip :D
     
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  12. Gord

    Gord Super Moderator Staff Member

    Great trip home, 3 stops, charged at 1st and 2nd, detour on last leg to miss out some almost stationary traffic through some long lasting construction works:
    4 Drives
    Total Miles Driven 295.70
    Rated Miles Used 264.00
    Efficiency 112.01 %
    Time Driven 5 Hours 53 Minutes
    kWh Used 56.88 kWh
    Wh/Mile 192 Wh

    Much better efficiency this time as I minimised the battery preconditioning by not navigating directly to the supercharger straight away. When I first put the 295 mile route in, it worked out a couple of stops and started pre-heating the battery immediately, with over 60 miles to go! - high kW usage no thank you, I didn’t need fast, had plenty of range and not in a rush!

    2 Supercharges
    kWh Added 28.3 kWh
    Rated Miles Added 131.91 - plenty in the time :)
    Total Cost $17.34 / £12.75
    Time Charging 32 Minutes

    Hit 50,000 miles on the odometer on the way home and in a moment of irrational exuberance, I’ve ordered a ‘24 Performance Model 3 (highland) :):cool:
     
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  13. Gord

    Gord Super Moderator Staff Member

    Slight problem, had a call from the sales center and it’s in Belfast, Northern Ireland - I may have to cancel and look for one on the mainland! I’d have to fly over, collect car, catch an 8 hour ferry then long drive home.
     
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  14. EdwinTheMagnificent

    EdwinTheMagnificent Legend In His Mind

    Love the Model 3 (almost as much as the Model S) but due to Musk's politics would never buy one.
    There are lots of other fine EVs out there. The Ioniq 6 is looking good.
     
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  15. Gord

    Gord Super Moderator Staff Member

    I know what you’re saying Edwin, I looked at all the alternatives and ended up sticking :rolleyes: .
    I’ve got a blue one instead! Picking it up Saturday.
     
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  16. EdwinTheMagnificent

    EdwinTheMagnificent Legend In His Mind

    I'm sure it's going to be great, Gord.

    Today it is 67 deg F in Naperville, 65 in Elk Grove.

    Wind NNE 3

    33.4 miles, fcd = 54.8 MPG

    trip home might be only 47-ish. We'll see.

    Edit: Trip home at 2:30
    temp is 84 deg F
    stops at Planet Fitness and International Fresh Market
    31.5 miles, fcd = 48.3 MPG
     
    Last edited: Jul 11, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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