I recently (2021/2022) sold my gas cars and bought two EV’s. Though I kept my two motorcycles. I’ve been compiling my thoughts about how it’s been so far, and realized I have compiled pages and pages of notes and those notes are all over the place. Just tons of little tiny differences to massive differences in the driving experience. I’d like to share that with this community in a useful way.

I’m not exactly an EV enthusiast, I’ve had a very long list of enthusiast cars/bikes and when I was young I used to race both autocross and quarter mile. So this basis is where my brain is at.

So my questions for everyone here:

  • What should I test/measure?
  • What do you want to know?
  • What data do you want to see (within reason, I’m not a data scientist)?

EDIT: You guys gave me a great list to start with. Some I’ll need to start tracking my driving better so I can answer. I’ll get back to you all.

  • @[email protected]English
    7•11 months ago

    I’d say the major stuff is:

    • miles driven per charge and the average speed (mph/kph) per charge (preferably getting as low as you’re comfortable before recharging)
    • control for variables like always keeping regenerative braking on or off
    • average outside temperature between charges
    • how many chargers or charging stations were out of commission? What number and what percent?
    • how far out of your way did you need to go, on average, to get to a charging station?
    • how much time did you spend charging, on average?
    • what charging speeds were you able to charge at? If your car can fast charge, how many of the fast chargers were unavailable (occupied or out of order), and how often did you need to charge slower as a result?

    And not related to data: how is the drive feel? How are the driving dynamics? EVs are heavy. How did it feel in inclement weather vs dry?

    • @mortalicOPEnglish
      1•11 months ago

      Great list, thank you.