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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
it gets about 14% longer range from a battery pack that is about 16% smaller.
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It may also be getting more range (partly) by using a smaller "buffer" in the pack than Nissan does with the Leaf. If I'm not mistaken, most EV makers spec a pack that is larger than actually used in a "full" charge/discharge cycle to prolong cell life. I could confirm this by doing the math, since we know pack size, range & Wh/mi for each car, so we could calc how large the "unused" buffers are.
As an example of "buffer tweaking": the 2013 Volt has slightly longer EV mode range than the 2012 Volt because GM enlarged pack capacity slightly, changed chemistry, and reduced the "buffer" size.
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when you put the Fit EV in economy mode -- you get free wheel coasting; and only get regenerative braking when you press the *brake* pedal*. Sounds like the EV I want to drive!
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I agree - coasting beats regen. But I'd also like a customizeable pedal, as Tesla is offering in the Model S. Sometimes, 1-pedal driving would be convenient (eg. stop & crawl).
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Honda needs to build as many as they can sell! And they need to sell them everywhere; not just in a few states.
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Unfortunately, they won't
sell any to anyone. It appears these are lease & crush compliance cars, just like their last EV that was publicly available (the Honda EV+).
Lease return Honda EV+ in line for the shredder at a junkyard. From
Who Killed the Electric Car.