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Old 02-02-2015, 08:47 PM   #275 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by sendler View Post
...The only way to measure the consumption is to fill up, drive, and top up again to take the reading from the fill station.
As long as the second fill up (charge) is done at the same efficiency as the original charge.
Easy enough done with an gas vehicle but with an EV getting all the conditions the same between the two charges might be difficult. A few percent difference in charge efficiency could skew the results.
But then, even with charging differences, it would probably still be much more accurate than the on board gauges.
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