Life can sometimes be slow and sometimes frantic. For me, life was a bit frantic this past month and that meant a lot of running around with not a lot of time to spare. While I prefer keeping a light right foot, these last few days did not allow me that luxury. A plus side of all this running around was that I was able to see how the Comet and its battery deal with more pressure.
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Earlier, I had been easily getting a real-world range figure of close to 150km per charge by sticking to Eco mode almost exclusively. This time around though, I mostly found myself zipping around in the Sport or Normal modes. Even my demand for toque was more urgent, which the Comet complied with. However, this was not without a hit to the range…but not to the extent I was expecting.
I observed that in the worst-case scenario, I was getting close to 120km on a single charge which is roughly 30km less than what I had observed earlier. While the figure is not insignificant, I have seen some other EVs suffer a bigger loss when you let loose. Yes, if I took the Comet for a long highway ride where there are even fewer chances for regen braking to drip feed the battery, the figure could drop by another 10-15km easily. But since this compact caper is best left confined to the city, that test would be a bit unfair.
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Going from Eco to Normal or Sport does bring about a spring in the step of the Comet. For now, I am just impressed that this little thing managed to easily run for more than 100km on a single charge while driving in the fast lane.
- LOGBOOK
When it came: May 2024
Current odo reading: 11,043km
Mileage this month: 366km
Range: 120km per charge
What’s good: Range & Initial acceleration
What’s not: Suspension travel & AC
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