Episode 5-2020 - New range test - Skoda Citigo iV 2020

Another range test on our new Citigo. This time highway vs small roads. Our car continues to amaze us with it's economical running!

[@Hebster]

What regen. setting were you using? S'pose the next question is, is it best to have no or full regen when driving for range. Enjoyed the video thanks for posting. ( A fellow Citigo EV Owner)

[@ewheelerfinland]

☺️⚡ Hello! Very good question! I always use the highest (B mode) regen setting, because it allows me to adjust regen 0-100% with throttle pedal. No need for the others at all. If I want, I can do one pedal driving or just lift off gently to have less regen when on highway. Hope this helps!

[@Sache0190]

Great video. For the tyre noise...honestly do you never listen to music? I mean even with radio at super low you can’t hear the 16’’ tyre noise.

[@ewheelerfinland]

😜 No, I don't usually listen to music, I listen to my wife LOL... But seriously, the rise in the tyre noise level was a lot, because our previous petrol Citigo had the 14" tyres. The new one has still 14's on the winter tyres. The 16's look much better and are much grippier on the twisty bits, but comfort and noise levels can't even compare to 14's. ☺️ I can live with them for sure, it's not that bad. But when a car is so silent as an EV is, everything sticks out.

[@ewheelerfinland]

I was already told by someone, that reducing the tyre pressure by 0,3 bar, you can make it more comfy and silent. But it adds almost 10% to the power consumption and makes it loose in the corners, so won't be trying that one 😂 I will just suck it up, LOL

[@ewheelerfinland]

I tried listening to radio on that trip, but I can actually still hear the tyre noise. Maybe I'm just used to lower noise levels, even with radio. Not a big issue so no problem.

[@RomanRoman-xi3dv]

I think consumption reading in car is wrong. If car has 35kw battery, and uses 10kwh 100km, range shoul be over 300km. If car uses 12kwh, range should be 290km. I think readings of car are 20% lower then real consuption. When car shows 10kwh it draws 12kwh.

[@ewheelerfinland]

The Citigo has 32,3 kWh usable capacity according to factory. If you calculate 11,2 kWh and 265 km, you will get roughly 30 kWh. The reading the car shows includes regen and HVAC, so some gained power and some losses. Not yet entirely sure how it calculates everything. But it's quite accurate based on my test drives. In mixed conditions, I have already reached 280-290 km twice, when not using motorways at all. Very efficient car ⚡

[@ewheelerfinland]

Not all of the power from the battery can be used for driving. Some is used for the systems of the car and don't show in the trip. But in reality, you will never see 300 km with one charge, in mixed conditions, even if you could use all of the power. Simply because you always need to get to a charging station on time. Also this would require an average consumption of 106 Wh / km and you will only reach that below 80 km/h. Half 70-80 and the rest city/urban. Also the car restricts air con and most importantly, heating after the battery goes below 15% roughly. In the winter, the car goes cold very fast. So you need to charge at 15-20% SOC anyway. If you are in any way concerned about the range, you should get a car with more range. For me, it's absolutely fine.

[@ewheelerfinland]

I forgot to mention, that on these cars (Citigo/Mii/e-UP), wind is definitely your enemy. Even a few m/s headwind will see 15-20 Wh/km increase in consumption. The other way, a slight downwind will increase the range a lot.

[@RomanRoman-xi3dv]

@@ewheelerfinland i know some batt power is used for other things. But other EV cars like Tesla and Kona calcukate this in consumpion. After all, that is the power that car uses on 100km....on evert km

[@RomanRoman-xi3dv]

@@ewheelerfinland i am concerned about inaccurate car consumption readings.