EV estimated range – how Much driving history do you think it’s based off of?

Discussion in 'Gen 5 Prius Main Forum' started by wstt, Apr 8, 2025.

  1. wstt

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    For the EV estimated range, how many miles of driving history do you think it uses to calculate this? Do you think it rolls off after like five or 10,000 miles? Curious to hear peoples gases, no need to read further unless You are also curious.
    My personal guess for the RAV4 prime was about 10,000 miles of history is used, and once history is over 10,000 miles old it’s no longer in the calculation. I say this as I got my car new and I drive in optimal range conditions, and once I cross the 10,000 mile mark it appeared that my range would go up and down not necessarily with how I had been driving, making me think that previous very efficient history had been rolling off or inefficient parts have been rolling off. Make sense?
    The reason I ask, is because I purchased a one year old Prius prime. Since getting it I am averaging 5.4 miles/kWh, and getting about mid to upper 50s in range. However, my estimated range has slowly crept from 31 up to 45. I’ve only put like 3000 miles on it and it had 10,000 miles when I got it . (With my RAV4 prime, within a few months I was able to go up to 60 miles estimated range, but I had no existing history on it.)
     
  2. bisco

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    i'd guess 500-1000 miles, weighted toward more recent