[Evans, Marv]

Ours has a little feature you can dial up on the touch screen panel. It shows how many miles & minutes since you started your last trip. It also shows the (average) amount of power per mile that is being used in Watts. It readjusts every minute or so. I like it because I like to get an idea how much power the car uses uphill, downhill, cruising level, accelerating, etc. I find going uphill uses lots of power as expected - 400+ to 500+ Watts/mile. Going downhill, it gets down to maybe 50 W/mile depending on the amount of descent. If you get on it, it jumps up to 1K+ to 1.5K+ W/mile (or approx. 1.5 kW/mile). Since the useable battery charge is around 68Kw, you can imagine how much distance you have left at that amount of useage. I'm curious what power level it will average on a longer trip on fairly flat freeway. We haven't done that yet.

McLovin. I agree, it's an appliance - sort of the ultimate driving appliance. Except for my Pcar, ours are appliances. My other car is a T-350 Ford van w/ Ecoboost. Can't get much more of an appliance than that, but it's fairly economical, comfortable, and I can put 4x8 pieces of plywood in the back. I love it. I even consider my bike an appliance, probably since as a young guy a motorcycle was my only means of transportation for a long time. So even though it's a bit of fun to twist the throttle and lean it over on curvy roads, I don't feel an anxiety to get on it. I think some people (like me & my wife who doesn't know any different) just need an appliance to get things done.