1000km is VERY impressive, but I’d love to know the average speed. And driving in convoy gives slipstream advantages. More details on the route would be interesting because lack of elevation change helps in EV range.
As TessDrive was part of the convoy, the average speed was consistent with normal highway speeds (around 60 to 70 kph). Also, slipstreaming (called "drafting") happens only when cars follow too closely to each other on highway speeds (less than one car length apart). The convoy's route director Mr Georges Ramirez, a veteran driving instructor and event organizer, was very strict in enforcing safe distances between cars, which is the gaps should be 3 seconds apart or more. At this distance, slipstreaming becomes negligible. About the elevation, the route from Manila to Vigan and Paoay was around 80 to 90 percent flat and level, as there are no mountain ranges the northbound expressways (NLEX, SCTEx, TPLEx pass through).
From ICE perspective with 60 L tank 1000 km is not "very impressive". It averages 1 L per 17 km. Not bad for a big car though. I like this model. You know Nissan (e-Power) and Honda (e:HEV) have this "DM-i" system already a for a while.
Problem with Nissan's e-Power and Honda's eHEV is that they're prinarily ICE vehicles with a small battery to support startup/low gears. Sealion 6 is an EV with a range extender (ICE that can charge and support/propel the wheels along with the Electric Motor) so you can also plug it in. Hence, ePower and other HEVs arent the same as DM-i.
Will wait for a couple of years. Mechanical vs. Battery.
1000km is VERY impressive, but I’d love to know the average speed. And driving in convoy gives slipstream advantages. More details on the route would be interesting because lack of elevation change helps in EV range.
As TessDrive was part of the convoy, the average speed was consistent with normal highway speeds (around 60 to 70 kph). Also, slipstreaming (called "drafting") happens only when cars follow too closely to each other on highway speeds (less than one car length apart). The convoy's route director Mr Georges Ramirez, a veteran driving instructor and event organizer, was very strict in enforcing safe distances between cars, which is the gaps should be 3 seconds apart or more. At this distance, slipstreaming becomes negligible. About the elevation, the route from Manila to Vigan and Paoay was around 80 to 90 percent flat and level, as there are no mountain ranges the northbound expressways (NLEX, SCTEx, TPLEx pass through).
From ICE perspective with 60 L tank 1000 km is not "very impressive". It averages 1 L per 17 km. Not bad for a big car though. I like this model. You know Nissan (e-Power) and Honda (e:HEV) have this "DM-i" system already a for a while.
Sealion has EREV to be exact. It’s first and foremost an EV.
Problem with Nissan's e-Power and Honda's eHEV is that they're prinarily ICE vehicles with a small battery to support startup/low gears.
Sealion 6 is an EV with a range extender (ICE that can charge and support/propel the wheels along with the Electric Motor) so you can also plug it in.
Hence, ePower and other HEVs arent the same as DM-i.