Sometimes people comment about the alleged "range anxiety" of owning an electric vehicle...

"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck) 03/04/2017 at 22:50 • Filed to: Longbed

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And I understand all that. Batteries breaking down over time, lack of charging stations compared to typical gas stations, I can dig it. But how about the potential range anxiety of a 37-year old pickup? 240-something miles on a 14 gallon tanks. A brutal 17.2 miles per gallon on a 4-banger.

How do I feel about it? I say shit like, “DAMN that’s bad!” Then I fill, up, smile, and drive home. If this thing got 12 miles per gallon, I still wouldn’t care.

E90M3 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/04/2017 at 22:55

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12 mpg? Challenge accepted.

I usually get right around 15, the worst I ever got was 13.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/04/2017 at 22:55

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3,000 rpm at 65 MPH... now that’s brutal though. The 5-speed struggle is real. My previous car was like that. The current one with a 6-speed doesn’t hit 3k until 78 MPH, which is nice. Trade-off is there is no power below 3k, so you do have to downshift to pass anything on the freeway.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/04/2017 at 22:56

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Get a long range tank



smobgirl > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/04/2017 at 22:58

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The night after my friend got her leaf I actually dreamed about us getting stranded because it ran out of power.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > E90M3 03/04/2017 at 22:58

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But yours is a performance German sedan and mine is a wood-hauler with no power steering.

E90M3 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/04/2017 at 22:59

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Semantics.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > pip bip - choose Corrour 03/04/2017 at 22:59

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As long as the bar is nearby, the 14 gallons will do just fine.

for Michigan > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/04/2017 at 23:00

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That makes me feel better about the 26 mpg my 4-cylinder compact car has managed during the time I’ve owned it. I can’t imagine getting less than 20 mpg out of a 4-cylinder engine.

Clutch > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/04/2017 at 23:00

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Over 3k you should fasten belts, definitely.

Die-Trying > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/04/2017 at 23:01

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7.25 mpg, runs only premium.........

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > E90M3 03/04/2017 at 23:01

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The only way to settle this is with a race. Prepare to taste my 96 (when new) horsepower and 5400 redline (which is also a blatant lie... Never revs over 4700, ever).

for Michigan > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 03/04/2017 at 23:01

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My brother’s 01 Miata with the close-ratio 6-speed and LSD spins 3000 rpm at 60 mph. That’s worse than my old 3-speed Fiero.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Clutch 03/04/2017 at 23:03

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That bar illuminates when you DON’T have the belt buckled. The text is visible at all times.

DipodomysDeserti > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/04/2017 at 23:03

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That’s how I feel about my pickup. But yours is a Prius compared to mine.

I probably shouldn’t smoke in it as the fuel tank is in the cab behind the seat.

E90M3 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/04/2017 at 23:04

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This seems like the only fair way.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > for Michigan 03/04/2017 at 23:04

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Oh yes you can. Just buy a really old Toyota. You’ll be happy it runs at all and compromise elsewhere.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 03/04/2017 at 23:06

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Yeah this has plenty of pull in 5th which is really nice. I think it only weighs 2600 lbs so 2.2 liters does the job.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > DipodomysDeserti 03/04/2017 at 23:06

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That’s not an X1!

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/04/2017 at 23:07

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My GS300 averages 18 mpg, although I have gotten an 11 mpg tank before.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > E90M3 03/04/2017 at 23:07

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My GS300 averages 18 mpg, although I have gotten an 11 mpg tank before.

HammerheadFistpunch > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/04/2017 at 23:08

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I just got back from a little road trip I had to put in 11 gallons every 100 miles. good times.

E90M3 > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 03/04/2017 at 23:08

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I’m surprised it’s that low.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > HammerheadFistpunch 03/04/2017 at 23:09

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A small price to pay for owning a Land Cruiser, imo.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > E90M3 03/04/2017 at 23:10

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And at 70 mph the engine sits at 2750 RPM. Plus it runs premium.

for Michigan > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/04/2017 at 23:10

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Yikes. I think the worst I ever saw out of my Iron Duke-powered Fiero was 20-21 mpg. And that was a 30-year-old Pontiac. Never would’ve thought it was possible to do worse than that out of a 4-cylinder.

E90M3 > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 03/04/2017 at 23:10

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At 70, mine is above 3k. It also drinks 93.

DipodomysDeserti > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/04/2017 at 23:12

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The X1 gets great mileage. The GMC...not so much.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/04/2017 at 23:14

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Jeebuz, my 1990 isuzu with 4 WD and 31.5"x10.5" tires fully loaded with a topper gets about 20 mpg. But it also has like a 12.5 gallon fuel tank so I fill it every 200 miles. It also has fuel injection so I think that helps a bit.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/04/2017 at 23:15

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My teammate on the LeMons Rally told me the Niva was exactly the same as a Tesla because we had range anxiety.

At the time we had missed the exit for the gas station we’d been planning to stop at, and so we just kept going to the next one, which it turned out was about 50 miles down the road. Between knowing the capacity of the Niva’s fuel tank (43L, not big) and knowing what we’d been averaging so far (23mpg) that trip, I was pretty sure we’d be fine, but when he asked what the furthest I’d ever gone on a tank was, 317.1km, he wasn’t excited to know that’s where it ran out. I think at the time we were just passing 330.

Now the Jeep’s got itself its own range anxiety problem. The fuel gauge works, but when I changed the pump behind a mini mall, the parts store special replacement pump didn’t exactly fit properly with the pickup tube. But it was the only option in town, so I jammed it together with a hose clamp holding things together for good measure. Apparently the hose clamp solution failed, because I’m now getting out-of-gas symptoms around the half-tank level, which go away when I top up. Hurray for not pulling gas through the pickup sock...

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > DipodomysDeserti 03/04/2017 at 23:15

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That’s not at all how I imagined you lol

DipodomysDeserti > HammerheadFistpunch 03/04/2017 at 23:16

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Were you driving my ‘66 GMC?

DipodomysDeserti > for Michigan 03/04/2017 at 23:17

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My wife got my old WRX down to 12 mpg one week.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > for Michigan 03/04/2017 at 23:22

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That would be OK for the track, or maybe a weekend drive, but would drive me nuts on a regular basis. When we were last car shopping, I looked into a new Fit, (we had a 1st-gen for a while that I liked) but finding out that they switched from a 5-speed to a 6-speed with the same ratio scratched it off the list before I even drove it.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/04/2017 at 23:23

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5th gen gets about 20 MPG average. That’s on my 10-minute-one-way commute that gets up to 55 for about a mile. I’m at 3700 RPM at 70 MPH on the interstate, which makes the mileage go down a bit more. The H was not Honda’s most fuel-efficient engine.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > DipodomysDeserti 03/04/2017 at 23:24

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MARRIAGE

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > interstate366, now In The Industry 03/04/2017 at 23:25

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How awful. I’ll take it off your hands to ease your pain!

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > DipodomysDeserti 03/04/2017 at 23:28

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For some reason I had no idea that you had this thing. I need to see this next time I’m in Phoenix.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/04/2017 at 23:29

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I can hear your neighbor now.

“So I see you’ve got a Prelude. That exhaust looks pretty loud.”

DipodomysDeserti > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 03/04/2017 at 23:30

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It’s been broken for a while. I have a transmission for it that I need to install. She is very rusty but very fun.

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/04/2017 at 23:32

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IIRC my dad’s 80's Ranger got in the mid 20's mpg. Ferd > ‘Yota.

DipodomysDeserti > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/04/2017 at 23:35

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More shitty or less shitty?

for Michigan > DipodomysDeserti 03/04/2017 at 23:36

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O_O

HammerheadFistpunch > DipodomysDeserti 03/04/2017 at 23:37

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smells like one on cold start. I think my cats are just about spent.

for Michigan > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 03/04/2017 at 23:38

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It’s a strictly in-town car now. Spinning 4000 rpm to do 75 mph on the freeway is in no way pleasant.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > DipodomysDeserti 03/04/2017 at 23:41

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Younger

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 03/04/2017 at 23:41

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NO

DipodomysDeserti > HammerheadFistpunch 03/04/2017 at 23:43

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Smells like victory.

HammerheadFistpunch > E90M3 03/04/2017 at 23:46

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The best i get is 13

DipodomysDeserti > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/04/2017 at 23:47

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I’m a punkrocker, we never grow up. We just get old looking.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > DipodomysDeserti 03/04/2017 at 23:49

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I’m... [ponders]... an unpleasant 29 year old who likes Toyotas?

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/05/2017 at 00:43

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I’m averaging 26.5 mpg in the Fit with refueling stops taking about 9 gallons. So, yeah, just under 240 miles per tank.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Svart Smart, traded in his Smart 03/05/2017 at 01:10

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That’s surprising. My wife’s Vibe (slushbox) gets 30, 31.

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/05/2017 at 02:01

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Most of my driving is in the city. I went to Portland over the weekend and got over 30 mpg on a tank for the first time.

Amoore100 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/05/2017 at 02:50

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My V50 holds 15 gallons. Conveniently, that’s also the MPG rating it most commonly achieves. I fill it up usually at just around 200 miles when the needle hits the red. Combination of a cold-start 1.5 mile school commute and hard-mountain driving on the weekends will get that out of a naturally aspirated 2.4 5-cyl. I can’t imagine it with the turbo, it would probably get like 10 MPG with my driving style/schedule.

LongbowMkII > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 03/05/2017 at 06:54

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Mazda*> yota

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/05/2017 at 07:13

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How many times has that odo rolled over?

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/05/2017 at 10:56

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I get like 180-200 miles out of the 4Runner. I know the feel.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 03/05/2017 at 11:14

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Twooooooo

bhtooefr > LongbowMkII 03/05/2017 at 18:02

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Ranger was a scaled-down F-Series mechanically.

You’re thinking of the 1971-1982 Courier, which was actually a Mazda.

rtosman > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/05/2017 at 21:40

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I have averaged 62.5MPGe over 23,000 miles in my Toyota Mirai (300 miles per fill).

Vimto > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/05/2017 at 22:14

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My ‘17 Elantra averages between 40 to 45 MPG in city/highway mix, with a 14 gallon tank I usually fill up after 500 miles or so, before the light comes on. Pretty happy about it.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/06/2017 at 07:59

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I usually get about 370-385 miles to a 11.8 gallon tank in my Accent most of the year (converted from Canadimeasurements).

190octane > E90M3 03/06/2017 at 09:49

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Sounds about right for the g37. To be fair, I do a lot of city driving and I’ve been told I have a bit of a lead foot.

Tristan > Svart Smart, traded in his Smart 03/06/2017 at 14:30

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I went to Portland on Friday! It was awful.

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > Tristan 03/06/2017 at 16:23

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I left Seattle around noon on Friday and it took me nearly five hours to get there!