Saving electricity in the e-car: recuperation & other tricks
It’s not just gasoline and diesel that are becoming more expensive, electricity is also draining the wallet more and more quickly. You can find out here how you can continue driving in your e-car with the same battery.
Unlike with combustion engines, there aren’t too many tips specifically tailored to electric vehicles for electric cars that can be used to get more power out of the battery charge. But when inflation, electricity costs and dwindling subsidies threaten savings, every trick is worth real money. After all, in the rarest of cases, you can “fill up” for free.
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Recuperation: charging the e-car when braking
Both pure electric cars and full hybrids and plug-in hybrids are equipped with the technology. Stromer can via recuperation recover energy, by converting kinetic energy back into electrical. This works, for example, via the regenerative braking system.
The energy that would be lost when braking is converted back into electricity, like in a bicycle dynamo. This is fed back into the battery. With the energy saving, the battery life can be increased especially in city traffic increase. A lot of energy can also be generated via recuperation when driving downhill. To get the most out of this, let off the gas pedal, use the brakes as little as possible, and rely on engine braking instead.
How much energy do you really save? depends entirely on the vehicle model and the lithium-ion battery that you have installed.
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Use eco mode: save electricity in the car
With the Eco mode you can save even more energy, should your car have one. If this is activated, the maximum top speed is reduced. The acceleration performance then also decreases, which should not be a problem if you drives with foresight. This means observing the maximum speed and keeping a sufficient distance to the car in front in order to brake as little as possible and then have to accelerate again. Furthermore, power suckers such as air conditioning and heating are turned down. However, this can be quite uncomfortable, especially in winter.
With many streamers, the eco mode is also associated with the so-called sailing mode tied together. In this, the existing kinetic energy, i.e. the momentum of the vehicle, is optimally used. When rolling, the vehicle consumes hardly any energy. If you are not sure which energy-saving functions your electric car has, it is worth taking a look at your operating instructions.
General tips for economical driving
In addition to those specially tailored to e-cars Tricks for fuel-efficient driving There are a few tips that apply to most vehicles. Our colleague Thomas Kolkmann has summarized a few of the most important tips.
Besides the warning avoid short distancesor the recommendation, evenly and to drive with foresightyou will also find less obvious tips there, such as how to correct tire pressure.
