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Is anyone else disappointed with the claimed efficiency of the Equinox and other Ultium cars? The AC charging specs imply that the Equinox gets 3mi/kwh (unless the AC curve tapers off after 11.5kwh which would be even more disappointing than the claimed efficiency) which seems awfully low for such a small car. The Lyriq and Blazer get at least 3 for the 2WD models and they are larger cars so maybe my numbers are off but 34mi/ 11.5kwh gives in the low 3's even accounting for charging losses.
On a side note Ive also been very disappointed with Ultiums battery density figures. The epa listing for the Lyriq claimed around 160wh/kg which is the same as the Bolt's battery density, and the Bolt is a >5 year old design. The Bolt is also much more efficient than any of these Ultium cars despite having terrible aerodynamics and alsi has the same cargo space as the Equinox.
Other companies such as Hyundai/Kia, BMW, Mercedes, and Tesla seem to care more about efficiency, and real world range tests also show a gap between Ultium efficiency and other cars (eg Caranddrivers test of the Lyriq gave 2.7mi/kwh which us quite frankly pathetic). GM seems to be going the way of old GM again by competing on price and ignoring other factors like efficiency. I personally don't understand why they don't care, since building a more efficient car would let them put a smaller battery and batteries are still very expensive. Smaller batteries would also mean less wear and tear on everything which could mean lighter suspension components etc. leading to more cost savings,
Oh well rant over gotta let the GM product managers waiting for their pensions screw around
On a side note Ive also been very disappointed with Ultiums battery density figures. The epa listing for the Lyriq claimed around 160wh/kg which is the same as the Bolt's battery density, and the Bolt is a >5 year old design. The Bolt is also much more efficient than any of these Ultium cars despite having terrible aerodynamics and alsi has the same cargo space as the Equinox.
Other companies such as Hyundai/Kia, BMW, Mercedes, and Tesla seem to care more about efficiency, and real world range tests also show a gap between Ultium efficiency and other cars (eg Caranddrivers test of the Lyriq gave 2.7mi/kwh which us quite frankly pathetic). GM seems to be going the way of old GM again by competing on price and ignoring other factors like efficiency. I personally don't understand why they don't care, since building a more efficient car would let them put a smaller battery and batteries are still very expensive. Smaller batteries would also mean less wear and tear on everything which could mean lighter suspension components etc. leading to more cost savings,
Oh well rant over gotta let the GM product managers waiting for their pensions screw around
