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I drive 22 miles 1 way.
About 18 are freeway.
I drive other than rush hour.

I can drive 60 mph or 80 mph, my choice (almost) every day there is no road work or crashes along the way.

60 mph = 4.2 miles per kWh
80 mph = 2.2 miles per kWh

80 mph saves me 4 minutes.
80 mph costs me almost TWICE as much electricity/range.

I do not drive 80 mph anymore unless it is a bonafide emergency. Plus 60 mph is relaxing. I can set cruise control and leave it alone. At 80 mph one must constantly adjust because you come up on the rear of some people. At 60 mph (in a 65 zone) you have no chance of a speeding ticket. At 80 the chances are still pretty small, but definatly possible, which always gives an uneasy feeling. On top of that, it is of course more dangerous. This car is fun, and peppy to drive. I like the smooth fast acceleration. So I get my kicks accelerating quickly, which does not waste that many electrons, and relax at a moderate speed for the freeway sections of my journey.

<blockquote data-quote="gpsman" data-source="post: 26681" data-attributes="member: 418">I drive 22 miles 1 way. About 18 are freeway. I drive other than rush hour. I can drive 60 mph or 80 mph, my choice (almost) every day there is no road work or crashes along the way.60 mph = 4.2 miles per kWh80 mph = 2.2 miles per kWh80 mph saves me 4 minutes. 80 mph costs me almost TWICE as much electricity/range.I do not drive 80 mph anymore unless it is a bonafide emergency.&nbsp;&nbsp; Plus 60 mph is relaxing.&nbsp; I can set cruise control and leave it alone.&nbsp; At 80 mph one must constantly adjust because you come up on the rear of some people.&nbsp; At 60 mph (in a 65 zone) you have no chance of a speeding ticket.&nbsp; At 80 the chances are still pretty small, but definatly possible, which always gives an uneasy feeling.&nbsp; On top of that, it is of course more dangerous.&nbsp;&nbsp; This car is fun, and peppy to drive.&nbsp; I like the smooth fast acceleration.&nbsp; So I get my kicks accelerating quickly, which does not waste that many electrons, and relax at a moderate speed for the freeway sections of my journey.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gpsman, post: 26681, member: 418"] I drive 22 miles 1 way. About 18 are freeway. I drive other than rush hour. I can drive 60 mph or 80 mph, my choice (almost) every day there is no road work or crashes along the way. 60 mph = 4.2 miles per kWh 80 mph = 2.2 miles per kWh 80 mph saves me 4 minutes. 80 mph costs me almost TWICE as much electricity/range. I do not drive 80 mph anymore unless it is a bonafide emergency. Plus 60 mph is relaxing. I can set cruise control and leave it alone. At 80 mph one must constantly adjust because you come up on the rear of some people. At 60 mph (in a 65 zone) you have no chance of a speeding ticket. At 80 the chances are still pretty small, but definatly possible, which always gives an uneasy feeling. On top of that, it is of course more dangerous. This car is fun, and peppy to drive. I like the smooth fast acceleration. So I get my kicks accelerating quickly, which does not waste that many electrons, and relax at a moderate speed for the freeway sections of my journey. [/QUOTE]

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