Renault KANGOO Vehicle User Manual page 222

VEHICLE RANGE: recommendations
In real usage, the range of an electric
vehicle may vary depending on several
factors over which you have partial con-
trol, which may make a considerable
difference to the vehicle range.
These factors are:
– speed and driving style;
– type of road;
– heating level;
– tyres;
– use of electrical accessories;
– vehicle loading.
Furthermore, activating ECO mode en-
ables the vehicle to automatically take
charge of all energy consumers (engine
power etc.) to reduce their consumption
to the fullest possible extent ➥ 2.16.
2.20
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Speed and driving style
Driving at high speed will significantly
reduce your vehicle's range.
Examples (at a steady speed):
– reducing the speed from approxi-
mately 80 mph (130 km/h) to 68 mph
(110 km/h) allows you to save up to
around 20% of fuel range;
– reducing your speed from approxi-
mately 56 mph (90 km/h) to 50 mph
(80 km/h) allows you to save up to
around 10% of fuel range.
A "sporty" driving style reduces your
vehicle range: opt for a "lighter" driving
style.
Advice:
– drive at a constant speed;
– keep an eye on the tools available
for viewing road conditions (charge
meter, current consumption, journey
record, etc.) ➥ 2.16;
– adapt your driving style to avoid ex-
cessive energy consumption;
– favour power recovery: anticipate
traffic changes by lifting your foot off
the accelerator pedal or by braking
gradually.