Changing Data Display To Miles/kWh

[USMA81]

This has been driving me crazy. My Macan displayed efficiency in units of kWh/100 miles. I don’t like this for two reasons. First, generally larger numbers are associated with better (higher) performance. Not so with kWh/miles (lower is better). Second, I can’t really use the kWh/miles number easily. With miles/kWh, I simply can multiply that by the approximate remaining charge (% of 100 kWh in battery x 100) to get a ballpark estimate of range remaining (assuming the remainder of the trip is similar to the past). So if the mi/kWh is 3.0 and I have 50% left in the battery, my approximate remaining range is: 3 x 50% x 100 = 150 miles. Just a quick, simple manual check (I know, 95, not 100, but close enough).

Anyway, I never could find the way to change the display in the system. I finally did:

• Go to Settings > System > Units > E-Consumption.
• Select mi/kWh. Other options also available.

I assume most people found this sooner than the full year it took me to do so.

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[dbsb3233]

This has been driving me crazy. My Macan displayed efficiency in units of kWh/100 miles. I don’t like this for two reasons. First, generally larger numbers are associated with better (higher) performance. Not so with kWh/miles (lower is better). Second, I can’t really use the kWh/miles number easily. With miles/kWh, I simply can multiply that by the approximate remaining charge (% of 100 kWh in battery x 100) to get a ballpark estimate of range remaining (assuming the remainder of the trip is similar to the past). So if the mi/kWh is 3.0 and I have 50% left in the battery, my approximate remaining range is: 3 x 50% x 100 = 150 miles. Just a quick, simple manual check (I know, 95, not 100, but close enough).

Anyway, I never could find the way to change the display in the system. I finally did:

• Go to Settings > System > Units > E-Consumption.
• Select mi/kWh. Other options also available.

I assume most people found this sooner than the full year it took me to do so.

Yep. People that got their EV start in a Tesla tend to favor kWh/100mi. But those of us coming from ICE vehicles tend to favor mi/kWh (MPK), because we're already used to mi/gal (MPG).

Neither one is right or wrong, but it drives me crazy to see it the other way because I have to sit here and convert it first to understand what they're talking about.