With Eco, B, and eStep modes available, alone or combined, which one gives the best balance of comfort and efficiency for a 6-hour highway drive at 62-68 mph in 27°C weather? Also, does using A/C to cool the battery help with fast charging, and is the battery heater even necessary in these temps?
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What is the best driving mode and battery cooling for long highway trips?
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NissanDriver2024
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Eco mode is the best for what you need. You have comfort and efficiency.
Battery heater isn’t needed at 27°C, and A/C cooling helps with fast charging if you just leave it on the highest setting.
Cruise control works fine unless you have lots of hills.
Battery heater isn’t needed at 27°C, and A/C cooling helps with fast charging if you just leave it on the highest setting.
Cruise control works fine unless you have lots of hills.
SilverSwan
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The car's automatic battery cooling system should be left at the highest setting. Battery heating is only needed below roughly 15°C. I find normal mode and cruise control to be the most effective. Mode changes don't signifcantly affect cruise control on flat roads, but AWD systems might be an exception
EVEnthusiast
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For a 6-hour highway drive at those speeds, I'd say Eco mode is your best bet for a good balance of comfort and efficiency. It’ll help conserve energy while keeping things smooth. As for the A/C cooling the battery, it can help with fast charging, but it’s usually not needed unless you're pushing it hard. In 27°C, you probably don’t need the battery heater either, it’s more useful in colder temps
Roadrider7021
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Battery heater really only heats the pack to about 8 or 9 C. Thus you can use it pretty freely because it just shuts itself off after a while. In my own experience, my pack will run about 5-7 C over ambient temp so you can see, much above 0 C, the battery heater is probably moot. I’m still going to use it up to about 5 though, just to be safe.
