You will
really like the RR meter once you get used to it and grow to trust it - I can't imagine how Mitsu could have given us a more valuable tool . . . . they could have made it flashier, used colors and bars I suppose, but it's simplistic display of what is currently happening is absolutely wonderful, IMO
It keeps track of all the energy put into the battery pack as well as all energy used from it, whether powering the car, climate control, headlights, wipers radio or any other accessory. It kept close track of what you did (how far you went, how fast and using what climate controls) with the last batch of energy before you recharged and used that information to compute a pretty good 'guesstimate' for you of how far you can expect go today on the new charge . . . . and then it continuously adjusts that number as you drive based on what is currently happening 'right now'
IMO, it's the single best piece of information in the car and once you learn how it reacts to what you do, 'range anxiety' pretty much becomes a thing of the past - If the RR meter says 25 and you need to make a 20 mile trip you can pretty confidently KNOW that you'll get home without incident . . . . true, you may still want to head out not using the heater or the A/C and 'featherfoot' it a bit just to be on the safe side, but you'll wind up coming back home with the A/C blasting without a worry in the world
In actuality, if you
really needed to make a 25 mile trip and the RR said only 20, you could still do that by driving carefully, not wasting any energy, not driving faster than necessary and avoiding unnecessary starts and stops and you'd still get home OK. Once you've had your car a month or two, I predict your RR meter will become your best friend
Don