Closeup photo of the BYD Dolphin’s instrument display showing 5.6 miles per kilowatt hour over the last 50 miles. The battery gauge shows 73% charge and an estimated 195 remaining miles. A trip counter shows that I’ve already driven 77.5 miles from 100%

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   Christine Burns MBE 🏳️‍⚧️📚⧖ (christineburns@mastodon.green)'s status on Saturday, 02-May-2026 15:59:26 JST Christine Burns MBE 🏳️‍⚧️📚⧖

   A pleasant surprise after my first significant drive in Hattie the Dolphin yesterday: 5.6 miles per kWh. I thought I was Queen of the soft right foot averaging 4.3 m/kWh in Olga the LEAF but this is next level. This was on a mix of urban, motorway and rural driving out into mid Cheshire. The official range of the car is 265 miles on its 60.5kWh battery and the car is still using that to estimate the remaining range on 73% charge but I see the possibility of getting 300 miles in summer!