When I first got the Funky Cat in August 2023 whenever I charged to 100% my predicted range was usually 185 miles. Not quite the 193 of the advertised WLTP range but pretty close.
For pretty much of 2025, well the warmer months, when I have charged to 100% I now have a predicted range of 175 miles, well with the odd exception.
I have noticed over the last month or so that the predicted range as now dropped to 172 miles when I charge to 100%.
It’s known fact with electric vehicles that they do deteriorate over time and the storage capacity of the battery is reduced as it is used and charged.
The ORA Funky Cat I have is the original First Edition model and has the Lithium Ion Phosphate battery, which is fine to charge to 100% on a regular basis (or so I read on the internet), this is the battery in the newer ORA PURE. The newer ORA 03+ or even newer ORA PRO has a Ternary Lithium battery, which has a 30% increased capacity and range, however the advice from the internet on this kind of battery is not to charge to 100% on a regular basis.
As my car is a lease car, I will be returning it in just under a year, so I won’t have to worry too much about the falling range.