Range Anxiety

I was thinking about the idea of range anxiety and that it really just boils down to a tow. Why do people consider it such a big deal? Any car can break-down at any time and require a tow. Is that a huge deal, especially nowadays when everyone has a phone? So, people panic about running out of...

Just completed round trip from Cape Cod to Orlando and back in my Model S with 60 kw battery pack. Used AP1 99% of trip. So many superchargers along the way never needed to drop under 15% before another SC was available. ICE never again.

New owners aware: you are not a good driver if you never drain the mileage close to 0, and you will always be bothered with range anxiety. Once you have this experience, you will get rid of the range anxiety. So you should try it once you have a chance. By doing so, Xiaomage has been cured...

During January, I made daily observations using the dashboard Nav showing the U.S. contiguous states. These sites went down for the first time, during the month: Moosic, PA Gila Bend, AZ Birmingham, AL Milford, CT SB Supposedly, Tesla will not report any outages if they are beyond a 24 hour...

Hi After 1.5 years, I have finally decided to try to get my S 85D with 19 inch wheels from Austin to Memphis to see the grand kids rather than burning gas in our Acura MDX. I will leave early in the morning this Friday, the 20th. The leg from Jackson to Memphis looks a bit...."Scary"...

Building an app called Electrip that can plan your route for you using both Tesla Superchargers and every other charger. Electrip is going to take care of choosing the best route, which stations you should stop at based on your battery status, and will update as the status of your conditions...

Dear friends I need some advice. I am a relatively new owner of a Model S. Its the most fabulous vehicle I've ever owned but I have to be honest, as I am planning a road trip from Michigan to Toronto, it is giving me a bit of anxiety. Rather lots of it. I have researched this topic extensively...

Hello, Just picked up my 90D last thursday, and I am LOVING IT, but I am also extremely concerned about the rated range I am seeing. I charge my car daily to 90% at home - even before I leave my driveway, it shows me 140ish rated range. Keep in mind, i do park the car outdoors, but i also...

Putting my CPO 2013 P85 away for the winter today, I drove to a garage about 15 miles away. My delivery consultant said to get to very few miles, plug it into a 110 to full, then back down to daily setting and recharge every week or so. I was at one mile rated range with two miles to go...

Hi Folks, I am stoked to have recently placed the order for my new 75D (EAP, PUP, SAS). I cannot describe the excitement!!! As owning a Tesla can be quite the paradigm shift from all that we are used to, one of the things that has me most concerned is driving range during winters. My wife LOVES...

Hi all there's a great planning resource that I found here How Far Can I Travel With this tool you can calculate range around a point taking major roads into account, not just a general circle. Results can then be input into Google Maps to be saved. I used this to generate a 75 mile "no...

Hi All, I am too torn between the 75D and the 90D. The 75D is more than sufficient for my daily commute and day to day needs with its 259 miles "EPA" range. And the best part is that it fits my budget like a glove. But every now and then we visit family which ends up being about 160 miles round...

Hear me out now. Apart from being cheaper to produce (/kWh) the new 2170 cells will allow for more capaciy in a given pack size. 40% more than the 2012 85kWh pack, according to JB Straubel. And that may well be without the extra utilization of 5mm head space through the longer cells. So, close...

It's 1 degree Celsius and I'm trying to get home. I have 160 km rated left. I have 102km to go. Model X 90D. I'm using AP, going 5km over the posted limit. No heat (I'm cold!) and my rated range is dropping fast. I've checked and re-checked plug share. Anything on my way either isn't open or...

Making my first road trip in an Model S-85. Left Phoenix for Palm Springs. Initially the on board Supercharge display map said I could make the trip to the Quartzsite (AZ) SC with 13% battery to spare. Then, after stopping about half-way at a rest area along I-10, the car recalculated and...

So this weekend we did some country driving in the 60D S. On the way home we decided to go off the beaten path and make some stops along the way. I rarely even worry about range and "just drive". My wife who does not even acknowledge that we are driving electric :) asked "do we have enough...

This weekend, I traveled from Greensboro to Asheville, NC in our S70. While the EPA range for the car is 230 miles at 100% charge, Asheville is 180 miles away, and there is a 1,400 climb going to Asheville. The trip is all interstate, primarily through rural areas, and the speed limit is about...

I've done the Texas <-> Michigan trip in my pre-AP P85 a few times now, and turning this corner has presented an issue every time in that I cannot seem to make it without charging at Topeka although the onboard trip planner and EVTripPlanner both seem to think that it's possible (with range...

Dear TMC, I just completed a grand tour of California due to a happenstance of being in SoCal for work, then participating in the Mammoth Lakes Gran Fondo bike race this weekend. I drove from the south up 295 hitting the Eastern Sierra superchargers without issue. This is probably the most...

Hi all! I saw a very small number of threads on this without a definitive answer. Seems to be reminiscent of the old 60kwh pack being software limited to 40kwh, but there wasn't a definite answer then also. Since it seems to be difficult to determine a definite yes or no, is charging the 60 to...

Being new to EV (I even haven't had a hybrid), I aways hear or read about this, but most often people seem to be very satisfied with the Model S. Anyone though annoyed about the supercharging times and how many hours does it truly add to say all 7 to 9 hour roadtrip? As the trip planners in the...

Good morning, I ordered a Model X a few days ago, and have been drilling down on some time and range calculations. I often make a trip from Fort Collins, CO to Salt Lake, UT. Current superchargers require a trip over I-70. Having ordered the 60D, and looking at winter temperatures and...

about to go order 75 dmodel can't seem to justify 10K difference for approximately 20 miles of range daily drive is 50 miles sometimes go down to the beach about 80 miles each way rarely go over that all you guys who have 75's are you sorry or any second thoughts

evtripping.com is a new routing site that will be of interest to users of evtripplanner.com. The new site looks to provide similar functionality. From the new site's FAQ: evtripping.com will be supported by ads and, possibly in the future, subscription. For Tesla owners who're not familiar with...

Good evening, I have been lurking for awhile and took delivery of my refreshed 90D MS in late June. I have ~2,500 miles on the car including a handful of trips at 180-185 miles. I am about to take my maiden voyage using the SC network and stretching the range out a bit. The first half of...

We have a Model S on order. Expecting delivery in Oct. Studying up all I can on the forums, but one question I haven't seen asked is have you ever run out of battery while on the road. Could be due to bad planning, bad weather, traffic, whatever. Just curious how often this has occurred. We...

I surprised myself that I could wait 4 months, while I finished the payments on my Audi Q7 lease, but finally last week I took delivery on 7/19/2016 of my Model S 70D at the Milford store. My Delivery specialist Jordan was very helpful and polite. But here are my observations, for what it is...

My delivery story is a bit different that most, as I purchased my vehicle used, however I thought it would be good for others to read. Especially those who are concerned about an electric vehicle and how it will change your daily life from an ICE vehicle. The challenge Let me start by saying...

Planning a trip from Bakersfield, CA to Paso Robles pulling a 3300 lbs airstream. EVtriplanner ( Model S 90D w/ 21" wheels) reports 2434 feet elevation while descending is 1975 feet. On paper it looks ok for a Model S 90D but I'm in a MX and unforeseen variables is what concerns me. Any thoughts?

I drive a lot for work. The furthest store I visit once a week is 90 miles but most are 50-75 miles from my house. Highway driving comprises about 90% of my trip at a speed of 85-90mph being honest. I've been doing these drives for years and years and thus my main reason for buying a Tesla is...

Just driving today in a borrowed ICE vehicle anticipating my MX delivery next month. It's 36 degrees Celsius (96.8 F) here and i'm blasting my Air Conditioning trying to stay cool. How much range will I lose doing this in an EV? Obviously everything I do uses electricity. Yes, although I'm...

OK , so I was on the Chevrolet website yesterday and it has a mileage travel question. Basically put in where you want to go and it will tell you if you will need to re-charge your Chevy Bolt. (Rated 200 miles according to Chevy) (a little math yourself can do this of course) So, for shts and...

Beginning this Friday can you (or someone you know) free yourself up for 9 days and put your Model S to the ultimate driving dynamics test by competing in the 33rd Brock Yates' One Lap of America? I'm in a bind to say the least. I have an entry in this years' One Lap of America for a Model S...

Beginning this Friday can you (or someone you know) free yourself up for 9 days and put your Model S to the ultimate driving dynamics test by competing in the 33rd Brock Yates' One Lap of America? I'm in a bind to say the least. I have an entry in this years' One Lap of America for a Model S...

I have been driving a Volt for the last 4 years and having that ICE for a backup has kept me from any range anxiety to speak of. With the Model 3 however I am interested in seeing how pure electric owners handle it. I plan on approaching my long drives (more than 1 charge distance) the same way...

Just a quick question - when using the navigation on Tesla: Say you input in a location - do you also have to put in your home address to see if you will have enough energy to get back? or does it tell you, that if you go to this place - you will need to charge? My thing is - if i am going on...

Hi all. I have ordered my Model S 90D. I have 5 more days to confirm my specification and i have the 21" wheels with air suspension.. I read somewhere that the 19" give a better range.... is this true? and if so how much.. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks in advance

Arguably one of the most important aspects of an EV for the masses is range. With "range-anxiety" being the most common things referenced when I tell people I reserved a Model 3. People say, "My 2013 [gas powered car] gets 600 miles on a tank." or "I take 700 mile trips every couple of months. I...

I have entered a MS in the Brock Yates’ One Lap of America (f.k.a. The Cannonball Run) which will be held this year from April 30th thru May 7th. My co-driver and I have competed in this event for many years since 2000. Now that there are more than 250 SC stations across the U.S., the time is...

I've been driving a BMW i3 for the last 18 months as a more or less "local" car for trips within about a 30 miles radius of home. Early on we were quite nervous about the range, but became comfortable arriving home with 5-10 miles of range remaining. But of course we were coming home to a...

Well, I had my first proper experience of “Range Anxiety” this weekend! We went up to Scotland (UK owner, here!) for some snowboarding, and the car (Tesla Model S) had performed faultlessly throughout, and charging all the way there and whilst there and been a doddle. However, on the way home...

Since there isn't much else to talk about right now, I thought it would be an interesting exercise to predict and discuss the Model X range and battery capacity degradation over time. Given the fairly extensive research done on the Model S, and the average mileage driven for personal cars, we...

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This has nothing to do with Tesla but I post it because of the similarities I see between the problems mentioned in the article with electric aircraft today and those Tesla was up against in the early days. Actually, reading through the piece I was half expecting some reference to Tesla but...

Forgot to plug in the car and the family decided they wanted a 75 mile each way trip. The car said I could arrive with 1% margin and kept telling me I needed to charge. I knew there were 2 superchargers along the way but none of them showed up on the trip button. In fact no destination chargers...

Over the past 10 days, I traveled from Chicago to Philadelphia and back in Model S. For the most part, the navigation system handled the progression of supercharger stops without issue. Twice, however, I encountered the following glitches: 1. The trip planner had me charge mid-trip at two or...

My Ellen took our 201 P85+ on a Charleston South Carolina to Charlotte round trip this weekend. Used Santee and Charlotte Superchargers and the latest software update trip planner both ways. Charlotte elevation 751. Santee Elevation 128. Basically flat the whole way home. No headwind. Clear...

There is a lot of talk about V7 coming "soon" and all of the auto pilot features that may be there. What about something a lot simpler and used every day, like getting good navigation routes from point A to point B via multiple super chargers without the crazy route detours? Will that be in...

I will be driving back to Phoenix from a trip to Ft Collins next month and would like to return thru Moab and Blanding to the Holbrook SC. Anyone make this trip without going thru Gallup?

So what is the status of updates for the trip planner software? Seems like the threads I have found here all talk about the software is in beta mode and causes a lot of crazy re-routing when it is really not needed. Most reviews say to not bother using the trip planner, or know the area well...