Chill Mode: big downside

[Lou gagna]

I guess I should have read the release notes.
At first, I did not get why CHILL was displayed above the speed limit.
In fact, the Chill mode also limit the regen. Significantly (like when the battery is cold)

So CICO

Chill Out Chill In

Now you know.

 

[Lou gagna]

Sorry. This is not correct.

The upgrade changed the driving parameters including setting regen to low.

You can have chill and standard regen.

 

[jlarmstr]

So, ' like when the battery is cold' do you get a yellow dashed line in the power meter?

 

[Amp Dup]

After a year, I just tried Chill mode for the first time. My Wh/M dropped from 350 to 300 pretty soon. I don't have a lot of miles to evaluate but I didn't notice any regen change.

 

[Aljohn]

I tried "chill" with my P90D to see if the wh/mile decreased significantly. To be honest, it was COLD, so not a favorable comparison. As a result, I am not sure on the wh/m difference. The initial acceleration was noticeable lower as advertised. Unfortunately, also was my X's acceleration at speed. I reached a point where I needed to move over several lanes and found it difficult to distance myself quickly when changing lanes. I put the X back in "insane". Will have to re-evaluate when ole-man-winter releases his grip.

 

[KarmaSmith]

As I patiently await my Model 3, ok, very patiently, I do have a cousin who *loves* Chill mode. He hasn't mentioned anything other than maybe more efficiency due to an overall more mellow experience. The downside being noticeably laggy acceleration.

 

[Amp Dup]

On acceleration: My X60D came with zero to 60 time of 6.0 seconds (I think). Now that I have upgraded to 75D I believe I can get it uncorked to 4.9 seconds. I was considering this when I asked myself How would I know if it changed? When am I going to experience it? I thought I should go check it the way it is and see how close to 6.0 seconds it is and then check after getting it uncorked. But I couldn't think where I could try it! I live in the big Southern California megalopolis. From about 5:00 am to midnight there is always something in the way: traffic signals, stop signs, police, children, dogs but mostly other cars. I'd feel funny about setting my alarm clock so I could get up in the middle of the night to go speed test my car. I rarely get the opportunity to use zero to 60 acceleration in normal driving so I kind of lost interest in getting it uncorked. There are a lot of Teslas where I live. I don't remember ever seeing one accelerating at a ludicrous rate.

Having said all that, I do appreciate the ability to merge, change lanes, get in front of drunk or texting drivers. In "Chill" mode I miss that ready power. I may change it back to Normal but I want to get a feel for the effect on energy efficiency.