LOL yeah a D would definitely help. I'd love to get one but that's not in the cards for now.
Good point about driving speed. It does get more complicated in cold temperatures. It may not be obvious, but the optimum driving speed for range in cold conditions is higher than in warm conditions. That's because of the impact of fixed draw over time - longer time equals more energy used.
It would be really helpful if Tesla would provide simple temperature readouts for the battery pack and drive train. A single gross number for each would do wonders for people trying to optimize winter driving range. Unfortunately we can't even get TPMS readout, so I'm not holding my breath on this one.
I rarely see the snowflake because I'm really big on preheating in the winter. On those extreme cold days I plug into the charging station at work so I can fully preheat on AC power. I have a loaner right now and I'm really missing the preheat! (Also my XIce3 tires... did I mention that the Pirellis are crap for winter? Really bad today.)
Good point about driving speed. It does get more complicated in cold temperatures. It may not be obvious, but the optimum driving speed for range in cold conditions is higher than in warm conditions. That's because of the impact of fixed draw over time - longer time equals more energy used.
It would be really helpful if Tesla would provide simple temperature readouts for the battery pack and drive train. A single gross number for each would do wonders for people trying to optimize winter driving range. Unfortunately we can't even get TPMS readout, so I'm not holding my breath on this one.
I rarely see the snowflake because I'm really big on preheating in the winter. On those extreme cold days I plug into the charging station at work so I can fully preheat on AC power. I have a loaner right now and I'm really missing the preheat! (Also my XIce3 tires... did I mention that the Pirellis are crap for winter? Really bad today.)