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Seriously… You use four times the power when you slam your foot down to floor in a MYP than you do if you take it easy.This makes no difference of course. Why would it?
over a long trip it absolutely makes a difference…
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Seriously… You use four times the power when you slam your foot down to floor in a MYP than you do if you take it easy.This makes no difference of course. Why would it?
Yeah just don’t do that. It’s not the Chill mode that changes things.Seriously… You use four times the power when you slam your foot down to floor in a MYP than you do if you take it easy.
over a long trip it absolutely makes a difference…
Thank you for saying this. I was in another thread where someone was insisting that people getting electric cars are always told DON'T drive fast. DON'T use the heat. DON'T drive into the wind, etc. That's false. No one is saying not to do any of those things, or that people can't do those things. They just have to accept the reality that it's going to be less efficient and will require more charging.I quickly realized what others are saying. Colder temps definitely have an impact, as does driving faster, wind, heating etc But then I came to another realization. I bought this car because it's fun to drive, particularly the acceleration, and the fact it cruises effortlessly at 80+mph. I don't want to drive 65 miles / hour (unless I'm limping to a supercharger), just to get a bit of extra range. I chose to drive faster, expecting slightly more frequent stops.
Of course, in ICEVs, driving faster and driving into the wind increases fuel consumption. But maybe people do not notice that as much.Thank you for saying this. I was in another thread where someone was insisting that people getting electric cars are always told DON'T drive fast. DON'T use the heat. DON'T drive into the wind, etc. That's false. No one is saying not to do any of those things, or that people can't do those things. They just have to accept the reality that it's going to be less efficient and will require more charging.
If you want to get the rated range, you don't drive fast. (The others are much more subjective).Thank you for saying this. I was in another thread where someone was insisting that people getting electric cars are always told DON'T drive fast. DON'T use the heat. DON'T drive into the wind, etc. That's false. No one is saying not to do any of those things, or that people can't do those things. They just have to accept the reality that it's going to be less efficient and will require more charging.
This is an underrated comment. The older Model 3, with resistive heater, will have a pronounced increase in energy consumption when the heater is on, compared with the newer models with heat pump. Both my neighbor and the local PPF-shop owner had resistive heat in their M3P's, both now with '22 models, and they've both talked about the high consumption during winter (gets kinda cold in Maryland), and how much this has improved since upgrading. I've only experienced heat pump, as my M3P is a '22, but... currently sitting at 281wh/mi lifetime after ~5K miles, with healthy mix of local and highway.Using the heater consumes significant energy, particular with an older car with a resistive heater (versus newer car with heat pump / reverse AC). Your image indicates that the car consumed "7.5 [rated] miles" for climate (heater) during your drive.
What tire brand and model are installed on the car you bought? If they aren't LRR tires, that can certainly have a significant impact on your range.I bought a used 2019 M3 LR this winter and took it on its first longer drive today. The car is in very good condition - there is nothing 'wrong' with it that I know of. But I was a bit surprised at the battery consumption. Basically I got about 170 miles of range on a car that was charged at 95% and said it would go 280-ish miles.
It wasn't a best case scenario - temp was about 35 degrees F., it was windy, it was all highway miles, mostly at 70 or 75mph. I also don't have wheel covers on the wheels. Tire pressure is fine though - 45psi all the way around.
Attached is a picture of the energy consumption charge from the car - basically you can see I was consuming more energy from start to finish through the whole trip. This was only one leg of the trip since I had to stop to charge, but the whole thing was this way.
Just wondering if this is 'normal' - does running near freezing really impact battery performance that much? I know it matters SOME, but I thought it got worse as you got colder, and it wasn't really terrible until you got down near zero - for some reason I didn't think 35 degrees F would matter much.
Or, any ideas on what else would be such a big drag?
Thanks! I love the car by the way - glad to be a part of the Tesla community!