RayK
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"I don't know!" AAAHHHHHH!!!!!!What do you mean? An African or a European Tesla?
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"I don't know!" AAAHHHHHH!!!!!!What do you mean? An African or a European Tesla?
I had to read that again to follow:Extra energy required is about 1.6 kwh/1000 ft climb or about 6-8 miles. Add that to the distance.
get the AWD .. from a few weeks of ownership there is alot about battery use that i did not know ..
1 - you often dont charge to 100% -- usually you charge to 90% ..
2 - you often dont go to 0% -- i would feel uncomfortable driving below 10%.
depending on weather, you use up some energy on things like heating the car, traffic etc.. if you're driving up to big bear in the winter you'll want to heat the cabin and the seats. -- in seattle, thats about 33% draw on the battery.
so in winter effective range of my AWD LR is 170miles
in summer i expect it to be closer to 250 miles.
.. we just confirmed this when my wife drove to Blaine from Seattle (winter) and spent close to 50% of battery to make a 100 mile drive.
ive made the trip coming from upland. i can make it there and back with 25% of battery left. i noticed it takes about 2.5 miles for every mile driven when going up the mountain. coming down the hill you will gain about 7% of battery or about 15 miles. i made this drive in the summer so it was warm out and i drive slow and safe. hope this helps!
Which route did you take?
Running springs (330 to 18)
Lucerne (18 from the desert)
Mentone/oynx summit (38)
(the extra creative route is to Arrowhead via 138 from the Cajon pass, or 18 from waterman)
I've done it through both the 18 at waterman and the 330. One time the 330 was closed so had to take the 18. Both routes are similar I believe but think the 330 is the best route. Plus there is a super charger in Fontana that you can quickly charge for a short amount of time if you are worried about it.
Yeah, I moved to SoCal from Canada many years ago and, the first time I went up Big Bear, I could not believe they were requiring chains on plowed roads. Absolutely ridiculous, unnecessary, and will destroy the roadway. I understand having a checkpoint and making sure people HAVE chains, but to force people to put them on when the roadway is only wet with water (not ice), is absurd. Fortunately, they were only requiring people to put them on 2wd vehicles that time and I was in a 4wd -- but I still had to show them that I had chains -- had to drive down to San Bernardino and buy them at pep boys just to get past the checkpoint. At no point on that trip did I ever encounter snow on the roadway -- I've never used the chains.
I'm not surprised the cables came of that guy's BMW and caused your flat. They aren't designed to be used on cleared asphalt
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