Seduced by the price drop and massive interior upgrade over my existing car, I traded in my 55,000-mile 2016 Model S 90D on a new 2023 Model S LR. For some reason my local showroom had three identical cars, all Multi Coat red with black interiors and 21" Arachnids, available for immediate sale, and after a quick test drive I was hooked.
ANYWAY! My 2016 car had an EPA rated range of 294 miles, which it reached multiple times over the first year of ownership (I like road trips). By the time I traded it in, the displayed range on a full charge had dropped to 269 miles, a 25-mile decrease. Not bad!
I took a short road trip yesterday in my new car (<200 miles on the odometer), scheduling the battery charge so that it would reach 100% right before I left. To my surprise, the car only indicated 355 miles of range rather than the EPA rating of 375. Admittedly it's very cold here in Reno now, and temps were about 20 degrees when I left. But my previous car never seemed to adjust the maximum range with the temperature. So: is what I'm seeing normal?
ANYWAY! My 2016 car had an EPA rated range of 294 miles, which it reached multiple times over the first year of ownership (I like road trips). By the time I traded it in, the displayed range on a full charge had dropped to 269 miles, a 25-mile decrease. Not bad!
I took a short road trip yesterday in my new car (<200 miles on the odometer), scheduling the battery charge so that it would reach 100% right before I left. To my surprise, the car only indicated 355 miles of range rather than the EPA rating of 375. Admittedly it's very cold here in Reno now, and temps were about 20 degrees when I left. But my previous car never seemed to adjust the maximum range with the temperature. So: is what I'm seeing normal?