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First NZ Model S
- Thread starter SteveWest
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Mark E
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So it looks like the total available pack capacity is just on 76kWh - worth knowing when planning with ev trip planner!
It's quite difficult to predict, because the amount of energy you can extract from the pack depends on so many variables. The easiest to predict and control (usually) is the power draw. The higher the draw the more gets lost (colloquially known as internal resistance). Other losses you can't control are parasitic like battery heating in cold weather.
Jun (Google+ poster) just wanted to get a photo of the car but we insisted he had one taken sitting in it. He was so impressed he rushed home and bought his kids down for a look.
It can be extremely nerve racking. We arrived in Picton with 15km at the ferry line up. Luckly we were able to charge at 10A onboard and rolled off in Wellington with over 40Km range.
Cold, wet weather and upward terrain have quite an effect on range. That also works both ways. On our Taupo to Wellington leg, dropping over 1000m to sea level, we gained range. I.e our residual range in Wellington plus the distance travelled totalled more than the range we left Taupo with.
It's a whole different way of driving when going for maximum distance than the way you drive an ICE. Constantly trimming cruise control, judging stopping to use regen and no brakes, etc. Best fun I've had in ages.
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I spent most of the journey with cruise control on 101 km/h. I didn't slow down towards the end of the trip, but there is a significant elevation change from Ohakune (590m) to my house (about 10m).
Oh, that explains your low energy usage. Have you done any trips with minimal elevation changes and high speeds?
Would this sort of thing count? High speed, no elevation change. I saw SteveWest doing something similar with a Ferrari in tow. :biggrin:
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At the Christchurch airport on 23 December, the security chap examining my carry-on looked at the t-shirt I was wearing - a stylized Model S - and asked "Is that a Tesla?"
"It sure is. Have you ever seen one?"
"No, but I hope to. You know the Chinese just bought the company. And the battery technology, too."
"Are you sure? If so, it must have been in the past two hours. I was just looking at the newsfeed before I flew in from Queenstown."
He decided that maybe he hadn't understood correctly an article he'd read/heard one or two weeks earlier....Regardless, am always happy to learn of obviously positive recognition of the auto.
"It sure is. Have you ever seen one?"
"No, but I hope to. You know the Chinese just bought the company. And the battery technology, too."
"Are you sure? If so, it must have been in the past two hours. I was just looking at the newsfeed before I flew in from Queenstown."
He decided that maybe he hadn't understood correctly an article he'd read/heard one or two weeks earlier....Regardless, am always happy to learn of obviously positive recognition of the auto.
I was interview for the lead items on both tv1 and tv3 news here today
Auckland mall roof adorned with solar panels (1:50)
Auckland's Sylvia Park goes solar | Business | 3 News
Auckland mall roof adorned with solar panels (1:50)
Auckland's Sylvia Park goes solar | Business | 3 News
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