Well done, Ev. And exactly who is holding the camera and whose LEFT hand is reaching to the touch screen at 65mph...?...demonstrates a level of skill which I may not try to match. :biggrin:
Just to clarify, there is currently no way to display the projected range (from the energy app) front and center in the speedometer where you had the rated range displayed? I find the projected range slightly more accurate than rated since it incorporates data from your past usage in its estimate.
Ditto the preference for the 30-mile projected range being displayed. On other hand the energy mini-app that can be displayed next to the speedo shows trend and rated, so you can make good enough estimates based off that.
Well I can estimate pretty good from "1/4 tank" also, but that doesn't make it a good experience. The point is that they had a great feature -- a range that was reasonably accurate for me when my driving habits for the trip are fairly consistent. And they took it away. It remains a step backwards. One of the few in Model S firmware's short update history.
Great video. Simple explanation: Battery Capacity / Avg wh-mile figure over 30 miles example 1 - 85,000 watts / 307wh-mile average = 276.87 miles example 2 - 60,000 watts / 369wh-mile average = 162.60 miles etc.
I wish Tesla would release an API, because there is a crying need for a comprehensive, real-time, trip planner/monitor app. Something that would allow me to plan a trip on my tablet or home computer and download it to the car, and then let me know how I'm doing as I drive, taking into account route and terrain and weather (forecast winds, temps, precip) and giving me a running estimate of how much energy I'm using and whether I'll make it to my destination with my desired reserves. Almost as useful would be an iOS/Android app that interrogates the S for battery state and instantaneous draw, and does the same things. I believe the capability already exists (didn't the folks who re-created Broder's infamous drive have real-time monitoring cobbled together by a TMC member?). Has anyone announced an intention of creating something like this? Sorry to hijack the thread; mods feel free to move this to another thread as appropriate.