@yoshi10 - high mileage driver here. Love to travel and logged about 215k on my 2017 S. Recently bought a 2023 X LR at the end of Q2 am averaging ~5k per month so far.
But enough about me - you asked:
Wondering if by Q1, 2024 the X will be available with higher mileage?
One would assume efficiency gains for batteries, motors, etc. would grind mileage upwards as w/mi ground lower.
If I may be a bit direct: what's you need for higher mileage predicated on? Rational analysis or irrational fear?
For example, if the 2024 X came with an advertised mileage of 331 (so 330 + 1), would that be enough of a gain to check off your range concern? What about 335? 345? 360? 500? 1,000?...and so on... reason I ask here is many folks I've talked to wisely raise concerns about the range of
any electric cars. And while better range is always welcome, it needs to stand up the question of "...at what cost", and more often then not, "do I
really need 500 miles of range" as well.
Generally it's just me on my travels and as a male in his mid thirties, I can generally go about 3hrs without needing to pull over and pay the water bill. Can certainly push it if I want to...but why?...and with a wife and kids, you may be facing divorce - if not a full on mutiny - if you push 5h+ drives on your family!
330 miles just doesn't cut it for longer trips and that's the primary purpose for this second car.
Can you expand on this? At 80mph on average this is ~4½ hours.
Are you saying you want to be able to single drives longer than 4½ hours (and if so, drive armed...you'll need to fight off a pissed wife and kids...no pun intended!)
Or are you saying you want to be able to drive more than 330 miles
on a single charge with multiple stops along the way?
Or are you saying you don't want to stop to charge along the way with the family in tow?
Trying to understand the desire for wanting increased range here.
If I get 300+ miles of actual range that would be great!
I can vouch the 2023 X LR can do 300+ miles
but you won't be able to do it at 80mph.
Probably closer to mid sixties, possibly seventies if you can find a truck to draft.
Will note I've never run so fast to the mens' when I finally got to the SCer.
My main concern is that the range is not as accurate as what they claim
The NAV estimates for the X have been
mostly accurate for myself. Discrepancies arise when - I think? - Tesla is using data from other Teslas further along the route to factor in weather conditions.
For example the last stretch of 287 (the road from DFW → AMA) always tends to be underestimated, even in my S. Don't know what causes this, perhaps the high winds the area is known for?, but for whatever reason I've learned to expect wide swings in expected consumption and tend to load up extra electrons for this stretch.
...especially after you account for 90% charging , winter / cooler months (my 2021 model 3 currently offers 60-70% of its predicted range). Additionally, I don't let the battery drain to 0 range for obvious reasons.
For my daily, non-road-tripping driving, I keep the battery between 10-55% (see
Do lower-power Supercharger locations reduce strain on the battery pack? for the backstory) but have no issues charging to 100%
if I start driving as soon as I hit 100%.
Would suggest you review if charging to 100% with an immediate departure makes sense as the small amount of stress on the battery could be offset by the 10% range increase.
Here are my batter stats so far from TeslaFi for the ~3months I've owned the X.
...I am also not sure if all supercharger locations have bathrooms, refreshments etc. Maybe some do, but what you need is consistency on long trips because you dont' know what lies ahead.
Strongly suggest you check out
supercharge.info
Clicking on an individual location will pull up the link to the TMC thread on the SCer. Excellent resource.
Anyone who has done 500+ miles trips in model x share any links, advice, experience?
Yes. Your family, friends, and even your pets, will mutiny if you force them to go for hours on end without a break.
Just got back from a bit of a road trip visiting family and friends. X was a beast...may want to consider something like this too as it helped considerably:
Can Someone Recommend a Rear Cargo Carrier to hold luggage on a trip? I have a 2022 Model Y 7 seater with hitch
Not sure when Model X will be upgraded to 800v architecture to support 350kw charging - currently its capped to 250kw. Anything that helps speed up charging times or increase range will be worth waiting for.
Who knows? But the current system will give you enough range in ~15min to get to the next stop assuming you're at a V3.