Most miles on a single charge [COMPETITION]

[insaneoctane]

We have enough Model 3 owners here to start a little friendly competition.
Most miles on a single charge wins. Show picture of trip computer for verification if possible.
Feel free to describe any details (ie started at top of mountain, average speed, temperature, whatever). Good luck and I look forward to some fun!

 

[run-the-joules]

I admit defeat in advance. I am not doing favors for claims of efficiency with this car

 

[Thomas Edison]

Here's a tip to increase your mileage 60%. Change odometer to km and put some tape over the k.

 

[Twiglett]

We ex-Leaf drivers will have an unfair advantage
The Leaf "Grow an Eco-Tree" competition has been ongoing since the car launched - all designed to coach drivers how to drive economically.
I started out using Eco mode all the time, but constant coaching has me where I don't need eco mode and have maintained a 4.7-4.8 miles per KW without trying. Can easily get 5.5-5.6 mpK.
I honestly doubt that after driving like that for almost four years that I'll be even slightly interested in doing the same with my 3 though, no need to baby battery energy with the LR version compared to 24kW in the LEAF.
Maybe a few months after ownership and I've got the lead foot out of my system

 

[Dan Detweiler]

Let the hypermiling commence! Good luck keeping your right foot from the floor though!

Dan

 

[Zaphod]

Do you mean under usual everyday driving conditions? Or like driving at 25mph-30mph like people have done for the S? A 100D Model S went almost 700 miles, so image under those conditions a long range 3 would exceed that easily.

A Tesla Model S 100D just drove 670 miles (1,078km) on a single charge

 

[gregincal]

It sounds like anything goes. Whatever you are willing to try, but since you probably have to do it for over 300 miles you may want to be careful what you decide to do.

 

[JohnSnowNW]

This may not be the best time of year to start such a challenge, but I look forward to future attempts.

 

[LCR1]

We ex-Leaf drivers will have an unfair advantage
The Leaf "Grow an Eco-Tree" competition has been ongoing since the car launched - all designed to coach drivers how to drive economically.
I started out using Eco mode all the time, but constant coaching has me where I don't need eco mode and have maintained a 4.7-4.8 miles per KW without trying. Can easily get 5.5-5.6 mpK.
I honestly doubt that after driving like that for almost four years that I'll be even slightly interested in doing the same with my 3 though, no need to baby battery energy with the LR version compared to 24kW in the LEAF.
Maybe a few months after ownership and I've got the lead foot out of my system

1) No one uses miles/kwh around here.

2) I averaged 3.6 on my leaf.

 

[ℬête Noire]

2) I averaged 3.6 on my leaf.

That's what our Bolt is seeing combined between me and my wife. Pretty clear she's the one keeping it that low. Which is ironic since she was always pissed that I was the one dropping her Camry Hybrid's mileage average before we got the Bolt and she switched to the Bolt as her primary on weekdays (she's the primary commuter in the family).

 

[gregincal]

This may not be the best time of year to start such a challenge, but I look forward to future attempts.

Given that we're going to have a high of 73° today, it seems like a fine time of year.

 

[Twiglett]

1) No one uses miles/kwh around here.

OK - for the math challenged.
4.7 = 212 watts per mile
5.5 = 181 wpm

 

[JohnSnowNW]

Given that we're going to have a high of 73° today, it seems like a fine time of year.

Thanks for rubbing it in. I woke up to -4°F, and it's going to get up to a balmy 6°F.

I'm just happy the high is a positive number.

 

[ℬête Noire]

OK - for the math challenged.
4.7 = 212 watts per mile
5.5 = 181 wpm

That's something that I get sloppy on that I should try tighten up. Saying "watts per mile" when it's actually "watt-hours per mile". It's right in my mind but I probably should type it out to help people new to it read least they get confused by the shorthand when you get into talking about charging rate capacity expressed in their electrical form, rather than the miles/hr that gets used a lot (that's probably less confusing to the general public?).

Not sure how I feel about "wpm". I don't know how people around here feel about that? My inner math/physics child screams when I see it but...EDIT: that kid also is kinda freaked about it mixing Imperial units in with SI, so what's he know? *shrug*

 

[jsmay311]

Someone dedicated/crazy enough will find a big abandoned parking lot, paint lane lines in a giant loop, set Autopilot to 25mph, and then just space out for 30 hours or so.

Not sure how I feel about "wpm". I don't know how people around here feel about that?

Wh/mi.

 

[MP3Mike]

Someone dedicated/crazy enough will find a big abandoned parking lot, paint lane lines in a giant loop, set Autopilot to 25mph, and then just space out for 30 hours or so.

You forgot that they need an orange to jam in the steering wheel. (And they have to resist eating it.)

 

[LCR1]

I never understood on the leaf forums peop

Someone dedicated/crazy enough will find a big abandoned parking lot, paint lane lines in a giant loop, set Autopilot to 25mph, and then just space out for 30 hours or so.



Wh/mi.

my AP1 will go down to 18mph

 

[ℬête Noire]

I never understood on the leaf forums peop


my AP1 will go down to 18mph

Assuming you don't run any cabin environmental, what's the speed sweet spot? Is it known? Even if you can blank the screen (can you?) there's got to be some mostly fixed control system overhead.

 

[LCR1]

The screen is pulling less than 100w radio would pull another 100w at moderate volume.

 

[ℬête Noire]

Add in servos for steering and at 18mph you'd eat maybe 5% (3.5kWh) to hit nominal range of 310mi at 17hr and change. That's 11Wh/mi of overhead. Has anyone done empirical Wh/mi vs velocity yet, so I could extrapolation air drag down to 18mph?