Yes, you’re having too much fun
How many miles? Estimation of local vs to freeway in percentage? Typical miles drive. At a time between start and park. Avg temp? And avg speed on the highways?
I’ve tested mine extensively and here’s what I found..Tesla’s base miles and wh/mi calculation is accurate. But there are a lot of factors.
1) On OEM 20s, my average consumption has been 375ish. 30% local driving, 70% highway.
2) If temp stays at 70 and I turn AC off, it drops to around 320. If it gets warm, it spikes to about 400-500 on initial “warm up”
3) If temp drops to 40 or below, it spikes above 400- around 410/420. 600-800 on “warm up” drops back down 360 if I turn heat off.
4) Tow a trailer, and it spikes roughly 1.5-2x to 500-750wh/mi.
5) Move for OEM 22s and it will increase consumption from 8-12%
Here’s the single biggest variable. Your right foot. Regardless of the above, there is a roughly 100 wh/mi difference based your driving style. I’ve found “Range Mode” to do very little compared to everything else. I will use if if I’m really nervous. But climate and chill mode are the first things I’ll toggle if I need a significant drop.
Even with speeds, terrain, all else staying consistent. The problem is that it’s easy to accelerate and decrease on the Tesla. Give it a little bit a small bit of throttle, and it increases consumption by 10-20wh/mi. Hit it to do a quick pass, and it’ll spike and raise the average by 40-50wh/mi.
They’re big numbers, but small in percentage. That quick pass increases over base consumption roughly 12%. Think about a gas car. Would it be unreasonable to get 25mpg vs 28? Most probably wouldn’t think twice, but that’s 12%.
So how do you know if you’re the problem? Put it in chill mode. It makes it less sensitive to variations. See what you’re getting. If you’re engaging regen a lot, then you’re probably increasing your consumption. Slow and steady moves the needle, it’s just unfortunately boring.
