On Sunday, 9/27/2020, I took delivery of a new 2020 X LR+ to replace my 90D. Advertised EPA range is 351 miles, and that's about what I'm seeing, extrapolating from a 90% charge. My estimates were that I'd see about 175 miles of total range while towing, based on the consumption with my 90D. However, there were a number of questions in the air, since a lot of the additional range is due to the Raven drivetrain efficiencies, which may or may not translate to towing efficiency.
The timing was fortuitous, as we were in the midst of wildfires in the Sonoma area and the air quality was terrible, making us ready to escape. I also had a potential trip to Utah and Arizona booked starting the following week, and wouldn't have been able to make some of the stretches with our 90D. A friend was purchasing my 90D and was flying in from Texas to do so; this and the pending trip/desire to evacuate early from the poor air quality made delivery a bit of a "must-do" unless the car was inoperable. Not an ideal situation, but this wouldn't be my first go with a sub-par Model X.
At delivery, I noted two main issues and one minor issue. One major issue was that the driver's side door was misaligned, and the window made contact with the B pillar when closing. That also caused a lot of wind noise at the front of the window. I had this same problem with my 2016. The other is that there is a longish paint chip on the side of the hood. The minor issue is a misalignment of chrome trim on the passenger side. Also something I've seen before. EOQ vehicles + Tesla = same results for me.
I accepted the vehicle, my friend took my 90D to drive back to Texas, and I installed the Draw-Tite hitch the next day. We departed two days later, heading out on 80 to Truckee. First problem in Truckee was that the Supercharger handle
got stuck in the vehicle. After an atrocious support experience with Tesla, and two hours in the parking lot, I wrangled it out and headed to camp. We continued to Wells, NV the following day, and SLC for a few nights after that.
Consumption reporting from the IC has been astoundingly low in comparison to my 90D. This, despite having a new front-mounted bike rack on the camper. At 57mph, we were stable below 530Wh/mi. Much of this trip has been towing at 60mph, something I barely dared to do with my 90D. I haven't yet charged to 100%, the max being about 93%. And I haven't dipped below 10%. That said, I do see a discrepancy between the IC consumption readout and the rated miles consumed. I know this can vary, but it always seems to be optimistically reporting consumption. I haven't spent the time yet to calculate the difference, but will strive to pay more attention as our trip continues. I just know that rated miles are decreasing more rapidly than consumption would indicate. If the IC reports 575Wh/mi for a trip, and EPA rated consumption is 300Wh/mi, I should be consuming slightly less than 2x as many rated miles over the leg, but I'm seeing slightly more. Again, I'll try to quantify this at some point.
We have continued to Cedar Breaks National Monument, Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, and Kanab for the North Rim of the Grand Canyon (longish hike tomorrow) and Wire Pass (today). We will go on to Page, AZ and Sedona before returning home in a little over a week.
The most challenging stretch of our trip is coming up, going from our campground in Page, AZ to the Flagstaff Supercharger. 140 miles, 3200 feet of elevation gain should test the limits of our new X and rig. I may move the bikes inside the camper for that stretch.
Some photos from the trip are attached. I'll try to get more details on consumption and report them. So far, so good.
Truckee overnight + bike rack:
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Dropping the camper to charge in Beaver, UT in the expansive adjacent space:
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Cedar Breaks area:
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Cedar Breaks NM:
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East Zion:
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Zion Narrows:
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Zion Observation Point:
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Hoodoos at Bryce:
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