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I've used abetterrouteplanner a number of times just to see the numbers it gives me. Nothing actually matters other than what the car really does. But this trip really surprises me. I'm traveling about 190 miles starting at 6 AM tomorrow when the temp will be 36°F. I have a model X P100D and don't plan to drive over 65 much. It will be raining which seems to be a factor in the tool as well. Starting with 87% charge it is telling me I need a 10 minute charge to reach my destination in Nashville, NC with 10% left.

This is the part of using the Tesla I find frustrating. I bought a car with 289 miles of range and I can't even use 190 of that without charging along the way. I actually have no idea if I can make it to Nashville without charging or not, but I don't plan to take a chance on it without stopping. I'm sure the car will tell me to stop, so it won't be of much use. I guess I can tell it to remove charging stops... then it will give me a % charge remaining when I arrive which seems to be fairly accurate so far. This is a business trip so I want to be able to plan when I arrive. It's also over three hours of driving, so I'll need to leave durn early to get there. Maybe I should go down tonight and get a room.

I do see abetterrouteplanner is taking a slightly longer route. Google says it is 183 miles, but still, abetterrouteplanner is telling me 471 Wh/mi. That seems very excessive.