Drove from Sacramento to Las Vegas. It was about 580 miles. I have a LR RWD with 19” wheels. I have ceramic tinted windows and the Tesla roof shade. I drive 74 in a 65 zone and 78 in a 70 zone. The temps were mid to high 90s
I saw about 280 to 300 wh/mi. Knowing that’s well above what the car uses to estimate range I started with giving myself 80-100 miles extra range but my first two stops got me to the SC with about 26 miles range left. I wasn’t really bothered by that but it wasn’t really ideal.
Based on that, I think the sweet spot is to ignore the automatic charging recommendations and locations, and select SCs that are about 130-150 miles apart. Charge to 270-280 and go. Drive like a normal car and forget about the range stuff. You will arrive at the SC with about 60-80 range left and can easily charge back up in 20-30 min. That’s the perfect amount of time to stretch the legs, use the bathroom and grab a drink.
I think the computer will stretch you beyond what the car can actually do, which I don’t really understand why it doesn’t do better pulling in your historic averages to inform the computations. Seems like that would give you accurate trip planning.
Also, the SC network is the killer feature right now. The speed at which you can travel is remarkable. My wife was following me in an ICE car and we were never delayed waiting on charging.
I’d also be interested in seeing actual range numbers of the Jag and Audi when driving at 78mph. I would say my cars actual range at that speed in closer to 260 than 320. I bet their hit is much worse.
I saw about 280 to 300 wh/mi. Knowing that’s well above what the car uses to estimate range I started with giving myself 80-100 miles extra range but my first two stops got me to the SC with about 26 miles range left. I wasn’t really bothered by that but it wasn’t really ideal.
Based on that, I think the sweet spot is to ignore the automatic charging recommendations and locations, and select SCs that are about 130-150 miles apart. Charge to 270-280 and go. Drive like a normal car and forget about the range stuff. You will arrive at the SC with about 60-80 range left and can easily charge back up in 20-30 min. That’s the perfect amount of time to stretch the legs, use the bathroom and grab a drink.
I think the computer will stretch you beyond what the car can actually do, which I don’t really understand why it doesn’t do better pulling in your historic averages to inform the computations. Seems like that would give you accurate trip planning.
Also, the SC network is the killer feature right now. The speed at which you can travel is remarkable. My wife was following me in an ICE car and we were never delayed waiting on charging.
I’d also be interested in seeing actual range numbers of the Jag and Audi when driving at 78mph. I would say my cars actual range at that speed in closer to 260 than 320. I bet their hit is much worse.
