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Range at Motorway Speeds
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Each to their own but I always have a contingency plan. All it takes is a snowstorm or a jack-knifed lorry and in winter you end up with the choice of shivering or comfort while you wait. It's a rare day that i'd travel anywhere without planning on at least 30% left to a reliable charging option. And any decent journey means i take my 18hr thermos and dry snacks. I'm way too cheap to buy anything at a services.
M3BlueGeorgia
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You are also going up through the Pennines and into colder weather. (I'm originally from NW England)
You'll get good range at 72mph, but the cooler temps will impact you.
In summer, likely you'll make the round trip comfortably, but you might find it wise to top-up in the Manchester area if at all possible when parked, or have a Supercharger planned for a 10 minute break on the return trip.
I can do over 200 miles here in the summer at 78 mph, but its a bit tight when temps drop into the equivalent of British winter daytime temps.
are you able to schedule it though? Or will it require opening the app every morning for when you want to pre heat it?View attachment 510251Yep. This is the screenshot of smugness
ACarneiro
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You can schedule it, but I prefer doing it myself as my departure times vary during the week.
Jason71
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the original question asked a page ago related I think to scheduling while not plugged in. you can only use scheduled departure when plugged in so scheduling while not connected requires a third party app or service such as Teslafi.
ACarneiro
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I would personally say very little difference, especially if the LR has 19s optioned. My P+ has got a lifetime efficiency of 304w/mile from October, pretty much living on the motorways at the speed limit, oh and just the occasional lead foot moment from the lights (well maybe I little more than occasional lol). I'd personally say it will fit the bill very easily.
Jason71
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Where does the minus 8% to 10% figure for 19" wheels come from? why would it be significantly worse than the -4% you mention for 18" without the aero caps
I’d certainly recommend that you get a home charger. The journey is definitely doable in a LR AWD. If you can charge at home it means you can time the charging so that the car is at 100% ready for when you leave. There is no problem in charging the car to 100%, as long as you then drive it ASAP. What’s bad for the battery is charging to 100% and leaving it there for any length of time. With charging at home and at work, you would find the Model 3 a great for your use case.
We did a road trip in early December, from Derby to Paris and back. Freezing temperatures, but otherwise good weather. Every time we stopped to use a Supercharger, the car was ready before we were! So if you can stop for 10 minutes en route for a loo break, a quick top-up will give you a lot of extra range.
Get your car on order, and while you’re waiting get a home charger sorted. On the right tariff you can charge your car at home for next to nothing. I use Octopus GO, and I’m charging for the equivalent of less than 1.5p per mile. I can send you some info (and a referral code for £50 credit) if you want.
Welcome to the world of EVs. I’m on my third, and I’d never go back to ICE now.
We’re all saving the planet, one car at a time.
We did a road trip in early December, from Derby to Paris and back. Freezing temperatures, but otherwise good weather. Every time we stopped to use a Supercharger, the car was ready before we were! So if you can stop for 10 minutes en route for a loo break, a quick top-up will give you a lot of extra range.
Get your car on order, and while you’re waiting get a home charger sorted. On the right tariff you can charge your car at home for next to nothing. I use Octopus GO, and I’m charging for the equivalent of less than 1.5p per mile. I can send you some info (and a referral code for £50 credit) if you want.
Welcome to the world of EVs. I’m on my third, and I’d never go back to ICE now.
We’re all saving the planet, one car at a time.
I'm just going by various threads and videos. But maybe it would be fairer to say from -6% as there are a fair few results showing that, and that's what's ABRP shows, in which case not a huge amount more than aero free 18's.
The extra loss comes from any combination of drag/weight/rolling resistance.
This has to be one of the most informative threads I’ve read, thanks to all the contributors and to Jim for posing the question So looking forward to my M3 LR!
So looking forward to my M3 LR!This has to be one of the most informative threads I’ve read, thanks to all the contributors and to Jim for posing the question
BIG THANKS to everyone for the taking the time to reply and the information you've posted. Really Appreciated.
Regards Jim
I do a similar run most weeks. For me this is a good illustration of what you can do vs what you might rely on every day. You can fairly reliably do this run, I guess, but I wouldn't want to buy a car assuming I'd enter these top and bottom states of charge on a daily basis, for reasons of having a bit of flexibility as well as battery care. Conditions and speeds can be worse too.
For 100 miles each way if you had charging both ends, even at very modest power, you could just leave the car set to charge to 80%, plug in when you stop and give it no more thought.
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