Is there data available on the relationship of cargo weight to range in a Model X?
Is the range penalty per pound a known amount?
Is the range penalty per pound a known amount?
Range penalty per pound of cargo?
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My grandfather’s car
Incremental weight is a very minor impact, especially compared to wind resistance (driving speed) . You can play with the weight factor in A Better Route Planner (Ihave). IIRC an extra 500 lbs was barely noticeable.
For constant speed driving, weight only impacts rolling resistance. Adding 500 lb to a 5000 lb vehicle would increase rolling resistance by 10%, but rolling resistance is only responsible for something around 30% of the energy used at highway speeds. So 10% of 30% is a 3% increase by adding 500 lbs.
There's a totally different result for around town (stop-and-go) driving.
There's a totally different result for around town (stop-and-go) driving.
