Traveling back on I-15, ran into a 40 minute stop and crawl forward due to a bad accident between Barstow and Baker. It was cold out so we had butt warmers on but heater off. We had 142 miles of range when we stopped with no idea of how long we'd be stuck. (We'd been stuck like this numerous times in the past, sometimes for hours.) My wife and I did get nervous as we never thought about one of these horrendous traffic jams out in the middle of the desert when buying a Tesla.
I was shocked to see that when the jam cleared about 40 minutes later, our range had only gone down to 140. We lost 2 miles in 40 minutes of stop and crawl traffic! What a huge relief for Tesla Road Warriors. No Battery Anxiety in traffic jams. We've actually been stuck for 6-8 hours before and could not turn around. Has anyone else experienced this with similar results?
I was shocked to see that when the jam cleared about 40 minutes later, our range had only gone down to 140. We lost 2 miles in 40 minutes of stop and crawl traffic! What a huge relief for Tesla Road Warriors. No Battery Anxiety in traffic jams. We've actually been stuck for 6-8 hours before and could not turn around. Has anyone else experienced this with similar results?