Tesla shall be smart D-er. & AP shall be free!

[Nick Deng]

Like any other ICE (SUV OR REGULAR AWD) car:
D - can be selectable from front, rear to 4wd by software control base on the driving condition. Like if on boring long distance driving, 2wd is good enogh, energy saving and range can also be much better than all time AWD.

AP is not a hardware, for the model that have the hardware capable of AP and shall be free to use!

 

[brkaus]

Like any other ICE (SUV OR REGULAR AWD) car:
D - can be selectable from front, rear to 4wd by software control base on the driving condition. Like if on boring long distance driving, 2wd is good enogh, energy saving and range can also be much better than all time AWD.

AP is not a hardware, for the model that have the hardware capable of AP and shall be free to use!

Ok, please explain why the D version has better range if selectable 2wd would be energy saving?

 

[CHG-ON]

Front motor uses less energy and is therefore more efficient for highway cruising when at speed.

"AP is not a hardware, for the model that have the hardware capable of AP and shall be free to use!" Not sure what this means...

 

[Odebek]

energy saving and range can also be much better than all time AWD.

Range on AWD is better than range on 2 wheel drive: Model S | Tesla

AP is not a hardware, for the model that have the hardware capable of AP and shall be free to use!

I think they will do this starting with Model 3

 

[PaulusdB]

"AP is not a hardware, for the model that have the hardware capable of AP and shall be free to use!" Not sure what this means...

This clearly demonstrates that twitter text restrictions can get imprinted in the human brain within one generation.

 

[CHG-ON]

This clearly demonstrates that twitter text restrictions can get imprinted in the human brain within one generation.

Haha! I don't know what that means either!!!

 

[Nick Deng]

Front motor uses less energy and is therefore more efficient for highway cruising when at speed.

"AP is not a hardware, for the model that have the hardware capable of AP and shall be free to use!" Not sure what this means...

See the car as a device like iPhone and AP is part of the OS that as a driving feature and it's a BETA still. As you may paid preminm price for the hardware but without proper OS to bring out the best of it, then the hardware has no use and not much differents from any others.

 

[Nick Deng]

Range on AWD is better than range on 2 wheel drive: Model S | Tesla

D with bigger battery never the same or better. If you use 90's battery on 70's model then you know the difference

 

[Off Shore]

Mods, a reminder that we need an "Ignore Thread" feature.

Thanks for your time.

 

[Nick Deng]

Mods, a reminder that we need an "Ignore Thread" feature.

Thanks for your time.

Hey smart guy, thank you for your time and inputs.

 

[malcolm]

AFAIK, Tesla's Torque Sleep system selects the most efficient option depending on settings (Insane/Sport etc) and driver pedal inputs (required acceleration/lift-off regen).

Would imagine that Cruise Controlled driving at the lowest safe speed would yield the highest efficiency gains.