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What is this thing?
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djillusion
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Yes. Very nice. I’ve used it to both tow a trailer and to hold a bicycle carrier (and a motorbike carrier for that matter too). If you want maximum range for long distance driving, don’t leave attached (even when nothings on it) since it’ll mess up the aerodynamics a bit.
I’m averaging 280 wh/mi for the last 5000 miles including 500 miles towing. I never take the hitch off. I Doubt it makes any (measurable) difference.
KentuckyX
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What’s your secret? I’ve driven my 2017 X 10k miles since I bought it in May and I’m averaging 330 wh/mi. I’ve taken 7 long trips. I’m pretty easy on the throttle. I’d love to be getting your numbers.
Secret = have to get a newer X based on the Raven platform... Pre-Raven, unless you're traveling downhill both ways, you're probably going to have a hell of a time.
Even your 330 is amazing. I've averaged 393 since getting the X last July (little over 8k miles).
If you're pulling a modestly heavy trailer (boat, motor and trailer or a camper), and you have a few hills to go up and down as I do, I am not understanding how it is physically possible to average 280 Wh/m. I have an Oct 2016 MX P100D, and I know the rear motor uses a little more energy than the rear motors in the newer Xs, but when I'm towing my BMT (maybe 1000-1200 lbs) up and down the hills to the boat ramp and then of course negotiating the boat ramp itself, I'm averaging 400+ Wh/m. I can't see any car employing any current technology using only half the power I'm using to tow a trailer. I don't understand how the physics line up to support that, but maybe I just don't have all the information. I towed my BMT 154 miles on I-64 and I-95 in Virginia (lots of hills), and it took 83% of my battery to do that - MUCH more than it would take on that same trip with just the car.
If there's a "secret," I'd sure like to know what it is. Thanks.
I only pulled a trailer 500 miles out of the 5000 and it was ~2000lbs very low profile. I also pulled 4000 lbs maybe 20 miles or so. My guess is if I didn’t do any trailering I would have been around 270 wh/mi which I often see on long trips without the trailer.
Yes, when pulling 4000 lbs wh goes through the roof.
See my post 2 above yours... Secret = You need a newer X based on the Raven platform...
What I was missing was that @mswlogo only pulled a trailer 10% of the time. For some reason I was thinking "most" of the time. Poor reading skills.
I glanced right over that when I read his post. I can get nearly the same Wh/m if I only pull a trailer only 10% of the time too. In fact, I think my car is showing 255-ish on it right now in the parking lot at work. But I do agree the Raven would be better.