TorontoNick
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Any other owners of Model 3 performance with 20 wheels and sport tires care to chime in what your wh/mi has been like ?
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M3P with 20 wheels and the sport tires.
340wh/mi over 400 miles life time.
Took me by surprise that the performance is this high wh/mi compared to the standard LR or AWD. Really can't be just the up sized wheels and tires. My 340wh/mi is even higher then most other M3P owners are reporting.
I am not driving super crazy, weather outside has been a perfect 78 degrees about. Usually just me as only passenger in the car.
I have called Tesla service and they said they would run a battery diagnostic test my car. Takes 4 days. I will report back then.
Looking for real world results so far. Personally interested in majority highway driving and what wheels you have.
20" wheels will play a larger roll in higher power consumption, as a reminder.
M3P with 20 wheels and the sport tires.
340wh/mi over 400 miles life time.
Took me by surprise that the performance is this high wh/mi compared to the standard LR or AWD. Really can't be just the up sized wheels and tires. My 340wh/mi is even higher then most other M3P owners are reporting.
I am not driving super crazy, weather outside has been a perfect 78 degrees about. Usually just me as only passenger in the car.
I have called Tesla service and they said they would run a battery diagnostic test my car. Takes 4 days. I will report back then.
That is really unclear, and I'm a bit skeptical that it's true. The 20s will come with high pressure Michelin pilot sport 4S tires which are low rolling resistance. There's really no difference in tire width across the various versions of Model 3, which is the bigger variable (super-wide tires look really cool but they just suck energy both from rolling resistance as well as aerodynamic drag), along with whether or not the tire is regarded as low rolling resistance. So I do not think that the 20 inch wheels result in higher energy consumption – unless you are trying to take advantage of their better traction envelope
I took my M3P+ (20" wheels with Pilot Sport tires) on a 46 mile trip this morning to test its efficiency. It was an out and back on the freeway, going between 65 and 75 MPH. I probably averaged around 69 mph. I got 296 wh/mi.
Outside temp: 55F, inside set to 66F with AC off.
Used auto-steer for more than half the time.
Tires started the day at 41 psi all around.
Just me in the car.
My trip with 4 in the car yesterday from Portland out the Columbia River Gorge and back, with some wind and rain on the way back to contend with, and averaging around 70 MPH over 285 miles was pretty bad, at 356 wh/mi.
I sure hope my car gets more efficient, but I don't know that it will. Makes me wonder if it's a bit out of spec, compared to what others are getting. I'd love to hear specifically from more folks with non-aero wheels & pilot sport tires - what efficiency are you getting?
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You left off your typical driving speeds
You left off your typical driving speeds
Driving about 60% city and 40% high way. Most of the high way is also stop and go traffic. ...
Part 1 of daily commute. Non-spirited driving. EAP set to 71 most of the way, but some traffic. DC - Baltimore. P3D- 18 inch Aeros with caps taken off.Pretty good.View attachment 338375
I just took delivery of the 3P with 20" wheels. I'm getting 330 Wh/mi. For comparison, I have a 2013 P85 Model S with 18" wheels. My lifetime average on that is 360 Wh/mi and during the summer I usually get around 330 Wh/mi. I'm a bit concerned with the power consumption on the 3 and S being so similar.
Part 1 of daily commute. Non-spirited driving. EAP set to 71 most of the way, but some traffic. DC - Baltimore. P3D- 18 inch Aeros with caps taken off.Pretty good.View attachment 338375