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One of the big reasons my R1S is overdelivering on range (for my package) is because when the weather is mild, I average ~2.8 mi/kwh on the way in. On the way back it falls down to ~2.1ish but the traffic on the way home actually works in favor of the range
yup, 3.62 overall is great. my commute to work is mosty 70+ mph which obviously hurts my average which i about 3.
3 miles per kwh is excellent. Puts you in the 100 MPG club. The most efficient car I've owned is a 2018 Civic Si, I had a tune that pushed it to 255 HP to the wheels, and best I could get average was 35 MPG on a really nice morning. A year later I sold it and bought an IS350 that got at best 28 on the highway at a steady 70 mph, but averaged around 19 mpg
Here's one full week of driving in different conditions, 148 miles, highway/street (mostly freeway), speeds between 50 mph and 75 mph...lots of hard driving
That just blows my mind. My IS350 was about 287 hp to the wheels, and I was lucky to eek out 28 mpg if I was grandma on the highway (average was 19 mpg), and my 2018 Civic Si which was tuned made roughly 250 to the wheels if I used the most aggressive map, and the most I ever got out of it was 38 mpg (average 28 mpg), again being grandma on the highway staying out of boost. How is this even possible with a car with a curb weight of 4,154 lbs and 384 hp peak HP?
Hasn't been a year quite yet, but this morning hit 12,000 miles
It's way too soon to jump for joy, but so far this car has been solidly reliable, cheap to run, and a great family/daily commuter/trip car. I've had no issues with it, nothing has broken, it's proven so far to be a premium appliance. I'm amazed at how well it handles for its weight, and how balanced it is at any speeds. If I had an complaints about it, it would be the auto sensing wipers, they just don't work well. Other than that, the vehicle seems to get better with the constant software updates. It is by far, the best appliance I've ever owned! I look forward to driving it for many more years
This evening just got an OTA update, 2024.8.7 but none for FSD, still on v11. Sometimes Tesla pushes updates in separate batches, so let's see if I get another update tomorrow
Allen K I followed your lead, and I reset my trip meter on my Y. Temps are a bit warmer (52F this morning although wet and raining), so efficiency has improved. My commute was 8 miles, about half freeway half road. Speeds were averaging around 72 MPH highway and 50 MPH off highway. Here are the results:
Let me translate that with some quick math. 0.19 kWh per mile, 5.24 miles per kWh, or my favorite (this one's for you Bit ) 19.10 kWh per 100 miles! If you factor in that a gallon of gas is equal to 33.7 kWh energy, than that's a whopping 176 MPGe
Averaging over 11,832 miles of driving, it's a little lower. 0.28 kWh per mile, 3.62 miles per kWh, or 122 MPGe.
I have to say, not bad for a Mid-size SUV with 384 HP and a 0 to 60 of 4.6 seconds
So this is the joy of owning an EV? Your math is a little off. Hope you'll get V12 soon. People started getting theirs.
So this is the joy of owning an EV? Your math is a little off. Hope you'll get V12 soon. People started getting theirs.
My math was based on solid numbers, which I posted, so unless those numbers are wrong, the math I'm afraid is correct. But that was only one drive, overall efficiency over 12k was much less.
I'm a very technical person, I do the same thing with my home electricity usage, I used to breakdown the numbers when I owned an Si. It has nothing to do with EV ownership, it's just me. Sorry
I think Amirza spends too much time thinking about stuff like this. 😁
I just drive my car and couldn't care less about how much electricity it uses. 😁 I just floor the accelerator and enjoy the drive.
Can't do anything about that, that's how my brain works . I just floor the accelerator as well and enjoy it, but my brain tells me, how much power did you just use? Can't turn that off. With EV's it's more fascinating to me because flooring them is like having your cake and eating it
I notice very little penalty from spirited driving. EV powertrains are efficient across a wide powerband and you just don't see the hit you would expect from hard acceleration from a stop. With an ICE engine that's an efficiency killer, with an EV powertrain it doesn't seem to make much difference. You can pull away from a dig like a loon and it doesn't seem to have much impact on your overall trip efficiency. Sustained high speed driving absolutely sees efficiency fall off a cliff, but a little stoplight fun with almost no efficiency impact is your gift from the EV gods.
I notice very little penalty from spirited driving. EV powertrains are efficient across a wide powerband and you just don't see the hit you would expect from hard acceleration from a stop. With an ICE engine that's an efficiency killer, with an EV powertrain it doesn't seem to make much difference. You can pull away from a dig like a loon and it doesn't seem to have much impact on your overall trip efficiency. Sustained high speed driving absolutely sees efficiency fall off a cliff, but a little stoplight fun with almost no efficiency impact is your gift from the EV gods.
Which is why I keep talking about this issue, I'm just amazed at the performance vs efficiency BEV's deliver. Even at sustained high speeds they are still more efficient than their ICE counterparts. My last trip to SoCal which was mostly high speed freeway driving, I think my average jumped from 28 kWh/per 100 miles to 29 kWh/per 100 miles
03-12-24, 08:20 PM
