![]() ![]() These cars will get from 0-60mph in under 5 seconds so of course, you won’t be driving around at 40mph everywhere but it’s important to remember that driving at 65mph is 11% less efficient than driving at 38mph but driving at 80mph is closer to 30% less efficient! So if you’re ever tight on range, simply slow down. Optimum speed for the maximum range is between 1-38mph but of course, that isn’t always practical. Excessive speed – Probably your #1 range (& fun) killer, whilst an electric motor is between 85% and 95% efficient, as soon as you start increasing your speed your range will suffer as the motor is required to spin at high and higher RPMs.my parents, my wife’s family home, our home etc) I very rarely run particularly low on energy. I wake up every day with a 90% charge, my bladder lasts around 200-250 miles so I’m going to be stopping after 2 hours anyway and with the ever-expanding supercharger / destination charger network & ensuring I have a home charger at all the spots I often travel to/from (e.g. A Model 3 we saw at a recent SpaceX launch charging on Tesla Destination Charger FREE Networkīefore we begin, it’s important to remember in 4 years of driving Tesla vehicles, the range doesn’t really matter that much, I know that may sound like a bit of a fanboi response but it’s true. In short, the Tesla website should make it clearer that “Your mileage may vary” though, although saying that the same is true for old school petrol/diesel cars but it’s often more noticeable in an electric car, hence why you’ve Google searched to find this article. Tesla will tell you a figure between 240-421+ miles for their cars, in reality, the numbers are lower but this isn’t because Tesla are lying, it’s (partly) because the tests they’re legally obliged to do and stick with aren’t perfect, various external factors (that I discuss below) and because it’s quite difficult to predict range from a battery. ![]() Just like MPG in older cars, the range of an all-electric vehicle dramatically changes depending on where, when & how you drive.įor instance, you can get 670 miles of range in a Tesla Model S if you hypermile, however, that involves going at ~20mph with no car braking on a closed circuit, in other words, it’s not realistic. ![]()
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