I’ve done over 1500 miles with 90% freeway driving and the efficiency even at 70 mph is more like 400-500 Wh/mi even with elevation loss. That being said the real time prediction is pretty close. 450 Wh/mi is more typical of the open road. 350 is with traffic.
That seems impossible after my experience. Even out of spec showed they were getting 1:1 range at 75 mph with a beast, which would be 387wh/mi. Are you sure you aren't going like 85mph most of the time? Or running in off road mode so you can force the suspension to stay high?
Not even close. She made something she wanted when no company would.
It’s been a while and I could have misread it but I was turned off by her comments in Lex Fridman’s podcast where she was throwing a lot of shade at Tesla engineers.
I'm sorry you're having issues with your. Vibrations usually come from tires not being balanced correctly. Did they check that?
I have had a wide range of efficiency figures but I don’t even like speeding in the CT because it doesn’t feel as stable as I’m used to and runs extremely noisy with a lot of vibration in the steering and in addition to that I’m usually not spending that much time on an interstate so what I’m describing is not impossible, it is entirely realistic. My average speed is generally below 60 mph with a range of fluctuation. BTW going 90-100 mph doesn’t use that much energy if you slow back down and regen so average speed is a good reflection of your aerodynamic efficiency. I have spent a lot of time with service. They claimed to have replaced a drive unit and that did not resolve vibration but on a recent trip from Denver to Moab the efficiency was about 380 something but that required a “locals” short cut that cut some interstate driving out and made it possible to reach the charger with less range anxiety and cut one of the recommended stops out. So even with coaxing and about 3000 ft of net elevation loss (because I was measuring from Edwards, CO) I still only did (I think) 387 Wh/mi.
What you’re describing is a function of rear steer not steer by wire. The slow speed steering input is fairly low but all modern cars are equipped with power steering so that is not the benefit of steer by wire.
Well I mean you have to stop every 150-200 miles to charge anyway so the efficiency isn't going to really get worse by much at all.
No, I'm talking about how much you have to turn the "steering wheel". For example, in an F-150, it's around 3 complete turns of the steering wheel to go from one full stop, one way, to the other. In a Cybertruck, it's around 1. Are you sure you own one?
It exponentially increases, so it absolutely reduces your range the faster you go. Often times, in an EV, speeding on a long trip ends up causing you to get to your destination later than if you had just gone the speed limit, since you'll use more energy and need to stay at a fast charger longer. It really is the Tortoise and the Hare.
This is so true.
Look, I’m not an insane fan boy like you. I have many vehicles and can be objective about them and yes, you are correct that the steer by wire does allow the turn radius to be programmed as what you described. I’m not sure if that is a feature or a bug quite yet because there are benefits to having the wheel move less especially when autopilot doesn’t function.
