Winter trip into Yellowstone w/ Blizzak Tires

[scottf200]

Beartooth highway is epic there in the early "summer"
Pictures in post from my thread:
https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/thr...est-yellowstone-mt.149922/page-2#post-3845768

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[N8sCybertruck]

First trip into Yellowstone with the Cybertruck. Traction and handling is incredible. It’s so smooth on both icy pavement and bumpy dirt roads. Efficiency was 337Wh/mi over a full 129 mile tour, even starting at 15° and snow covered roads the whole day. Blizzak tires, wheel covers on, going 35-45 most of the time. The reduced regen icon didn’t go away most of the day (occasionally it did), but still had the majority of regen power.

Only downside I need to fix is snow comes up through the gap underneath the tailgate.

It’s officially dirty now. Free hotel charging with a ChargePoint 30A is nice! The Rivian chargers open to all are supposed to open before the end the year in Gardiner.

Stock AT tires? I always see people posting that they suck in snow.

 

[trentsize]

Stock AT tires? I always see people posting that they suck in snow.

They are Bridgestone Blizzak winter tires

 

[N8sCybertruck]

They are Bridgestone Blizzak winter tires

Cool thanks!

 

[Crissa]

Yeah, rearsteer should be keen on slippery roads.

That looks lovely! One of my favorite road trips was Yosemite in the snow ^-^. Yellowstone would be next level.

-Crissa

 

[Gundo]

Blizzaks ought to make you unstoppable. Great trip, nice pics. Thanks!

 

[trentsize]

Second day had even better efficiency, with about 10° warmer temps throughout the day. Something changed with update 2024.39.15, so the cold battery snowflake never showed up all day.

 

[HaulingAss]

Traction and handling is incredible. It’s so smooth on both icy pavement and bumpy dirt roads. Efficiency was 337Wh/mi over a full 129 mile tour, even starting at 15° and snow covered roads the whole day.

I keep waiting for the "EVs don't work in the cold" crowd to show up. But I think you left them speechless. They know better than to push their BS here.

 

[Alexander S.]

337Wh/mi

337Wh/mi in winter with heater??? Did you use heater?

 

[jakerzz]

Dude it’s almost a week old. Sorry “spoiler alert. But come on you had to see it coming after Kacey said to
Give it away

Shitty ending but love the kill. He was a bit**

 

[Jack27]

Shitty ending but love the kill. He was a bit**

? yeah a bit crap of a ending but all these shows end crappy.
I love how they act like the Indians will preserve it , there will be a casino on that land in a week ?

 

[Obecalb]

First trip into Yellowstone with the Cybertruck. Traction and handling is incredible. It’s so smooth on both icy pavement and bumpy dirt roads. Efficiency was 337Wh/mi over a full 129 mile tour, even starting at 15° and snow covered roads the whole day. Blizzak tires, wheel covers on, going 35-45 most of the time. The reduced regen icon didn’t go away most of the day (occasionally it did), but still had the majority of regen power.

Only downside I need to fix is snow comes up through the gap underneath the tailgate.

It’s officially dirty now. Free hotel charging with a ChargePoint 30A is nice! The Rivian chargers open to all are supposed to open before the end the year in Gardiner.

What blizzak tire size are you using? I am using the duratrac RTs, but not sure how they are going to perform. Heading to the mountain to ski on Christmas, so will find out then. But, blizzak I know handle well in the snow and ice.

 

[Crissa]

? yeah a bit crap of a ending but all these shows end crappy.
I love how they act like the Indians will preserve it , there will be a casino on that land in a week ?

Casino uses up less footprint than extractive industry. (My dad worked in self-governance. It's actually quite interesting.)

-Crissa

 

[trentsize]

What blizzak tire size are you using? I am using the duratrac RTs, but not sure how they are going to perform. Heading to the mountain to ski on Christmas, so will find out then. But, blizzak I know handle well in the snow and ice.

275/65 R20

 

[trentsize]

So my initial post was directly from the Tesla trip stats, which do not include energy usage while parked (which is significant on these trips). Here’s some updated stats, with a bit colder weather and passengers. This trip also includes 7 miles at 70 mph, which brought down the efficiency a bit at the end

Jan 13, 2025

Miles: 145
Temps: 8°F-22°F
Total Energy (drive + park): ~62kWh
Total Efficiency: 430 Wh/mi
Expected range: ~279 miles

Notes: Three passengers, Blizzak snow tires, no wheel covers, chill mode, comfort drive setting, auto lower enabled, cabin set to roughly 68° all day.

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