Cube topper vs aero topper vs topperless. (200 KWH battery)

[John Forde]

I like that video and it is a reasonable set of calculations. But how did you arrive at the range estimates being higher than Tesla published? Using CleanerWatt's numbers the DM CT would have a 107 KwH battery pack and the TM CT would then have to have a 177 KwH battery pack for the published ranges of 300/500 respectively. Your ranges are all higher. You have 570 miles for the topperless (stock) variant. 15% higher. Why? I recall someone at some point claiming that the CT range would be higher but it wasn't Elon that said it. Is that what you are going by? Just curious.

Ubiquitous early reports (Jan 2020?) listed 3 CT battery sizes: 100, 120 & 200 KwH. I was just multiplying by 200.

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[Jhodgesatmb]

Ubiquitous early reports (Jan 2020?) listed 3 CT battery sizes: 100, 120 & 200 KwH. I was just multiplying by 200.

Silly me. It said 200 KwH right in the subject line. Mea culpa.

I cannot imagine charging 200 KwH very often and wonder how long it would take. We charge the M3 and MY frequently and only L2 charge about 1/3 of the pack on a regular basis and that takes about 3 hours. Maybe I could get a similar daily range (~100 miles) on the CT in 4+ hours?

 

[John Forde]

Based on this chart & using a V3 250 KW charger, a 200KWH CT could charge from 10% - 80% in about 40 minutes. That is 140 KWH and about 400 miles of range.

 

[Jhodgesatmb]

Based on this chart & using a V3 250 KW charger, a 200KWH CT could charge from 10% - 80% in about 40 minutes. That is 140 KWH and about 400 miles of range.

That is insane(ly great). I will hope that the reality is even close to this.

 

[John Forde]

That is insane(ly great). I will hope that the reality is even close to this.

Yes. Leave the house at 95% SOC, drive 500 miles, charge 40 minutes then drive 400 more miles. 900 miles in a day on one 40 minute mid day recharge.

 

[John Forde]

Here is another YouTube predicting 320 Wh/mile.

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