you ordered the 500 miles cybertruck, and they launch with the 350 miles, what do you do

[HaulingAss]

If I get 130 KWh usable battery in CT on Tesla network, I will be fine regardless of how they market or label the range. I did a 170 mile trip in my Lightning last weekend and I was able to get 2.8 mi/KWh out of it. I am sure I will be able to get that out of CT at higher speeds. I think if 350 mile CT had 130 KWh and 500 mile CT had 190 KWh, I would go for 350.

The 500+ mile mile range would useful occasionally, maybe once or twice in a blue moon. The rest of the time it would mostly be dead weight.

If I could design any range/battery size I wanted, 390 miles EPA combined range would really hit a sweet spot for me. But I will likely have to buy a 330 and a 500+ mile range version, for different purposes. The shorter range would be a little more of an off-road work truck, and kept light for that purpose. The 500+ mile range would be more for long adventures in more remote areas.

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[SuperManStan]

I live in Northern Ontario Canada, Timmins..... 500 mile range will be a must have...
4 motor would be best as I know I'm gonna have to pull some Fords around like a doggy tail wagging behind me...

 

[Diehard]

The 500+ mile mile range would useful occasionally, maybe once or twice in a blue moon. The rest of the time it would mostly be dead weight.

If I could design any range/battery size I wanted, 390 miles EPA combined range would really hit a sweet spot for me. But I will likely have to buy a 330 and a 500+ mile range version, for different purposes. The shorter range would be a little more of an off-road work truck, and kept light for that purpose. The 500+ mile range would be more for long adventures in more remote areas.

‘I would design half the pack to be LFP or something that is geared toward longevity and other half for performance. The first half would be removed with some mechanical system that does not require breaking your back and can be used with your solar system at home and it could be added to CT when you travel. That way you don’t have to buy 2 CTs.

 

[HaulingAss]

My main attraction with the 500 mile battery is pulling a trailer and not stopping every 150 miles.

Pulling a trailer long-distances is over-rated. Most of the miles I've covered doing that I was paid to do it. Do it for "fun"? Now that's crazy talk! Real camping is more fun and hotels/motels are better for feeling civilized again.

Yeah, some people have hobbies, like classic cars, that have them trailering them all over. I'll pass. If I can't drive/ride it, it stays at home!

My favorite sticker for a motorcycle says, "If you see this motorcycle on a trailer, call the police immediately, it's being stolen!"

 

[mercer2]

If you drive an ev you know that you charge up to. 90% and discharge up to 10%

that leaves you at 280 and 400 miles range. Additional epa is a guide to compare under a set of parameters not a range. and my ev with my style of driving is about 75% of my estimated range. So that makes it a 210 and 300 miles daily driver.

I only want a 500 miles cybertruck but if 350 comes out first. I use it until the 500 miles gets delivered

 

[HaulingAss]

If you drive an ev you know that you charge up to. 90% and discharge up to 10%

that leaves you at 280 and 400 miles range. Additional epa is a guide to compare under a set of parameters not a range. and my ev with my style of driving is about 75% of my estimated range. So that makes it a 210 and 300 miles daily driver.

I only want a 500 miles cybertruck but if 350 comes out first. I use it until the 500 miles gets delivered

I charge up to 100% if I'm leaving on a long trip and also when I'm at my hotels destination charger overnight. That gives me from 100% all the way down to however low I can conveniently get it before my first Supercharger stop, usually not significantly below 10%. If I only stay in hotels with destination chargers, then I barely have to Supercharge at all on a long trip, maybe just once per day unless I'm driving night and day. And since I've never seen a hotel that charged guests anything for charging, it makes the fuel cost for even long trips, cost next to nothing, compared to gasoline.

 

[mercer2]

I charge up to 100% if I'm leaving on a long trip and also when I'm at my hotels destination charger overnight. That gives me from 100% all the way down to however low I can conveniently get it before my first Supercharger stop, usually not significantly below 10%. If I only stay in hotels with destination chargers, then I barely have to Supercharge at all on a long trip, maybe just once per day unless I'm driving night and day. And since I've never seen a hotel that charged guests anything for charging, it makes the fuel cost for even long trips, cost next to nothing, compared to gasoline.

yeah I’m in Texas so my daily travel distances are way longer specially in Houston.

 

[Cyberostachu]

I am 50.001% sure I should know the wait difference and
price difference to make that call but if 350 mile was real highway miles, that could be enough for me.

You will never get real world hiway miles not even close.

 

[Diehard]

You will never get real world hiway miles not even close.

‘I get that. What I mean is that if they came out with 400 published miles and I got 350 in summer at 70 mph with no AC, that would be good enough for me.

 

[Cyberostachu]

‘I get that. What I mean is that if they came out with 400 published miles and I got 350 in summer at 70 mph with no AC, that would be good enough for me.

I really want the 500 mi because if I could get 300 mi, it's good enough to go places. 350 would only give me 210 where I live. I'll only aspire for 60% of the published range. That way, I won't be disappointed.

 

[Cyberman]

I am 50.001% sure I should know the wait difference and price difference to make that call but if 350 mile was real highway miles, that could be enough for me.

I'm really not sure what you said there, but it's still funny as hell.

 

[Cyberman]

‘I get that. What I mean is that if they came out with 400 published miles and I got 350 in summer at 70 mph with no AC, that would be good enough for me.

Summer with no AC? Whatchu talkin' about? Where do you live that you can just throw out a "summer w/no AC" like that? Alaska? No such thing

 

[Jhodgesatmb]

I am 50.001% sure I should know the wait difference and price difference to make that call but if 350 mile was real highway miles, that could be enough for me.

Right, it kind of depends on whose 350 it is. EPA - wait.

 

[Jhodgesatmb]

At 250K I can wait and see a bit. I consider 500 EPA the right number: some percentage of EPA, some percentage for 65+ mph, some percentage for winter driving, and CDD some percentage for towing. Too many ‘percentage’ drops for 350 EPA. Even around town 350 doesn’t work with 20-80 percent charging, EPA percentage, and payload.

 

[Diehard]

I'm really not sure what you said there, but it's still funny as hell.

It is probably because half the time, I am not even sure what I said there either.

Summer with no AC? Whatchu talkin' about? Where do you live that you can just throw out a "summer w/no AC" like that? Alaska? No such thing

I am not saying I will never use AC. I was just giving meaning to the range I am comfortable with (Kinda like a personalized EPA). If I was going for the worse scenario case, I would have to add towing 7000 lb boxy trailer up hill as well.

I did a no AC trip last weekend (well, 5-10 minutes AC in 4 hrs drive) in MD-PA. AM was cool enough to go with fan only when needed and PM with windows down. I am not sure if windows down does more damage to the range than AC but that was comfortable. AM was in 70s and PM in 80s. On 90s sunny days with my big windows, you are right; no way I could do without AC.

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