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Top Gear Cybertruck off road test
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cptnslo
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Everything about this stupid thumbnail makes me think it’s clickbait
I’ll save you from watching it. They used a ton of range driving on dirt roads that you could drive with any crossover. Short story they only felt comfortable going about 100 miles between charging
Daniel in SD
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I did tow a front wheel drive RAV4 that was stuck in an inch of snow on a steep section of road, so not any crossover. I'd be curious to see a more scientific test. I wonder what the true ~35mph on dirt road range is. I expected it to be quite good given how good EV's are on-road at that speed but I guess rolling resistance is a killer.
I think the elevation gain in the video was also a major killer of their range, I think more then the dirt road. Regen back down only gets minimal back, when I go over Thompson’s pass in my 3 I 10-12% going up and use 0-2% back going down. For a net 10-14% in 18 miles(and up and down 2600 vertical feet), so using about double what I would in flat road.
Also would have been nice to know what they had the heat set at. Slow driving speeds and high cabin heat is a range killer as well. Alaska is odd for EV range, for energy usage: in the summer around town I do 20-30% better than on the highway. In the winter I do 20-30% better on the highway then around town. In the winter time running the heat matters a bunch.
Ok, how about a AWD cross over with appropriate tires.
Daniel in SD
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No problem. There are roads around there where you need a real 4x4 (lippincott pass) it just getting into Saline Valley is easy.
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