It seems that Tesla's calculations of 285 Miles of range on the P85D are assuming an efficiency of 300WH/Mile. I have used this to estimate WH/Mile for speeds from 55 MPH -> 155MPH (top speed of vehicle).
This chart also assumes that you would only ever use 80% of the charge of the battery, the 10% is out for a safety factor and battery damage, and the top 10% is out because of slow charging and battery damage.
As far as charging locations, we are assuming that superchargers would be built at whatever spacing is necessary for these hypothetical speeds (Obviously, the case for 155MPH with 40 Mile spacing is unrealistic, but it's interesting to see the numbers anyway).
Perhaps someone on the forum already knows the answer to this, but what is the maximum sustained energy draw rate that the P85+ can handle? Has anyone maintained 1000WH/Mile for more than a few minutes? I am assuming that if you attempted the 155MPH for 40 Miles test, you would ultimately get throttled way before 40 miles due to sustained power draw limitations.
Ultimately though, this suggests that 85MPH is the ideal speed and a spacing of approximately every 130 miles is ideal (in reality, having spacing of half this number is better as it will allow for more choices -- so one every 65 miles).
Would love any commentary
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This chart also assumes that you would only ever use 80% of the charge of the battery, the 10% is out for a safety factor and battery damage, and the top 10% is out because of slow charging and battery damage.
As far as charging locations, we are assuming that superchargers would be built at whatever spacing is necessary for these hypothetical speeds (Obviously, the case for 155MPH with 40 Mile spacing is unrealistic, but it's interesting to see the numbers anyway).
Perhaps someone on the forum already knows the answer to this, but what is the maximum sustained energy draw rate that the P85+ can handle? Has anyone maintained 1000WH/Mile for more than a few minutes? I am assuming that if you attempted the 155MPH for 40 Miles test, you would ultimately get throttled way before 40 miles due to sustained power draw limitations.
Ultimately though, this suggests that 85MPH is the ideal speed and a spacing of approximately every 130 miles is ideal (in reality, having spacing of half this number is better as it will allow for more choices -- so one every 65 miles).
Would love any commentary
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