Range Rating decrease on 85D

rammer91 · Nov 11, 2014

Ok . . . so I could have sworn up, down and sideways that when the AWD was first announced, the 85D showed a rated range of 295 miles . . . I'm positive of this because I remember thinking that they were getting close to the magical 300 mile barrier. However, now the 85D shows only 265 miles, while the 85 shows 265 (EPA) and 285 at 65mph. Also, this is plainly inconsistent with the official Tesla blog post about the issue which stated "By precisely splitting the delivery of current from the battery to each motor, the Model S 85D actually gains an additional 10 miles of highway driving range compared to its rear motor Model S counterpart."http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/dual-motor-model-s-and-autopilot

Putting aside that actual real world mileage will vary, I'm completely confused as to what to believe. Did AWD gain some efficiency and mileage, or not? And why do the numbers keep shifting around?

ItsNotAboutTheMoney · Nov 11, 2014

rammer91 said:
Ok . . . so I could have sworn up, down and sideways that when the AWD was first announced, the 85D showed a rated range of 295 miles . . . I'm positive of this because I remember thinking that they were getting close to the magical 300 mile barrier. However, now the 85D shows only 265 miles, while the 85 shows 265 (EPA) and 285 at 65mph. Also, this is plainly inconsistent with the official Tesla blog post about the issue which stated "By precisely splitting the delivery of current from the battery to each motor, the Model S 85D actually gains an additional 10 miles of highway driving range compared to its rear motor Model S counterpart."http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/dual-motor-model-s-and-autopilot

Putting aside that actual real world mileage will vary, I'm completely confused as to what to believe. Did AWD gain some efficiency and mileage, or not? And why do the numbers keep shifting around?

Maybe it's because they either
a) Got the actual EPA rating
b) Got a slap on the wrist from the EPA and were told to show the Model S EPA rating until the D was rated

Stoneymonster · Nov 11, 2014

Gotta be a goof, the P85D is still showing 285 at 65mph, and why would it have more range than the 85D?

Saghost · Nov 11, 2014

I'm thinking it's a mistake. The "top 5 questions" range widget still shows 261 miles for the 85 with the default climate settings, not the 285 the order page shows - Tesla has been very clear that the 85D will have a longer range than the base 85, which isn't reflected by the numbers they have on the site now - it actually say the 85D has a shorter range at 65 right now.
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Lloyd · Nov 11, 2014

At the release they said 275 for the D vs 265 for the standard S. They said to expect 3% improvement in EPA.

rammer91 · Nov 11, 2014

Lloyd said:
At the release they said 275 for the D vs 265 for the standard S. They said to expect 3% improvement in EPA.

I knew I wasn't crazy: If you read through the comments on the blog statement for the D, other forum members note the range of 295 for the 85D. So at one point, 295 was definitely quoted by Tesla.

Yuri_G · Nov 12, 2014

rammer91 said:
I knew I wasn't crazy: If you read through the comments on the blog statement for the D, other forum members note the range of 295 for the 85D. So at one point, 295 was definitely quoted by Tesla.

I still see 295 miles at 65 MPH, which it has always said on the 85D specs. Tesla never specified it would go that far under EPA guidelines.

Zythryn · Nov 12, 2014

It may simply be that they expect the epa numbers any day.

MarcG · Nov 12, 2014

Yuri_G said:
I still see 295 miles at 65 MPH, which it has always said on the 85D specs. Tesla never specified it would go that far under EPA guidelines.

I was definitely not 295 @65mph when I checked yesterday. Someone at Tesla must be reading these forums and fixing their website errors ;-)

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