TL;DR: I had one neighbor complain that they weren't getting the range they were quoted, and I've seen several other posts about the same complaint. Am I weird for not ever expecting to get that from any of my vehicles?!
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Preface: Took delivery of our 2023 Deep Blue Metallic Model Y Performance in September. Unlike some I never expect to get quoted range, though in my 2015 Volt I would typically hit the 35-40 mile range electric only range in the summer. My truck and other gas vehicles I've never hit EPA rated MPG for city or hwy unless I was down hill in Oregon strictly following the 55mph speed limit with strict trooper
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Last week we took our first "long" drive that would warrant charging the vehicle above 80%. We wanted to see how far it would go, so we did what I felt was a worst case drive. 190 miles round trip from just north of Seattle up the mountains to Leavenworth, WA. We had 4 adults in the car, myself on the hefty side bringing us closer to "5" by epa standards. Ubers were in the garage and had swapped on Geminis with Vredestein 255/45R19 Snow Tires. Climate was set to 68 with seat heaters on for those that wanted them.
Night before I charged to 98% to allow for regen and the morning of I preconditioned while plugged in before departure. Open road all the way to Leavenworth and back temps were 29-40F outside. We were in town for 4 hours with sentry mode on and I preconditioned unplugged for 15 minutes prior to our return trip. Drain while idle/precon was 1KWH.
All said and done we arrived home with 10% battery left. There were 3 superchargers, one at the destination, and 2 en route that we could have stopped if necessary. I was happy with the result and it was within what I expected. What amazed me was how accurate, even with the extra passengers, the estimated charge remaining was even prior to leaving. It was spot on heading out and we were 1% higher than estimated when we got home. Which boosted my confidence for road trips.
Picture tax of my MYP at a stop right outside of Leavenworth.
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Preface: Took delivery of our 2023 Deep Blue Metallic Model Y Performance in September. Unlike some I never expect to get quoted range, though in my 2015 Volt I would typically hit the 35-40 mile range electric only range in the summer. My truck and other gas vehicles I've never hit EPA rated MPG for city or hwy unless I was down hill in Oregon strictly following the 55mph speed limit with strict trooper
. Last week we took our first "long" drive that would warrant charging the vehicle above 80%. We wanted to see how far it would go, so we did what I felt was a worst case drive. 190 miles round trip from just north of Seattle up the mountains to Leavenworth, WA. We had 4 adults in the car, myself on the hefty side bringing us closer to "5" by epa standards. Ubers were in the garage and had swapped on Geminis with Vredestein 255/45R19 Snow Tires. Climate was set to 68 with seat heaters on for those that wanted them.
Night before I charged to 98% to allow for regen and the morning of I preconditioned while plugged in before departure. Open road all the way to Leavenworth and back temps were 29-40F outside. We were in town for 4 hours with sentry mode on and I preconditioned unplugged for 15 minutes prior to our return trip. Drain while idle/precon was 1KWH.
All said and done we arrived home with 10% battery left. There were 3 superchargers, one at the destination, and 2 en route that we could have stopped if necessary. I was happy with the result and it was within what I expected. What amazed me was how accurate, even with the extra passengers, the estimated charge remaining was even prior to leaving. It was spot on heading out and we were 1% higher than estimated when we got home. Which boosted my confidence for road trips.
Picture tax of my MYP at a stop right outside of Leavenworth.
