So the official explanation for the MSP range reduction is for 2 reasons. One, the EPA changed it's testing routine which doesn't result in an actual reduction, just the way it's listed. Two, some actual range reduction due to "comfort and functionality" improvements.
Tesla has declined to decouple the weighting of reason "1" vs "2". i.e. we don't know how much REAL range reduction there is from reason "2".
Tesla originally claimed to me in a chat that the reason the MSLR didn't have a listed reduction is due to new lower rolling resistance tires that improved the range by the same amount as the reductions for reasons 1 and 2.
This is false. '24 MSLR inventory cars showing up have the exact same tires as before.
To confuse the matter further, the MXLR and MXP are only 9 miles apart in EPA range difference which is a closing of the gap while the MSLR and MSP are now 37 miles apart which is a massive increase in gap. Also, the MXP reduction was only 7 miles vs 37 for the MSP. So all kinds of things just not adding up.
Any thoughts? Range is super important to me because I take long trips of state. What I'm really trying to suss out is the actual real world difference between the '23 and '24 MSP range.
Tesla has declined to decouple the weighting of reason "1" vs "2". i.e. we don't know how much REAL range reduction there is from reason "2".
Tesla originally claimed to me in a chat that the reason the MSLR didn't have a listed reduction is due to new lower rolling resistance tires that improved the range by the same amount as the reductions for reasons 1 and 2.
This is false. '24 MSLR inventory cars showing up have the exact same tires as before.
To confuse the matter further, the MXLR and MXP are only 9 miles apart in EPA range difference which is a closing of the gap while the MSLR and MSP are now 37 miles apart which is a massive increase in gap. Also, the MXP reduction was only 7 miles vs 37 for the MSP. So all kinds of things just not adding up.
Any thoughts? Range is super important to me because I take long trips of state. What I'm really trying to suss out is the actual real world difference between the '23 and '24 MSP range.