alseTrick
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is the battery sled going to a 75 but "dumb" it down to a 55 and then we can pay to unlock it later?
That wouldn't seem to make any financial sense for Tesla.
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is the battery sled going to a 75 but "dumb" it down to a 55 and then we can pay to unlock it later?
The voltage is not the same between the different sizes.It's not that the small or big batteries cannot turn a better 0-60 time, they are being deliberately held back in their controller programming. If we want awesome speed we have to pay more for the D or Ludicrous versions. This is what we get for $35K or $44K. 5.1 to 5.6 seconds.
With the controller unleashed, the small battery can crank out 4 second times, no problem.
isn't the gap in mileage larger on the model 3 than teslas other cars? maybe base battery is less than the anticipated 55kwh..
Either way, 9K battery upgrade will have many people budgeting their options a bit differently than they hoped. I thought it would be somewhere in the 5-7K range.
The AC doesn't use 60 miles of your range. 3 or 4 miles per hour of driving...maybe.
Very doubtful. Margins will be thin on the 3 as is, I doubt Tesla can afford to provide software locked 75kwh batteries on all 3s.
It's not that the small or big batteries cannot turn a better 0-60 time, they are being deliberately held back in their controller programming. If we want awesome speed we have to pay more for the D or Ludicrous versions. This is what we get for $35K or $44K. 5.1 to 5.6 seconds.
With the controller unleashed, the small battery can crank out 4 second times, no problem.
But driving 75mph+ with the AC on?
Underwhelmed by the smaller battery, overwhelmed by the larger one. It's a big gap between the two. For that range difference the price is great though. Makes me think they are baiting most people to pick the larger one.
Try to drive your gasoline car at 75mph and see what mpg it gets vs the advertised mileage.But driving 75mph+ with the AC on?
If large battery is about 75kWh and gets 310 miles, then the smaller battery version (which should be more efficient) getting 220 miles implies a little over 50kWh.
75mph isn't normal speed.
No. Elon specifically has said that the 3 is being programmed to be efficient above performance. Straight up. You want performance, you get an S.
Yes, that was more my point. Decent highway travel range doing whatever makes you happy. The point behind buying the S/X 90 and 100.
AC usage is negligible to the battery consumption.But driving 75mph+ with the AC on?
Try to drive your gasoline car at 75mph and see what mpg it gets vs the advertised mileage.
Driving at 75mph will hurt range, EV, Hybrid or fossil car.
75mph isn't normal speed.
But the faster you go, the less significant AC off/on will be in your total range.
I think you will get the advertised range at 55mph with AC on or 60mph with AC off. Something like that. 75mph will get 25-30% less range.
Increasing your speed by 50% about halves your mpg. Same thing for gasoline cars.
Expect anything else at your own peril. Its pure physics. Car makers wont (ever) use 75mph to calculate range.
They didn't mess around, did they? Part of simplification not to offer an intermediate size.
Try to drive your gasoline car at 75mph and see what mpg it gets vs the advertised mileage.
Driving at 75mph will hurt range, EV, Hybrid or fossil car.
75mph isn't normal speed.
But the faster you go, the less significant AC off/on will be in your total range.
I think you will get the advertised range at 55mph with AC on or 60mph with AC off. Something like that. 75mph will get 25-30% less range.
Increasing your speed by 50% about halves your mpg. Same thing for gasoline cars.
Expect anything else at your own peril. Its pure physics. Car makers wont (ever) use 75mph to calculate range.
The gap between 215 and 310 is just about right. I am more than happy with 215, while others need a 310. The range points are about right.