How many of you are opting for SR?

[Hertog_Martin]

Think I'll need to go LR.

-I would want to drive 85 miles per hour, I believe I read that at those speeds its about 15% less range? So x0.85

-Winter conditions here are around freezing point, so that's another 15% off?

-Battery degredation of 7% after 50k miles.

So that would translate to a range 2/3rd of best conditions.

Thus 147 miles/235km for SR and 207/331km for LR.

Only LR would be able to cover some of the trips I make then without too much range anxiety. Sure I can adjust speed but not buying a 50k car to do 60 behind a truck.

Correct me if my assumptions are wrong pls

 

[AlanSqB]

If I still lived in “nice-n-flat” Florida, I’d be considering the SR. Here in CO it’s insurance against cold and elevation differences. I travel regionally and need to not worry about it. Here, a 200 mike trip could be “going into the next town”.

OP comment on MS and MX made me wonder how many of those will become “garage queens” after their owners get their 3s. Seems like my stress level would be way lower driving around A $50k car than a $100k car on a daily basis.

 

[hacer]

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Only LR would be able to cover some of the trips I make then without too much range anxiety. Sure I can adjust speed but not buying a 50k car to do 60 behind a truck.

Correct me if my assumptions are wrong pls

Behind a truck you can go 75 easily and use less energy than going 55 without the truck.

 

[HG Wells]

Behind a truck you can go 75 easily and use less energy than going 55 without the truck.

But how close do you need to be ?
20 ft, 50 ft ?

EDIT: Found 100 ft gives 20-40% reduction in drag.

Can you tie a peace of yarn to your wipers to get an idea as to wind speed ?

 

[Hertog_Martin]

Behind a truck you can go 75 easily and use less energy than going 55 without the truck.

What? Do trucks do 75 in the states? They do 55-60 in Europe, or at least here in The Netherlands.

 

[skitown]

What? Do trucks do 75 in the states? They do 55-60 in Europe, or at least here in The Netherlands.

Child's play.... They can do 80 on some roads in Nevada and South Dakota. Here's a Complete List of Truck Speed Limit Laws In Each State

 

[david_42]

We will stick with the SR. One place we might drive to (Seattle) is within the 200 mile limit. Anything else and we are looking at multiple charging stops, regardless of battery capacity.

 

[kaffine]

What? Do trucks do 75 in the states? They do 55-60 in Europe, or at least here in The Netherlands.

It's not uncommon for them to be doing 80mph around here outside of town. Not all of them as some of them have limiters on them although I haven't seen any fleet run limiters under 65 and most are at least 70mph here. Where I live there are a few roads with posted limit of 75mph for all traffic (we don't do dual speed limits thankfully), then traffic runs 5 to 10 mph above that.

 

[AlanSqB]

We unfortunately live near a Wal-Mart distribution center. They limit their trucks to 65 and they are a true traffic hazard on I-25 and I-80 because of this. Traffic and other semi trucks are constantly having to leapfrog Wal-Mart trucks on the highway. I certainly hope that Tesla doesn't allow them to do that on their trucks.

On the flip side, if you want to go really slow behind a Wal-Mart truck, I'm sure you would get some amazing range.

Sorry for the tangent. Sore subject.

 

[BluestarE3]

I'm waiting for SR, but not the $35K version, since I want PUP and non-black color.

 

[Graffi]

We really only need SR with single motor. However, my wife and I are still talking about whether to wait or go with the $49,000 version now offered. Since we lost our Leaf just after we got the S, it would be nice to be back to an all electric family.

My preference is the LR battery. You never know when that extra range will come in handy. However, since we have the S, it is the go-to vehicle for all our long range travels.

Dual motor would also be nice, but since we can take the MS 75D if we go to snow country, no need to have it in the 3.

Since we would only need to Supercharge in the 3 if we drive it more than 155 miles away, the LR will be handy. You can always have extra range left after the drive in the LR, but not so easy to add range later in the SR. jmho

 

[run-the-joules]

We unfortunately live near a Wal-Mart distribution center. They limit their trucks to 65 and they are a true traffic hazard on I-25 and I-80 because of this. Traffic and other semi trucks are constantly having to leapfrog Wal-Mart trucks on the highway. I certainly hope that Tesla doesn't allow them to do that on their trucks.

On the flip side, if you want to go really slow behind a Wal-Mart truck, I'm sure you would get some amazing range.

Sorry for the tangent. Sore subject.

On the other hand, the slow removal of all paint from your front end would suck.

 

[kaffine]

I have a ~170 mile round trip commute. I will be getting the LR version. I am still undecided about AWD or not. I wish they would post the price for it. I keep going back and forth but if the invite comes in I don't think I will be able to delay for AWD if they haven't already started production.

 

[Trips]

Ultra White interior with SR unless the SR/Ultra White is not available by Q2 2018. Then I would go with the LR w/ Ultra White.

 

[internalaudit]

Hmmm. LR might be the ticket to a higher resale value compared to other BEVs even past eight years if the battery and DU hold up.

Not having to charge and pay more at public charging stations is heaven sent especially during the cold winter when top ups among BEV owners are going to be more common and where charging etiquette maybe not be ingrained especially at free stations where employers offer them.

 

[gregd]

Hmmm. LR might be the ticket to a higher resale value compared to other BEVs even past eight years if the battery and DU hold up.

Not having to charge and pay more at public charging stations is heaven sent especially during the cold winter when top ups among BEV owners are going to be more common and where charging etiquette maybe not be ingrained especially at free stations where employers offer them.

I agree. After a decade an SR's remaining range would be kind of iffy for getting between superchargers on a long trip, and would probably be resold only as a city car. An LR's battery should still have plenty, and would retain value as a long-distance capable car.

 

[EV-lutioin]

Another thing to consider with Long Range... even if you don't use full range between Supercharging stops, your charging will be faster because you will not need to charge the top 25% of the battery to make your next stop. The last 25% is agonizingly slow to charge.

 

[Hertog_Martin]

Another thing to consider with Long Range... even if you don't use full range between Supercharging stops, your charging will be faster because you will not need to charge the top 25% of the battery to make your next stop. The last 25% is agonizingly slow to charge.

Are there numbers known yet regarding charging time until 80% for the model 3?

 

[Dexterryu]

Short commute (9 miles) and rare (less than 1 per year) road trips outside of the 220 mile range means I'd be just throwing money away if I got a LR.

 

[HG Wells]

Are there numbers known yet regarding charging time until 80% for the model 3?

For comparing try
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Under options pick model 3 SR or LR