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Most of the 32 hours was driving. Wouldn't it be folded into the Wh/mile calculation ?As an aside, I suspect the issue of their only getting 66KWh usable is likely attributed in large part to other vehicle overhead. With a 32 hour stint, a draw of 250W works out to another 8kWh used...
Ah, you are right. Ignore me... I was thinking it of the overall vampire drain which can be in that ballpark, but that's while the car is not in drive.
Thanks for the correction.
I know.This is another example of how the media goes for click-baity news.
I think the overall power consumption doesn't account for usage while in Park however...even the "live" meter on the old Model S dash doesnt actually stay at 0 when you stand still but shows you your momentary consumption used by amplifer, screen, AC etc.
Uhm, the car should just stop before the HV battery charge is so low that any component needs to be "sacrificed". Also, it should start charging the 12V battery much earlier of course.They drove the car beyond the drive pack's ability to safely provide power for any vehicle systems including the 12V battery. I'd rather my 12V battery sacrifice itself than damage my drive battery trying to keep the 12V battery charged for a bit longer.
"Sacrifice the 12v ! We are hypermiling here !!"So apparently it was just an issue with the 12v battery being dead that prevented the Supercharging:
These guys are so full of themselves, like many YouTube bandits, bragging about all the publicity and contributions THEY got. Tesla warns owners not to run the traction battery down to zero, but these idiots do it anyway. And when these guys screw up, Tesla gets the bad publicity. DUUUUUUUUUUH.So apparently it was just an issue with the 12v battery being dead that prevented the Supercharging:
The owner was fully aware and in support of our effort.Tesla Model 3 travels 606 miles on a single charge in new hypermiling record
I’m sure the owner they rented it from on Turo is thrilled.
Incorrect. We borrowed it from a friend.Uhh, did you even read the article? It was the owner of the car that did this.
Thank you!As an aside, the guys who ran the test are pretty cool. I especially commend them for letting the owner know what they would be doing with her car.
Pretty good guess. More to come on this soon.Prediction: Battery is fine. Firmware update will fix (corner case?) issue where car won't charge.
As an aside, I suspect the issue of their only getting 66KWh usable is likely attributed in large part to other vehicle overhead. With a 32 hour stint, a draw of 250W works out to another 8kWh used...
Mainly because we both own Model S - not a Model 3. You've suggested a great idea that we may take you up on.I wonder why they didn't test their own car, hmmmmmmmmmm.
Discharging an EV to 0% can be dangerous. And with not accepting a charge, I guess vampire drain will make it even worse right now.
Driving a rented EV to 0% is like filling a rented gas car with diesel, you just don't do it.
I've been in touch with most of the press and they have asked me to update them once I have new info.A much as I loved following this quest, the main stream media has now picked up on the unfortunate aftermath, and it is another bad news story for Tesla. Its a shame they couldn't have opened the SC right away to get this sorted and avoided the bad press.