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[Josh (PA)]

Originally Posted by ZBB

Josh -
I'd recommend putting your route into https://www.evtripplanner.com/planner/2-8/ to see what it says. I've found its estimates to be within a couple miles of rated range use when I've used it to plan trips.

Couple tips on it:
- I usually set the "speed multiplier" to 1.1 -- that's supposed to mean 10% above the average flow of traffic (per the Google Maps API reported speed, but also seems to be close to 10% above the posted limit based on my own observations).
- You can play with headwind/tailwind speeds if you experience windy conditions on this route
- You can also change things like the temperature to see what its like in summer vs other seasons.
- It has some other settings, but things like payload don't really impact range too much (especially for a long trip where you are not accelerating/decelerating, which is when the additional weight has an impact)...

Not knowing exactly which lake you are on, I just did a route from Philly to Seneca Falls, NY, which is 273 miles. At 1.2 speed multiplier (so even faster), it says a Model S P100D with 19" wheels would need 300 rated miles to make that route -- with average speed for the trip at 71mph (with ~200 miles of it between 78-83). Here's the link: https://www.evtripplanner.com/planner/2-8/?id=33ke9e28

Distance 266.9 miles
Driving Time 3:45
Charging Time 0:00
Total Trip Time 3:45
Total Energy Used 115.2 kWh
384 RM
Average Efficiency 432 Wh/mile
Net Elevation Change 249 feet

That's what it said. Not sure what it means. is 384 the amount of power miles I would use?

[ZBB]

Originally Posted by Josh (PA)

Distance 266.9 miles
Driving Time 3:45
Charging Time 0:00
Total Trip Time 3:45
Total Energy Used 115.2 kWh
384 RM
Average Efficiency 432 Wh/mile
Net Elevation Change 249 feet

That's what it said. Not sure what it means. is 384 the amount of power miles I would use?

384 RM = 384 rated miles. Basically its estimating that it would take 384 miles of range to go 266.9 miles. The average efficiency of 432Wh/mile is really bad by the way (Model S is rated at 300Wh/mile). This is the EV equivalent of MPG -- basically tells you how much energy (Wh) you use to go 1 mile...

Which Model S did you pick on the thing? If it had 21" wheels, those are less efficient. The 19" inch wheels get better range (smaller wheels = less rolling resistance...)