[Dennis]

That's a pretty big gap. In LA driving we get closer to 225 wh per mile on the Roadster and 310 wh per mile on our Model S 85...

Weather, driving style, road conditions, elevation changes. All that stuff factors in.

 

[Dennis]

Typical Range. That's new to me. I've seen Rated Range and Ideal Range. I have to check my 6.0 closer.

Looks like the loaner is using 6.0

 

[Dennis]

We use New European Driving Cycle (here) not EPA. My lawyers tell me that "typical" has a very specific legal interpretation within the EU

I don't know what to tell you @Kevin Sharpe. I don't think of you as "typical". Closer to extraordinary, perhaps.

Either way, the two vehicles do behave differently and the Model S is a bit of an energy hog compared to the Roadster when it is being used. The Roadster, however, is a bit of an energy hog for vampire drain (relative to the Model S). And Tesla vehicles (the both of them) are a bit of an energy hog for vampire drain compared to my old Active E or my mother's Leaf.

 

[Dennis]

I have seen 270 this was on a long haul motorway drive with last 40 on slower country roads. Kevin looking at the graph in the photo your a little heavy footed, the darker Orange the more your thrashing it

What is your watts per mile, with normal driving on UK motorways I see about 310 - 330 on the long drive I was down at 302 over the journey

Based on the photo, the last 30 miles or minutes (I always have to doublecheck) he was closer to 415 Wh per mile.

 

[Dennis]

It can be done... Remember the Father and Son from a few years ago.

I doubt anyone can hit that 312 mile limit because a 312 mile drive in flat roads at a constant 55 mph is just.... BORING.

 

[Dennis]

It would be good to finally get the 300 mile range Tesla promised us in 2009;

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/25/tesla-model-s-one-whopper-of-a-battery-pack/?_r=0

I could ask when we'll see the 400 mile Roadster pack that Elon promised us this year... but that would be unkind

I would guess 2019 based on the datapoints provided.

Besides, we can get 999 miles estimated going downhill.


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