what? how much? 500 miles? what? Has to be some mistake on your part on the amount, miles typo for sure. I drove 1400 miles with my trailer and charged every 150 miles and it cost me a total of $306. #fakenews/ohmanyougotusclickbait
Yeah its probably the aerodynamics massively affecting the range. It looks like you are towing a wall.I drove my enclosed 14x7x7 trailer from Davie florida to Tallahassee Florida this past week. 500 miles should normally charge maybe 1-3 times without trailer. With a trailer full of furniture for my sons house, I had to stop about every 80 miles for a charge. The normal drive of 7 hours turned into a 13+ hour journey that was tiresome. I hit superchargers at Buc-cees, and Busy Bee, some were 250kw, some were 150kw. For some reason, my CT did not charge close to the specs, many time sub 100kw. I am not sure why? Maybe the batteries are running all day that they cant handle high watts? anyone have same issue. Last time I travel with trailer for long distances
I added up all the stops to charge at min of .39/watt. Is true. Maybe lucky to get 100 miles. Trailer is large.
Yes, for towing or near full GVWR the manual says to inflate to 65psi which the sidewall calls out as the pressure at rated capacity.
It depends on the weight on the tires. If the bed, frunk and interior is empty and the weight on the ball is not that much full psi is kinds overkill.
With that setup, what is the wh/mile?Alert-This is a well-meaning comment based on extensive towing with a 2018 Model X 100D (I have not yet ordered my reserved CT-waiting for the hoped-for price drop) to share some of my learnings to make towing easier. Our vehicle show 265mi of max displayed range after 157k miles (10% reduction).
I have pulled a 16’x9’7”x8’ Airstream Caravel 16RB trailer over 35k miles since 2021. I typically tow to MN to visit friends and family from CA, but have towed to FL and back to CA.
I plan each trip (usually 7-10 days one way) and break down all stops for each day (including distances to and elevations for each charging stop).
I use the App Windy to confirm wind direction and speed to inform planned driving speed (and departure times). At each stop I record efficiency (actual distance/displayed range used to travel each segment). While this approach may sound onerous, it reduces range anxiety and allows me to drive faster when favorable wind conditions are present. I also have a ready to go resource to adapt for each trip.
Now the (more) sobering part..
Since drag increases with the square of speed I typically start each segment at 55mph (max towing speed in CA) and increase some during each segment (or turn in the AC). To illustrate the approximate effect of speed in range - 65mph induces 40% more drag than 55mph and so on.
I have also monitored the benefit in time of traveling faster and have found the time saved is mostly lost from longer charging stop times due to lower efficiency (especially with 150kW chargers).
I hope this information is helpful. My motto is: it is not easy (towing), but it is gratifying! ???
Varies significantly based on wind direction, speed, AC usage, elevation change. Anywhere from 500 to 800 wh/mile+/-. Efficiency of displayed range is generally around 45-55%, but can go down to 35% (e.g., if 260 miles of range displayed at start, actual range can be anywhere between 90 and 130 miles+/-).
Good luck. See you around I’m sure.
Well done, you should be a teacher!Alert-This is a well-meaning comment based on extensive towing with a 2018 Model X 100D (I have not yet ordered my reserved CT-waiting for the hoped-for price drop) to share some of my learnings to make towing easier. Our vehicle show 265mi of max displayed range after 157k miles (10% reduction).
I have pulled a 16’x9’7”x8’ Airstream Caravel 16RB trailer over 35k miles since 2021. I typically tow to MN to visit friends and family from CA, but have towed to FL and back to CA.
I plan each trip (usually 7-10 days one way) and break down all stops for each day (including distances to and elevations for each charging stop).
I use the App Windy to confirm wind direction and speed to inform planned driving speed (and departure times). At each stop I record efficiency (actual distance/displayed range used to travel each segment). While this approach may sound onerous, it reduces range anxiety and allows me to drive faster when favorable wind conditions are present. I also have a ready to go resource to adapt for each trip.
Now the (more) sobering part..
Since drag increases with the square of speed I typically start each segment at 55mph (max towing speed in CA) and increase some during each segment (or turn in the AC). To illustrate the approximate effect of speed in range - 65mph induces 40% more drag than 55mph and so on.
I have also monitored the benefit in time of traveling faster and have found the time saved is mostly lost from longer charging stop times due to lower efficiency (especially with 150kW chargers).
I hope this information is helpful. My motto is: it is not easy (towing), but it is gratifying! ???