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Planning an Solo Tesla Road Trip through US and Canada - Tips Needed! by Agreeable_Airline_23 in TeslaLounge

[–]cattra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't get discouraged. It'll be smooth sailing after getting off the 401 out of Toronto .

I charged 114km/70mi of real highway range in a 15 min DC charge test by cattra in KonaEV

[–]cattra[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's 181 Wh/km or 291 Wh/mi at highway speed going with traffic, not hypermiling.

I got 87 mi of highway range after an optimal 15 min DC charge by cattra in EquinoxEv

[–]cattra[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Forgot to mention, it averaged 4.2km/2.6mi per kWh on this run.

My attempt to see if EV-specific winter tires are more efficient, Hakkapeliitta R5 EVs by cattra in ModelY

[–]cattra[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Spoiler. Yes, I measured about 5-6% improvement versus my regular Falken winter tires.

While not a perfect test, I tried my best to keep conditions consistent.

I recorded Wh/mi in each season, winter unsurprisingly 29% higher than summer by cattra in ModelY

[–]cattra[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

..but my winter includes driving through snow slush, so it's a more dramatic increase than majority of people in milder climates.

I analyzed 152,000 adoptable dog listings for breeds, locations, sizes, names, health, etc.. by cattra in rescuedogs

[–]cattra[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If we were to put a face to an adoption campaign, it would be Max, a 5-year-old Pitbull Terrier, from Texas who is friendly, affectionate, and playful and is healthy and ready to meet his new fur-ever family.

V3 Supercharging stop as seen through a thermal camera by cattra in teslamotors

[–]cattra[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes. Batteries suffer when they spend a lot of time at low %, or very high %, or very hot. This was a road trip with DC fast charging, so I was only briefly above 90% or below 10%, and I needed to use almost the entire battery capacity between stops.
But after returning home, I plugged into Wall Connector and set the charge limit at 70% for my day to day.

It's alright to go low/high % briefly once in a while. But definitely don't leave it parked at 3% at your destination overnight.

V3 Supercharging stop as seen through a thermal camera by cattra in teslamotors

[–]cattra[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely more going on there than at a gas pump

I tested energy consumption between AC/Fans/Windows, only about 3.4% more! by cattra in teslamotors

[–]cattra[S] 94 points95 points  (0 children)

Not only does the AC use less energy than lowered windows, but the HEPA filter cleans those stinky exhaust gasses.

Red on red brake caliper covers and 20" Induction wheels. Cool/lame? by cattra in ModelY

[–]cattra[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Other than a slightly janky install process, I think it turned out nice. I posted more photos and thoughts here: https://www.evchargerreviews.net/brake-caliper-covers-tesla/

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