ABRP is wrong because it uses the wrong efficiency
Secondly, the navigation on ABRP is wrong.
Just simply map phoenix to las vegas
It incorrectly routes through Quartzsite instead of going straight through wickenburg.
That means the difference is 43 miles and more than 1 hr difference with...
The loss from free spinning an induction motor is very small. Tesla crushes the competition in AWD ranges already
There is more penalty from using an induction motor (in AWD mode) vs having a permanent magnet motor. The tradeoff is that it is much cheaper to use an induction motor and no...
One thing also not mentioned is the model Y has a top speed of 155mph. That means they are using tires that are rated for those speeds
If you use slower tires and do not drive 155mph you can get better efficiency
The EPA numbers include charging losses
Look for example how it says 35kWh/100 miles
That's the amount of energy you put into the car
301 miles with about 15% charging loss works out to be about 255 miles
We are comparing apples to apples where a lot of manufacturers meet or exceed EPA overall range, even at highway speed
model Y performance is only 4% better than R2 but has an efficiency that is much better than that
The whole reason rivian made 2 layer R1 batteries is because they were wrong about battery density. They lied about ranges they thought were possible.
Tesla also though cybertruck would have similar ranges and they never delivered. Rivian delivered by building vehicles with improperly cooled...
The point is you can't put 100kWh in a vehicle of this size without using a non skateboard battery. Rivian won't do that. They also won't build 2 layer battery packs like they did for R1
There are battery density limits. Tesla cannot put any more batteries in a model Y without building a non skateboard battery pack or using 2 layers of batteries
R2 is probably already pushing the limit with 10kWh more than tesla
This brings up a point. The cheapest model Y standard ($40K model) has a range close to 340 miles, beating EPA.
I wonder how the $45K R2 does with a 75kWh battery. It might test below 200 miles
Testing below 200 miles is really bad. 200 mile range EV with 80% battery window used during road...
I believe premium RWD juniper does not. Supposedly the longest range according to some tests is the standard range with 18" wheels
Highland exceeds EPA but juniper got a little EPA boost from using the brake by wire system. Juniper matches model 3 EPA which is not the case
if we ignore the out...
80% capacity (20% degradation) plus never going below 10% and you are at 180 miles. Now imagine winter driving
If you want above 300 miles of range for a good amount of time, I think you need a close to 400 mile range EV
If you look at the i90 surge and other out of spec races, Tesla is competitive with cars that have much higher 10% challenge scores. Having a similar 10% challenge score or worse is not ideal.
Non tesla have access to only 60% of supercharger stations and around 80% of v3/4
R2 will have some...