Unexpected Conserve vs All Purpose Efficiency Behavior

[SANZC02]

That's how I've run my road trips too, regardless of temp, but now I'm considering not changing mode and/or height in lower temps. The question is... What temp, and what to not change?

I did not graph it but the first 1100 miles was under 30 degrees and it still seemed like it made a difference. It was my maiden voyage so I was not familiar with the vehicle, I was paying a lot of attention to range estimates and what the destination range left was.

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[Budman]

Where we at with this? We leave for Montana tomorrow and I'm debating ride mode and height. @zefram47 has me questioning low, and the temps have me questioning Conserve. We'll leave with a warm battery, headwind looks like 5mph, and temps will be 40°F +/-5.

I'm on 275/60R20 Wildpeaks with Ram 2363. My average has been 2mi/kWh so I'm somewhat concerned.

Hi

i know you found this update on another thread but I will post the update here for completeness. This chart is a bit different, it shows percent change with temperature. I’m hopeful that this will hold true across different traveling speeds. I personally think ride height has a pretty small impact on efficiency

 

[ksurfier]

Bumping an old thread, my recent test at 55 F seems to match your data (essentially no difference between Conserve and AP)….my take home is that i will not bother using conserve unless it’s 70 plus degrees out…

 

[Budman]

Bumping an old thread, my recent test at 55 F seems to match your data (essentially no difference between Conserve and AP)….my take home is that i will not bother using conserve unless it’s 70 plus degrees out…

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@ksurfier goes deep into the archives this Holloween eve.

This observation has held up over time. With the Quad motor Rivian the conserve mode really only results in improved efficiency in warmer weather. I now have a dual motor R1T and so far that efficiency is very similar to the Quad motor conserve mode. I'm holding out hope the dual motor will actually have a bit better efficiency because so far I've only been able to collect data on pretty windy days. And on those windy days the efficiency has been pretty good. Maybe better with no wind?

Updated chart attached.

 

[ksurfier]

A piece of the puzzle (non-specific/generalized):

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