For those who travel by EV we already know that you charge to 80%and go until you reach 20%, taking half the time because charging from 80% to 100% takes as long as 20% to 80%. Different world, some learning required.

@GK7GARAGE

9 ай бұрын

But for LFP battery it is recommended to charge to 100%, so that is we have to do on long road trips which takes for ever unfortunately

@user-jd9nl2cj5w

9 ай бұрын

@@GK7GARAGE You need to charge to 100% once a week for the battery management system to calibrate, that's all.

@JorJorBinks123

9 ай бұрын

Yes I’d also recommend switching up your road tripping charging technique. Get to the charger with a 5-10% buffer and leave once you can reach your next stop/destination with a 5-10% buffer as well.

@Kareem-cx4fi

9 ай бұрын

​@@GK7GARAGEno, you don't need to do that 100% calibration on a road trip. Its meant to be done once a week to make sure the BMS is accurate. So, overnight when you sleeping at your home is when that should be done. Not when you road tripping trying to get some juice for your next stop.

@Kareem-cx4fi

9 ай бұрын

​@@JorJorBinks123a more efficient use of time is to try to get to a charging station with 5-10%. Then leave when it says 70% or 80% depending if you need more juice. Even the car shows you when you can leave, in the video the car said he had enough to continue his journey and he stayed and waited for 100%. I could not understand why, he would waste all that time.

As others have said, you do not charge them to 100% every time, even Tesla tells you when setting the charge limit to do it ONCE per week.

The title of this video should be "How to not road trip an EV." Waiting for your EV to get to 100% on a road trip is a complete waste of time! This is not a gas vehicle. 100% is only for at your home when you are not waiting for the vehicle to go. Its most efficient to get to a charger at about 5-10%, then charge to 70% and keep moving. Maybe charge 80% if you really need that extra juice. But waiting for just that last 20% will take more time than 0-80%. For that lfp model 3, 10% -> 80% will take 20-25 minutes at a v2. 70% will take about 15 minutes. I would just keep speeds below 85mph. 80mph or below, and you should fine, ignore the people saying go 70 or below, you only do that if you don't think you will make it to your destination based on what the car predicts in maps. Why did you ignore the car telling you to continue your trip and charged to 100%? Then get mad at the amount of time you wasted😂.

@tylergood1223

9 ай бұрын

Exactly the first stop the car said he would have enough juice after 9min. There was no point to stay at the charger longer.

I think the ac uses 8 mi and hour. Also your last trip, you went from indio to where ? Indio is below sea level. Also you really burn above 80. Also you only need to charge to 80%. 100% at home.

I mean, you took off the aero wheel covers so the range will suffer a great deal because of that!

@TheOnlyHMR

9 ай бұрын

I have this car and I can confirm that this test is accurate with or without the wheels. I have a daily commute of 100 miles and end the day with like 30 percent battery everyday.

@raisethereef

9 ай бұрын

False. The aero wheels being removed loses very little range. 5-7% at worse.

Thanks, this is the information I really wanted... ~85MPH highway speeds in high heat is my normal driving... I will not change how I drive just to buy a specific car - I expect my cars to be able to handle this easily. ~150 mile range at that speed means I would need to take an alternate route to reach a Tesla supercharger with this car, adding 40 minutes to my drive time (mostly due to traffic). That's disastrous for that particular trip (which I take several times a month). What's really problematic are my 75+ mile each-way trips out into the boonies... those speeds are also 80MPH+, but I only have to run these types of trips once or twice a month (though twice this last week...). Going to have to hold on to my Volt forever.

@eggsinsideme

4 ай бұрын

You’re right. A full EV is not right for your specific driving needs!

I have exactly the same car. i did 220 miles trip winter time and 20% left in the battery. I have no idea how you managed to reach that extremely high power usage.

Charge to 100% once a week. For best road trip times plan to arrive at the next charger with 5-15% remaining charge so probably no more than charging to 80%. If your estimated remaining charge starts to fall too much, then just slow down to the speed limit to stretch the range.

EV range / efficiency is opposite of ICE. EV gona consume much more energy on steady highway driving at 80mph compared to city stop and go driving. I drive model 3 in heavy bumper to bumper traffic all the time and routinely get over 100% efficiency - more than expected range. Also didn't have aerowheel cover which makes range worse too. Consumption seen here isn't unusual. Its like taking ICE car for MPG test and doing city stop and go driving only - you're just going to get worse end of efficiency range.

Please do some serious research before doing this again. You made serious mistakes all around. You never charge to 100% on a road trip unless it is completely necessary. You only need to charge a LFP battery to 100% once a week at most. On a road trip, tell the computer where you want to go and then listen to it. It will do all the math for you. Add 5% as a buffer if you really want to.

Drag squares with speed. 85mph sustained is a big ask. This is why ICE cars run gearboxes! Reducing your speed to 75mph will have a big impact.

You font need to recharge at 100%!!! That takes way too much time. Every long trip i make i only charge max 10-15 min tops and the vehicle its already sending me on my way

You're going 80 MPH...no surprise your consumption is high and your range is low.

You don't know how to travel efficiently, using the cruise control and setting it based on aerodynamic efficiency you will discover that you sabotaged your own test with lead foot. Above 80 you will find that even the most efficient car uses much more energy.

@GK7GARAGE

9 ай бұрын

That’s the point, on highway speed you it uses too much energy. You can’t drive 65 on the highway between states. You’ll be holding up traffic, literally semi trucks go faster

@user-jd9nl2cj5w

9 ай бұрын

@@GK7GARAGE I never suggested that you drive 65, but without any top limit people tend to drive faster the further they go. If you set the cruise control at 80 you'll have better results.

You should delete this video do more homework on road tripping a Tesla and then make a new video. 1) Don’t charge your car to 100% on road trips. That’s only for daily use at home with the LFP battery and that’s just a suggestion. You only need to do it like once a week. 2) Fastest road trips take place when you drive the car down to 10% and then ride the charging curve only until you have enough to make it to the next charger. 3) Your hogging the charger from someone else when you charge past 80% on a supercharger unless you absolutely have to. So stop doing that. 4) Your Tesla tells you how much to charge at each stop to make it to the next station and you still can change that because it is very conservative. 5) When it’s hot and you drive fast with any vehicle even if it’s gas you go less far. It’s just the gas cars have “higher regular range” and it doesn’t seem like it affects it as much because of it. 6) How often are you driving long distances? If only 1-3 times a year it’s great to have an EV.

Anti EV progress fuel!

very expensive!

@CarlosGarcia-ij4yg

9 ай бұрын

Compared to what? An ebike? Yes

You should never charge up to 100% on roadtrips, even with a LFP battery. Charge up to 100% once a week when you are at home.

@htimsrecneps

7 ай бұрын

Lol the car even tells you when to leave the charger. They tried to idiot proof it but count on humans to out idiot any idiot proofing.

You should really take this down or change the title. This is straight up ignorance.

So, according to the comments, you can't go fast, have cold air, or take off the wheel covers to get anywhere. No thanks.

@Kareem-cx4fi

9 ай бұрын

Most of the comments were nitpicking, looking for excuses. The only real crime committed in this video was him charging to 100% on a road trip. Though these excuses do use more energy, the car has enough if you are driving 85mph or below(not like a maniac) a/c or not, hub caps or not. If you look at the video the car says 9 minutes to continue journey when he started charging. He stayed way beyond what the car was telling him to do because he kept charging to 100%. Gas cars are superior for a road trip but for a distance of 400 miles or less this car is not bad if you know how to ride the charging curve.

@ferrynpalmer3875

6 ай бұрын

Also....he didn't account for any elevation changes or driving into the wind. To make it make sense he needed to do the trip there and then the trip back immediately. I'm betting the trip back wouldn't netted well over 200 miles of range at his 85 mph.

First, I never drive over 70 which by your example really reduces the range and I usually do not set my AC that low and I have the wheel covers on for more aero dynamic efficiency. You made too many mistakes for the average driver as well as the temperature will not be that high on very many trips. I can see Engineering is not your field of experience or education.

Garbage unless conditions are perfect, not to mention the wasted down time to charge every 100 miles. EVs are bullshit.

@raisethereef

9 ай бұрын

False on so many levels

@jean-claudeledanois1247

9 ай бұрын

Quite visible that you know nothing on the subject. Do your homework before saying any craps.

@JorJorBinks123

9 ай бұрын

Yeah this EV handoff is gonna be rough with ignorance like this. 😅

@JarredSutherland

9 ай бұрын

Nobody that as a clue charges to 100% on trips. I road trip with our Model 3 long range and it's easy. At home? I never think about it, it's just plugged in at home and when I am ready to use it, it's good.