Re:Tesla created secret team to suppress thousands of drivin...
by jayd16 on Thursday July 27, 2023 @01:41PM
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You drive 100 miles and spent hours charging? That makes no sense. We're you towing something?
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Re:Tesla created secret team to suppress thousands of drivin...
by 01100011 on Thursday July 27, 2023 @02:39PM
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Exactly. Nope, no towing. Drove about half those miles and spent about 45 minutes at a supercharger, then drove another 35 or so and spent a little over an hour at another one. In the second case I was trying to get to 90% so I could return the car above the 72% I picked it up at.
We ran the A/C most of the time. I was driving pretty conservatively with about 50/50 highway/city streets. I did try to show off the acceleration abilities once but didn't fully floor it. It's possible that, being a rental(although fairly new) the battery had taken some charging abuse.
Re:Tesla created secret team to suppress thousands of drivin...
by dzhiurgis on Thursday July 27, 2023 @06:21PM
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1h45m at supercharger, depending on charging curve, should result in 200-300 miles. So maybe you were just queueing at supercharger or something else doesn't check out at all.
Re:Tesla created secret team to suppress thousands of drivin...
by 01100011 on Thursday July 27, 2023 @08:27PM
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Queueing? Would the supercharger limit my charging time for some reason? I drove right up to an open charger every time, so I wasn't waiting in line.
Re:Tesla created secret team to suppress thousands of drivin...
by dzhiurgis on Thursday July 27, 2023 @10:07PM
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Assuming rather low 50kW charge rate thats at least 87.5kWh of energy. Thats 500km of highway range. Assuming more average 75kW rate - 130kwh or almost 900kms. And you are claiming you done this in one day?
Re:Tesla created secret team to suppress thousands of drivin...
by 01100011 on Friday July 28, 2023 @11:07AM
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It was a 5 day trip. Hertz didn't deliver the car until late on the second day, so that's 4 days. I think I charged on the second and fourth days? I don't know, believe it or don't. I'm not going to put in effort to convince you.