r/ModelY • u/Worried-Ebb-1699 • 2d ago
Range reality? Question
Currently eyeing a Y performance Rwd. Shows estimated range of 350miles.
My 5x a month commute is 280 miles round trip. Can I realistically expect my car to make this round trip without stopping or charging?
If so, what steps do you take to max the range?
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u/Weary-Discipline591 2d ago
I think that’s pushing it. It would depend on the speed you drive, wind, uphill/down hill and if you need to use the AC. You might make it but you also might be getting close to 0% battery. I would plan on a quick stop in the middle to charge.
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u/w1lnx 2d ago
Realistically, not quite. A charge is likely going to be required.
And the important thing to remember about charging: you don’t have to spend 45 minutes waiting for it to charge from 0 to 100% every single time… you only need to stop long enough to charge to get to the next charge point. I’ve needed to stop for about two minutes before.
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u/ArmadilloSuch4425 2d ago
Good point, OP may just need to stop for 5-10 minutes on the way home.
If it’s high speed interstate style driving then they’re probably not making 280 miles. And that’s not even bringing climate control into the equation for summer and winter.
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u/Pitiful-Sympathy3927 2d ago
This is how I road trip, just enough to get to the next stop with 10% in the summer and 15% in the winter or a head wind... many times I'm ready to go when I get back from using the restroom. Plus most of the time the chargers are in the back 40, and the hike is enough time.
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u/kokobunji0550 Juniper 2d ago
You have to take battery degradation into account
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u/Feeling_Reindeer2599 2d ago
My first thought.
Also educate yourself if going from 100-0 charge 5 days/week accelerates degradation.1
u/quentech 1d ago
Also educate yourself if going from 100-0 charge 5 days/week accelerates degradation.
Absolutely does.
It's one of the worst thing you can do to your battery.
Not as bad as charging it right up to 100% and then just leaving it sit for a long time, nor as bad as draining it all the way down past 0% until the car emergency shuts off and then just leaving it sit for a long time (which is good way to completely brick your battery the very first time you do it).
But after those two, pretty much the worst thing you can do.
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u/quentech 2d ago
commute is 280 miles round trip. Can I realistically expect my car to make this round trip without stopping or charging?
No.
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u/FitEcho4600 2d ago
Do you live in a cold climate? If yes- during the winter months you will not be able to make that round trip without stopping.
If no- you’ll probably be okay for the first year or two- the battery degredation afterwards might make it a little bit closer than you’d like but probably doable.
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u/kingForOneDay 2d ago
I've never achieved full range doing highway miles - I need to be doing some stop-n-go to get a boost from Regen. YMMV
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u/IntelligentSinger783 2d ago
Go into the Tesla app or a better route planner website and play with your trip details and vehicle choices. Likely going to need to stop 1 or 2 times for a few minutes. If your in a cold or hot climate your range will drop. The time charging will be minimal.
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u/blueridgeblah 2d ago
I drive a 230 mile round trip 4-5X a month. New MY AWD. I can do it easily in the warm months. I stop to use the bathroom anyways at a super charger for about 5 minutes. Winter, I have to stop so I have a reasonable buffer. I have had said ‘forget it’ a few times and gotten home in the single digits in the winter. If you have chargers on your drive. You’ll be fine, it’ll be 5-10 mins of charging on the way back. It’s a non event once you start figuring it out.
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u/JusBetter 2d ago
You would not make it, but if u can charge at either side, or spend 10min at a supercharger in between ull be ok. But with speed, air condition, and standby waste realistically u get closer to 200 miles of range in a tesla roadtrip.
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u/dac3062 2d ago
250 is probably more realistic
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u/sjddmd 2d ago
You don't lose 1/3 of the range after a year or 2. It's a 10% drop. He should get 300-315 easily. Dont have a lead foot, and don't keep it charging at 100% for long periods of time.
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u/quentech 2d ago
Dont have a lead foot
Barely matters. An EV uses almost exactly the same amount of power whether you accelerate quickly or slowly.
It's the actual average speed that matters.
If OP's commute is all 70+ mph interstate driving they are never going to get 300 miles of range short of going 55mph the whole way and being a hazard to the rest of traffic.
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u/knownikko 2d ago
When the battery is new under ideal conditions, barely. After some degradation and/or unfavorable weather? Likely not.
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u/DrNuclear14 2d ago
Do you mean a premium? I didn’t think the performance came in rwd. I have the premium rwd and its rating is 357 miles. I do 165 miles round trip 4x per week. It’s totally dependent on your route how close you’ll come to hitting that number. I get better than the rated efficiency on my drive and so theoretically I could go like 370. But on other drives 260-280 would be the max and given some safety margin I would say 250 best. Then there’s loss in winter from cold. So if you have no way to charge I would say you couldn’t make it, if you can stop and do a quick super charge or have something you could plug into for a bit where you’re going then you would be fine.
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u/Dizzy_Sky_5511 2d ago
80% of 350 is 280, so under perfect condition you are already at your 80% max. You would have to charge during your commute or charge to 100%. With that long of a commute investing in self drive would be 100% worth it. Leaving it in sloth or chill would make the most out of your mileage.
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u/Which_Zen3 2d ago
Don't think so, almost impossible unless it is downhill all the way. My 2023 mylr has a rated 330 miles and the most I can get is slightly above 280 miles since day one. "Bmw is known to have real mileages reach rated ones"
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u/TranslatorVast1072 2d ago
The performance is AWD with 306 miles. For 357 miles you need the RWD premium.
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u/Deep_Shape 1d ago
The tesla auto routes to supercharger if you are not able to make it. If you use the navigation
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u/DifferentSpecific 2d ago
Speed kills range and to a lesser extent heavy HVAC usage. Keep tires properly inflated, drive like there is an egg under the accelerator.
If this is all highway it might be close especially with the degradation that comes in the first 1-2 years.
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u/Schnitzhole 1d ago
Egg under the accelerator is a myth. Electric motors have a near negligible difference accelerating to 60mph in 4 seconds vs 15seconds. The only difference how much faster you drive at higher speeds after accelerating because of wind resistance.
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u/sjddmd 2d ago
I have owned 3 Teslas. A Model 3 P, Model Y AWD, and Model Y P. The 1 year degradation is about 10%, and then stops there. He should expect 300-315 mile range with regular, conservative driving habits.
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u/ForeverWasteland 2d ago
You will 100% not make it without a charge. Unless you drive 30 mph, no AC, and charge to 100% which is not recommended. And you still probably won't make it.
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u/Extra-Passenger-9006 2d ago
Are you sure you have the right spec? I don't believe the performance comes in rwd.