How far will the longest range Tesla Model 3 go? 70mpg Motorway Range Test | Tesla Model 3 LR RWD
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Tesla produce some of the most energy efficient electric vehicles. In this video, I range test the Model 3 Long Range Rear Wheel Drive to see just how far it can go at 70mph on my Southwest 70 Motorway range test.
This model 3 is brand new, so it will be great to benchmark its real world range.
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One of the best tests I’ve seen. You’ve got guts I’ll tell you that. I would have stopped at 20%!
I actually have this car and I hav done 340miles with still % remaining in the teens and that was 3 in the car too
GREAT Video! You may have saved me from making a terrible mistake. The "advertised" range on the Tesla Model 3 LR RWD is 394 miles; from 100% to 1% charge, you got 258 miles, or about 3/4 the advertised range. I've seen reports of Tesla owners suing Tesla for false advertising on their range, but I didn't know it was THIS BAD!
I've had decades of experience, all with ICE vehicles, and was considering my first battery EV. I suspect I would have been monumentally disappointed. Thanks again for your excellent posting!
My long range gives me 343 miles and they advertised 385 mile not 394!
@@betonmus1984 Good to know! There seems to be multiple ranges being given. Thanks for providing this info!
It was quite cold which would lower the range. For a realistic real world range hve a look at the EV database
2018 M3LR RWD 104XXX miles
on 04/18/24 I started with 90% SOC drove 162 miles @ 75MPH on interstate..
82 miles there and 82 back so any elevation change is negated
returned home with 21% SOC
I used FSD beta and streaming media. no climate control as outside temp was 68F. daytime so no lights
I am also impressed with the quality of content. Thanks.
Thank you as always for great content
Glad you enjoyed it
Wanted one of these for a while. Thanks for the effort. Bit surprised at the result, given then RWD LFP battery manages 240 easily on 100% charge, would have expected more out of this RWD LR
It’s fair to say with some battery preconditioning and a little more air in the tyres I may have got an extra 15 miles. Outdoor temperature has a lot to do with this, but for most, you will exceed this distance as this is a worst case scenario at 70mph.
Good test, well documented, thanks Stuart.
Glad you enjoyed it
Fantastic mate
Tyre pressures looked a bit down for the whole trip and that will definitely affect range. Tesla's are supposed to be 42 psi when cold and yours were down at 37 ish so more than 10% under-inflated and even after 100 miles were still showing a low warning. Would be really interesting to do that again with them 42 cold which takes them up to more like 44 when warmed up.
Everyday's a school day. I thought all long ranges were dual motor awd, but i'm new to tesla. I have 2020 heat pump refresh dual motor long range and love it.
Great informative video , would like to see this twst with the skoda enyaq 85 coupe
Great video. Really impressed with that Tesla I must say. Only just got my mg4 trophy which I love but model 3 long range may be my next I reckon
I think I get the same range on my BMW I4 edrive 40
The headlights are very good.
Good vid as usual Stuart, On the 5th we drive to Portugal and then to Malaga then back home to near Valencia, around 2500 klm. I'll have to remember to keep a good note of the range and consumption we get in our new Model 3 SR highland which we have now had for a whole 3 weeks.
Thanks Ian, I hope you’re keeping well. How are you getting on with your M3 and no storks?
Good luck with your trip, sounds mega but will be a breeze in that car. Have a great christmas
@stuart_thomas We are very well thank you, Yes, our first EV, so didn't really know what to expect, even though i have watched all your videos and others before i made the decision, (have now done 3000 km, old hands now, no!
We are now in Malaga for christmas and new year) but have to say so far, as you say, been a breeze, have found the predictions of the car with the battery percentage to be pretty accurate, although have found to ONLY note the prediction when first charged as in the journey it rises, for some reason, it seems by 15% to 20% or so and then reduces rather quickly to arrive at what it said in the begining (a bug i think).
We have only had one scare, well my wife really, as i had watched your vids and others, who had driven the old model past 0% and until the car completly stopped, so was pretty (ISH confidant). Going from Almaraz supercharger in Spain to Figuiera da Foz in Portugal the car said we would arrive with 16%, but on the journey I remembered that i had seen a supercharger virtually on the route near ish to Figuiera da foz, on the supercharger map on my computer, so though why not charge there and arrive in Figuiera with probably 90%, but haven't read the manual (yes I know) so didn't know how to add a stop in the journey to the navigation and didn't want to mess with it while driving and too lazy to stop 🙄 so asked my wife to look for the supercharger on her app and send it to the car. She did that, but obviously didn't pick a supercharger and when we arrived at the point, no supercharger and 12%, in fact no nothing so she and I have no idea what she selected (now we know you have to search with "tesla supercharger" to make sure it is a supercharger and to make sure it says tesla supercharger when you select it)
Anyway I found the supercharger and car said we would arrive with 3% so I said lets go, Ana, my wife, was definately a bit nervious, we arrived with 2% having driven 435 km (270.3 miles) in total from Almaraz and the car saying we had another 15 km (9.3 miles) to zero. So a true range of 450 km (279.6 miles) and this was done with outside temperatures all the way at 4 to 5ºC (39 to41° Fahrenheit) so I am pretty certain in summer here we would get at least 500 km (310.7 miles).
I did a quick calc of costs from my villa in Valencia using only tesla superchargers and so far the real cost of using the superchargers has been just over 5 euro cents per km and just over 7.2 km (4.5 miles) per KWH thats with sentry on and just dividing tesla supercharger charges with the km done. Charging at home has so far worked out at about 2.2 euro cents per km, without me looking for any special EV electricity tarriffs for car which i know do exist here in Spain, next thing for me to investigate, but so far super stoked with the costs and car.
Is the car perfect nope, personally I actually prefer the selection of the forward and reverse on the screen, super simple.
Stalks for indicators, ok you do get used to them and I now do not find them a problem at all, but yep! I would still prefer a stalk for this.
Heard many people complain about tesla vision, automatic wipers and lights etc, generally I have found they actually work quite well, not perfectly yet, but I still have all on auto. I only find that occasionally i have to press the wiper button on the steering wheel I find this far better, actually, than having to constantly adjust the speed of the wipers with my diesel car and now I don't even think about it.
Auto lights, on a motorway or main road work well, but find on a twisty minor road with no lighting at night if the signs are angled in a certain way this makes the car dip its lights, but again a quick press of the button on the wheel sorts it, still much better than constantly having to dip and undip my lights on my diesel car.
Tesla vision for the reversing etc, don't find it a problem, now know, how far can reverse and position using the cameras, just meant AT FIRST had to experiment, by getting out and checking with where i was in relation to the wall, post, kerb etc, but i did that when I first got my diesel car and was using its sensors. this is much better and certain, but have to say do not really take any notice of the distance the car says, although seems pretty accurate.
So, so far very happy with the car, so much better than the old model i test drove some 3 times before I ordering this. Many people ask about the car when we stop and all love the colour ( the new ultra red with white interior), some even thought it was a ferrari, 🤣🤣🤣.
Anyway hope you found this interesting,
Have a great christmas
Ana and ian
@@Ian_Woods I’m so pleased to hear you’re nailing EV life. Tesla is a great way to dip your foot in with the best of everything tech which is what makes it work. Tesla is pretty good at accurately gestimating range and is very transparent with small alterations to it. Still yet to try the new 3 but we have a new model y replacing our current 3 next week. Ultra red looks amazing, nice choice with white interior. I’ve been testing quite a few EVs in the last few months. I have an Audi etron 55 sportsback black at the moment and I can’t tell you how much this brand hasn’t advanced in the last 10 years since I last owned one. I had a bmw ix last week and it was as advanced as any EV with the exception of Tesla. Just shows you how Tesla have the EV game in their pocket. You’ll have a great experience and time with it so enjoy!
Take care
Nice video ❤
Thanks 🤗
Picking this exact model up on lease this month. A massive upgrade over my current ev, a kia niro 4+. Leasing this model works out cheaper than a model 3 highland SR, and i can't quite afford the long range awd highland. very excited! Range to price is so good with this model.
@@singlee4400 4 years , 12500miles/year . 3 months down, £420/m ex vat
Freudian slip in the vid title! 😂
Ty😉🤗
Many thanks, whereas I can't possibly afford, or need a Tesla and my daily journeys between home charging would not exceed 75 miles, this is all good infor before I invest in a EV.....Probably the MG4
Interesting, however one fact and figure not quoted, how much did it cost to recharge at the end to 100% on your home charger and how long did that take?? Thanks again, Adam
Hi Adam, great question. I charged at home on on intelligent octopus. This gives allows me to charge at 7.5p p/kWh from 0-100% in one go. At the worst case charging 0-100% based on a 75kWh battery is roughly £5.62.
This is on a 7kW wall charger which is roughly 10 hours, but that is 0-100% which is highly unlikely scenario
How could anyone possibly have range anxiety leaving the house with 100%, knowing they can motorway drive for 4+ hours in winter non-stop. I can't imagine more than 3 hours (down to 20%) with out a 15 min stop (which could get you back up to 90%)
I’m thinking of getting the exact same model but wanted to know if it’s a better option to go for than the AWD?
Acceleration is perfectly adequate (0-100km/h in 5.9 seconds). The ride in the snow is also very good (the engine is on the rear axle and the battery loads the car evenly, the software works well too), definitely better than a petrol rear-wheeler which has the engine in the front and a lightweight rear. My average consumption is 15.2 kW/100km including winter, summer and motorway driving at 130 km/h. I have a practical range of 500km in summer and 350km in winter. In winter I park the car on the street (central Europe), so I drive out with a cold battery. AWD has the advantage of more acceleration, more braking when recuperating (2 motors instead of one) and has better audio. The downside of AWD is higher consumption and higher price.
Thanks for the reply - because you’ve been living with the RWD what would you choose between a RWD 23plate 1500 miles 33k or AWD 72plate 4000 32k?
@@tiptoe531 I would choose AWD if you prefer better sound system, or you live in cold climate country, otherwise I would choose RWD.
@@Andrew-CZ I have more question and it's regarding the regen braking. Do you get less regen on the RWD?
@@tiptoe531 Yes, I have less regen braking power (because RWD has only 1 motor). But it is absolutely ok. I use brake pedal only 2-3x per day.
Would you choose this over highland?
I think the new LFP highland is the one to go for. Great range, great charging (for LFP) and a robust/safe battery at a good pricr
I'm planning to get that exact vehicle.
What differences does it have to the sr+ except the battery? In some videos they said it has the fog Lights and ambient foot lights.
Any details? Also how much kw does the engine produce and what is the 0-60?
Thanks in advance
Hi Simon, the LR uses a more energy dense battery chemistry so it affects the 0~60 (faster). The LR and performance models also get fog lights and the upgraded sound system as standard with extra speakers and a subwoofer in the boot. The LR because of the battery will charge quicker and require less preconditioning for fast charging. I’ve seen 246kw on the LR spec. I believe the SR+ maxes out at 175kw which is still great but takes longer to precondition. If you want the car long term the LFP battery in the SR has at least 3 more life cycles in each cell which should see much less degradation over its life. However, if it’s a lease of you plan to sell on at 3 years then I wouldn’t worry about battery degradation.
thanks a lot for the answer, but the long range rwd doesn't have a subwoofer when I looked. But I don't know about the additional speakers. I know the differences between sr+ and long range but what about sr+ and long range rwd?
Kind regards@@stuart_thomas
@@simonjakobs6969I have LR RWD 2023 for 6 months. The LR RWD does not have subwoofer and and also will get few speakers. But the sound is good enough. Compared to RWD you will get fog lights and ambient lights in interior, better battery and range. Also acceleration is little bit better (5,9s 0 - 100km/h). Engine has 208kW of power and aprox. 350Nm.
@@Andrew-CZ how are you getting on with your LR RWD? I’m thinking of getting the exact same model. Dyou think it’s a better option than the LR AWD?
@@tiptoe531 Acceleration is perfectly adequate (0-100km/h in 5.9 seconds). The ride in the snow is also very good (the engine is on the rear axle and the battery loads the car evenly, the software works well too), definitely better than a petrol rear-wheeler which has the engine in the front and a lightweight rear. My average consumption is 15.2 kW/100km including winter, summer and motorway driving at 130 km/h. I have a practical range of 500km in summer and 350km in winter. In winter I park the car on the street (central Europe), so I drive out with a cold battery. AWD has the advantage of more acceleration, more braking when recuperating (2 motors instead of one) and has better audio. The downside of AWD is higher consumption and higher price.