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if the battery has capacity of 85 kWh and you're saying the motor consumes 310kW at max, then that would mean a model S only has a range (time) of 16 minutes?
by hayksaakian 12y ago
if the battery has capacity of 85 kWh and you're saying the motor consumes 310kW at max, then that would mean a model S only has a range (time) of 16 minutes?
Tesla estimates about 300 miles per charge at 60 MPH
(300/60 = 5 hours)
http://my.teslamotors.com/goelectric#range http://my.teslamotors.com/goelectric#range
so if you get 5 hours out of 85 kw, that means you're using about 17 kW per hour
- adrianN 12y agoYou don't go 60MPH when your motor produces its peak power.
- function_seven 12y agoEvery time you accelerate, you're drawing way more current from the battery than you do cruising at highway speed. So the average power draw is 17 kW/hr, but some of that happens in great bursts.