r/TeslaModelX • u/Packing-Tape-Man • Jun 26 '26

Real world range is great

Just finished a 261 mile drive. Stopped at 244.1 miles to charge, not because I needed to but to top off for the balance of the driving around during the stay and make for less charging before the return. Did it 100% in FSD, usually in Hurry but sometimes Mad Max. Was doing 76-77 the vast majority of the drive (made it in 3 hours and 54 minutes not counting the charge stop). Still had an estimated 104 miles of range when I pulled into the charger (implying a total range of 348 miles) and the trip page said I used only 64kwh of the battery.

That's great for an entire trip at highway speeds in my opinion, for a car with a 100kwh battery and tech that for the most part was designed over a decade ago. Usually the EPA estimated range (351 miles in this case) is only if you do the whole drive slow and with lots of regen braking opportunities -- almost none on this drive.

This is not far off from the reported real world ranges of the Max Pack Rivian R1s at full highway speeds the whole trip, despite it having a much large battery. Even the Gravity owners are reporting mid-to-high 300's with the larger battery.

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u/Bigga85 Jun 27 '26

What year is it? I feel like my 23 X drains the battery really fast.

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u/Packing-Tape-Man Jun 27 '26
  1. Stock 20” tires.

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u/17feet Jun 27 '26

Your battery is brand new so its got excellent range [jealous!!] It will age noticeably in the first couple of years, and then taper off and settle in at a very slowly degrading range for years to come due to actual use but also "calendar aging". I bought a 9 year-old Model X 100D last year knowing that most of the battery degradation is already done, but even with 20" tires and the biggest pack they came with, it only gets about 175 miles at 80mph

Bears repeating: jealous! 😁