[Dutch]

For those of you who like this sort of thing....

Tesla enthusiasts set hypermiling record after driving Model S 560 miles on a single charge

 

[BAZINGA]

23 MPH, that's hardcore.

 

[llninja]

Give Ari_c. a crack at it. I'll bet he shatters the record in a Tesla.

 

[caskConditionedAle]

Anybody can drive around an empty parking lot for hours. These guys did it on public roads (and lived to tell about it). Bravo!

 

[viking79]

I think it was a closed course? Anyway, the better way is drive enough to get peak efficiency then drive a couple laps in both directions and extrapolate range. I really don't see the point in driving slow for 24 hours. 24 hours of LeMans at peak efficiency. That is a seat gripper... or not. I especially don't see the point in a Model S, maybe in a solar car or something. Oh well, I don't want to rain on his parade, if he gets enjoyment from it that is all that matters.

I like how the license plate is roadrunner.

 

[telveer]

Ari C got 80+ miles on a Gen 1 Volt, using about 10kWh. Imagine what he could do with 100kWh

 

[srmarti]

Big deal. I've gone twice that far in half the time driving normally. Too much going on in my life to spend an entire day on a meaningless stunt like this. I guess somebody has to try it....

 

[llninja]

Big deal. I've gone twice that far in half the time driving normally. Too much going on in my life to spend an entire day on a meaningless stunt like this. I guess somebody has to try it....

In the interest of science....

 

[obermd]

What are the numbers when driving at normal traffic speeds? Driving slow like this is simply making yourself a rolling road hazard. I'm a hypermiler but I won't drive that far under the flow of traffic nor will I drive below the speed limit on a two lane road.

 

[srmarti]

In the interest of science....

Engineering could have likely predicted the outcome without someone sitting on their butt for almost 24 hrs. It's more because someone wanted to do it than we learned anything from the effort.

 

[jbakerjonathan]

Ari C got 80+ miles on a Gen 1 Volt, using about 10kWh. Imagine what he could do with 100kWh

Ari's wife would be dragging him home way before he could approach 800 miles

 

[caskConditionedAle]

Why did they do it? Fame.

This little corner of the internet is buzzing about them.

 

[jupitermoon]

23 MPH, that's hardcore.

I average 21 MPH in my city over the last 4 months and 4100 miles. So that sounds about right and very realistic.

 

[obermd]

I average 21 MPH in my city over the last 4 months and 4100 miles. So that sounds about right and very realistic.

For regular city driving the average speed includes a lot of stops and accelerations. This "record" was done at a constant 23 MPH, which isn't realistic.

 

[Dutch]

I fail to understand the "not realistic" comments.
Of COURSE it's not realistic. They were just trying to see what they could eke out of the battery by hook or crook.