Tesla Model Y RWD vs Model Y Long Range Winter highway and city efficiency test

I picked the RWD LFP battery because of the: 1) Safety 2) 2500 charge cycles vs 100 charge cycles 3) Lower degradation 4) cost. I hope I did the right choice. Will be delivered next week. Can’t wait

MYLR should be put in CHILL mode to be fair. 207wh/km is fairly high, my MYLR is getting 146wh/km (236wh/mi) for mixed highway local driving.

DO NOT, I MEAN DO NOT BU AN EV RIGHT NOW, THE TECHNOLOGY IS SIMPLY NOT THERE YET, THESE EV'S ARE DEATH TRAPS, THEY WILL LEAVE YOU STRANDED WITH YOUR FAMILY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, JUST LOOK AT ALL THE VIDS OF OTHERS THAT ALMOST DIED BECAUSE AN EV LEFT THEM STRANDED IN THE COLD!!!!!

I picked the RWD because of the cobalt free battery. Great cars either way.

Long range qualifies for $7500 off, RWD cheaper car doesn't qualify. So actually a Long range, way faster car, with more range and premium stereo COSTS LESS! Guess which one I bought recently.

This test definatelly confirms my opinion. Each time I am asked what to choose between Model Y SR and LR, I always advise to pick the SR with the BYD blade battery, regarding range. Of course if performance or AWD matters, then you should go with the LR.

This make sense guys, thanks! How equal are these two MY's in terms of battery degradation and totally driven km's?

What kind of ambiental light so you have? And at 100% how many km does it shows? I have same model similiar mileage

They say LFP degrades slower, so it would be interesting to see the same comparison for the same cars in 6-7 years from now. In 15 months since owning the RWD version, I probably wanted (not needed) to have the AWD version maximum 2 times. For me it's not worth the 7k EUR extra.

For some reason, when I read "winter," I was expecting snow and ice.
Too many Canadian winters I guess.
Still an interesting video.

I know you said that you try to avoid the difference in drag, but I would have love you to inverse drivers and positions half way the highway driving and halfway the city driving to really cancel the difference in drag and driver.

How did you get that purple light strip

Great video really enjoyed it - and compares to what I have been saying. Funny how those that spent the extra spends all their time trying to convince themselves.

With the BYD LFP battery the RWD seems to charge significantly quicker holding the 177kw far longer, making even better.

Mulțumesc!!!!

Discharge is not linear. It will get worse for LFP RWD, better for AWD. The total range at -2 ... +2 C for both cars is very decent, especially with the altitude difference - your city has quite a few hills and slopes, including highway entries and in-city driving altitude varies quite a lot. 300 km max range (extrapolated) for RWD with 360-370 km for AWD/LR. Take the highway out - you get 340-350 km vs. 400-410 km. Overall, thanks a lot for real world stuff, you would be amazed how difficult it is to find spot on content like this.

I bought the RWD / Standard Range because of the price. I was wary of RWD traction since it can fishtail on slippery surfaces but the traction control is incredibly fast and efficient. I cannot get the rear of the car to drift more than 10-15 cm laterally..

Since the LFP one is much cheaper, lasts much longer, has no rare earth mineral in the battery and has almost the same range ... no question, RWD is the way to go.

I like the approach on this. I believe the lfp battery from shanghai is from CATL and is 57,5 kWh. Are you sure the car with the LFP battery has a WLTP of 450km?

Cred ca putea-i sa spui in 3 secunde ca locatia e zona Cluj.....dadea putin bine ca imagine! In rest ok.

I think that Long Range makes sense only if you are driving long distances frequently or live in a snowy country and you need the 4x4. It charges at higher rate (if the charger supports it) and often you don't need to go beyond 80-85% to go the same distance that RWD would do with 90-95% (takes ages when you go beyond 80%).
If your long distance driving is once a month or so - no point spending the extra 7-8k EUR. I went for RWD and am glad I made that choice

Are you actually romanian? Your accent is too good😅

At these speeds, driving the RWD behind the AWD, at so short distance, the drag will help to lower consumption to the RWD. It is not a fair comparison.

Amazing so easy people are to impress... did no one notice the RWD was driving behind the long range, all the time... I wonder how it would look, if they switched positions (hypermilling).... but yes, RWD have so good range now, that long range is only interesting for performance and road grip (especially at winter). RWD is also cheaper in insurance !

LFP degrades slower, but constantly charging it to 100% is also not advisable because it degrades the battery. We charge LFP to 100% once a week because BMS needs it. If we charge YLR to 70-80% every day, we will have the same range as RWD and a negligible degradation, the same as YRWD. We know that we go on tour much less frequently. But with the YLR we can get additional range by charging it to 100%, which if done from time to time probably won't degrade the battery. Moreover, the 4x4 drive is what makes a big difference on wet or snow-covered asphalt. And of course the acceleration, especially after the boost :) Only LR for me!

Excellent video I was looking for such a long time. A great complement would be to compare charging times and charging curves. Thank you so much !

Hope tire compound is the same and psi is the same too



Fans need to cool down the battery aggressively after supercharging sesh.
So better to AC charge up to 100% for more accurate test

Super video! Felicitări! Scurt și la obiect. Îmi spui și mie de unde ai luat LED pt bord te rog ? Eventual un link? Arată super! Mulțumesc anticipat!

Really good video, nice comparison etc. However question about your math, just checking a few of your percentage comparisons:
141/125=1,128 so 12.8% more consumption, while you write 11.4%
161/148=1,087... so approx 8,7% more, while you write 9.1%

I think you have swapped it the division, so in that case numbers are still correct, but then you have to say that RWD uses say 11.4% less energy than Dual.

This is the best video I’ve seen comparing consumption . Surprised the LR is consuming more. I’d thought it would consume more or less the same but not 10% difference.
Now I need to find a video comparing the sound aspect.

Great comparison - no fluff - just the information. Thanks! Looking at the differences and that the LFP battery should be charged to 100% weekly, it seems LFP is the way to go.

Tres bon comparatif et instructif, merci. j'aurai aimé voir l'essai aller jusqu'à au moins 15-20 %, s'arreter à 58% pourquoi ?
Test à faire : on dit que la LFP peut se charger à 100%, et la NCM à 80 % au quotidien : çà donne quoi en temps de recharge et pour xxx kmw ????
L'idéale, une LR propulsion uniquement, dommage que tesla ne le propose pas !

Rwd too close behind Awd on highway. Less air resistance.

I like this video, straightforward, informative, no ads, no BS, real world examples. According to this, I cant justify the 8-9k € more for Long Range. Range is not that much longer lol

Difference is easily explainable: air tunnel. U always drove behind LR

Good video comparison. If your ok with the 0-60 speed & no snow, then the RWD is the way to go. I only know of the Model 3 RWD to have LFP batteries 🔋 in the U.S. In my opinion, I would get the LR. The RWD is like having an ICE car. It looks like you have the interior light trim on your Y, is that after market or are they delivering them like that in Giga Shanghai?

daily driving puts LFP on par with AWD version since it's charging at 80 to 90%. Visually AWD is better but economically and logically, one should buy RWD LFP based on these tests (both charging and efficiency tests)

I wish Tesla would add the option to just order more motors. It would be rad if you could order the cheapest model Y and then just add another motor for $2k instead of paying 7k for batteries you don't need.

I would definitely choose RWD! It is the best choice for me, price / quality / performance. The LFP battery has a longer life and can be charged to 100%. I'm looking forward to ordering it.

Tesla recommends charging only the LFP battery to the max 100%. Other batteries up to max 80%. If you follow this advice, the standard range will go further.

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Efficiency, rwd is more efficient. Not to mention long term, the rwd will have more range than the longe range due to degregation differences of the 2 chemistries.
In the USA we only have the LFP for the model 3, and i love that car. Assuming the 0-100km is 6.2 or less I would take the rwd. Some markets tesla has this almost at 7 seconds which is not fast enough for me.😂 I just prefer this chemistry because of its safety, durability, charging curve and longevity..