11 Ways to Improve your Tesla's Range

The Tesla Owners manual states that the tires should be at 42 psi cold. Higher pressures that happen after the car is running are expected.

No matter, this is a great summary of the things you can do to make your car go longer between charges.

Correction Recommended Tire pressures are Cold, which is displayed on tire pressure placard. Best method is to check and set the pressures in the garage or shaded area where both sides of the car have not been exposed to the sun after car has been sitting overnight before you drive.

For unlimited "range", you can keep it in your garage .

After 67k kilometres my car consistently beats the car's energy consumption figures by at least 10%. I use chill mode, and don't drive like I stole it - perhaps the same settings used for the EPA tests! 🙂

Don't use the heat or a/c? hahaha

Drove a Prius 10+years before my new baby and sadly nothing new. All common sense.
It is similar to the Airlines, where more and more of the “budget” one even charge for carry on lol. This past summer, a large group was flying to Las Vegas and they took a budget airline with no carry-on or anything else. Now this wedding was planned in Seattle, and for all the guests flying in all of their luggage was going to be driven in on a truck.. this truck was also bringing stuff in for the wedding ceremony and reception and so they did the math for this and doing stuff. This method was saving them a very large amount of money.but all admitted that this was no way environmentally friendly, but was financially friendly lol I’ve watched a few of your videos, and they have been unbelievably great for me cleaning vehicles like cleaning the air-conditioning and other aspects seeing it on the screen makes it in so much easier but for this one was hoping for something new, and sadly did not find

Useless video!

Good video. Great topic. Great advice. Good presentation style and pace. Thanks. I improve range with special ceiling covering.
Start with Tesla brand roof sunshade screens. Add layer of space blanket trimmed to fit on top of sun screen. Tremendous insulation which helps in summer by : 1. reflecting inbound infra red heat from sun. 2. Insulates cabin from heat radiating off of hot glass onto your head. All this reduces energy demand frem AC to give it to more range.
Winter time energy savings: 1. Insulates warm cabin from cold glass roof surface which when left un-insulated dumps cold convected air onto your head.

I just bought my model 3 and did the performance upgrade amd a different mag and wheel package.. these are all great points but at some point a person has ro be happy/content with what they have, etc. Theres such a huge difference between chill and sport mode for example. Just take care of a tesla, and itll all be good. A person cant make anything perfect.

i just bought a tesla, why should i always have it plug in? doesnt it ruin the battery? i was thinking in charging it 1 time a week

Also make sure tint all you’re windows 😉 top of the car ceramic number 5 side windows number 15

The 12th way to improve your Tesla's range is by losing weight. go on a diet.

Do precondition drain the battery? I know it warms battery.

Eg I work 5 days in a week but one other day can I do?

If I drive obeying all speed limits, I am getting exactly the milage shown on "battery indicator" eg. 16,6 Wh consumption.

My problem is that we do not have general speed limit on our highways, so my average consumption is rather higher.

What gives me a crazy difference is music! Turn off your music and your range will increase drastically

Why is everyone so obsessed with range? Just drive ans charge guys. Also, the proper way to check tire pressure is when tires are cold not hot 😁

Hi, I'm going out the country for vacations...2 weeks...so you recommend to leave the car connected???

I would add that with 6k miles driven -tire rotation and alignment will give you higher range as well

Thank you! Chill mode set!

Turning your screen brightness down has a good effect on battery life as well

Maybe need to loose some kg so my car will go further :D

The guy coming out of the Rivian...Ross Creations?

The tire thing made no sense. It gives you a cold PSI which means put that much air before you even move the car. Which for me it says 45 psi so I set it to that when the car sits overnight

1. Chill mode
2. Turn off heat or AC
3. Keep the car clean
4. Tire pressure
5. Driving habit (speed, use of brake)
6. Less weight in the car
7. Remove roof racks
8. use aero wheel caps
9. Keep your Tesla plugged in
10. Preconditioning
11. Wheel configuration
12. Turn off sentry mode. Turning off sentry mode gives back 10 miles per day.

that's hella wack not use the ac lmaoo for 130k plaid is rediculous I'm losing 1/3rd range by just using ac and music GOING TO TRADE IT INN NEXT YEAR

Have you ever tried drafting a semi truck?

Every tesla i brought i never got the range stated on the website. Its normally like 80km less than whats showing on screen.

Excellent video, thanks so much for the tips!

Wild. I've always thought my gas cars (3 hybrids) ran better when they were clean. And now come to find out (via Gjeeves) this increases MPG/Electric efficiency. Cool.❤❤❤❤

Wat a BS video! The best way to improve range is to not drive it at all.

I usually beat Tesla's Stated range by 8 to 10 miles on my 280 mile route. I drive a mix of town, highway and county roads in Indiana.

The EPA rating is based on a mix of driving conditions. I don't understand why people expect to hit the Rated number driving 70+ on the highway.

Very good info, thanks!

Chill mode ??? Buy a Kia or Hyundai EV or a Bolt then. Tires? I replace mine at 23k for a performance and race the fuck out of it. $900 for all four tires .

Will a spoiler increase your mileage? I’ve heard it will only make a difference if you go over 70 mph.

Question on Charging my Tesla model Y vehicle: Is it better for the battery and possibly giving us longer life by always letting the battery drop down to 20% and then charge the vehicle back up???

Note: I will be getting my new 2023 model Y in a week or two so learning about how to charge the vehicle.

I will be driving only short distances on most days being retired so for several days their will still be ample charge until it will reach 20%. So I may only need to charge up the model Y a few times a week. This said, I shouldn't have to keep the charger plugged in all the time.
What are your thoughts on this??
Thanks for the video and take care.

You were 100% right about the Tesla range! You should do a video on this!

Sorry my friend...I call BS on tire pressure. This advice makes you look like an amateur.

I assure you, the way Tesla is built, there are so many gaps and loose plastic that washing your car is not the thing to worry about

How do you survive in Arizona with that retarded glass roof

Don't be a sap and buy one in the first place !
If your not happy with a new battery powered car guess what ? Its only going to get worse !
Until the stupid thing is 6 years old and requires a new $25k battery just as you make the last payment.

Your video is mostly useless...what you said is true for ANY car - EV or ICE! I didn't buy my Model 3 Performance for 'ultimate' efficiency...I bought it because it goes fast and is still far more efficient than any ICE vehicle!

Tire psi COLD! Good grief stop telling people wrong information.

Thank you for getting to the point off your video immediately…. Wish ever would do this…. Also no annoying intro or background music! Well done!!!

Cool, I wonder if the range is based on an empty Tesla. For every 100 lbs you can use up to 2% range. A good reason to stay slim or lose weight.

Dude! 3 min in you can't be more wrong, recommended PSI is cold not after tires warm up. In winter add air as temps drop, in summer you may let some out - 42 or even 43 is fine COLD.

How can i make my model Y regen breaking less aggressive?
In model X there was possibility to make it more or less aggressive but in model Y i cant do that?

This video is a masterclass in how to make an informative video. Right from the start... hit the ground running and continue throughout with nothing but the information that people are looking for. Take note all you overly verbose pontificating content creators.... The G-man does it right.

It can hit the range if you drive well. You can exceed the estimated range. This is true of ICE cars, too. But people drive terribly whether it's ICE or EV, but ICE cars punish you more for it.

In city driving, if you see a light turning red, slow down early and try to buy time before it turns green again. If you do it right, you go into the green at 10-20 mph and you've saved a bit of energy accelerating, which is where you consume most of your energy. My day to day driving, I average 200 Wh/mi to 170 Wh/mi. One time, I got it to 152 Wh/mi. Haven't beaten that record yet, but I'm gonna try. I have a 2023 model 3 standard range for the record.

Also, every time you use the tesla app and communicate with the car, it does use a little energy. The screen brightness also affects the over-time consumption. I set it to auto so its not unnecessarily bright at all times.