Interesting finding since switching from Tesla MY to Lightning

[Storx]

I have had my truck for a few months now since buying it used and noticed something today while looking at the charger stats. We are currently a family of Tesla Model X, Tesla Model 3, and Ford Lightning ER. I previously had a Model Y on lease before my Lightning purchase.

According to the charger stats. The Tesla Model X uses just slightly more energy daily driving my 40Mile trip to work vs the Truck.
The Model Y i had was barely less than the truck in daily energy usage.

I think because Tesla's use the HVAC throughout the day for cabin overheat protection and battery maintenance, that its overall energy consumption is not as good as it seems by just going off the usage while driving. I thought the truck just consumed so much more power because its a brick, but according to charger stats, the actual power consumed during daily recharge is very close and for some reason the Model X uses more than the truck.

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[Mach Turtle]

I have had my truck for a few months now since buying it used and noticed something today while looking at the charger stats. We are currently a family of Tesla Model X, Tesla Model 3, and Ford Lightning ER. I previously had a Model Y on lease before my Lightning purchase.

According to the charger stats. The Tesla Model X uses just slightly more energy daily driving my 40Mile trip to work vs the Truck.
The Model Y i had was barely less than the truck in daily energy usage.

I think because Tesla's use the HVAC throughout the day for cabin overheat protection and battery maintenance, that its overall energy consumption is not as good as it seems by just going off the usage while driving. I thought the truck just consumed so much more power because its a brick, but according to charger stats, the actual power consumed during daily recharge is very close and for some reason the Model X uses more than the truck.

Interesting! Is your commute mostly on highways, freeways, or something else? How about the terrain and typical traffic? The HVAC theory makes sense; could Sentry Mode also be eating some energy?

Just trying to understand the context a little better and maybe see a use case that our trucks really like.

 

[Storx]

Interesting! Is your commute mostly on highways, freeways, or something else? How about the terrain and typical traffic? The HVAC theory makes sense; could Sentry Mode also be eating some energy?

Just trying to understand the context a little better and maybe see a use case that our trucks really like.

Honestly i didn't think of that.. ya, between Sentry Mode and Heat Protection, the consumption is basically on par to my Lariat without all those features draining the battery.

My commute is mostly Toll road 55-65, but in the evening its stop and go congestion, so the truck gets far better efficiency on the trip home.

 

[Vulnox]

That is interesting. A quick search it looks like Sentry Mode may consume 7-14% over a 24 hour period, but that info may not reflect the newest versions. So while at work probably worth 3-6% or so of battery. Can definitely see that alone closing the gap a good amount.

Hopefully you're liking the Lightning. I am definitely a fan of Teslas infotainment set up, lack of CarPlay aside, and have to imagine there is a bit of whiplash on that end. But the Lightning is such a great vehicle otherwise.

 

[Storx]

That is interesting. A quick search it looks like Sentry Mode may consume 7-14% over a 24 hour period, but that info may not reflect the newest versions. So while at work probably worth 3-6% or so of battery. Can definitely see that alone closing the gap a good amount.

Hopefully you're liking the Lightning. I am definitely a fan of Teslas infotainment set up, lack of CarPlay aside, and have to imagine there is a bit of whiplash on that end. But the Lightning is such a great vehicle otherwise.

Ya, i absolutely love the truck outside the moonroof issues, i personally prefer to drive it over any of our Tesla's. Yes the info on Tesla is nice, but i got over it really quick and Carplay has been enough for me.

 

[RocketGhost]

Lightnings don't lose battery charge when parked. I've left mine parked for a couple weeks and it was still the same charge level as I left it.

As others have mentioned, I bet the difference is that Tesla's HVAC/Sentry uses a lot of battery. The Tesla will use less driving (you can check the mi/kwh, surely the Tesla shows it somewhere) because they aren't huge, heavy bricks.

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