Getting Maximum Range
Driving Tips to Maximize Range
You can maximize your driving range using
the same driving habits that you use to
conserve fuel in a gasoline-powered vehicle. In
addition to driving habits, energy
consumption depends on environmental
conditions (such as exceptionally cold or hot
weather and driving on roads with steep hills).
To get the maximum range from a charge:
•
Slow down your driving and avoid
frequent and rapid acceleration.
•
If safe to do so, modulate the accelerator
pedal instead of using the brake pedal
when gradually slowing down. Whenever
Model X is moving and you are not
pressing the accelerator pedal,
regenerative braking slows down Model X
and feeds surplus energy back to the
Battery (see
on
page 76).
•
Set the Stopping Mode to HOLD to gain
the benefit of regenerative braking at low
on
page 76).
•
Keep tires at the recommended inflation
pressures (see
on page 175).
•
Lighten your load by removing any
unnecessary cargo.
•
Fully raise all windows.
•
Limit the use of resources such as heating
and air conditioning. Using seat heaters to
keep warm is more efficient than heating
the cabin. To automatically limit the
amount of power that the climate control
system uses to maintain the temperature
of the Battery and the cabin area, touch
Controls > Driving > Range Mode.
The power meter on the instrument panel and
the Energy app provides feedback on energy
usage. With this feedback, you can become
familiar with how driving habits and
environmental conditions impact how much
energy Model X is using.
Energy App
Use the Energy app to view real-time energy
usage. The Consumption Chart displays how
much energy Model X has consumed over the
past 10, 25 or 50 km.
Touch Average Range to display a graph of
the average energy consumed over the past
10, 25 or 50 km. The average range and the
energy usage data are used to predict the
projected range. Touch Instant Range to
display a graph of the energy consumed over
the last few data points only. The instant range
and the energy usage data are used to
calculate the projected range.
Saving Energy
Model X has an energy-saving feature that
reduces the amount of energy being
consumed when Model X is not in use. On
newer vehicles, this feature is automated to
provide an optimal level of energy saving.
However, on older vehicles, you can touch
Controls > Display > Energy Saving and
choose from the following options:
•
OFF - Model X shifts to the energy-saving
mode at night (10 pm to 5 am). Idle
energy consumption may increase.
•
ON - significantly less energy is consumed
whenever Model X is not in use. The start-
up time of the instrument panel and
Bluetooth could be slower.
•
Always Connected - preserves cell
connectivity when energy saving is active.
This allows the mobile app to connect to
Model X quicker, and provides immediate
internet access when entering the car.
Slightly more energy is consumed.
Range Assurance
Model X helps protect you against running out
of energy. Model X continuously monitors its
energy level and proximity to known charging
locations.
Touch the map's charging icon to
toggle between displaying
superchargers only, and displaying
all chargers, including destination
chargers, and visited chargers.
When you are at risk of driving beyond the
range of known charging locations, the
touchscreen displays a message giving you
the opportunity to display a list of charging
locations that are within range. When you
select a charging location from the list,
Model X provides navigation instructions and
the turn-by-turn direction list displays the
predicted amount of energy that will remain
when you arrive at the charging destination.
Getting Maximum Range
Driving
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