Tow segment data · Day 02-03

El Centro Tesla SC Dateland Tesla SC

This 126-mile tow leg from El Centro Tesla SC to Dateland Tesla SC on Day 02-03 averaged 1.26 mi/kWh, +2% the 1.23 mi/kWh ledger average, climbing about 1,440 ft, into 8 mph of calm wind, around 72°F. That works out to a full-pack tow pace of about 178 miles on the 141 kWh pack, ranking #18 of 47 logged legs by efficiency.

1.26 mi/kWh towing
178 mi full-pack pace
+2% vs ledger average
#18 of 47 by efficiency
Efficiency 1.26 mi/kWh +2% vs 1.23 mi/kWh ledger average
Range pace +4 mi against the current full-pack tow average
Grade +3.8 ft/mi 1,440 ft climbed
Wind calm wind 8 mph W
Temperature mild temperature 72°F avg, 58-92°F
Elevation profile

The road shape behind the number.

Start -33 ft Peak 711 ft End 447 ft 126 mi, a net climb
Raw data

The data points

Distance
126 mi
Energy used
100 kWh from the pack
Efficiency
1.26 mi/kWh
Consumption
794 Wh/mi
Expected range
178 mi on a 141 kWh pack
Net elevation
+480 ft climb
Total climbed
1,440 ft up
Total descended
960 ft down
Peak elevation
711 ft
Average grade
+4 ft/mi
Wind
8 mph W Wind was not a major range factor on this leg. ∙ calm wind
Temperature
72 °F avg 58-92°F mild temperature

Dashboard at arrival

The Rivian center-display readout when we rolled into Dateland Tesla SC . Point-in-time instrument values, the kind of telemetry that goes continuous once we start logging OBD-II.

Heading
178 ° S

Why it ran this way

Below-sea-level start across the Algodones Dunes, mostly overnight running keeps the ambient cool, calm air through the Yuma valley.

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