Tow segment data · Day 03

Phoenix Biltmore RAN Sedona RAN

This 111.1-mile tow leg from Phoenix Biltmore RAN to Sedona RAN on Day 03 averaged 1.06 mi/kWh, -14% the 1.23 mi/kWh ledger average, climbing about 5,210 ft, into 12 mph of light crosswind load, around 88°F. That works out to a full-pack tow pace of about 149 miles on the 141 kWh pack, ranking #36 of 47 logged legs by efficiency.

1.06 mi/kWh towing
149 mi full-pack pace
-14% vs ledger average
#36 of 47 by efficiency
Efficiency 1.06 mi/kWh -14% vs 1.23 mi/kWh ledger average
Range pace -25 mi against the current full-pack tow average
Grade +25.7 ft/mi 5,210 ft climbed
Wind light crosswind load 12 mph SW
Temperature hot-weather load 88°F avg, 72-104°F
Elevation profile

The road shape behind the number.

Start 1,185 ft Peak 4,657 ft End 4,041 ft 111.1 mi, a net climb
Raw data

The data points

Distance
111.1 mi
Energy used
104 kWh from the pack
Efficiency
1.06 mi/kWh
Consumption
943 Wh/mi
Expected range
149 mi on a 141 kWh pack
Net elevation
+2,856 ft climb
Total climbed
5,210 ft up
Total descended
2,360 ft down
Peak elevation
4,657 ft
Average grade
+26 ft/mi
Wind
12 mph SW Wind was mostly across the route, adding trailer side load more than push or drag. ↔ light crosswind load
Temperature
88 °F avg 72-104°F hot-weather load

Dashboard at arrival

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

Pack temp
156 °F
Motor temps
140 °F
Heading
18 ° NE

Why it ran this way

Mogollon Rim climb. ~5,300 ft of gross ascent across I-17, the worst-efficiency 100+ mi segment of the trip, and the price of admission to Sedona.

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