Tow segment data · Day 12

St. Robert MO Tesla SC Wally's Fenton IONNA

This 113.8-mile tow leg from St. Robert MO Tesla SC to Wally's Fenton IONNA on Day 12 averaged 1.04 mi/kWh, -16% the 1.23 mi/kWh ledger average, dropping about 638 ft net, into 25 mph of strong headwind penalty, around 80°F. That works out to a full-pack tow pace of about 147 miles on the 141 kWh pack, ranking #38 of 47 logged legs by efficiency.

1.04 mi/kWh towing
147 mi full-pack pace
-16% vs ledger average
#38 of 47 by efficiency
Efficiency 1.04 mi/kWh -16% vs 1.23 mi/kWh ledger average
Range pace -27 mi against the current full-pack tow average
Grade -5.6 ft/mi 2,440 ft climbed
Wind strong headwind penalty 25 mph ESE
Temperature mild temperature 80°F avg, 70-88°F
Elevation profile

The road shape behind the number.

Start 1,081 ft Peak 1,177 ft End 443 ft 113.8 mi, a net descent
Raw data

The data points

Distance
113.8 mi
Energy used
109 kWh from the pack
Efficiency
1.04 mi/kWh
Consumption
962 Wh/mi
Expected range
147 mi on a 141 kWh pack
Net elevation
-638 ft descent
Total climbed
2,440 ft up
Total descended
3,080 ft down
Peak elevation
1,177 ft
Average grade
-6 ft/mi
Wind
25 mph ESE Wind direction worked against the trailer and likely pulled efficiency down. ↓ strong headwind penalty
Temperature
80 °F avg 70-88°F mild temperature

Dashboard at arrival

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

Pack temp
133 °F
Ambient air
83 °F

Why it ran this way

The longest leg of the day, 687 ft of net descent toward the Mississippi but a quartering ESE headwind held it to 1.04 mi/kWh, 109 kWh. Wind direction beat elevation again.

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