Tow segment data · Day 19

Mount Pleasant IA Tesla SC Columbia MO RAN

This 176.5-mile tow leg from Mount Pleasant IA Tesla SC to Columbia MO RAN on Day 19 averaged 1.44 mi/kWh, +17% the 1.23 mi/kWh ledger average, over mostly level ground, into 12 mph of light tailwind help, around 73°F. That works out to a full-pack tow pace of about 203 miles on the 141 kWh pack, ranking #12 of 47 logged legs by efficiency.

1.44 mi/kWh towing
203 mi full-pack pace
+17% vs ledger average
#12 of 47 by efficiency
Efficiency 1.44 mi/kWh +17% vs 1.23 mi/kWh ledger average
Range pace +29 mi against the current full-pack tow average
Grade +0.1 ft/mi 1,420 ft climbed
Wind light tailwind help 12 mph N
Temperature mild temperature 73°F avg, 67-86°F
Elevation profile

The road shape behind the number.

Start 719 ft Peak 918 ft End 736 ft 176.5 mi, rolling, near level overall
Raw data

The data points

Distance
176.5 mi
Energy used
122 kWh from the pack
Efficiency
1.44 mi/kWh
Consumption
694 Wh/mi
Expected range
203 mi on a 141 kWh pack
Net elevation
+17 ft climb
Total climbed
1,420 ft up
Total descended
1,410 ft down
Peak elevation
918 ft
Average grade
+0 ft/mi
Wind
12 mph N Wind direction helped the rig hold range on this leg. ↑ light tailwind help
Temperature
73 °F avg 67-86°F mild temperature

Dashboard at arrival

The Rivian center-display readout when we rolled into Columbia MO RAN , 10:37 PM. Point-in-time instrument values, the kind of telemetry that goes continuous once we start logging OBD-II.

Ambient air
75 °F
Heading
135 ° SE

Why it ran this way

The longest tow leg of the trip at 176.5 mi. Heading south on US-61, the day’s north wind turned into a tailwind, the evening cooled into the 70s, and the back-road run through Paris held a strong 1.44 mi/kWh towing 6,500 lb.

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