Tow segment data · Day 25

Gypsum Tesla Supercharger Grand Junction RAN

One charge-to-charge tow leg, logged from the Rivian dashboard and tied to weather, grade, elevation, and battery state of charge.

1.24 mi/kWh towing
174 mi full-pack pace
+3% vs ledger average
#10 of 32 by efficiency
Pack model

What this exact leg does to different EV packs.

Battery pack

Full-pack range at this pace 174 mi
Pack used by this leg 69%
10 to 80 road-trip window 122 mi

This segment used 69% of a 141 kWh usable pack.

Efficiency 1.24 mi/kWh +3% vs 1.20 mi/kWh ledger average
Range pace +5 mi against the current full-pack tow average
Grade -15.9 ft/mi 510 ft climbed
Wind noticeable crosswind load 14 mph W
Temperature mild temperature 80°F avg, 56-84°F
Elevation profile

The road shape behind the number.

Start 6,494 ft Peak 6,494 ft End 4,589 ft 119.8 mi, a net descent
Raw data

The data points

Distance
119.8 mi
Energy used
97 kWh from the pack
Efficiency
1.24 mi/kWh
Consumption
810 Wh/mi
Expected range
174 mi on a 141 kWh pack
Net elevation
-1,905 ft descent
Total climbed
510 ft up
Total descended
2,410 ft down
Peak elevation
6,494 ft
Average grade
-16 ft/mi
Wind
14 mph W Wind was mostly across the route, adding trailer side load more than push or drag. ↔ noticeable crosswind load
Temperature
80 °F avg 56-84°F mild temperature

Dashboard at arrival

The Rivian center-display readout when we rolled into Grand Junction RAN , 8:14 PM. Point-in-time instrument values, the kind of telemetry that goes continuous once we start logging OBD-II.

Pack temp
charging pack heat managed
Heading
224 ° SW

Why it ran this way

Down off the Rockies: Gypsum through Glenwood Canyon and the Colorado River valley to the free Grand Junction RAN. 119.8 mi at 1.24 mi/kWh towing on a net 1,950 ft descent, the bridge charge before the last push into Utah. Trip A 4,938.9 to 5,058.7.