Tow segment data · Day 27

Sun Outdoors Moab Downtown Canyonlands NP, Mesa Arch

This 39.9-mile tow leg from Sun Outdoors Moab Downtown to Canyonlands NP, Mesa Arch on Day 27 averaged 0.87 mi/kWh, -29% the 1.23 mi/kWh ledger average, climbing about 2,530 ft, into 26 mph of strong headwind penalty, around 83°F. That works out to a full-pack tow pace of about 123 miles on the 141 kWh pack, ranking #45 of 47 logged legs by efficiency.

0.87 mi/kWh towing

123 mi full-pack pace

-29% vs ledger average

#45 of 47 by efficiency

Efficiency 0.87 mi/kWh -29% vs 1.23 mi/kWh ledger average

Range pace -51 mi against the current full-pack tow average

Grade +53.2 ft/mi 2,530 ft climbed

Wind strong headwind penalty 26 mph W

Temperature mild temperature 83°F avg, 74-91°F

Elevation profile

The road shape behind the number.

Start 4,013 ft Peak 6,135 ft End 6,135 ft 39.9 mi, a net climb

Raw data

The data points

Distance: 39.9 mi
Energy used: 46 kWh from the pack
Efficiency: 0.87 mi/kWh
Consumption: 1,149 Wh/mi
Expected range: 123 mi on a 141 kWh pack
Net elevation: +2,122 ft climb
Total climbed: 2,530 ft up
Total descended: 400 ft down
Peak elevation: 6,135 ft
Average grade: +53 ft/mi
Wind: 26 mph W Wind direction worked against the trailer and likely pulled efficiency down. ↓ strong headwind penalty
Temperature: 83 °F avg 74-91°F mild temperature

Dashboard at arrival

The Rivian center-display readout when we rolled into Canyonlands NP, Mesa Arch , 12:33 PM. Point-in-time instrument values, the kind of telemetry that goes continuous once we start logging OBD-II.

Pack temp: 103 °F
Ambient air: 78 °F
Heading: 279 ° WNW
Tire pressure: 47-48 front / 53-55 rear psi

Why it ran this way

The 22-mile-each-way detour that was never in question: Moab up UT-313 to Island in the Sky, 4,066 ft to 6,134 ft towing. 0.87 mi/kWh, the altitude tax in one number. Trip A 5,195.1 to 5,235.1, Trip B read clean at the arch.