Comment on GBatteries (YC W14) let you charge your car as quickly as visiting the pumpparentComments−umeshunni7yTelsas do that, FYI. They take elevation and temperature during a trip to estimate where on the energy usage curve you are at any point in your trip.Here's an article from 2015 when they introduced that feature: https://www.teslarati.com/closer-look-tesla-firmware-6-1-tri...−spullara7yAbsolutely true and it works. For example, my Tesla S (2014) very accurately predicts mileage going from Los Altos to Tahoe (up hill, have to recharge on the way) and from Tahoe to Los Altos (down hill, can barely make it back without charging).
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Telsas do that, FYI. They take elevation and temperature during a trip to estimate where on the energy usage curve you are at any point in your trip.
Here's an article from 2015 when they introduced that feature: https://www.teslarati.com/closer-look-tesla-firmware-6-1-tri...
Absolutely true and it works. For example, my Tesla S (2014) very accurately predicts mileage going from Los Altos to Tahoe (up hill, have to recharge on the way) and from Tahoe to Los Altos (down hill, can barely make it back without charging).