Tesla is starting to account for wind, air density, and more when doing range calculations

Tesla is now starting to account for wind, air density and more when making range calculations in an effort to be more accurate.

Calculating range is difficult regardless of the type of powertrain, electric or internal combustion engine.

There are so many factors that affect a vehicle’s efficiency on the road that it’s hard to determine how far it can go on a full battery pack or a tank of gas.

But it is important. I would argue that accurate range prediction is better for preventing boundary anxiety than long range.

Tesla has long been a leader in efficiency and long-distance electric vehicles, but despite this, it still has problems predicting the energy consumption of a single trip.

In 2018, Tesla added more environmental factors (altitude changes, weather, etc.) to the calculation, It helped, but it’s still far from accurate. You put a destination in the system and Tesla’s travel advisor tells you how much energy you’ll have left by the time you get there, but the amount of energy that goes down rapidly as you drive isn’t rare. Is.

Now Tesla is making new improvements to its energy consumption calculations.

The automaker has started rolling out a new software update (2022.8.2) which includes some UI changes, better charging calculations and a prerequisites update.

That’s according to release notes, but Tesla Hacker Green found a few more changes under the hood.

This includes accounting for crosswind and headwind, air density and humidity in energy consumption calculations when data is available:

While these factors may only make a few percentage points of difference, this can be a big deal for some trips. Every percentage of marks matters while calculating efficiency and category.

Greene notes that the feature may only be available in China for now, which is often the case with new Tesla facilities.

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