210 is EXACTLY what I am seeing, as the projected range for mixed driving is always right around 70% of nominal for our Model S. I did notice that with only highway driving it is a higher percentage, but I haven't driven the Model S enough to calibrate.
Yeah, most of my trips have been local. I think stop and go really kills things. When I accelerate I can hit 500-650 Wh per mile... If I keep it in the 300 Wh per mile range, I guess I should be able to get closer to 240, which would be acceptable. Hard to do in normal traffic unless you glide from lights though.
EVer clearly wins for road trips. :exclamation:
Definitely. As I said, having extended range for "those times" is partially why the karma interested me. My ideal would be about 180-200 real world electric miles, which an efficient on-board generator for anything over that -- though, I'd even take 20MPG if it meant not being stuck charging somewhere (or worse).
In addition, most of that time would be when you (and your wife) are asleep so unless your wife is sleep cooking, you should be fine.
Perhaps I'm naive (or it's an issue with older homes/wiring), but we have no issues with the car charging at any time of the day. Is cooking and charging really an issue? If so, it should be an issue with ANY car right? Karma, Focus, Volt etc...
Much has been made of the Karma range being closer to 35miles than the optimal drive 50. It has been very disappointing for some owners. Is the same being expressed on the Tesla owner forums?
I haven't seen much griping myself, but for me personally, it's a disappointment. When the EPA said 265 I thought "OK, so that's the REALISTIC number... I can live with that". 210 would make me nervous on trips to NY and NJ. Granted, as above, I could probably increase that by slowing down, turning off HVAC and dumping some passengers... but come on...