How quickly does the Tesla Model 3 lose power on the highway? Is it overheating? [video]

YouTuber Bjorn Nyland decided to check how long the Tesla Model 3 Performance (74 kWh net power) power is wasted when the driver is in a VERY rush. It turned out that if we stay in the range do 210-215 km / h, and there will be typical traffic along the highway, the car - even if it limits the maximum power - will instantly restore it.

When disconnected from the charger, the meter showed a range of 473 kilometers with a battery charge of 94 or 95 percent. She began to drive intensively after entering the German motorway. The car did not have a spoiler, so its top speed was limited to “only” 233 instead of the full 262 km / h. Nyuland drove with it about 190-210 kilometers, although sometimes it accelerated to the maximum.

Having covered 27 kilometers, that is, 25 at a speed of 190 to 233 km / h, the car did not allow it to accelerate above 227 km / h. The battery charge dropped to 74 percent.

On the descent, where Youtuber decided to turn back (31,6 km, 71 percent battery), at 100 km / h, a slight fan noise in the background was heard, but the maximum power limitation disappeared almost immediately. Unfortunately, this is not very noticeable in the video: we are talking about a solid gray line under the battery symbol, which turns into a series of dots.

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On the way back, it accelerated again to a maximum of 233 km / h (36,2 km, 67 percent battery). After a while, the car reduced power a little, but it also turned out that a car appeared in the left lane moving at a speed of about 150 km / h, which also slowed Tesla down. Unfortunately, the next 9 kilometers were covered in similar conditions.

A few moments after the odometer read 45 kilometers from the start, the car reported an error in the tire pressure monitoring system.... This could have been due to impacts, the Nokian tires causing large vibrations in the image at speeds above 200 km / h.

After an aggressive drive of 48,5 km (58 percent of the battery charge), the vehicle's top speed dropped to around 215 km / h.... Nyland then admitted that he had already covered 130 kilometers at a speed of 200 km / h and the Tesla Model 3 Performance did not cause problems with maximum power, at least up to this limit.

Interesting: every time youtuber slowed down - that is, the recuperation mode turned on - the restriction immediately disappeared. Nyland was surprised to find that such efficiency, such power reserve [for such a long time] he had not even seen in the Tesla Model S P100D, the most powerful option available.

The experiment ended after driving 64,4 kilometers. The charge level dropped to 49 percent.

Tesla Model 3 Performance - better, more modern, more efficient than Model S and X

According to Nyland, when it comes to energy availability, the Tesla Model 3 Performance performs significantly better than the Tesla Model S or X. Youtuber suggests this is a problem with the battery cooling system: in the Tesla Model S and X, the fluid must flow around all the cells before it returns to the colder one - that is, further cells will always be warmer than the nearest ones.. On the other hand, in the Tesla Model 3 - like the Audi e-tron and Jaguar I-Pace - the cooling is parallel, so the fluid gets heat from the cells in a much more balanced way.

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Engine design can be another important factor. In Tesla Model S and X, induction motors are located on both axes. In the Tesla Model 3 Dual Motor, the induction motor is located only on the front axle, while the rear axle is driven by a permanent magnet motor. This design generates less heat, which is extremely important given that the cooling system must cool the battery and the engines.

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