Tesla Model 3 LR Highland road trip to Hemsedal

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4 ай бұрын

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@mrexcet 4 ай бұрын

I have the same experience from my Highland LR. Been driving it in 3 heavy snow storms 340 km mainly in 110-120 on Swedish highways in proper hard conditions. One time the road was totally untouched because I drove nighttime so no snow was taken away by the road trucks. Still the car gave back consumption figures around 180 kwh/100 km. So happy I did buy a Tesla because the efficiency is unprecedented. Looking at your channel with all Tesla driving in different conditions and even staying in the car in absolutely freezing condition made the choice easy when I turned from fossil to EV. Thanks for a great channel and all the job you put into creating good and informative videos.

@leiflillandt1488 4 ай бұрын

It must've been 18 kWh/100 km, 180 Wh/km. Good that someone confirms the results of the others. Nowadays there are all kinds of tests/statistics of how EVs perform in the so-called reality. It must be of great help for people choosing one or another EV. Comments are actually quite important, and often give interesting information.

@mrexcet 4 ай бұрын

@@leiflillandt1488 sorry for me mixing up units. Easily done. I agree totally with you that it’s important to hear information from more than one part that confirms one and another. There are a lot of misleading information on internet so verifying information is important

@danieldagenais7945 4 ай бұрын

I average 169Wh in Quebec Canada weather after 33200km with my mai 22' M3LR..this car is the best compact on the market and seems it got even better with highland version! Alien Technologie FTW!!!

@mrexcet 4 ай бұрын

@@danieldagenais7945 Tesla for sure knows how to make efficient cars. We who are driving them can only be grateful for not having to worry about range and charging speed.

@speedismyfriend 4 ай бұрын

Your 18.0kWh/100km is in line with the El Prix winter tests Results. But it isn't just Tesla that makes efficient cars, the Model 3 was beaten by the BYD Dolphin, the Ioniq 6, the MG4 long range, the Opel Astra, The Peugeot E-308 and was slightly ahead of the Kona Electric, Polestar 2 and the ID.7. So there are plenty of options for people looking for efficient cars despite the oft repeated claims that Tesla is 5 years ahead of competition. The other important number is average charge speed (rather than the headline max rate) and here Tesla Model 3 came in well below average with a similar charge speed to the cheap MG4 and well below direct competitors such Polestar 2, Ioniq 6 and the ID.7. Again, Tesla led in charge speed has more than been competed away despite the boasts of high max charge rates..

@apekatt2007 4 ай бұрын

Model 3 SR Highland test please ❤

@gaborsz.7266 4 ай бұрын

Yes yes yes 😁

@apekatt2007 2 ай бұрын

I bought the SR as an upgrade for the 2019 LR. Major upgrade! Even if it has 30km lower range on paper, it travels at least 20% longer!

@dragospahontu 12 минут бұрын

How?@@apekatt2007

@Hannu911-qv9gj 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for this real winter range test! Would be nice to see how Model 3 Highland RWD compares. Same car but LFP battery and only one engine.

@timogronroos4642 4 ай бұрын

Zero engine, but one motor.

@asaha7547 4 ай бұрын

@@timogronroos4642Engine a machine for converting any of various forms of energy into mechanical force and motion

@Fumbiii16 4 ай бұрын

It’s only about 50 miles difference real world. Lfp does worse in winter but it does better in endurance and lifetime. It last longer with less degradation.

@minicirco 4 ай бұрын

18:37 Headup-Display for the win!

@jesperrasmussen1730 4 ай бұрын

Alien teknologi👍 Love that you got the Highland idea the other day in your Polestar test and I think too that would be interesting and a few days later done deal.. Respekt to the best tester out there👏💪

@GDV373 4 ай бұрын

Hi bjorn, can you test the volvo EX 30 with the extended battery. Not the performance model as it gets less range. Please? Thank you 😊

@igor6559 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, you do real new EV independent journalism

@lukyluke993 4 ай бұрын

Looking forward to ID.7

@rahansk8200 4 ай бұрын

Many journalists did a little test during the presentation and have serious doubts about the reality of the announced distance...

@ClausLehm-nv4qv 4 ай бұрын

@k8200 I own an ID7 and I believe I can get 600km in summer - get around 450-500km on every day driving in flat Denmark. However, it is heavy almost 2,2ton. The tests, done i south of France, was on mountain roads and proved faily high consumption. I believe Bjørn will have a very comfortable ride to Hensemdal in the ID7 but it will not reach Jesheim on one charge, but maybe the extra weight will prove usefull downhill 😀

@UgglemannenFTW 4 ай бұрын

Yes around 350 km compared to the 600 km claimed wltp. I really hope VW adjust that wltp range.@@rahansk8200

@Luxlex-lu 4 ай бұрын

You should test Ioniq 6 and BMW i4

@thindo 4 ай бұрын

😂😂 "I drive electric cars so I offset it by eating meat"

@williampaulrogers9583 4 ай бұрын

I’m on the same journey, model Y and almost carnivore. At 72 years and no medication.

@storapa 4 ай бұрын

14:32 At 220 NOK (~21 USD) for a burger at a gasstation, I would also need an electric car to at least save some gas money 😅

@pawekropi5077 4 ай бұрын

@@storapaNorway doesn't take hostages 😂

@Paul-ow9dd 4 ай бұрын

Now I feel even better ordering a Model 3 LR. Yes, fossil fuel drivers should be vegans. LOL! Thanks, Bjorn, you're a funny man! 😁

@hemmper 4 ай бұрын

"I walk to my post box so I offset it by vacationing in Brazil"

@Zedus-rl9hp 4 ай бұрын

For our company we now also had the ID4, ID7, Enyaq, XC40 and Niro EV for a week each to test them for ourselves in the winter. But we will continue to stick with Tesla, as the overall package simply works best for us and the losses in the winter are relatively small.

@JohanFalthare 4 ай бұрын

BYD seal would be nice.

@catmanscarchannel 4 ай бұрын

BMW i4 and BYD Seal should be on this test, also Sedan and same size.

@Nabee_H 4 ай бұрын

This is great! Really excited to see my model 3 LR that comes in around 2 weeks. The adaptive headlights seem great and the preheat function seems useful for the winters I deal with.

@Longsnowsm 29 күн бұрын

Sexy stalks FTW! Would be great if Sexy will fix Tesla's screwup with stalks. Would love to see the M3 SR Highland so we can compare the efficiency.

@danimper2517 4 ай бұрын

I really like this test!

@hafritt 4 ай бұрын

Hi, Why not trying doing the same trip with a mg4 extended 77kWh ? Should be à good way to see how it competes with the tm3 HL ? ❤

@BSquare1989 4 ай бұрын

Every day I'm surprised at how efficient my SR is.. Yesterday drove home to find out efficiency was 109Wh/km. This route is around 50% city driving and around 50% motorway at 120kph.. It was around 7 degrees

@danimper2517 4 ай бұрын

😯

@scratch009 4 ай бұрын

Thats crazy, my all time average is around 200Wh/km 😅 20” rims though on a 2019 model 3 performance

@leiflillandt1488 4 ай бұрын

@@scratch009Life is too short to drive boring cars... I quoted Mark from Calgary.

@darekmistrz4364 4 ай бұрын

@@scratch009 I have same average on MYLR on 19" with Aero's :O

@kjmass1 4 ай бұрын

You must've preconditioned off the charger first?

@marcoseirik 4 ай бұрын

Impressive winter efficiency from the Model 3 Highland. Hope you get to do the same test with the Porsche Macan electric and the new Taycan when they become available.

@st-ex8506 4 ай бұрын

450+ km of range by ca. -5°C and on wet or partially snow-covered roads is absolutely remarkable efficiency! I am as impressed as Bjørn! Together with its other improvement, it is tempting me to change my 2019 Model 3 for the 2024 model! But... I shall wait to see what surprise Tesla has in store for the Performance version!

@69memnon69 4 ай бұрын

My wife has 2023 model 3 standard range (LFP, pre-highland) and in 5231km her lifetime average is 115wh/km. Good Australian weather helps a lot. Right now her battery is charged to 100%, Tessie is predicting a real world range of 541km.

@darekmistrz4364 4 ай бұрын

Your wife is very efficient driver. Cars is doing it's job that's for sure, but driver is also important here.

@Rafal38 4 ай бұрын

Super test, tesla for the win :). Maybe You should try highland rwd, how lifepo4 works in winter.

@theisallert 4 ай бұрын

Try highland rwd 😅

@Kupsberg 4 ай бұрын

Hi Björn, I've really been waiting for E308SW winter tests! Would be fantastic if you were capable of taking one for testing while its still cold! Maybe a sleep test while the seats folded? How good are the matrix lights on it etc.. Thanks for you continuous and brilliant work! 💪🏻

@tradingmadesimple8401 4 ай бұрын

Awesome video Bjorn, btw i used your Tesla referral code when i ordered my Tesla model 3 long range highland recently :)

@bjornnyland 4 ай бұрын

Awesome. Thank you :)

@yingjietang8707 4 ай бұрын

Great video, thanks

@heinim2 4 ай бұрын

Unfortunately the polestar was not preheated by the car but by an external heater. So the battery stayed cold. M3 used up the heat from battery instead. So no wonder M3 had less consumption. Nice that it has not some kind of adaptive light function. Looking forward to a test.

@tylovset 4 ай бұрын

Yes, battery heating is activated automatically if the timer for preconditioning is activated and the charging cable is connected or when the high voltage battery is sufficiently charged. I think the Polestar would have made it then, and had he driven the RWD model, it would certainly have made the trip.

@davids.6671 4 ай бұрын

So you blane Tesla for right Engineering? They dont drain you Battery, the Heat IT smart when you are connected... That Feature is brilliant... If i do this my Winter Range is equal my Summer Range.

@wocket42 4 ай бұрын

@@davids.6671 Tesla should include any preheating kWh into the consumption. of the next trip. Otherwise also you real consumption rates computed via charged kWh will differ a lot from the one displayed in the car.

@davids.6671 4 ай бұрын

@@wocket42 thats stupid, in this case you are Not able to estimate your range. You cant read your Real consumption at your Wallbox. For me it is 15% Higher than what Tesla Displays. Your Fossil doesnt show the consumption of your heater.

@RuneLaursen-xh4sc 4 ай бұрын

Tak bjørn...❤

@ArturFlies 4 ай бұрын

Wonder if Kona 1 with 64kWh could make it. It had lower range in winter 90 km/h but it was much colder. It can still kick ass of those new cars.

@scottchurro3579 4 ай бұрын

This is very impressive. My 1.gen model 3 with plastic caps did mortensrud to Hemsedal, approx. 95-> 22% SoC, approx. -2/-10c with approx. 150kg + driver two weeks ago. No preheating though. Here, you’re nearly able to drive roundtrip, and from Jessheim should be a bit longer, and even the rim config is sub.

@falconhand 4 ай бұрын

Id love to see a zero mile test with an Ampera-E to see how they handle it :)

@SpenceW 4 ай бұрын

Don’t be taken in by the techno/dance music that Bjørn has used as the soundtrack on this video. His *real* music choice is clear at 16:20 - “Row, row, row your boat”. Gotta love those nursery rhymes…! 😂

@kwiks987 4 ай бұрын

I think you should try it as well with the EQE, and the Polestar 4 when available. I really like the test, but a pity that you get the real challenge only in winter.

@AS-ox6hc 4 ай бұрын

Hi Björn, Enyaq85 box shape , RWD would be interesting ( APP550efficiency,battery preheating,ME4.0),

@Danne89 4 ай бұрын

This video didn't pop up in notifications for me (set to "all")! Commenting to feed the "algorithm"!

@terjed1964 4 ай бұрын

Test the new e-3008 with the large battery and 4x4

@UK-Cycling 4 ай бұрын

Monster Bjørn. Best regards Martin

@mariano4762 4 ай бұрын

Ioniq 5 I would like to see how performs in winter conditions. Great video 🎉

@joeuser1858 4 ай бұрын

Bjorn. Balls of steel! When Bjorn is behind the wheel the Tesla has range anxiety! The Tesla is like oh sheeet, Bjorn is going to challenge me again!

@stefffarn 4 ай бұрын

What a Car👍

@Olavpartner 2 ай бұрын

Asome test, car and music😍⚡️

@pqvid 4 ай бұрын

Bjørn, the Fox should be Der Fuchs for sure 😏

@NailimDnD 4 ай бұрын

BMW i5 Touring and i4 would be awesome!

@markusfischer598 4 ай бұрын

amazing good consumption the model 3 highland 👍🏻

@MacanEV 4 ай бұрын

Jessheim - Hemsedal - Jessheim is my new favourite

@Dr4chentoeter 4 ай бұрын

but only in winter

@MartinKarel 4 ай бұрын

Definitely would be good to see how the BMW i4 compares as well.

@colla555 4 ай бұрын

Good to see some Matrix action!!

@flottenheimer 4 ай бұрын

Impressive.

@Mrback2k9 4 ай бұрын

Tesla has some alien technology ;)

@VegardThefilmmaker 4 ай бұрын

impressive :) My Leaf is crying haha

@thewebkat 4 ай бұрын

You are amazing.I watch your videos even I’m not interested for the car that you review but only to listen the funny comments

@Electrified-py2hf 4 ай бұрын

Would love to see this test with BMW I4 40, 18” rims and Hankook ION tires.

4 ай бұрын

ID.7 please 😊

@larsrosing5033 4 ай бұрын

Regarding the predictive consumption, on the 21/LR i find it easy mispredicts by 10%, not that great, but as long as you are aware of it. About the highbeam, does it go low beam when entering towns and city lights??

@omsam8930 4 ай бұрын

hey bjorn when are returning to thailand? we need u to review evs in tropical climate

@pedroalmeida4652 4 ай бұрын

Hi Bjorn, can you test the BMW i4 eDrive 40, which should have similar efficiency to the Tesla M3LR? It is RWD only though, so not so fit for such harsh winter & mountainous conditions. Thanks!

@jhomen2003 4 ай бұрын

Saw the reflection of the blues and twos and thought OH Sheet

@TfGamess 4 ай бұрын

Highland is truly the best Tesla ever built.

@kleallen 4 ай бұрын

I liked the video when you ate the burger

@user-ut6cy8mi3m 4 ай бұрын

Hi, what would be the consumption while parked outside with car un-plugged ? Basically preheat and without preheat ? Thank you very much Bjorn, good work i love your videos.

@kjmass1 4 ай бұрын

I did a cold test with my Model3 LFP, cold start (blue snowflake) no preconditioning, 15F, 35 miles mostly highway. 430 Wh/mi, or an efficiency of 52%. The return trip was better as battery had been warmed, 276 Wh/mi or 80% of rated efficiency.

@patrickmcgrail4613 4 ай бұрын

Test the Fisker Ocean with everything, 1000 km challenge, winter test, charge test in winter with and without preheating (if it can preheat). But the Ocean needs the New 2.0 software update first of course. You can also test old Tesla S 100d or raven (i suggested it before) now that they charge faster. Is it a good buy, wintertest, charge with preheat, 1000 km id it much better now etc.

@RobertPuklin 4 ай бұрын

Waste of time, Fisker is about to go bankrupt.

@andreasj728 4 ай бұрын

Do a Fisker Ocean

@peterhelm522 4 ай бұрын

Don’t you have to add the initial battery heat up energy to the consumption? Preheating the battery is more a range extender than efficiency increase. But anyway a great run. I get my LR on Wendsday!😊

@uffepatrong1770 4 ай бұрын

Adaptive lights 4 teh win! Go Tesla!

@mario_supermd6504 4 ай бұрын

Bjorn is Tesla planning to give you some Model X palladium to test? That would be an interesting one to test

@MrBlixton 4 ай бұрын

Please try get hold of an EX30 for some winter testing 🙏

@MrBlixton 4 ай бұрын

Hey@Andrewjakes1234. Yes, I've test driven briefly and have an order in flight. They suit me more than the model Y I was considering. Previous S & 3 owner.

@stijndeklerk 4 ай бұрын

The stalk delete was a mistake. I hope someone can come up with a retrofit.

@sargfowler9603 4 ай бұрын

Truly impressive performance. If only all EVs had this range.

@gantenbeinable 4 ай бұрын

If I had to choose between this car and the Polestar 2, I would go for the Polestar, because I need the big, practical trunk opening.

@Sabejno 4 ай бұрын

No clue what you are talking about during the final charging but battery inlet is around 23 °C when you reach the speed. And that's the main thing.

@Valsiphez 4 ай бұрын

Nitpicking a bit, Bjørn: heating up the battery is putting energy in the pack as temperature is avg kinetic energy of particles

@lenkak8206 4 ай бұрын

try the new peug 3008-E with the large battery, interesting car small format huge battery

@tublessRO 4 ай бұрын

some porsche taycan ?! :D and i8 ?! and the new BIG HOUSe kia EV9 (oh, u have clips with ev9, going to watch them now :)

@madslindsten8320 4 ай бұрын

Ioniq 6 as its a direct competitor to m3 and p2!

@thomasd1971 4 ай бұрын

Try also the updated bz4x from Toyota the 2024 modell

@SebastianBohn 4 ай бұрын

Auto high-beams are cool, but from the footage it appears to me they don’t bend that nicely in curves as Volvo / Polestar matrix lights… How do they compare?

@luxohimmeltasser5666 4 ай бұрын

Please do Xpeng G9

@carsmax 4 ай бұрын

Hi Bjørn. Did you pick up the problem for automatic lights while fog???? I mean ,when I meet cars with auto lights in foggy conditions ,they do not turn down to near light!! End so , it is a pain in the butt because the huge circle of light these "casters" fire up to the cars they meet!! Thanks and Takk

@kenion2166 4 ай бұрын

In fog highbeams should be disabled anyway.

@r.perzylo 4 ай бұрын

Hyland was the code name while it was in tarp secretly. No longer updated, the website shows it now as the Model 3+. 😮

@LF-gf4om 4 ай бұрын

Did you preheat the Polestar?

@liimatankari 4 ай бұрын

After the update my MY MIC jusy started nagging me whenever i look at the screen. 😅 Piece of tape over the cabin camera fixed it. I wonder when MY receives adaptive headlights update as i think it has the hardware also installed.

@kenion2166 4 ай бұрын

even the old 3 got matrix lights, just the segment count is different so it should work fine. The only reason why it might take longer is the hardware3 cameras, maybe the lower resolution makes it harder to work proper

@sverreraddum456 4 ай бұрын

Hi Björn, test Kia ev6 RWD 🙂

@katchaontheflipside 4 ай бұрын

Im going to do a Norway roadtrip in may in my Cupra Born 58 kWh. What apps and cards for navigating and charging do u recommend?

@leiflillandt1488 4 ай бұрын

You mean that the EU should have a simple solution in place by now... 😉

@JT-zs8cd 3 ай бұрын

my m3 highland 2024 push the brake pretty hard on auto, i havent found out exactly what it is yet, but seems its maybe curved sloped road with signs on the side of the road, im not sure.

@geoffreygerlach2418 4 ай бұрын

Hi Bjon what is the software are you using on your mobil

@omsam8930 4 ай бұрын

hi bjorn is this the LFP pack or the regulare NMC pack?

@Tommmmmmmmmmmm 4 ай бұрын

Model 3 Long Range has NMC, RWD has LFP

@ClaytonBourneJohansen27 4 ай бұрын

You use car scanner. What OBD dongle do you recommend for EV’s? Thanks for insightful content.

@David_Polak 4 ай бұрын

You can find it in the description.

@ClaytonBourneJohansen27 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your insight, I did not think of looking at the description, as I was using my cell phone to watch the YT video. When helpful next time around, you may also provide what the product is, so I don't actually have to go into the video again. But not I might purchase the OBDLINK LX@@David_Polak

@10secondsrule 4 ай бұрын

Some of the magazines in the U.K. has done the winter drive over there and the range on polastar 2 was 140 miles out of the claimed 406 miles! Tesla had slightly better range 175 out of 318. Big drop😮. Check the recent Harry’s garage video on electric cars. It actually mentions your channel too ❤

@TschingisTube 4 ай бұрын

What is claimed range?

@tridruankham2657 4 ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@Schpeediii 4 ай бұрын

Xpeng G9 please

@skw-7702 4 ай бұрын

Based

@user-nt8kd9jz2u 4 ай бұрын

Nissan Ariya 87 kWh FWD, please

@FoxmitX 4 ай бұрын

New taycan s or c turismo!

@user-wy9sl1ve7u 3 ай бұрын

Hi @Bjorn, I have a question.Which supercharger can I use for my Tesla Model 3 2024 LR, V2 or V3? My advisor, upon delivery of my car said that when I go to the supercharger I should use the same charging cable I use on my home Tesla wallconnector. Assuming only V2 have that cable, I'm confused. Thank you!

@ArnaudContet 3 ай бұрын

You can use either, but you will use the CCS cable (with the 2 DC pins below the round type 2). DC fast charging over the round Type 2 plug (the AC plug you have at home) only works with older Model S/X.

@ahmednaim3413 4 ай бұрын

What do u think of autopilot now with the last updates?

@kenion2166 4 ай бұрын

Which latest update? In EU we still have the 3 year old version

@teekilpi 4 ай бұрын

If your carage is at around 8 degrees and Tesla warmed up battery to 35 degrees, it would be interesting to know how much energy it actually stored to battery as heat. And that also counts to the consumption, that energy needs to be paid. And did it actually use pure electric energy using motor coils or did it scavenge some heat from carage??

@antoniocirino8444 4 ай бұрын

at least 7.2 kW for 15 minues, so 1.5-2 kWh. i don´t know reuse the heat of the battery to preheat the car. preheat the air inside is less inefficient thant battery or something solid?

@wocket42 4 ай бұрын

@@antoniocirino8444 it certainly took longer than 15 minutes to heat up the big battery to 35 C.

@bullglar 4 ай бұрын

I'd say it takes very very roughly about 250 Wh for every degree Celsius increased temperature of the battery (@8 degC ambient temp) . 7.2 kW for 20 minutes minus energy for heating the interior and the temp of the battery vent from 28 to 35. And yes it steals the heat from the garage because of the heat pump, which makes the calculation even more difficult. So to preheat the battery from 0 to 35 when the car is parked outside at 0 degC could take around 10 kWh.

@kjmass1 4 ай бұрын

At 15F and an ice cold battery back (blue snowflake), my Model3 LFP did 430 wh/mi over the course of an hour highway drive. That's 52% of its rated efficiency. Obviously you should precondition prior for best range, but that comes across as free when it is paid.