Car stuff (public number: chedongxi)
Author | The Way
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On April 19, youtube blogger Arthur Driessen recently shared an article on the voyagewithoutcarbon website to complete a 200,000-mile (about 320,000 kilometers) journey, accompanied by a wonderful video commentary.
Arthur Driessen's article shows that the Model 3 spent a total of $32,361.06 (about 206,000 yuan) on maintenance and charging after driving 200,000 kilometers, which is already very cheap compared to fuel vehicles. In addition, the battery degradation test showed that his battery had degraded by 13.7%, and the degradation was not very much. In winter testing, the Model 3 may consume slightly higher energy, but as long as there is a home charge and overcharging, it is still very convenient. At the same time, the Tesla FSD also makes his journey more comfortable.
In less than four years, Arthur Driessen has driven the Model 3 to complete the goal of 200,000 miles of travel. Arthur Driessen's Model 3 has been bought for four and a half years, which equates to the 44,000 miles (about 70,800 kilometers) he runs with the Model 3 each year. That's a pretty big number for people who commute around the city every day. The data on articles and videos is interesting and can be used as a reference for readers interested in traveling with electric vehicles.
Video of Arthur Driessen
In addition to the detailed data in the video, there are also the beauty and ups and downs of the trip. In the process of traveling, he not only enjoyed the beautiful natural scenery, but also encountered coyotes, the roof of the car was smashed by stones, and even rear-ended behind the cattle, it can be said that "people are on the road". In addition, he also showed the driving status of the Tesla Model 3 long-endurance version in various road conditions in a full range of videos.
The following is a compilation of his article, in order to conform to the Chinese reading habits this article has been slightly deleted.
▲Video GIF of Arthur Driessen
First, tires account for most of the maintenance cost of 200,000 miles to save 200,000 pieces
Can't believe I've driven the Model 3 over 200,000 miles! It took me less than four years to finally achieve this goal. Also, because I haven't been driving on the road lately, my speed has also decreased, otherwise I would have broken this record earlier.
In my 100,000 and 150,000 Mile articles, I've recaped most of my thoughts about the car, so today we're going to focus on a few things: vehicle maintenance, battery degradation, winter performance, and a few other impressions.
▲ Reach the Guadalupe Mountains in Texas
1. Maintenance
Maintaining this section, I can copy and paste directly from my 150,000 Mile article. I had some minor accidents along the way, so I replaced some of the car parts, such as the charging port cover, the new driver's side window switch, the replacement of the driver's side seat wiring harness, the replacement of the rear fog lights and the replacement of the trunk wiring harness. Below is a list of repairs.
(1) Man-made damage:
Reinstall the PDC sensor (bumper inside after hitting coyote) (warranty)
Replacement car chassis Areo protective cover (hitting some kind of roadside animal on a dark road) ($165, about 1,051 yuan)
Replacement of the windshield and roof (cracks due to rocks) ($1,536, or about 9,787 yuan)
Replacement of 2 cracked rims ($1300, about 8284 yuan)
Paint/replace bumper (rear-ended by dump truck while driving behind a buffalo herd in Yellowstone) ($2,990.42, or about $19,055)
▲Screenshot of the fee
(2) Others
Co-pilot upper control arm (warranty)
Driver's Door Strap (Warranty)
Cleaning and lubricating clutch rear spline (warranty)
Upper left control arm ($700, about 4460 rmb)
Replace the door and window switch ($88.50, about RMB 564)
Trunk wiring harness (US$294.14, about RMB1874)
Fog lights ($149.50, about 953 yuan)
Charging port cover (US$282.5, about RMB 1800)
Driver's side seat harness (US$155, about RMB 988)
▲Screenshot of the fee
(3) Tires
I'm very demanding of the tyres, and now I'm using the sixth set of four-season tyres, and I've run about 10,000 miles (about 16,093 km) with my previous tyres. In addition, in winter, I will also replace these four-season tires with winter tires. During this time, I used a set of winter tires and ran about 5,000 miles (about 8,047 kilometers).
So, during the 200,000-mile journey, I shared 7 sets of tires. And these tires are not cheap, about $1100 (about 7010 yuan) a set, including four-season tires and winter tires.
▲ Arrive at Teddy Roosevelt National Park
2. Charging cost
It's hard for me to say how much money I spend on charging, because I use a lot of different charging methods, including paid charging, Tesla J1772 charging piles, home charging, and supercharging. Since I use more overcharge, according to the overcharge price of $0.06 per mile (about 0.38 yuan), the total cost of charging is about 12,000 US dollars (about 76465 yuan).
▲The map shows the used charging stations
3. Total cost
Total: $27,361.06 + $5,000 = $32,361.06 (premium is $5,000) (all converted into RMB, approximately RMB174,347.41 + RMB31,860.5 = RMB206,207.91)
As you can see, changing tires on a tram is indeed the biggest expense compared to a fuel car. Plus, because I needed to change my tires in time, I only ran about 30,000 miles per tire. If you find a tire with a tread warranty, you can save about a third of the money, and the lost mileage can be calculated equally to the next set of tires.
In any case, IRS statistics show that the average cost of a fuel car is $0.58 (about 3.70 yuan) per mile, or the cost of 200,000 miles is $116,000 (about 739175 yuan). If we compare this figure with my cost, we can get this result: the long-range Model 3 costs $53,000 (about 337727 yuan), plus 200,000 miles costs $32,361.06 (about 206,207.91 yuan), which is equal to $85,369.64 (about 543992 yuan), saving a total of $30,630.36 (about 195,210 yuan)!
Wow! The cost savings are truly incredible! In addition, I would like to add that I did not calculate the cost of the FSD kit because there is no such thing in a regular car, so I see it as a separate expense.
Second, the degradation of the battery is 13.7% almost negligible
I don't like to use mileage as an indicator of battery degradation because there are so many factors that affect actual mileage that I can't use it as a criterion. In addition, Tesla updated the software to use electricity better and then get more miles, which makes the battery look less degraded than it does in reality.
Let me give you an example: My Tesla app shows that when fully charged, I can get 287 miles (about 462 kilometers) of battery life. If I wanted to use it to calculate the degradation of the battery, would I use the standard of 310 miles (about 499 kilometers) that I sold when I bought the car, or would I use one of the criteria shown in so many software updates that could reach 330 miles (about 531 kilometers)? Is it when the seat is heated or not? What does the terrain look like?
So I personally tried to get an actual power usage. Recently I recorded a long drive that ended up using 46 kWh of electricity, which is 71% of the total battery capacity. I roughly estimated the total battery capacity: 46/71=x/100, x=64.78 kWh. If the battery had a capacity of 75 degrees from the beginning, it is now degraded by 13.7%.
Third, the energy consumption at low temperatures is high, and if there is fast charging, it is not afraid
This winter, I huddled up in a cabin in central Minnesota, believing I could get a real winter test on the Model 3. The average temperature in Minnesota has been below 0 F (about minus 17 degrees Celsius), so I was surprised at how well this car performed. As I live 15 miles (about 24 km) from the nearest town, driving out was necessary for me.
I didn't have a problem driving at high speeds in sub-zero temperatures, but the Model 3 consumed 375 Wh/mph (about 233 Wh/km). So the home charge solved my top priority, because I had asked my girlfriend to borrow a car for a long time, so she only had a wall outlet here, and I could use it to charge it in advance. Plus, there's a supercharge in town. If I don't overcharge, I charge it with an outlet with 30 kilowatts of power.
▲Model 3 winter test
Fourth, FSD is very good to use I don't want to use the gas car anymore
Let me briefly say FSD, I can say that I live on the current FSD software (non-beta). Without it, my trip would have been tough. It made me more alert to road conditions and more mentally motivated to drive. All in all, it is a safer driver. When I wasn't using it, I started to notice how helpful it was. I'm looking forward to the fully autonomous driving kit and hope it arrives soon.
Currently, my secure score is 100, but I haven't been allowed to join the beta yet, which makes me think that the introduction of the score is just an excuse.
In the end, I never wanted to use a gas truck again. Whether it's the cost of repairs, the cost of fuel, or the way the car is driven, I get bored. I believe that buying the Model 3 was the best decision I've ever made.