Less weight alone won't improve your range much on the freeway where air resistance is your biggest enemy. You need aerodynamic wheels! I put 19" aftermarket Aero wheels on my P3D and improved my range by 8% 😃 Video proof on my channel 😎 I have a separate set of 19x9" MW05 Martian Wheels for the track. Video about those coming soon!
@@Curryolla @teslasnek - Appreciate the feedback. I agree aero is a bigger factor but rotational mass still has to be overcome, so less unsprung weight helps.
@@geteducatedbyTed I agree 💯 lower weight helps as well- my 19" Aero wheels are also lighter than the Uberturbine wheels they replaced, and the 18" version of them is even lighter so maybe a 10% range improvement with those! 😀
So do I! 😃 I have a set of 19x9" MW05's that I use for the track, but my other set of 19x8.5" aftermarket Aero wheels are what I use to get better range on the freeway where air resistance is a bigger factor. Video on my channel showing how they helped me get 8% more range out of my Model 3 Performance!
Theoretically rims can save some energy but IMO in your case it is only the smaller wheel and therefore the lower weight and hight of the car. Like someone already said, the weight alone is really small in comparison to the overall weight of the car. How much lighter are they, x00 grams to 2.300.000 grams of total car? And only in stop and go without longer freeway time where aero rules the game. There are these „new aero“ rims here in Europe, maybe you watch some of the videos about them, if I can remember, they save up to 10% to the other ones from Tesla. And they look really nice IMO. I have some fake ones on our Twingo ZE. Sry for this long comment 😅 only want to help 😉
Thanks for the comments. The tires are the same height, but the rim is one size smaller. The lower weight is because the Martian wheels are fully forged. See the link to the article in the description for more details.
Exactly 💯 Less weight alone won't improve your range much on the freeway where air resistance is your biggest enemy. You need aerodynamic wheels! I put 19" aftermarket Aero wheels on my P3D and improved my range by 8% 😃 Video proof on my channel 😎 I have a separate set of 19x9" MW05 Martian Wheels for the track. Video about those coming soon!
Tesla's range. By the way, I have difficulty communicating because I had a stroke in Broca’s area, the part of the brain that controls speech. 2/8/2021 but I lived again. (My wife helped me compose this.)
Less weight alone won't improve your range much on the freeway where air resistance is your biggest enemy. You need aerodynamic wheels! I put 19" aftermarket Aero wheels on my P3D and improved my range by 8% 😃 Video proof on my channel 😎 I have a separate set of 19x9" MW05 Martian Wheels for the track. Video about those coming soon!
I just came here to comment on that. Aerodynamics is more important than mass on the highway where increased range is really needed.
@@Curryolla Exactly 💯 It's called "inertia." On the freeway where you're mostly driving at a constant speed, physics dictates weight has less impact
@@Curryolla @teslasnek - Appreciate the feedback. I agree aero is a bigger factor but rotational mass still has to be overcome, so less unsprung weight helps.
@@geteducatedbyTed I agree 💯 lower weight helps as well- my 19" Aero wheels are also lighter than the Uberturbine wheels they replaced, and the 18" version of them is even lighter so maybe a 10% range improvement with those! 😀
I love the Martian rims.
So do I! 😃 I have a set of 19x9" MW05's that I use for the track, but my other set of 19x8.5" aftermarket Aero wheels are what I use to get better range on the freeway where air resistance is a bigger factor. Video on my channel showing how they helped me get 8% more range out of my Model 3 Performance!
Sorry but your test is invalid. 1) Smaller inch wheel size. 2) Different tyre brand/model.
Theoretically rims can save some energy but IMO in your case it is only the smaller wheel and therefore the lower weight and hight of the car.
Like someone already said, the weight alone is really small in comparison to the overall weight of the car.
How much lighter are they, x00 grams to 2.300.000 grams of total car?
And only in stop and go without longer freeway time where aero rules the game.
There are these „new aero“ rims here in Europe, maybe you watch some of the videos about them, if I can remember, they save up to 10% to the other ones from Tesla.
And they look really nice IMO.
I have some fake ones on our Twingo ZE.
Sry for this long comment 😅 only want to help 😉
Thanks for the comments. The tires are the same height, but the rim is one size smaller. The lower weight is because the Martian wheels are fully forged. See the link to the article in the description for more details.
Exactly 💯 Less weight alone won't improve your range much on the freeway where air resistance is your biggest enemy. You need aerodynamic wheels! I put 19" aftermarket Aero wheels on my P3D and improved my range by 8% 😃 Video proof on my channel 😎 I have a separate set of 19x9" MW05 Martian Wheels for the track. Video about those coming soon!
This result is invalid since the tires are different. Your range gain is probably from downsizing to 20" wheels.
You would have seen significantly better results had you got 18x7.5 or even 18x8.5
Do you not realize the tires are different?.....
Yes I say that the stock wheels are 21" and the Martian Wheels are 20"
Tesla's range. By the way, I have difficulty communicating because I had a stroke in Broca’s area, the part of the brain that controls speech. 2/8/2021 but I lived again. (My wife helped me compose this.)