Tesla vehicle discussion. No Elon or stock chat.

[KPHMPH]

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It's uglier than a Tesla...remarkable achievement.

What is the price? Couldn’t find it on the website.

[The_Rural_Juror]

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What is the price? Couldn’t find it on the website.

Starting US 60K

[jacky4566]

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I drive a LR M3P; I was able to pick up two other guys in town and make it to Sunshine with 55% left of range. There are two Tesla HPWC (free wall chargers) at Sunshine but one was occupied by a Tesla that looked like it had been there for two weeks, and the second was blocked by a Sequoia. By the end of the day, I had about 45% left (it was averaging -15C that day). I had to top off at the Canmore supercharger to make it home. In general, if you want to make it back in without topping up at the supercharger, you'll need to plug in. But even if you did have to top-up, plug it in, grab a quick bite nearby, and then drive home. Not enough of an issue but it does make you plan out your trips more.

We too are looking at a Model Y to replace the wife's Q5 that's on lease until April 2020. Hoping the 7-seater version will come out earlier than projected too so that we'll be a fully electrified household!

Have you tried using the "Range Mode" when your parked on the hill? The battery will not be heated at all. Which should save you some power however. In winter this will kill regen (No charging below 0C) but cruising hwy 1 doesnt regen much anyway.

[benyl]

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Obvious answer is buy 2 Teslas and leave one on the charger. Works for my cordless drill.

I took your advice.

[killramos]

Should have just bought an S the first time around lol

[benyl]

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Should have just bought an S the first time around lol

We need 2 cars. Two for one.

[npham]

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We need 2 cars. Two for one.

Did you end up selling the E63?

[killramos]

Platinum Expedition and an E63 for 2 model 3’s?

I mean, I know the economy is shit but that’s quite the trade.

[benyl]

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Platinum Expedition and an E63 for 2 model 3’s?

I mean, I know the economy is shit but that’s quite the trade.

1 income family.

Only on Beyond are you poor when you buy cars that aren’t from Germany. lol

[rage2]

They’re Performance models. That’s like 2 c63s haha.

[killramos]

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They’re Performance models. That’s like 2 c63s haha.

Yea but they are still domestics, so really it’s two mustangs lol.

Not sure where I am getting my high horse from, don’t have any German cars right now, 2 domestics and a Japanese. And one of them is a mustang

It is fun though haha

[benyl]

Back on topic.

The shitty license plate screws Elon provides have bugged me from day one. The heads are so small that the screw slips half behind the plate:



Replaced them with these stainless ones from Belmetric. Little bit of added security with the T25 torx head:

[Jlude]

I remember those screws, I remember thinking how they were shit and replaced them right away.

[revelations]

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Back on topic.

The shitty license plate screws Elon provides have bugged me from day one. The heads are so small that the screw slips half behind the plate:



Replaced them with these stainless ones from Belmetric. Little bit of added security with the T25 torx head:

call me crazy but a 10c washer could have fixed that

[The_Rural_Juror]

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I took your advice.

It is bad Feng Shui to house two Teslas in the same garage. You best build another one before terrible evils descend upon your harvest. I have spoken.

[roopi]

So what kind of affect does this weather have on the battery life?

[Xtrema]

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So what kind of affect does this weather have on the battery life?

Love to know as well wh/km on day like this.

[The_Rural_Juror]

Averaged 600 wh/km over the past day in -22.5c. Peak of 750wh/km this morning in downtown traffic at -23.5c.

[benyl]

300wh/km on my performance. At -5, it's about 230wh/km. it's rated at 185 I think.

Charging is a struggle in this weather. It's about 50% slower at 6kwh (199v @ 30A) that I have at work. So much power is spent warming the battery. Yesterday, I got to work with 25% left and only managed to charge to 75% in about 9 hours. Normally takes 4.5hours.

Basically it goes from charging at 36km/h to 1km/h or even negative (I can see range go down).

Charging 80kms so far this morning has taken 3+ hours.

[Super_Geo]

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300wh/km on my performance. At -5, it's about 230wh/km. it's rated at 185 I think.

Charging is a struggle in this weather. It's about 50% slower at 6kwh (199v @ 30A) that I have at work. So much power is spent warming the battery. Yesterday, I got to work with 25% left and only managed to charge to 75% in about 9 hours. Normally takes 4.5hours.

Basically it goes from charging at 36km/h to 1km/h or even negative (I can see range go down).

Charging 80kms so far this morning has taken 3+ hours.

That sounds like a chore, tbh.
I think a good hybrid makes more sense at that point... I wonder how the Rav4 Prime will do in -30C weather.

It's 10-15C all winter in here in SF, and doesn't really get about 25-30C in the summer/fall... the Model 3 has been awesome for this climate.