Tesla vehicle discussion. No Elon or stock chat.

[heavyD]

I can't believe I'm taking delivery of one of these cars in the next few weeks. Ha ha ha.

[googe]

Holy fucking shit this car is amazing haha

No review on fsd/ap yet, still figuring it out.

It does feel like a beta in some places, but if your expectations are realistic and you’re used to bleeding edge tech that isn’t perfect, it seems pretty good

1050 HP is ridiculous

[taemo]

Question from a Tesla noob, I decided to book a Tesla 3 for a couple of day trips to Rimbey/Red Deer area in September, was wondering if Tesla 3 will have enough charge for me to make it back and forth to Calgary?
I'm expecting to do around 400-500KM per day or will I have to stop by and charge in Red Deer and where can I go?
Might be at a coupe of field sites for 2-3 hours, can I just plug the Tesla to a regular 120V plug?

[ExtraSlow]

Very interesting choice of vehicle for that trip. Interested in owners opinions.

[killramos]

Just know it takes approximately forever to charge a Tesla at 120. Don’t expect to add much range per hour of charge at 120V.

Tesla quotes 4km of recharge for each hour plugged in with a simple outlet.

https://www.tesla.com/en_CA/support/charging

Sounds like a bad idea, especially for use at remote sites for 400+km. I recommend renting literally anything else.

[ExtraSlow]

A 120v outlet is likely to be enough for the car not to lose any charge while sitting. But yes don't count on it actually adding range unless you park overnight.

[mo_money2supe]

Just top up at either of the two Superchargers in Red Deer when needed. I'm sure you can work something out with whoever you're renting from to reimburse the supercharging costs. No need to even worry about 120V charging.

[The_Penguin]

Cool drone footage of a Tesla plant in Germany

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-4yOx1CnXE

[vengie]

Elon = GOAT

[Buster]

Fortnine is awesome. Teslas are pieces of shit.

[killramos]

lol

[rage2]

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Fortnine is awesome. Teslas are pieces of shit.

Don’t you ride motorcycles? Dibs on the house.

[Buster]

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Don’t you ride motorcycles? Dibs on the house.

The house comes with some.... accessories.

[rage2]

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The house comes with some.... accessories.

I can handle potatoes and cabbages.

[heavyD]

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Fortnine is awesome. Teslas are pieces of shit.

I think the removal of radar has pretty well sunk FSD. It's clear that camera only will never attain level 3 autonomy. It's why Tesla has been spinning its wheels for the last few years or so while other automakers have progressed towards level 3. It's a massive mistake because they have millions of vehicles out there without radar now and to have to retrofit would be impossible yet it's probably what they have to do to ever advance FSD. It's only a matter of time until things start to unravel for Tesla. It may take years but once legacy automakers have lots full of EV's that are much safer and higher quality Tesla's sales will erode and things will probably end fast for them.

[Buster]

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I think the removal of radar has pretty well sunk FSD. It's clear that camera only will never attain level 3 autonomy. It's why Tesla has been spinning its wheels for the last few years or so while other automakers have progressed towards level 3. It's a massive mistake because they have millions of vehicles out there without radar now and to have to retrofit would be impossible yet it's probably what they have to do to ever advance FSD. It's only a matter of time until things start to unravel for Tesla. It may take years but once legacy automakers have lots full of EV's that are much safer and higher quality Tesla's sales will erode and things will probably end fast for them.

the cult is going to come for you.

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the cult is going to come for you.

I own one so they can’t touch me. Never been a brand fanboy so I tell it like it is for any car I own.

[Buster]

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I own one so they can’t touch me. Never been a brand fanboy so I tell it like it is for any car I own.

even worse...you're a traitor!

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even worse...you're a traitor!

Traitor to whom? I'm all about what's best for me at the end of the day. I didn't get a Model 3P to save the planet or because I like Elon (I dislike him). I got it because it's cheap to operate as I had 240V in my garage and it's not exactly easy to buy a new EV and receive it in a decent timeline except from the one place that's still pumping them out.

[supe]

Look at any technology curve, lets just go ahead and use his fuzzy adjusted graph that shows AP is actually on par with not using it. This is a massive win for Tesla in that its systems will only improve with time. Every update, the system gets better, more performant then the last. My Tesla is hands down a better product today than the one I bought 4 years ago.

The lidar argument is super weak too. He just equates it with a money issue but doesn't address Lidars technological short comings.