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Maybe see if the new Model 3 Performance seats can be installed in other Model 3 cars, and how much it would cost to buy one and install it.

Tips for good efficiency and range when driving: When buying a Model 3, note that 18" wheels are more efficient than 19" wheels or 20" wheels. With 18" wheels, use the aero covers, at least on the highway. Consider rolling resistance when choosing tires. Higher highway speeds consume more...

In the US, current Model 3 batteries: base model: CATL LFP Long Range: LG NMC Performance: Panasonic NCA

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/testDisplay.jsp?ttid=298 is a comparison review on the CrossClimate2 and Primacy MXM4 on a Tesla Model 3.

Looks like Hankook paid TUV SUD to test the Hankook iON evo AS versus three competitors. Hankook provided the iON evo AS tires, while TUV SUD purchased the competitor tires from the retail markets. The result is found at...

Car companies design for brake cooling for relatively extreme, but possible in customer use, cases. VW Passat Owner Easily Picks Up 14 MPG With Simple Aero Mods describes aero-modding a VW Passat TDI (including flat hubcaps with no vents); the included video includes some discussion about...

You can go to the service screen and select wheels and tires to tell the car that 19" wheels are installed. However, the tire type is only "all season / summer" or "winter", so there would not be a distinction in rolling resistance between various all season and summer tires that the car can...

Lifetime average of 219 Wh/mile. About half of driving is with stuff on the roof rack. With only the empty rack, looks like about 190-200 Wh/mile. This is a 2022 car with LFP battery (60.5 kWh when new, 56.9 kWh now after 2.3 years according to Scan My Tesla) and 18" wheels and original...

19" wheels with OEM tires are less economical than 18" wheels with OEM tires. Non-OEM tires that are not low rolling resistance (that OEM tires are commonly chosen for) could cause an additional penalty. Also, 272-273 miles is the US EPA rated range for the 2022+ LFP battery with nominal new...

It is hardly new. In the late 1990s, some Japan-based car companies, feeling exchange rate pressures, cut costs to the point that some of the redesigned models were worse than their predecessors. More recently, there were some cars in the recession era that were widely seen as downgrades from...

If you are really concerned about worse battery degradation over time at high state of charge, it may be better to keep it under 70% most of the time, but charge it to 100% occasionally to keep the BMS in sync with the actual state of charge. However, this may matter less for LFP batteries than...

Here is the thread from which the photo of the cracked roof glass was included: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/cracked-roof-any-chance-its-covered-under-warranty.326517/

Page 15 of the instructions at https://www.tesla.com/sites/default/files/downloads/model-3-roof-rack-owners-manual-en-us.pdf says to remove the rack before going through an automated car wash. This is the Model 3 roof rack instructions, but the Model Y roof rack is similar.

The Tesla OEM rack (which is made by a Yakima-associated company, but is not the same as any Yakima aftermarket rack, although the locks and keys are compatible with those for Yakima aftermarket racks) connects to metal receivers or mount points under the roof glass (which are probably difficult...

I have it set to 7, which seems closer than 2 seconds.