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Yesterday I was at a somewhat crowded Supercharger, and while charging a Cybertruck backed in next to me. I don't know if he favored room on the drivers side, but he was so close to me that I could not open my door! I think the spaces, at least at that Supercharger are kinda narrow, and maybe...

Sandy is a good LEAN engineer who's ship finally came in. Unfortunately that's gone to his head and he's decided he's an expert on business now too - he's not. He doesn't even know enough to realize this video is an embarrassment, out over his skis... He's as much of an Elon fanboy as anyone...

Elon is headstrong and seems impulsive, that's not new. His impulses have turned out well in the past, but that does not guarantee they always will. None of us here know what's going on within, so any predictions are guesses, some above are naive (not all). Where Tesla was not profitable for...

Seems like using worst case to govern your decision making instead of likely case. And ICE vehicle could break down in the middle of nowhere, “that’s not going to be an enjoyable trip.” And Tesla did not design their cars to add a range extender. Would be contrary to their stated mission from...

I’ve been following Elon/Tesla from the start and I don’t recall him ever saying that? Low maintenance and long lasting yes, forever nope.

I wish I knew more about supercharger utilization, state by state, or finer - I confess I don't know those details. Here's a current article that may be a little more hopeful despite Tesla's pull back? Why Tesla's supercharger shakeup won't slow down the EV rollout...

Yes, I've read that - and acknowledged same in my post. But I can tell you superchargers are (way) underutilized in many parts of the country. The one I use most often is 12 stalls, and I've seen from 2 to 6 stalls in use on any given visit, usually 4 or less - that's not a good use of...

I can't remember FSD ever self-disengaging IME, but I'm not doubting your experience. The only times I had to manually disengage was because I thought it was being too hesitant, and I didn't want drivers following me to get irritated. I manually disengaged a few times when I first starting using...

My free trial just expired, and while I think it's amazing how capable FSD 12 is, I don't need self driving so there's no reason for me to pay for it. I will admit after using it almost daily for a month, it's noticeable to suddenly not have it anymore (again, I also had 3 months free V11 when I...

Armchair quarterbacks. While Elon certainly appears to act out publicly, none of us know the details or the inside story. It's easy to tell yourselves you know better, when you really couldn't. We will see how this plays out. Elon's achievements are many, whether his apparent faults hurt his...

OK, to return to civility - I am not finding the MagShade price to be out of line with others. I have one and the quality is good, and it doesn't have the flaw of sagging that plagues many roof sunshades. Here are literally dozens of options, and very few are anything like 1/2 the price. You...

Lighten up Francis. You're the one badmouthing the price of a product you've never used. Most roof sunshades are in the $70 range, like MagShades. Of course I have no association with them as you know.

I'll be very surprised if the Juniper shows up before Jan 2025. I am guessing the reduced price EV model is, will be the top priority, and that's slated for early 2025 (though some Osborne effect defense probably in play). But we'll see. My guess it will be late 2025 at the earliest before I'd...

There seem to more (opinionated, unqualified) armchair quarterbacks at TMC than the other subject forums I visit regularly. Sad. Fortunately there are many great, helpful posts here as well - you just have to ignore the chaff, all forums/social media have some.

$69.99 seemed comparable to recommended plastic clip sunshades I found - and I got a 10% discount with a YT link for my MagShades. Which plastic clip sunshades are equivalent quality at $35 give or take?

That was my calculus. Though I don't normally trade cars often, like to keep a car 7+ years, IF I want the Juniper so much when it comes out I can do a trade. I'd probably still wait for initial bugs to be worked out, HW5, Abyss Blue Multicoat (may never come, and I don't want a wrap), or...

I'm surprised and curious as to why? I don't have USS and vision only parking is very conservative IME. When it says stop, I get out and look, and have lots of room left every time. In fact, if you use auto park to back into a supercharger, the cable reaches - but barely, and there's more than a...

They are still selling plenty of MYs so lots of people are NOT holding out, self included. I did hold out for HW4, but got tired of waiting for Juniper - and you can't know what the prices will be when it comes. I got a VERY low price, without giving up much that mattered to me. YMMV

While driving. It's like any other glass roof sunshade, just attaches with strong magnets instead of plastic clips. Much easier to put up/take down. Link in post #1 shows everything.

Agreed. I haven't hit my head at home, but it would be nice if it fully opened when outside. The opening has to be lower on my MY than any previous car I've owned. OTOH, I would probably start hitting my head at home if I got used to full opening everywhere but home...

Dramatically increases the cost of solar however. Gone are the days when homeowners could just use what they needed and get paid for any surplus they sent to the grid without any battery/concern for supply/demand mismatches. Haven't researched the topic yet, but I assume it's more cost...

With summer approaching, I was about to buy a pano roof sunshade, the ones with the various plastic clips. Then I stumbled on this model that relies on magnets instead of clips, and the shades themselves are foldable like windshield sun shades. It's reflective on top, and the underside matches...

You may well be right, I was trying to extend the benefit of the doubt. If people understood electricity daily demand curves and how large scale utilities have to respond to fluctuating demand, they might understand why net metering shouldn’t continue indefinitely. It was a gift incentive that...

Net metering isn't sustainable where homeowners view the grid as a battery, shouldn't be news to anyone. Net metering (without local system batteries) makes the demand curve for utilities worse, not better. The flatter the demand curve, the more efficient for traditional power plants, also not...

Well I'm a dope. I'd read too many out of date posts, some above - and faint gray alternate routes are so subtle vs the bright blue, I hadn't noticed, but you're right. Thanks. 😊

I don't travel anywhere near as far as my comfortable range daily, and I charge level 2 at home, so that's more than workable. When I take longer trips, superchargers are more than adequate and reliable, so I have no qualms there either. EVs don't make sense if you can't charge at home and/or...

Something Tesla needs to address, sooner or later, allow route selection like Google and Apple Maps. Tesla NAV routinely chooses routes I do not want. For now I just start out on the route I want and let my Tesla eventually recalculate. With FSD, that's not possible without taking control AFAIK...

^^^ good information, but this thread and poll is specifically about habits for daily driving for owners who charge to home primarily as the title noted. Many if not all us change our habits when superchargers are more likely.

So my 40% to 80% to 40% scheme isn’t too bad, for someone for whom it’s not convenient to plug in every day.

Aftermarket shades are very inexpensive and effective, and glass roofs are kinda nice in winter. Not worth complaining about IMO, but people will anyway…

V12 is better, and worth waiting for, but it still has significant shortcomings and it’s not that different. V11 was by no means “pure garbage.”

An exceptional summary. Too bad indeed most people “reflexively either idealize or vilify him” without trying to understand the whole picture.

It’s way more tempting at $8000, and V12 is astonishingly good, but it still requires too much help from the driver to be considered “self driving” or anywhere near “robo taxi.” But unlike some others, I think V12 suggests they may actually reach full “self driving” at least in many cases. I’m...

While true, every report I have read seems to suggest as long as you stay between 30% and 80%, battery life won't degrade much more than keeping it as close to 50% as possible at all times. If you have specifics please share. Using superchargers a lot, and/or running close to 100% or 0% will...

So why have Mach E sales been so dismal, and getting worse, so bad they are having to discount them to get rid of them? Our local Ford dealer has 42 Mach E's in inventory, all discounted substantially. Are you the Ford EV mouthpiece?

It's surprising how many haters and whiners are on this forum at large. They assume their opinions, some based on no first hand experience, must be universally held...

The Mach E went on sale Dec 2020, and Ford dealers are discounting them heavily to get rid of them. But you expect the Mach E to outsell the Model Y in the future?

And yet Tesla still outsells every legacy automakers EVs outside of China (maybe). Wonder why? Just because of your opinion?

Could be OK, but you'll want to check the amperage of the circuit your dryer plug is on, it may charge slower than those of us with 40-60 amp breakers and proper gauge wiring. Builder grade dryer outlets are usually meant only for infrequent plug/unplug cycles, like every 10 to 15 years when you...

OP here. The only reason I don’t plug in every night is the charge cable is draped across the back of my wife’s hybrid to reach the MYLR when I charge, and I’m afraid one day she’ll pull out without noticing, and my MYLR will be out of commission waiting for repairs to charge port, connector or...

For daily driving for those with home charging primarily. I read Tesla says the car should be left plugged in when at home and not in use. I wait until I’m down to about 40% or so and then charge to 80%, usually overnight. Does it really make a difference? I’m not asking about exceptions, like...

Why? You’ll have TACC and Autosteer unless you deliberately choose FSD from the Autopilot menu. You’ll never know it’s there…

I'm not the seller/owner. Relax Skippy...

Lots of brands, notably Japanese, have soft paint - not just Tesla. "We have come to learn that manufacturers like Audi, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Volkswagen, BMW, and Mercedes typically have hard paint, and Honda/Acura, Toyota/Lexus (most Japanese manufacturers), and Porsche have soft paints." I...

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V12 is really good, but it’s nowhere near robotaxi capable. So like others have said, whatever they unveil on 8/8 will be years before realization. I would expect it to be whatever the Model 2 was going to be, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they go back to a Model 2 with controls to tap into a...

+1. I’ve referred to the manual several times. Teslas are a little different, but I like most of the differences once I’ve learned. Feels odd now to drive my wife’s hybrid now, my MY is simpler… Nice collection OP!

^^^ Then don’t post things like “So quality is still a hit or miss after 10 years of making EVs for Tesla 😐” when it’s demonstrably false. And what you’re complaining about is a deliberate manufacturing choice, not a quality issue - “hit or miss” doesn’t apply.

+1. Your post is nonsense, the build quality including paint has improved dramatically over the past 10 years. There are plenty of cars with what you're calling inferior paint in out of the way places ever since factory paint was moved from dipping to robots decades ago. But keep whining...

I only have about 3000 miles on mine, but so far 251 Wh/mi average. However my ownership has been from Nov thru now, so AC has only come on a couple times so far, and we just don't get extreme cold. I assume my efficiency will drop when Summer really hits.