Recent content by grommet

The picture Electrek posted isn’t real. It’s an old mock-up. See the earlier reply: This isn’t a camera view, it’s a vector-space graphic view. We have that now with the car avatar and road objects. This just expands it.

The Model Y never had chrome, and still doesn’t. It’s black trim. So it would never be called “chrome delete”....

Yes, with identical wheels and tires... AWD and Performance have the same efficiency in identical scenarios. (In North America, both were EPA tested/rated with 18” aero wheels and all-season tires... since we originally had a “base” Performance with standard brakes, wheels, etc.) Sorry, I have...

Directly. (Well, with the USB power meter in between.)

The Nomad 2 only pulls 5V at ~1.4A max off the front USB port(s) with a single Qi iPhone XS Max mounted, so it clearly isn't delivering full 7.5W Qi to the iPhone.

Safety features are included in all Model 3s. No EAP necessary.

Any of the future FSD features will require the upgraded Autopilot compute hardware coming in 4-6 months (Elon time) -- so it's not going to be a surprise for anyone.

We don't know how they'll wear on the Model 3 P, yet... but Sport 4S is very popular, and their lifespan is notably better than many performance summer tires. It has an excellent balance of performance and wear, and many see over 24K miles on them.

The author of this YouTube video updated his description to be less misleading now. No, the car didn't swing over to the other lane automatically. The bad part is most won't read this, and the Electrek article hasn't been updated. "Our Model 3 Autopilot when it sensed an accident was imminent...

Yes, it's odd they removed the dimensions on the Model 3 site re-design. The ones that were on there earlier in the year are valid.

The web site is now updated to reflect the aluminum pedals are no longer post-delivery. They still don't have the spoilers ready. (Or the badges.) So, Performance owners may be spoiler-free for a bit longer...

Current "Enhanced" Autopilot doesn't even have all the cameras active, and uses the shorter range ultrasonic sensors for "seeing" to the side. Have you used the auto lane change feature? Have you noticed the poor behavior of it's blind spot monitoring? It's not ready for these types of quick...

The Lane Assist/collision avoidance won't move out of the lane. That would be far too dangerous for the car to do in a split-second. The owner's manual documents this behavior, and I've experienced it: It doesn't cross the line... it only nudges over in the same lane. In this video, the driver...

And like we already know, another confirmation Model 3 Performance with 18” wheels (no $5K upgrade package) has the regular brakes. D on Twitter “Same as base dual motor- a fixed piston front caliper with sliding rear integrated parking brake caliper and single piece cast iron rotors”

Tesla will never "sign-off" on it, as the current Model 3 has a tow rating of 0. (See manual, with all the warnings.) Most expect a hitch receiver (and towing capability) when Air Suspension becomes available next year.