Recent content by ivan801

It appears that base model 3s is where the most demand is at. I just sold my 2018 mid-range Model 3, black, 57k miles for $35,000 to a dealer down the street. Now I have to wait another month or so for replacement to arrive (also Model 3).

Your location matters a lot. It appears you are in Texas, so you should be fine. If you live in Canada, then no. Because in low temps almost all of the available power will go to heating the battery. By low temps I mean -15 C (or 0 F) or something like that. If you get frost on your windows a...

For those of us who can charge at home, long range only matters on the freeway when we take a trip. Unfortunately, that is also when the range drops dramatically. My worst result to date: 230 mile rated range got me about 100 miles due to a very strong headwind. Had to slow down to get to the...

I recently returned from 7,000 mile road trip. I have 2018 Model 3. During my trip I had several events of phantom braking. During one of those events I was nearly rear-ended by a semi. This was a particularly hard braking event and my speed dropped quite a bit before I could jump onto the...

On my recent very long road trip I was able to get 180-185 kw on v3. And was getting a very consistent 150 kw on upgraded v2 superchargers. 180 would only last a couple of minutes, but 150 would hold until about 42% SOC. So in practical terms not much difference in wait times, maybe 1-2 minutes...

Yes, you should get more than 3 miles per hour. I also have two 2018 LEAFs, and I find Model 3 to be somewhat more efficient. The app will tell you how many miles you are adding per hour, obviously that will be an estimate. I would suggest you don't worry about it all too much for now. Just...

No, but we all want one!

I see that you live in sunny California. You should be fine, as long as it does not get too cold. The only time charging on 120 V sucks is when temps drop below freezing. This past weekend I stayed at the hotel with outside night time temps around 25F. I used 20 amp outlet (charging at 16 amps...

After you (almost) run out of charge that one day when you have an unexpected side trip you will always charge to 90%.

2018 Nissan Leaf. And, in turn, LEAF replaced E350 Mercedes wagon. Prior to that I had several E-class wagons and sedans.

You can use existing wiring to upgrade to 240 V 15 amp (or perhaps even 20 amp). If even that is not an option, check and see if it is a 20 amp outlet. A 20 amp outlet will have a vertical and a horizontal slot, while a 15 amp plug only has two vertical slots. If it is a 20 amp outlet then you...

This storm watch behavior may become an issue down the road: power comes back on, everyone starts charging their batteries back to full, grid fails because it gets overloaded.

I hope CCS adapter comes out soon... One of the main reasons why I like Tesla is because it allows me to charge it just about anywhere from just about anything. I also own two LEAFs, and the difference in charging options between the two is significant. One basic example is 5-20 adapter that no...

My charger is connected to 20 A 240 V line (all I could get without having to re-wire), and it seems I get around 15 miles per hour of charge. More than adequate for overnight charging.

It appears that OP lives in North Carolina. 120 V charger should work fine for him/her in the winter. Now, if you live in Canada then winter charging would probably be very slow and there would be days when most of the energy would go towards heating the battery.