Recent content by kailm

Biggest impact on range. High treadwear = less traction more solid rubber, less friction. High mileage tire 50k or higher reduces range due to heavier (extra rubber for your mileage life) Get 45k or less tire (weighs less), change tires more often. Cheaper tires ok. If possible get 7.5 inch...

If people like low wh/mi, do not get treadwear warranty mileage above 45k (40k ideal). Change tires more often opposed to get a 80k mi tire. You carry more rubber around for no good reason really, its like a spare. Also no Z rated tires. It makes a difference in range, these are the true...

You can move the stalk in the same direction to cancel! It bothered me at first to cancel, but then I realized this method.

Just posted same in another thread. Z rated tires or tires with low treadwear rating suck for EVs. Get the highest treadwear tire, this will avoid sticking to the road making easier for the vehicle to move. They add upto 40-80wh/mi (city/hwy) inefficiency which is crazy.

I have recently come to terms that Z rated tires are vampires for EV efficiency (this is on a p3 with aeros). I went from a solid 240wh/mi avg to 280wh/mi in city and 320wh/mi on highway. My car just became a city car just because of tires. If you want efficiency, go with the highest...

If you hit 69%, they give you a pack 75% just so they dont have to swap it out in a few days. You dont get another 100% pack.

Its a numbers game. More cells mean a dead cell counts less towards degradation. Wait till the 4680s have a dead cell. It will have a massive drop in range. Hence 18650 is better, but more expensive.

Honestly if Tesla wants to bankrupt itself, all they have to do put the yoke on the 3/Y. This is how you stand behind a foolish decision to show is its really better to something that wasn't flawed to begin with. They will quickly realize it.

https://electrek.co/2019/05/25/tesla-model-3-moose-test/ Police use this test to judge how the vehicle handles. That steering yoke will never be used if the vehicle is equipped with it.

Yoke fails on the moose test, now try that on a mountain road.

I have this problem too. It is due to the temperature and the screen is separating with the glass surface. I dont know if they will replace it, still under new car warranty. If anyone got theirs replaced, please post. Also looks like while the sunroof is glass, too much heat is making into...

Anyone drive around mountain roads. How are you speeds compared to avg car going around. Very interested in choosing life.

2018 M3P here, car only feels seriously alive (true M3P) at 90% + batt charge. Frequent charges over 90% you get warning dont charge over 90 daily or battery dmg may occur (This is what hurts the most to me, I cant enjoy the vehicle to avoid damaging the battery). It starts getting meh at 70%...

So I had the 12v battery fail on my M3P and outside temp was 105 deg in San Jose. So heat does seem to kill the battery, but sad thing is not one peep of a warning of a dying battery, until it dies and leaves you in dead water. Luckily for me it happened in my driveway (I have been using the...

The design actually resembles how the coil fits and the meaning of the logo. Should have just fit as much has you can.