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Did your friends buy the Y-LR? When I look at the configurator now it shows 7-seats as a M$60,000 option on the AWD LR, but not available on the RWD trim. I am considering getting a TMY AWD-LR, but I’m hesitant. It might be a very unwise option, given that my home is near Zihuatanejo, Gro...

My typing was faster than my brain. 😊 I meant if either had any real interest in the expansion of BEVs in Mexico.

If Tesla, or the Mexican government, had any real interest in BEVs, they would be putting SuperChargers at every cuota (toll highway) station. The electricity is already there. The traffic is already there. Imagine being able to drive the beauty of Mexico on the cuota highways, knowing you will...

I don’t remember seeing a second location in Nanaimo being on the voting list. Then one day I saw that there is a second location in Nanaimo. Meanwhile there is no SC between Victoria and Nanaimo and no SC in Courtenay or Campbell River. There’s probably no point in a SC in Campbell River if you...

From as best as I can understand, Mexico pays only lip service to anything related to electrification of transportation. Mexico is a petroleum producing nation and its governments have historically promoted use of petroleum both domestically and for export. Almost all BEVs that are made here...

In my experience, those incentives have been offered after the middle of a quarter and have been for high-availability vehicles that have inventory or that can be ordered and delivered by the end of the quarter. I think it will be a considerable length of time before someone can order a CT and...

Don’t feed the troll.

I installed 2022.44.30.5 (FSD 10.69.25.1), my first experience with the FSD beta, in December. When I bought FSD capability in 2019, I didn’t believe that I would ever see the hands-free driving, robo-taxi, get-in-the-back-seat-and-go hoopla. I bought it because I tend to keep a vehicle for...

The question is unanswerable. It is likely to be years before FSD (non-beta) is available. Tesla could have a new CEO or even new owners by then. If an owner’s problem with any product is minor (e.g., costing less than 1% of the current value of the product to repair), a manufacturer might...

No doubt the numbers vary from day to day. I just went to XE.com and plugged in the numbers and it gave me the values today.

If people can drive to Alaska in a Bolt, Tesla ought to be able to put in adequate infrastructure. “EV Lesson: Range Anxiety is a real thing for all drivers along the Alaska Highway. Ironically, there is likely greater access to EV charging than gas stations!”...

I wonder whether Tesla thinks we already have a “price cut”. Looking at the long-range Model Y price (not including “gas savings”) on the Canadian and US pages I see C$85,000 and US$65,990. US$65,990 is about C$89,129. Maybe Tesla thinks we already have a C$4,129 “discount”.

I voted for the four Vancouver Island locations. I suggested Duncan on Vancouver Island as it is about one-half way between the only two SuperCharger locations on the Island, those being Victoria and Nanaimo. I also suggested 100 Mile House to make it more practical to get to north/central BC.

I finally got myself updated a couple of days ago to 2022.44.25.5. The first time I tried an FSD beta was last evening. I’m glad I was vigilant. My car made a left turn from a stop sign. Immediately there was a train track to cross. The train track has been unused for decades. Immediately after...

Today I talked with an electrician who is listed on the Tesla website. He said that although two wall connectors can be hooked up to one 60A breaker, TSBC (Technical Services BC) the safety inspection agency will not permit it. TSBC requires a 60 A breaker for each wall connector. I don’t like...