Recent content by nilesgold

Last Spring my child's school (Woodland Hill Montessori School) held an electric vehicle event at the school, where parents who had electric vehicles (Teslas included) brought their cars, offered supervised test drives, and answered questions. The school is located in Rensselaer, NY (just...

Any chance Tesla has a patent on it?

I've been looking into getting the CrossClimates for my soon to be delivered Model 3 AWD with 18" aeros. I'm new to this discussion and not mechanically savvy in the least (I would bring my car to the shop for a simple tire or wheel change)... why wouldn't the aero cap fit, and what's the...

I think you were looking at the results of the Vredestein tires for stopping distance, the CC is actually 86.2 feet dry, 117 feet wet. Still not as good as the A/S 3+, but better. Based on the below, I think the A/S 3+ snow/ice performance is a non-starter as an all season if you're going to...

I looked at the TR test scores of several tires covering all-seasons, winter, and summer categories... primarily focusing on the wet/dry and snow/ice stopping distances... the results were surprising. The overall dry/wet/snow/ice performance of the Michelin CrossClimate+ is extremely impressive...

For the last 10+ years I've used winter tires in the winter, and all-season tires the rest of the year. In hindsight, based on my driving conditions 99% of the time I think I've traded-off far too much wet & dry traction in favor of light/deep snow traction. I thought I was being safer, but I...

What tires are you using the rest of the year, and what time of year do you usually make the swaps? I should've clarified before, I went with the standard 18" Aero wheels. My main priority is safety, I'm not a driver who's looking to maximize acceleration, push the limits when cornering, etc...

Just ordered my Model 3 LR AWD - I live in NY state and need to be able to drive in 1-5 inches of snow about 5-10 times a winter, but I live near a metro area and am not likely to ever need to drive in deep snow (6+ inches).. I'm willing to get a 2nd set of wheels to have dedicated winter tires...

Does anyone have any recommendations/experience (good or bad) for an electrician who can install a Tesla wall connector home charging station in the Albany, NY region? The Tesla website points me to 3 electricians in my area, but if someone has used another electrician with good results I'm...

I'm considering purchasing a model 3, but I live near Albany, NY and there's currently no Tesla service station within 2 hrs. How do those of you with Tesla's in this area handle servicing your car?