Recent content by ranss12

Dreaded ‘Check Engine’ light

Then why doesn’t disabling ‘automatic emergency braking’ stop the phantom braking? If that is disabled my Y shouldn’t brake for anything unless I tell it to, but yet it does.

I just completed a drive from Asheville, NC to Seattle, WA and had many instances of phantom braking. There are two flavors of this: the first is when driving down the interstate at 75 mph on autopilot and the car momentarily changes the speed set point from 75 to 55 mph and the regen attempts...

I don't understand Michelin….I've had Michelin Energy Savers AS tires on my Nissan LEAF and it was a great tire … Low rolling resistance and long lasting with great traction. Why don't they make this tire in a size that fits the most popular EV on the planet?

Stay in 'Chill' mode. Drive gently. Slow down. I currently have about 36,500 miles on my OEM tires and they'll need to be replaced before 40,000.

How does the car know the tread depth?

Are Model Y owners still recommending replacing the lead acid battery every 2 years just to avoid problems? Waiting for the battery to fail under warranty means that I'll be stranded somewhere.

It never makes sense to include automobile equity in any calculation of personal wealth (unless the car is a collectible). If you have anything more than a tiny percentage of your financial net worth tied up in a car, then you made a mistake in purchasing it. As everyone knows, they are...

What is a trip card?

I will be running this test in the next couple of days. I have 34,500 miles on my May, 2021 Long Range Model Y. The indicated full charge range is also 294 miles (+/-1) very similar to Pianewman's Model Y. I expect my test will also show about an 89% battery health. Based on the anecdotal...

Is battery health = 90% equivalent to battery degradation = 10%?

I think Tesla should look at your Y to get a better understanding why this is happening. They can't say that 13.3% capacity loss in 7 months and 8,000 miles is normal. Understanding why it is happening is essential to preventing it from happening to other Teslas. There must be some uncommon...

I have similar concerns, and my indicated degradation is significantly worse than the 5% / 1% mentioned in the note above. I got my Y in May of 2021 - when new the nominal and indicated range at 100% was about 330, which matched the specs. Now, my indicated max range at 100% is about 293, a...

Greybeard, after it's owner.

I expect to buy one of the last 2022 Chevy Bolts made. It is supposed to be assembled the week of July 18th and I'll be paying MSRP -$500 for it (around $27,000 before TTL). It will primarily be my wife's around town car - she doesn't like driving our 2021 Model Y. The folks over on...