Recent content by siggyfreud

I don't really care if she plugs in every night or not. My main concern is that now she's fixated on only charging to what she thinks she needs, as she believes she's doing harm to the battery if not. Her traditional behavior was to charge it to 80%, drive it down to 20-30%, and then charge. I...

Hey all, Long story short, for years now my mom insists on not keeping her Model 3 LR plugged in. She lives in a home, parks in a garage, and I put a level 2 charger in it for her to use. About once to twice a year she says "so and so says it's bad to plug in your Tesla every day." I reply by...

No, it can take a payload of 5,000. Meaning it can carry an additional 5,000 on the vehicle itself. To not have airbags it had to have a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,001 lbs. It weighs about 5,000, so you get the extra as payload.

I can replicate his results. If I do Dec 31, 2017, 10AM, Non-CA west coast, Tesla Owner, I get 20th Feb, 2018. Done via a PC and Google Drive.

1. Premium package includes heated seats 2. Faux Leather 3. No they are a different bolt pattern from what I have read. What you choose is really a personal choice. If you value range the most, go with the Aero 18's. If you like the look of the 19s and are okay giving up a little range, go with...

Well technically it's both. First it's a number, and then it's a ticking clock. Is it possible their concern is that while Model 3 numbers are ramping slower than expected, Model S and X production continues to grow and get sold, thus reducing from the overall 200,000 number that triggers the...

Guess sales tax makes it inefficient to buy a cheap car for a short period?

I'd be surprised and very disappointed if this guy managed to get ahead of me, even as an owner, as a day 1, west coast, non-owner reserver. Despite buying a current tesla, someone coming in 1.5 years after opening and jumping the line would be sad. Especially considering his estimate is late...

Yep, and it sucks.

What are you talking about? The price was always "$_____ before federal tax credits." Are you saying the made some promise to you about the tax credit?

I'd be okay with a different UI approach. I'd be against adding back in physical controls for it, with the counter-argument being why add physical controls for something one might occasionally do. I acknowledge that people might occasionally want to modify their headlight settings from auto, but...

Yes, because the only thing this plan changes is the EV Tax Credit . . . Really bruh?

I agree with Elon in that it takes a certain type of optimism to even get into the game of building EVs and rockets. Would I like more realistic expectations to be set? Sure, but I wouldn't want it as the cost of a defining characteristic that gave us this eccentric, eager, and optimistic...

Going to offer these in 18"? The price would be almost exactly what one would pay for the 19" upgrade, but wouldn't need to source tires too.

I don't see it as underreporting, but rather Tesla picking a range that will be obtainable in more than just ideal conditions. Some people will be buying these in winter, so imaging picking one up with a stated 310 miles of range, to find that you only get 280. While us electric car enthusiasts...