Recent content by SpaceKat

If road raging against EVs really is above normal (I'm not sure it is), I have a theory about why this might be. Regenerative braking. In ICE vehicles, we commonly maintain a close following distance by alternately hitting and releasing the accelerator. You can drive an EV this way, but with...

A couple more data points: I am occasionally affected by motion sickness (boats, first-person video games), but I have had no problems driving my Model 3. My braking is really smooth. My acceleration can be spirited at times. That said, I drove my cousin around town this summer, and he got...

When I received my car in January, TACC was unusable and untrustworthy. After I received 2022.8, things became much better. I have done some highway driving since, and it behaved well. Though I'm beginning to use the system, I still don't trust it if someone's right behind me. Maybe that trust...

Me, too! I think it is especially important in a Tesla where it is more difficult to tell your speed by ear. Fortunately for me, as of software 2021.8.3, I am slowly beginning to trust autopilot and TACC. I'm now on 2022.16.2. I often test it on a road through the woods, and it works even with...

The language switch worked for me, too.

I would think that AEB would be applying the brakes hard to avoid an imminent collision. That is, your 10-20% regen speed drops were probably not AEB. My guess is that TACC is primarily concerned with following, but Autosteer (beta) forces the system to take more information (or misinformation)...

I have only done a little testing so far, but my experience is consistent with what @DrGriz reported. Deactivating Autosteer (Beta) makes TACC much more stable. I drove home in the rain last night with no TACC problems at all.

I received my Model 3 RWD in January, but I have been hanging out on TMC for months. I knew that phantom braking was commonly reported, and I seriously considered canceling my order. I decided not to cancel it because (a) there were no other suitable EVs available at the time and (b) the resale...

Can you adjust the current to 12A manually on the charging screen before you plug in?

As I recall, the manual says that the current draw is adaptive. If the system detects the voltage dropping as it draws charging current, it automatically backs off and then remembers the lower current setting. Just speculating, but perhaps you have had power fluctuations and the car backed-off...

I have a 2022 RWD and live in the Chicago area. At home, my car is in a heated garage at about 58 degrees. However, I frequently visit my parents, and my car gets "cold-soaked" for a few hours. The drive is only about 9 miles each way, but the range drops by more than 9 miles on each leg...

I was very pleased that my 2022 RWD seemingly had zero defects when it was delivered. However, I have since found a couple of issues. First, the trunk lid is not quite aligned, and getting worse. At the hinge on the driver's side, the panel gap is now about 1cm. The SC will service it for free...

I have been following this issue for several months, here, on YouTube, and on Reddit. There is plenty of video evidence, and it seems to be happening enough to make people trade in their vehicles. Even reviewers acknowledge the phantom braking problem. It is quite possible that the problem...

I am also in Illinois. I picked up my RWD a couple of weeks ago (yay!). My apartment building will allow me to charge in the garage on a 110V, albeit at a higher price than you are paying per KWh--I don't think their facility plan is hourly. I use Arcadia for my apartment's electricity usage...

Yo what's up! I was going to post this, too! I took my 2022 RWD out in the fresh snow this morning to try it out. I had heard that the stock tires were terrible in the snow, and I wanted to see for myself. Well, I found the car to be really well behaved. Overall, I am very impressed with the...