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    Why did Tesla remove option to disable regenerative braking?

    Thank you all for your input. It confirmed the option was taken away for the reason I suspected: to give Tesla better numbers. As for those suggesting it's about a learning curve to driving smoother, I've been driving forty years and have experience operating a wide range of vehicles, every...
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    Why did Tesla remove option to disable regenerative braking?

    I'm asking here instead of directly to Tesla because their only Contact Us options were for solar roofs or calling a store and neither of them knows.... While test driving the Model Y I noticed the regenerative braking was pretty aggressive. I called the sales person from the car to ask if I...
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    Falcom wing doors prevent sunroof?

    My apologies, this should have been posted in the Model X: Interior and Exterior forum. Moderator please move it if possible.
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    Falcom wing doors prevent sunroof?

    I love having a driver sunroof, one that opens, not fixed glass. It seems obvious from the Model X's falcon wing doors there is no room for one unless it were designed to lift and open like a low profile exterior foil (similar to a Prius) rather than retract into a pocket. And even then the...
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    Impact of air conditioning on driving range?

    Not too worried about warming the batteries as it only gets down to freezing about five nights a year here, and that's during wee hours I'm not driving around. A typical cold snap is in the fifties.
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    Impact of air conditioning on driving range?

    I'm in inland San Diego county so air conditioning is a must for me. I'm wondering how much air conditioning draws from the battery and affects driving range. I guess the heater would also draw a lot of energy, so same question for heater as well. And which you think draws more. Thanks in advance.