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To precondition the battery, my Model 3 makes different sounds when I'm navigating to a Supercharger with a cold battery. It only does it at lower speeds, presumably because the motor/inverter generates enough heat under higher loads without artificially taxing it. Even regen sounds different in...

The other issue is that a new battery tech needs to be tested for several years before it becomes mainstream. As @Rocky_H pointed-out above, there are so many things they need to get right before it can be viable in the market.

The new "scheduled charging" feature coming-out will help with this. It'll automatically start charging when it needs to in order to be complete by the set time (your departure time). Assuming you're using a level-2 connector, the charging-itself will warm-up the battery and the car will turn-on...

Koenigsegg has done this, but ironically on a car that has electric motors to mitigate the liabilities of the ICE. The Koenigsegg Regera has 1500 hp and no transmission .

Assuming it was done on a dyno, I would guess it is at the wheels.

Firmware update coming soon that will allow you to schedule when you want the charging to end.

Maybe they are publishing the max horsepower of which the motors are cable, and not what the actual battery/inverter are putting-out? The motors in the P and non-P are almost the same but the output allowed from the battery is different.

.....and MUCH MUCH cheaper than gas.

What are the current standings? I don't see a way to find-out.

Right now, BMW is in first place with 43% and Tesla in second @ 26%.

The video is very edited. The cars are in different lanes than when they started where they show the photo-finish. I'd like to see the race from start to finish with no editing. The truth will come-out once more of these races happen. If the truth is that the Taycan is faster than the legacy...

Ford announced ChargePass for it's EV customers which is basically a way to pay to use existing charging stations. The articles out there of course spin it as an advantage over Tesla because it gives access to more plugs vs. Tesla SuperChargers. What they fail to mention is that Tesla cars can...

I'm not sure what you mean by the AC switching over @ 81. Are you saying that the AC switches-off if you set the temp @ 81 or above? If so, I guess they figure you don't want AC anymore if you set it that high. Sort of like the heat turns-off when you set to LO. I guess they could make a HI...

....and they'll complain about having less range than advertised.

That's the basic consensus of what we want.

Wheels/tires are very un aerodynamic. That's the only part of that render that I think is off. The rest looks like it might end up being close.

Exactly!!!!

That would work. Sounds better now that you explain it that way.

The autopilot cameras can't sense interior fog.

This wouldn't work in humid climates. AC is still sometimes necessary in that temp range for humidity control. Granted, if your idea was implemented, the driver can engage defrost if/when the windows get foggy so still feasible.

Some might argue that the heat uses more energy than the AC so, technically, if we are only able to have one toggle, it should be for heat, and not AC.

I'm personally not a fan of those suggestions. It seems like it would be confusing for most people. I think a regular heat on/off toggle is more clear, understandable and usable.

Understood, but I feel as though setting the temp to LO will put the compressor on high which makes it too cold in the cabin if I'm just looking to dehumidify.

But sometimes you need AC to dehumidify and @ LO, it's too cold (runs compressor at full tilt). With a heater-off button, you can set a higher temperature so that the AC compressor runs on low and no heat gets mixed in.

Wow. I started this thread and didn't realize so many other people are in the same boat. Thanks for sharing.

Just to clarify, my point was that it was chilly because of the air conditioner running to dehumidify. It wasn't chilly outside at all. My hope was that turning-up the temp a degree or two would lower the AC compressor output but not necessarily turn the heat element on. I understand that the...

I remember seeing Plymouth Meeting on the future supercharger location map.

If you fiddle with the phone, does it then work? If so, it’s probably not the car.

That was true back when you got nothing for it other than a promise, but now, you actually get some features for it (NAV on AP, Auto lane change, auto park, summon, etc.).

Exactly. Same here.

Per the video below, the lowered range on the display is a software bug, and not battery degradation

Correct. No Navigate on Autopilot. No auto park. No summon. No auto lane change.

Correct. The first time I charged at a destination charger back in 2014, I was surprised to see the charge speed at 40A being less than I get at home. At the time, I didn't understand why, but then realized that it was a 208V circuit instead of 240V at home. So the lower voltage, when multiplied...

Recently, I was topping-off at a Supercharger so I was sitting in the car. There were several available plugs, but a guy parked right next to me to charge. He obviously wasn't aware of the pairing thing. I was tempted to say something, but my wife was with me and I felt funny so I let it go. The...

This thread started exactly 2-years ago. Just saying.

Too far off of I-95. It just generally takes to long to get there. Plus, it's in a paid garage so you have to walk-into the airport and show them your Tesla key to get validation in order to make the parking free.

I think he's talking about that foot rest pedal-looking thing in the foot well. He's tall so the space that this pedal takes-up would allow his left leg to extend more.

If the AC compressor is running at its lowest level, it won't cool the air significantly, but will be enough to dehumidify the air still.

I wonder how many Tesla patents Porsche used in the Taycan. It would be interesting to see the list. Elon should share that list with the world. It would give Tesla more credibility, especially with how impressive the Taycan will be for EV newcomers.

Neil deGrasse Tyson @1:22:44

Supercharging from 70% to 100% would take a while too. Probably close to an hour. Supercharging past 80% is very slow.

I agree, but that still doesn’t explain the discrepancy. Does the app calculate the charge speed independently? I always assumed the app simply displayed whatever the MCU calculated. Apparently not.

Chevrolet dropped a lot. I really thought the Bolt would do better. Must be the sales-prevention teams at the dealers. In actuality, it was the discontinuation of the Volt.

lol....the app shows 5MPH and the MCU shows 4MPH. Sorry.

I haven't seen the tweet for a while, but from what I recall, my interpretation was that Elon wanted you to have a higher-end loaner so that you would upgrade next time you were buying a new car. I never thought he meant to sell you the actual loaner car.

The last time I was in for service, they gave me a Model S 75D from Enterprise Rent-a-car. Apparently, they worked-out a deal with the local Enterprise to buy several Model S's and the service center rents them back. Enterprise can also rent these to "civilians" so it's a win-win. I'm not sure...

I have been charging on a level-1 outlet the past two months. The MCU shows the rate as 4MPH but the app says 4MPH. It seems I'm actually getting 4MPH, but I wonder if anyone has an idea as to why the app shows a faster rate than the car-itself. This happens consistently so it's not a one-time...

And in some states the incentives lessen the burden of depreciation (especially when the tax credit was $7500).

Hopefully, they will upgrade to V3 while they are at it. That charger is nearly unavoidable on a trip through George and, as @Chuckyvt says, this site is not great. I would almost rather see them put another one somewhere nearby so as to be able to skip Savannah. My biggest complaint is that it...

Use the trip tab in the energy app. It graphically shows what percentage of battery you will have at your destination and gives you a comfort level. It is also more accurate than the battery meter.