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BMW does. My i3 was under factory warranty. I told the dealer what was wrong (charge port wouldn't lock so it wouldn't DC fast charge). They said there would be a $150 diagnostic fee no matter what.

SR stands for "Standard Range", not "Short Range". I don't blame you. A lot of people call it that. Tesla needs to change the nomenclature on those because short-range sounds bad and it's not the case. 250 miles (or whatever) is far from short.

@mociaf9 So most of my hopes came true 3-years later. Philadelphia how has two sites, Mt Laurel is near the Maple Shade site, Gloucester Twp is near Deptford site, King of Prussia has said "coming soon" for years so that one still hasn't come to fruition and, of course, the GA locations are great.

Maybe "PLAID" with underline to keep consistent with the performance badge theme of the past?

This thread is starting to look like a flat Earth argument. One side is scientific fact and should be the consensus while the other side just can't part from their belief/opinion and keeps pushing their false narrative. It's kinda fun to watch actually. I'm entertained by it. Carry on.

LeBron James got his....

Does Tesla actually promise/guarantee this or is it more of an "as low as" type of statement? I find it unlikely that they would promise this, especially when there are so many variables that can affect charge speed.

If my math is correct, that's almost 70,000 miles worth of energy on a Model 3

From my experience in sub-freezing temps, the car will start charging after about an hour on 120V outlet. After the hour, it starts to ramp-up and will eventually get to you 4 or 5 MPH rate. I'm sure there's a low temperature point at which the 120V will never be able to provide enough power to...

I think the Mach-E will sell well to Ford fans and some non-Tesla drivers. While I like the Mach-E (a lot), having owned Tesla, I don't think I would be able to switch. Dog Mode, Camp Mode, 360 Sentry Mode & dash cam, the phone app, etc. have locked me in. Also, not having to haggle with a...

The Mach-E will grab the attention of non-EV buyers and Ford fans. The smart ones will compare it to Tesla and likely choose Tesla in the end so competition actually can potentially help Tesla. I like the Mach-E (a lot), but I wouldn't choose it over a Tesla.

Might have something to do with it probably being a 208V circuit but it's putting-out 215V. Just a guess.

. GM gives ultimatum to Cadillac dealers who don't want to sell electric cars - Electrek .

Unless they want to inherit a franchise dealer network, I don't see it happening.

It's more like Trader Joe's but higher-end. It doesn't have the salad bars and other hot foods like Whole Foods does.

Charging at work can bridge the gap. Not as great as home-charging obviously, but still helpful.

It's not a restaurant. It's a health food store. (Mom's Organic Market)

Here's a chart showing the typical Model 3 charge taper.

I would think 20 to 25 minutes of preconditioning at 40-degrees F should be sufficient. Was regen fully available?

How do you know the battery was preconditioned and up to temperature? Was regen fully available? Were there dots on the regen bar showing it was limited? If so, then the battery was still too cold. Also, it is possible that you had a defective supercharger. I have seen where a particular stall...

This thread made me think of an idea for Tesla....when supercharging, if the battery is cold, a message should pop-up explaining why it's charging slowly and also how to precondition the battery. I would bet most owners are not aware of this. It could also explain the stall-sharing thing of...

If I recall, there’s a check box for it. At least there was a few years ago.

Drive on "always low" and it should last a long time.

Regarding 110V charging, don't forget you have the weekend to add extra range since you presumably won't be commuting. That could make-up for any losses during the week. A weekend of 110V charging can equal a supercharger session basically.

OP has a Model 3 and those charge at 4 to 5 miles per hour on 110V outlets. Model S and X are only 3 miles per hour (less efficient vehicles vs. Model 3).

Sometimes just waking-up your phone does the trick. Depending on your phone, it might close-off the Bluetooth when in battery-save mode. The once or twice my car didn't unlock, I just woke-up my phone and it unlocked immediately.

I noticed at the SpaceX launch, one of the Model X's had different wheels. They were similar but nicer. I had the helix wheels on my Model X ,which I liked. I'm not a fan of typical Model X wheels.

Any chance you just got disconnected and he didn't actually hand-up on you? Maybe he thought you hung-up on him. I would have called-back and said "I think we got disconnected". Just a thought.

Right...use seat heaters instead of cabin heat and your efficiency will improve greatly. Also, if you precondition the cabin while connected to shore power, you'll use less battery energy for heat.

That orange line coming from "Electricity Generation" and going to "Transportation" needs to get much thicker!

Auto headlights should be mandatory. It's a safety feature.

Milford, CT has two sites directly across the street from each other.

Here's another one in the USA closing. They are still going to make asphalt & lubricants, but no more fuel at this plant. PBF Energy to shut fuel-producing units at Paulsboro, New Jersey refinery

I thought about this too, but regen is like 60kW, right? That seems like too much for a pack heater.

From my recollection of the situation, it came down to the consortium taking too long and Tesla needed to get moving on a solution so they developed their own standard. Otherwise, Tesla probably would have adopted the standard.

Right. He asked for pros and cons of trading-in his Subaru for a BMW i3.

BMW i3 mimics regen by automatically using the brakes when the battery is full or too cold for true regen. It makes it more seamless. The first time you drive a Tesla without regen after being used to having it, it's a little jarring when it happens. Tesla's approach is more efficient because...

Used i3's are far from over-priced and they are not shi*ty EV's. Personally, I'd take an i3 over any Subaru as a second car, but that's just me. If Subaru made an EV, I'd change my stance. Also, the OP was asking about this because he obviously wants another EV.

I have to say, I'm quite surprised how many people are suggesting that you keep your Subaru. They, of all people, should understand your desire to move-away from gas and go all electric. I have had a Model S, a Model X and Model 3 and a BMW i3 BEV. While the i3 is far from a Tesla, it's still...

Tesla doesn't promise range. As someone stated above, it's just an EPA estimate. I guess part of the problem is people take the posted EPA estimate as a promise. It's not.

Sold my BMW i3 to Carvana. Great experience. I sold my Model 3 recently to Vroom. They made me a good offer. It's all online and they send a car carrier service to pick it up. Only issue with Vroom is that you have to be very patient with them. I read a lot of negative reviews (after I accepted...

And even after 300K or 500K miles (or whatever), the battery will still work. It'll just have less range than when new so a 400 mile Model S sold today might have 250 miles of range after 500K miles. But, 250 miles of range is still VERY usable and more than many current EVs being produced...

Did you happen to use a can of Fix-A-Flat? That can cause wheel shake when the "goop" pools in one spot.

Welcome to the forum. Looking forward to more great posts from you like this one!

SR stands for "Standard Range", not "Short Range". 262 miles is far from short. No offense. I've seen many people call the SR the "Short Range". Tesla probably should have come-up with better nomenclature for that model.

I have been driving rental gas cars a bunch recently. They are bad in many ways compared to EVs but what I hate most about them is their transmissions. I definitely understand why they call them slush boxes.