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Arrogance. We have all bought into a market disruptor & for Tesla to compete with these Chinese brands they need economies of both cost and scale. I've always believed that an obsession with autonomy is linked to every action they take but linked to reducing cost at the same time... Controls...

Some of us already had a horrendous daily standing charge - mine was previously 60.177p & will now be 64.974p (+£25/yr) A 3.29p/kWh reduction in my day rate will have no effect as we only use a fraction of that annually anyway. Such a pity that those of us were prudent and chose Octopus before...

It's very easy to love the 500e. Good quality build, economical & efficient around town, nippy performance (very slight lag off-the-line compared to a Tesla), tiny turning circle & very easy to park. Regeneration and hold features are also similar to the Tesla, whereas suspension, AHB lighting...

Same here, the screen has always come on a soon as the car is unlocked and the lights stay on (make sure the switch on the lighting stalk stays at 'Auto' though so main beam isn't on unnecessarily). As the Fiat is plugged into our Zappi much of the time, charging & therefore the car's SOC comes...

Sorry about this, it's a long and sorry tale which if nothing else puts some of the Tesla horror stories into perspective.... We purchased at the agreed price in August 2022, the car was correctly invoiced prior to us going to the USA for 6 weeks at the end of November & collection was due...

Even buying ours close to initial launch I managed to get a decent discount against a new La Prima/Celestial Blue, plus Gov't support at the time giving a further £1500 discount. Depreciation will hit residuals for sure but we tend to keep the second car for at least 7-8 years. We were happy...

? never seen any adaptation, it almost always shows 161 miles & on just one occasion 165. However we ignore that & charge up to full whenever it drops to between 20-30%. Sometimes that's several weeks apart. My wife often visits her father which is the only long journey the car does, it is a 66...

Ours is a La Prima but I've never noticed or checked about pre-heating. I didn't mention the Fiat 'autopilot' but I'm not sure if the Red edition has that? However it is much more usable & user friendly than Tesla Autopilot on the extremely rare occasions I'm driving and & on a dual carriageway...

We've had a 500e since January 2022 and it is a fabulous little car. It's only used for local journeys and beats the Tesla hands down for the shortest trips. I set the binnacle display to the option which displays real-time usage and it's remarkable how close it always is to 4miles per kW...

I think you are being a bit hard on yourself there 😯

That sounds reasonable enough but by the time I swap my current car I will be into my seventies. Being honest, I'm not sure I 'need' to try and re-learn something that I don't even think about. However I'm open minded & in no hurry so may try it sometime and see if it's as easy as others say.

What is the reason for 'prefers' rather than 'accepts' (which I would have expected)?

I often use them & they are generally busy, however since 8 stalls at Newmarket have opened I have been going there instead of diverting off the A14. Those eight V3s at Elevden had been awaiting connection for so long that green moss was slowly spreading up the shrouds. Both sites are a...

Yes, I also use their white MagSafe Kickstand wireless charger at home & it's the best I have found. A stronger magnet, longer & removable cable, excellent quality, faster charging & more versatile than the genuine Apple product.

I would caution any phone mount designed to attach to the screen, especially as the force needed to remove from the magnet can potentially twist the screen slightly. I've seen Tesla rejecting warranty claims if there is damage (for whatever reason) but evidence of something having been attached...

Voice control rather than using the screen normally works very well for both me and my wife (excepting wiper speeds, trying to navigate anywhere in Wales ...or me trying to control her of course).

I can honestly say that in the 14 months/12,250 miles I have owned the Model Y I have never seen that. I regularly change lanes as you say, including many times today and an audio alarm or even a 'red' lorry is extremely rare. If it happens it has always been a genuine threat rather than a false...

Something I don't recall seeing before happened several times on the M6 today (or maybe I've I missed it from a previous update, I've been on .8 for the past week). With my car passing in lane three, if a lorry from lane one started to move into lane two (& behind another vehicle) & was briefly...

'adjustable and intermittent' Sounds like Tesla's normal response to customers.

Yes but I tend to use voice control rather than the screen whenever I can & "set wipers to intermittent" just results in either a slow or fast wipe. Even saying "set wipers to Auto" normally has the same result when it is barely spitting. Auto wipers choosing intermittent this week in quite...

It's too early to be sure anything has actually changed with the wipers & it's probably just placebo. However, since getting .8 earlier this week the wipers seem to choose intermittent far too often with steady rain rather than continuous (which it needs). I don't recall that happening previously.

...but dropping your zip to flash the lights could have painful consequences.

When I plugged in for my first IO charge in January 2022 the car charged immediately so after a minute or so I manually stopped it via the Tesla app & was going to try again later. Before I got the chance a schedule appeared so I have done the same ever since (stop when the app shows 7kWh charge...

Basically the same here apart from the below... As per Octopus' guidelines I have never set anything in the car apart from charge limit 100% (adjusting the IO limit depending on what's needed plus a permanent 05.30 Ready Time in the Octopus app). In addition to house battery charging...

I gave his post a like but a lunar tick would have been more appropriate..

Too large for USS ?

Yes, a couple of weeks ago we went to Harrogate in my Brother-In-Law's X5 and he was constantly activating the wipers manually as they were hopeless, even with heavy rain. The iDrive nav also tracked us in Wales, then the Irish Sea and for the last two days, various random parts of Scotland. We...

Maybe the latest updates are more compatible with newer models without EAP or FSD as my experience is very different to this. I do get the random 'blocked/blinded..' 'lane departure..' etc messages but seemingly the car performs without being affected so maybe they are just there to pacify US...

I've waited nearly a week since getting 2024.2.6 before posting this but so far the car has behaved perfectly well. Using AP on A roads it is slowing for corners and when approaching roundabouts or T-junctions etc (before I disengage) so no issues there*, screen visuals have not been lost, no...

Normal for Tesla, they've been spinning a web about 'city streets upcoming' for years.

Maybe easier to delete the wife rather than the profile? Noises increase when mine is present and kerb rash when not.

I would like to see more intelligence built into Tesla themselves.

Back in 2020 preconditioning seemed to happen about 15-20 mins from a SuC. Sometime after, it changed to pre conditioning almost as soon as the location was selected regardless of distance. So since then I merely enter the address and accept that the charging stop takes a little longer (on my...

At least the car responds when we say "wipers" (more than Tesla ever will). The cars have few buttons but they sure know how to push ours.

I have to say that I now actually find vision more useful compared to what I had on my USS Model 3 (& this is with my normally cynical viewpoint about anything Tesla) It's extremely good for aligning straight against any edge, especially in a parking bay or beside any other vehicles, walls...

I would wait and see. Try a couple of charging sessions when you don't really need to and check if the Ohme manages OK. If not then set it as dumb and disconnect/reconnect as you suggest.

AB also suits those of us who have no need for a more expensive, showy car that attracts boy racers but in all other respects is almost identical.

I think the Wh/mi figures being quoted prove that - I achieved 253 over 32 months in a 3LR with Acceleration Boost (& 19" alloys which reduce range) and that is comparable with others without it.

Have you tried? Last summer on a couple of occasions I managed to hit the rated range on long journeys driving at 67mph max including several 60. 50 or 40 smart motorway sections. Even over Christmas when it was relatively warm the car came very close on a 290 mile journey (& still had plenty...

I guess those with the original 'unicorn' 18" 3Ps would have the same efficiency as an LR if driven smoothly but greater acceleration when needed. Tesla have traditionally been 'shifty' with 0-60 ratings on these cars as the Performance 3 & Y is shown with a 1' rollout whereas the other...

Definitely. I’ve had AB on 3&Y LR Teslas & in the 20-50mph overtaking range acceleration is virtually identical. Off the line is close enough if needed & when driving ‘normally’ it seems to have no impact on Wh/mi either.

Model 3LR (+Acceleration Boost & 19" alloys) Sold @ 22k miles. 32 months, Apr20-Dec22 Average 253Wh/m Model YLR (+Acceleration Boost & 20" alloys) Currently @ 11k miles. 14 months, Dec22-Feb23 Average 268Wh/m

It's hard to disagree with many of the reasons highlighted here.... The Government have removed most of the incentives for private buyers and there are too many inefficient EV adaptations of ICE cars which disappoint first time buyers (but Tesla does get a positive mention although lengthy...

Similar here with many previous purchases and with Tesla. But you know what... many of those didn't inspire me after the novelty faded and I soon lost interest, unlike with both Teslas. Even after four years on a cost vs enjoyment ratio I still look forward to driving, as well as the occasional...

...well it was until earlier today. M6 Birmingham in heavy traffic using Autopilot, 60 on the overhead gantries. My car in the middle lane was about to pass a slower vehicle in the outside lane but as the Tesla drew level with the rear bumper it decided to brake extremely heavily & drop back...

Is wiggling the wheel what people actually do? I permanently hold the wheel in my right hand, exerting gentle pressure and have been doing this for so long it's second nature. No need to change the pressure & no warnings either (unless I'm not concentrating) and I haven't noticed any changes to...

I believe it’s not just your car since the USA NHTSA ruling, we all have it.

Fixed that ! ;)

My Model Y LR is currently parked at 80% & switching to miles the app shows 262 remaining (extrapolating = 328m@100%, 13 months old, 11k miles). When I still had a lot of SuC miles remaining I did used to charge to 100% quite regularly on a journey so I could use them all before the May 4th...