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In moderate temperatures, I have the climate control in fan only mode (AC off, temperature set near the low end to avoid heater use). Perhaps that may be part of why I find it easy to exceed the rated economy in 65mph highway driving. If you have the climate in automatic mode, either the heat...

The CCS1 plug head is heavier, and may be attached to a heavier cable (due to greater length needing thicker wires and more liquid cooling). So it may sag more when plugged in, possibly resulting in poor connections or failures of the latches. I have seen a Tesla Supercharger plug whose button...

In general, it looks like buying a replacement 12V battery from Tesla is the safest and cheapest option. Awareness of other options may only be for the case where Tesla is not accessible in the needed time frame (e.g. out of stock). The vent hose fitting would be the main concern other than...

Of course, in Norway, the charging networks are likely much more reliable than the non-Tesla charging networks are in the US.

Don't really want a bigger, taller, less efficient, more expensive vehicle that the Y is versus the 3. But the 3 would be better if it were a hatchback.

Generally lower state-of-charge (but not below 0%) is better in terms of avoiding battery degradation over time. For NCA batteries, it is best to minimize time over 55%. For LFP batteries, it is best to minimize time over 70%, although it may matter less than with NCA batteries. Since the...

The summary from various threads is that any 51R battery will fit, but most are significantly more expensive than buying the Hankook Atlas BX from Tesla (even if you pay for installation), and most do not have the connection for the vent hose.

City driving often gives efficiency better than the rated efficiency (and hence range better than the rated range), as long as you are not putting the accelerator or brake pedal on the floor a lot. Highway driving efficiency and range depends a lot on how fast you drive. At 65mph, you may get...

In theory, Saint Gobain Sekurit can easily make aftermarket windshields, since they are the OEM supplier. But it looks like they don't for whatever reason.

Regarding the charging behavior that the congestion fee penalizes... under what circumstances would one Supercharge to 100% (or even past 70-80%)? The only one I can think of is road trips where the gap between Superchargers is large enough to require that much charge to get to the next one...

There were periods of time later when Model 3 cars came with either Global (matrix) or Premium headlights. Some US posters here made a big deal about the difference based on the theoretical possibility of selective high beam control by software (i.e. where the high beams were on except for...

There will likely be a new color for stickers issued in 2024. If the program is extended beyond September 2025, the expiration dates of the most recent year stickers will likely be extended depending on the color indicating year of issuance. Getting the new color sticker in early 2024 is...

What state of charge would trigger congestion fees?

If you fairly reliably use 95% in a day, it may be more convenient to start at 100% and drive most days without having to use fast charging, assuming that fast charging is readily available in case you take side trips or have more than typical consumption on occasional days. Note that fast...

One reason the current mobile connector only does 32A is that 14-50 and 6-50 outlets may be connected to 40A (instead of 50A) circuits. For a portable EVSE plugged into a 14-50 or 6-50 outlet encountered while traveling, it is safer for it to do 32A (80% of 40A) in case the outlet is on a 40A...

Do you actually need to use fast charging to make it home after a day of driving, if you start with 100%?

It looks like you are driving approximately 400 km or 250 miles per day on average. If you are getting approximately the EPA-rated efficiency and range (which is used for the rated remaining range display at the top of the screen), then you are using over 90% of the battery capacity every day...

Regarding outlet quality, see Master Thread: Definitive 14-50 NEMA Outlet Guide (post #60 of the thread) with this image: The upper photos show an outlet with full size brass contacts, while the lower photos show an outlet with half size steel contacts. The latter has higher resistance and...

When I did a road trip (~700 miles each way), I mostly charged from ~10-15% to ~50-60%, unless more was needed to reach the next Supercharger (I did start at 100% leaving home after overnight home charging). This was because the lower part of the state-of-charge range was the fastest for...

The easy way is to leave it plugged in with the charge target at 50% if you want to minimize time spent >70%, then charge it back up to 100% when you get back if you are concerned about the BMS losing the true state of charge with an LFP battery that has not seen 100% (or very low state of...

In the US, some late 2021 SR+ came with a ~54kWh LFP battery, but most 2021 SR+ came with a ~54kWh NCA battery. 2022 SR+ was renamed RWD, and came with a ~60kWh LFP battery.

If you are willing to take the efficiency hit, the Michelin Cross Climate 2 gets good reviews for non-winter performance and is ok in light snow conditions. It is an all-season tire with the 3-peak-mountain-snowflake that is usually seen on winter tires. If efficiency is highly important, you...

For recent Model 3, selectable regenerative braking is only available with aftermarket controls, such as https://enhauto.com/button-functions

Refurbished batteries with full sets of matched cells are more likely to be offered successfully than those where there is attempt to mix and match cells from different batteries, based on previously observed rapid failures when the latter have been attempted with Teslas. A refurbished battery...

A company in New Zealand is trying to make an aftermarket battery (liquid cooled LFP) for the early Nissan Leaf (whose factory batteries with high-degradation air cooled LMO), but it was originally targeted for 2022 but is not out yet. So don't hold your breath on aftermarket batteries for...

You are slowing down with regen braking for stopped or slow traffic ahead in a traffic jam or at a red light and may want to know if the brake lamps are on because there is full speed traffic some distance behind you.

2/32" is the legal minimum in the US. However, it may be a good idea to replace if below 4/32" going into a wet season. An alternate strategy would have been to get two new tires and put them on the rear, leaving them there until they got close to the same tread depth as the two old ones...

Are you referring to the load rating (98 for Michelin Primacy MXM4 T0/T1, 94 for Hankook Kinergy GT) for 235/45/18 tires? Tesla has (a) not specified the load rating on tire labels on many (or all?) Model 3 cars (check the tire label on the door jamb to see if a load rating is specified), and...

Michelin offers a few tires with this stuff, which it calls SelfSeal. But there are not that many tires with that feature. GM chose to use a Michelin Energy Saver AS with SelfSeal tire as original equipment on the Chevrolet Bolt.

The car and traffic display could be better: Your car shows the brake lamps lighting up, but they are tiny and hard to see, especially if the taillamps are also shown to be on. But it does not show the center brake lamp lighting up, which would make it more obvious that the brake lamps are on...

The 14-50 receptacles to avoid are the ones with half size steel contacts to the plug blades, which have lower conductivity (higher resistance and heat) than full size brass contacts. The Leviton 279-S00 is a common example of such.

The "cards" on the lower left part of the screen can be switched between audio system, total and trip odometers, and tire pressure by swiping left or right.

Here are some more: Spot the difference: cars that share the same rear lights This one from the linked page may have taillights familiar to those in the US.

There was also this:

There is enough space up top to include all three of those numbers. For example: 50% | Rated 135 mi | Projected 130 mi Seems like most other cars show only the equivalent of the projected number from the energy screen, commonly called a "guess-o-meter".

There are cars where you can turn off heat and AC. So it is not like it is that hard of a thing for Tesla to include in a future software update.

How well does tire sealant work on tires with foam inner liner? Seems like Tesla thinks it might work, based on offering this: https://shop.tesla.com/product/tire-repair-kit?sku=1133009-00-B

On the current Model 3 (and Y), only the tail, brake, and turn lights not on the trunk (or hatch) are needed for regulatory compliance, so even if the lights on the trunk disappeared, there would not be a regulatory issue with the tail, brake, and turn lights. The reverse lights are on the...

What do you do during the time it is cold, but mostly non-snow or occasional light snow? That would be the time when summer tires work poorly (because it is cold) or are dangerous (in an unexpected snow), but winter tires work poorly (since it is mostly non-snow).

Most companies share lots of parts between car models, so it would not be surprising if some parts (whether obvious ones or hidden ones) were the same across various models. Having fewer different parts means less supply chain and inventory work to deal with. It does seem odd that they did not...

It would help if the HVAC controls had two temperature settings, a lower "heat" setting and a higher "AC" setting, like many house thermostats have to allow a range of temperature that does not require either heat or AC (for example, you may want to set the heat to 63F/17C and the AC to 77F/25C...

They could have just moved all rear lighting off of the trunk lid onto the non-moving sides of the rear end of the car. Then they would not have had the extra expense of the bumper mounted rear lighting that needs to exist in case the car is driven with the trunk open.

Do any people keep three sets of tires: Summer tires for the summer. Winter tires for when snow and ice are typical. All season tires for when the weather is cold, but can be dry, wet, or light snow. ?

If you replace two at a time, you will have the following disadvantages: Tire models go out of production, so the tire model of the not-worn-out tires may no longer be available. Even if they are, do you want to match the old tire model or get something better (but mismatched). Mismatched tire...

The trip planner should offer an option (preferably default) of fastest trip (like ABRP's default), which would also reduce overall congestion at Superchargers since fewer cars would be charging at the slower rates at the higher SoC.

Tesla is working on controversial 'congestion fee' at Supercharger stations suggests that 2023.38 software includes code for an increased fee for charging >80% at a congested Supercharger.

In other words, you drive less efficiently than the EPA test. Not everyone does.

What is "highway speed" for you? How fast you drive on the highway makes a big difference in economy and range.

Campgrounds may have TT-30, sometimes in greater abundance than 14-50. TT-30 is 30A 120V, so it can provide up to 2.88kW EV charging. However, use of a TT-30 requires an aftermarket TT-30 plug adapter for the Tesla Mobile Connector, or an aftermarket TT-30P to 14-30R adapter to use a Tesla...

For long term parking, it is probably best to leave the car plugged in with the charge target set to <= 55% (NCA battery) or <= 70% (LFP battery) if you are concerned about capacity loss. For LFP battery cars, you can charge it back up to 100% when you get back to resync the BMS if you are...