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I find that autosteer (AP) works very very well as long as all these conditions are satisfied: 1. You are on a freeway.(because there are no surprises like cross-traffic) 2. The weather is clear (no rain or snow to obscure sensors or lane markings). 3. The lane markings are in good shape...

I had the Pilot Sport A/S on my BMW 328i (since replaced by my Model 3) and really liked them. But most folks on this forum report a 10% range hit.

I never recommend a Tesla to people who don't have home charging. Many people think that they can charge their car once/week at a supercharger and that will take care of all their commuting and errands for the week - but the reality is that the car looses a lot of charge between many short...

I agree that you should use TeslaFI, which will tell you exactly where all your 'range' is going. If you have the correct settings, TeslaFI will NOT eat battery (I recently left my LR AWD parked for 28 days, with TeslaFI running, and I only lost 20 miles total range!) When you do lots of...

I recently left my M3 LR AWD in our unheated garage (in Seattle) for 28 days. I lost only 20 miles of range! This surprised me because I expected to loose about 3 miles/day. I use Tesla FI, and have it set to ensure that the car goes to sleep. That may help ensure that the daily loss is...

I keep my battery meter in miles. In summer I multiply it by 0.8 to get usable range. In winter I multiply it by 0.7. Of course you can also use the energy display, but it fluctuates a lot. A good way to compute a conservative multiplier is to look at the wH/m displayed at the bottom on...

I have to say I am a big TeslaFi fan. It helps me understand my car's energy use, and make better decisions concerning travel, charging, and energy costs. If you are an engineer, you will appreciate it. If you are an art history major, probably not. Still, if you read the posts on this...

You should lose less than 10 miles overnight, probably closer to 5. However, starting with a cold battery will give you a pretty high wH/m when you start out, probably in the high 300s or low 400s. For a conservative estimate figure 70% efficiency, so your 130 miles from supercharger to hotel...

For anyone obsessing about electricity and energy use (as I do), I highly recommend that you sign up for TeslaFi. It will give you detailed usage and consumption figures, and you will be able to see exactly where all that electricity is going: how much you use driving, how much you use just...

The SR+ may be a better value than the LR AWD, but in Seattle you will never regret spending that extra $ for the bigger battery. Why? 1. In Seattle at this time of year we average only 70% of rated range (driving normally with heat at 70 deg). So if you charge your car to 90%, you...

I usually figure 70% efficiency at this time of year. 70% of 150 = 105, so you are right on the mark. (You will learn over time that the energy consumption is very sensitive to temperature, heat/AC use, speed, and elevation gain).

70% is pretty typical at this time of year. Also your car will probably greet you every morning with 5 or 10 miles less range than the night before (unless you have charged it that night).

Welcome to autopilot! It works great all the time - except when it doesn't. It works poorly at all on-ramps (predictable), when the sun is shining onto one of the cameras (kind of predictable), and at other random times (unpredictable). There's a reason that it still is in 'beta'.

Mud flaps WILL make a big difference! I recommend that you do that first. Don't overthink them, for heaven sakes. I recommend the $40 BASENOR ones on Amazon. They are quick to install, fit well, and will absolutely keep your car cleaner. (Just look at how wide your front wheels are - every...

Over the 6 months that I've had my M3 the display has gotten much better (if you can believe that) but you are correct - there is still a lag between reality and the display. Not very confidence inspiring.

Are there any settings other than 'Follow distance'? (which I normally set to 6).

I hope you are not planning to drive that 300 miles on one charge - because you won't make it.

Based on my experience this month, a conservative estimate this time of year is 70% of rated range, so about 200 miles for your LR AWD. But - those routes look like they are through the mountains, and you should plan on losing 8 miles of range for every 1000 feet in elevation gain - i.e. going...

I personally would not recommend using % on the battery meter, because we all drive miles (or KM), not percentages. So I would recommend getting a feel for how to convert those 'battery range miles' (aka 'EPA rated miles') to actual miles for your particular driving situation. For example...

I have this happen to me all the time when it is raining! Why? Because I also own a Subaru, and in the Subaru a downward flick of the right-hand stalk turns on the wipers. So when it starts raining, or raining harder, a part of my brain causes my right hand to downward flick the right-hand...

I agree completely. Full self driving has a long long way to go. I also agree that: 1. The auto-pilot tends to give up on tight turns at speed (without any warning). 2. The car doesn't anticipate and slow down appropriately on tight turns 3. When you are zipping down a curvy road at 50 mph...

It's normal to use 1% - 2% overnight in summer. in cold weather other things can kick in, like battery warming. When you backed the car out in the morning, it started to warm up the battery and heat the cabin, which can suck electricity quickly. I'm not sure how Tesla determines apparent...

Short Answer 1: YES - this is what you should be expecting (94/124 = 72% 'efficiency', which is quite reasonable at this time of year). Short Answer 2: YES - in summer you should be up in the 82% range.] Can you go 250 miles on a single charge? maybe in the summer if you charge to 100%. Never...

Bottom line: The battery gauge always gives the EPA estimated range (think of it as a maximum possible range). In summer, plan on achieving 80% of that. In winter, plan on achieving 60% of that. With lots of short trips (a few miles), you will do worse than these percentages. With long trips...

I had the same reaction when I tried to order the 6-50 plug and it was out of stock. But I put my name on the notification list and it showed up in a couple of weeks. So I would recommend waiting.

I have 40.2.1 and just drove through my first typical Seattle rainstorm at night (on this release). I'm sorry to report that the 'auto' setting still sucks. The wipers come on way too late, and even in constant rain would not cycle more than once every 1.5 seconds. At night they are...

Here is my simple rational for the statement that supercharging approaches the cost of gas at this time of year. Summary: Our Subaru costs 12 cents/mile; charging our Tesla at a supercharger would cost 11 cents/mile: Details: 1. An ICE car (like our 4 cyl Subaru Outback) averages about 25 mpg...

To all folks contemplating using a supercharger for all their charging: remember that Tesla sets that supercharger rate, and it is usually about 3x the prevailing 'at home' electric rate. So by opting to rely completely on superchargers, you are increasing your cost of 'fuel' by about 3x, and...

1. I second the recommendation to sign up for TeslaFi, and have it monitor your usage. After a week or so TeslaFi will tell you exactly where that energy is going! Then you will be able to do something about it. 2. As others have said, short trips (like your commute) will use a lot of power...

I second a couple of the previous posts. Living in WA we often drive into the mountains. To be conservative, figure on about 8 rated miles (on your battery meter) per 1000 feet climb. But coming back down, you get at least 75% of that back, so the actual loss on a round trip is not that...

By now you've probably realized that this behavior is not a defect particular to your car - it is a 'feature' of autopilot, and one of the reasons why autopilot always seems a bit half-backed, even though Tesla has been at it for 5 or 6 years. I use autopilot if I really have a lot of energy...

That sales tax exemption is nice, but you will always regret not having that extra range if you downgrade to an LR+. If you actually always got the EPA rated range for your SR+ (something like 240mi) then it would not be a problem, but from my experienc e (and others on this forum) you can...

1. Car tab cost is the same on any car, so EVs are not being singled out. 2. The $150 road-tax 'makeup' is not unreasonable. If I have an ICE car that gets 25mpg and I drive 10K miles, thats about 400 gal, The WA state tax is 50c/gal, so for an ICE car that would be about $200. 3. The...

I'm curious where you get the 209 wh/m. My little Tesla battery meter on the display ticks down at a pretty reliable 1 'rated mile' for every 240 wh consumed (independent of actual miles driven, of course), which is consistent with what others report in these forums.. And it fills up at a...

I use a 6-20 as my primary at-home charger (formerly used the outlet for a radial-arm saw). At 239v I get 14-15 mph, which I find more than adequate for charging. Keep in mind that Tesla rates the M3 at about 240wh/mile, so each Kw give you roughly 4 rated miles. Simple arithmetic...

I think it's a fair general statement that if you charge at home, your are getting close to that 100 mpg equivalent cost, but if you charge at a supercharger, you are paying about the same as a non-hybrid ICE car.. Details: if you average 250 wh/mile, and your electricity cost is around...

I love hold mode, but I agree with other posters that in 'winter', hold mode (i.e. the amount of breaking from regen) is unpredictable.

If you rotate your own tires, do you use 2 jacks? If you just use one jack, what is your process?

At this time of year in Seattle, we average 300 wh/m. Temperatures are in the 40s. So depending on where you live, this would be normal. Check the many threads on range and power consumption. The EPA rating seems to be based on about 240wh/m, but in summer we average somewhere between 250...

A note on 'proposed' Superchargers. We have had a 'proposed' supercharger for Chelan, WA for years. It always says "coming soon". As other have said, I would never count on a supercharger appearing before it actually appears. 50% range reduction in Winter is not unreasonable for 0 degree...

My experience with maps (both Satellite view and road-only view) is that they only download over cellular in real-time. If I drive to an area where there is no cell service, the maps disappear and I am left with a gray screen only. Not very friendly in the mountains in Washington state.

I had similar frustrating problems getting a strong enough WiFi signal to my garage. My router alone was not strong enough to reach into the (attached) garage. So I bought a $40 Netgear extender and while it worked for a phone it in garage, it would still NOT work for my M3. So then I bought a...

I have to agree with the OP: the controls on the stalk violate a simple design rule: the same motion on the same control should never have two different effects. The downward tap will put you into Drive if you are stopped and in Park, but it will turn on TACC (and potentially accelerate you...

See this very long thread on road noise abatement strategies. Sound Deadening Model 3

I usually figure 80% of the EPA range in normal driving. Less if running the heater. Less if doing a lot of short trips. More if doing a long freeway-based trip (an hour or more) at 65 mph. Check your watt-hours/mile. The EPA rating is based on about 240 wh/M, but I usually average 260 mh/M...

I think that the 'dancing cars' are indicative of the poor ability of the software to recognize and understand the traffic surrounding the car. Those cars 'dance' even when I am sitting still at a red light, and the other cars are also sitting still. My model 3's inability to determine traffic...

I had the Pilot Sport A/S on my BMW 328 for 10 years, and I really liked them. But I ran them at the BMW recommended pressure of 34 psi. Tesla, however, recommends 42 psi on the OEM tires. What pressure are you using on you Pilot Sport tires? (BTW, I bought my pilot sports through Costco...

The best cure for jerkiness in TACC is to set your follow distance to 5 or 6 cars. This seems to make the autopilot less nervous since it has more room to respond to the car in front of it (just like a human driver). Also I continue to assert that 'Chill' mode does moderate TACC throttle and...

Fortunately, if I truly want map coverage that works anywhere, I just have to drive my Outback, instead of the Tesla. (And I get the added benefit of a spare tire!).

I also thought that the basic road-only view (without the satellite view) would work outside of cell-phone service range - but it doesn't. My road-only display shows nothing, and gives utterly ridiculous navigation instructions. So, I guess there should be a warning label on the dashboard...