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I agree! I've had the car over a year and can't complain about the wipers.

Yes, the irony is overwhelming. I often use the Gonex ball, and when I keep my hand on the wheel it starts nagging. Without the ball it is as you describe, constant nagging. The end result is the opposite of what they are trying to achieve. Ironic.

Tesla could easily automate the whole process of reporting Supercharge problems. First, it would be reported from in the car because obviously you are there trying to charge. It knows the location already. It knows how many stalls there are and could provide a drop-down to select the one with...

I did that once by accident trying to wash my windshield...

Nobody wants a cord. I want to use my charger, but I know it's just a connecter and the charger is in the car, so I guess I'm out of luck.

It's not just a $55K car, it's a hobby!

I keep an eye on the estimated percent SOC at the destination (next charger). If it drops below 8% then I slow down.

Pro tips: 1. Press the button on the turn signal stalk to run the wipers to wash off a bug on the windshield 2. Press the right steering wheel button to activate voice command and say "open glove box" to open the glove box 3. If you're not driving very much set the charge limit to 50% to...

Let me know. I bet you have to cancel the purchase and buy it again.

I agree that FSD will not happen. I've been driving a Model 3 since Thanksgiving and what it does is pretty amazing. I use auto-steer all of them time. The car drives itself 95% I'd guess. But I can't see it ever crossing the double yellow line to pass a bicyclist, or to avoid a parked delivery...

You don't mention the SOC best for long term storage. There are dozens of articles and they all say 30% to 50% actual, with 40% being best. Since actual and displayed are different, you have to guess. 50% is a good guess for the Tesla.

Thank you for the elaboration and I agree with you. Note that we're talking about storing the car for an indefinite period to time. The generally accepted best practice is to set it to 50% and leave it plugged in. But the advantages of having 80% charge for emergencies or just peace of mind...

This is incorrect. See https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries tl;dr: Only charge to 50%.

cell balancing | Tesla tldr: "The pack has 96 groups, each is monitored for voltage and temperature. Charging completes when a single group reaches the set charging threshold. There are bleed resistors for each group that can slowly bleed the cell group voltage to match the group with the...

I had the exact same question and did the research. Set it at 50% and leave it plugged in. It's OK to go out and drive it around for fun and to get the charge down to 50% or lower. If you want to do the research yourself look up how to store lithium ion batteries. Panasonic recommends 30% to 50%...