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Tesla replaced 2 of mine under warranty. They said the other 2 were within specifications even though I had to push the handle in to fully close.

I have the same exact issue. Door handle hasn't been sitting flush unless I push it in, and now the chrome laminate is visibly peeling in the same place as your picture from several years ago. Mine is a 2018 vin 13xxx

Ha! But don't forget the OP has a family and a job, drives to work, drives the kids around to typical events. So I'd say it was time served well. :)

SOC is state of charge.

It’s not good for the longevity of the cells to be at full voltage/100% SOC for long periods of time. The 2018 Volt has a large buffer: When it reports full charge it’s actually only at about 75% SOC in terms of total capacity - About 14 kWh is usable of the 18+ kWh total in the pack. The Model...

Oh I got that too. Bought the filters and tools to replace the filters. Was easier on my last car.....

On a related note, I drove 129 miles up to Lake Tahoe, a 7000' climb from the Sac area, with our family of 4 through a raging snow storm, with chains on rear wheels last half of the trip, heat defrost on front wind shield full bore so I could see and to melt the snow and ice that kept building...

For daily life my work commute is a little more than 75% highway, weekends usually driving around town. Overall total miles probably 70% highway. I don't use chill mode, it's really just me driving slow - when possible I don't go much over the speed limit but I am always careful not to hold up...

Couple things, mainly driving in the right hand lane. RWD with 18" wheels and aero covers help a little, but mainly me driving in the right hand lane.

Estimates based on 'from the wall' - which differs for home and supercharging. As described above home level 2 charging is assumed to be 85% efficient - so for every 85 kWh stored in the pack, 100 were sent from the wall. Supercharging assumed to be 92% efficient - for every 92 kWh stored in the...

For planning with ABRP I set charger arrival at 30% so I always have that 100 in the pack that you mention. Makes for slower charging but allows for unplanned detours. I covered that in another post (https://ventricular.org/ItsElectric/2021/03/29/supercharging-2-800-miles-in-a-day). And yes I am...

Part 3 of my three-year review covers: Energy Use and Carbon Emissions from driving 42,500 miles in our Model 3. Links to Parts 1-4 of the review are at the bottom. We drove 42,500 miles in the first three years. I calculated how many kWh of electricity were sent to my car to charge the battery...

Thanks for the feedback. About the 300 miles range, yes I am a slow driver in moderate climate so that helps alot, but also, the 3 is small, and very efficient so it's easier to get closer to and go over rated range when I'm on my own. Tesla undoubtedly factors in vehicle weight, drag, etc but I...

Part 2 of my three-year review covers: The places we’ve been; Where we charge; and Battery pack status. Links to Parts 1-4 are at the bottom. 1) Where We’ve Gone 80% of my mileage has been commuting back and forth to work and running errands. During normal times that was 50 miles a day on...

Part 1 of my three-year review covers: Reliability inside and out; What could be improved; and What I like. Our goal in buying cars has been finding a car that makes the least emissions, meets our needs for # of passengers and storage, and is reliable. We traded in our 2010 Prius for a...

Hi John, I believe you, that you found it too rough, and you could be right that there could be variability across models, maybe parts suppliers. However, I speak from one year of driving our car. It is not rough or bumpy. My wife and kids ride along with me nearly every day and on all long...

Our car doesn't have a bumpy ride. At all. You may have test driven a 2017 model maybe? Tesla switched coils around the end of 2017 precisely because of that complaint. The new coils don't have a rough ride, at least not our car. I've also driven in a similar number of cars, trucks...

This review covers our Model 3 starts from the time we reserved it through our first year of driving the car. The review describes several aspects of life with the Model 3 and addresses the basic question: has the Model 3 met my expectations? There have been many reviews on the Model 3, but each...

I planned to take photos at start and finish to each charging session and use time stamps on the pics to calculate charging time but usually got distracted by my kids and didn’t get that data. However, most stops were about 35 minutes, and the time I charged up to 301 miles took ~65 minutes. I...