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Range is a result of battery size x efficiency. Comparing gas tank sizes would be the equivalent of comparing battery size, without taking into account efficiency (ie mpg or kw/mi). So range is a good thing to look at while technology is what it currently is.

As technology improves, we will inevitably reach 400 or 500 miles of range (or more). When? No idea, but it’s going to come. Smartphone and laptop batteries get better and last longer every year, why wouldn’t EV batteries do the same? If anything, higher ranges and faster charging times are a...

@CaseyL hit it on the head, it’s normal, usually it will go up or down one or 2 percent once it goes to sleep and does whatever it does, especially after a charging session. I even remember it going up 3% once after I charged at a destination charger and then left it unplugged overnight. If...

L2 chargers in a mall parking lot rarely get used for people who NEED a charge. The OP did nothing wrong, free L2 is free and is up for grab, nothing wrong with that. Everyone wants something free, they just got annoyed because you were there first.

It’s kind of the same story as being over speed limit, not having front plate, having darker tints… it’s rare to get dinged for it, but when you do, it hurts! I have my stickers, I only have had one on for the past 6 months, the other ones and the paperwork in the glovebox. Hoping to just get a...

3 weeks is not an issue. Turn off sentry mode and you’ll be fine. If you turn off AC overheat protection you’ll lose about 1%/week (I know because of a couple of COVID quarantines and don’t charge at home). If you leave it on, you might lose 1%/day. Either way, not an issue at all.

I’d be outraged if I didn’t expect a whole bunch of other changes in their products/subscriptions/price increases to boost profit and make their shareholders happy in the next 8 years. By then “just paying” for the map won’t feel so bad when new cars get sold with windshield wiper tank sold as...

I’m very familiar with many urban areas, not only in the US, but in Europe as well (where I grew up). What you say is simply false. The gas station model can’t die, unless there are chargers in every public parking location. Which brings us back to longer range = less of an issue when going to...

Again, you’re assuming that everyone has access to garages. A lot of people park on the street where they live. Fast charging has to be the solution for widespread adoption of EVs, unless cities start putting chargers next to parking meters on the curb, like we see in some of those very...

This assumes that everyone has a garage/driveway to charge overnight, or can charge at work. Truly widespread adoption of EVs, in my opinion, goes through either longer ranges (it makes a world of difference to only have to go supercharge once every couple of weeks instead of once a week, if you...

Who will take advantage of “a million miles”? Most people get new cars after 5-6 years anyway, and at the speed battery and EV technology in general, is improving at this time, most people won’t see the difference between 4680 and current tech, as they’ll get a new car with newer battery tech...

I think that the bottom line here is that Tesla will keep increasing prices and removing things as long as people are ready to pay for their cars. Like many companies before, they are shamelessly using a crisis (here the supply chain issues and the gas prices) to make permanent changes that will...

Thanks for sending this! I missed it before seeing the following post. I guess my question is: if you use 15% a day, but you charge every day back to 80%, doesn’t that increase the number of cycles, essentially balancing out the other aspect? Meaning if you charge back from 65 to 80 every day...

Just saying “because Tesla said so” doesn’t answer my question though. There must be some kind of scientific reason, or at least empiric proof of that, right? Unless we’re just supposed to take Tesla’s word as gospel, in which case I must be missing all the Cybertrucks delivered in 2021 in the...

Why is that? There are thousands of EV owners (whether they charge at home or not) that only charge when they need to. I personally only charge at work and charge once every few days. Haven’t noticed any degradation beyond what everyone gets. Wondering if there is scientific proof that the...

At this point, I’m convinced the 4680 battery won’t be in any car before my MYLR is paid off. Crazy to think this thread was started 13 months and $11,000 ago on the price of a new MYLR. Proves once again that speculating is just another word for gambling…

Yes, home charging in the SF Bay Area (and more generally in coastal California from my understanding) is not cheaper than off-peak SC charging, which feels very illogical, but it is the world we live in. For what I drive, I personally don’t have a home charger installed as the closest SC is...

With all due respect, your theory makes absolutely no sense... Rich entitled people are much more of a pain in the ass than "ghetto" (I had no idea we still used that term to speak of lower-middle class people) customers, anyone in a remotely customer service role will tell you that. If Tesla...

The same reason why the average American has $6k in credit card debt but most have less than $5k in an emergency fund… Yolo!

I bought my car a year ago for a lot less than it is now, and I'm not sure that I could (or rather would want) to afford the price it is at. And unfortunately, I am not sure that it will change any time soon. The inflation/supply chain issues are largely to blame, but at the end of the day...

One thing I was thinking yesterday, for all the ways the climate interface has been made worse (according to a lot of people, including me), they could at least have given us the option to turn off the passenger or driver vents while the other is on. That's why I laugh when people say that Tesla...

Yup, I said it a couple of times, but I think that being able to completely customize the launcher with 6 or 8 items with seat heaters and defoggers being options would probably fix a lot of the current complaints (besides the trip cards, which I personally loved). But it was until 2 weeks ago...

I finally got around to do this in September as I’ll be using the bridges a bit more moving forward. I messed up my mailing/residence address on the application, so they sent it back mid-November (which means it took them about 6 weeks to look at my application, which isn’t bad). I sent it right...

I took delivery in January 2021 and didn’t know what was coming a few weeks later (such as the new console) and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it. I would have hated to wait a couple of months for things like the new console, and have to pay 2k or 3k more than I paid. If you wait for the next...

Not sure what you mean by “real”. Model years are in name only, additions (and sometimes subtractions) are done year round. For example you’ll see 2021 Ys without heated steering wheel, some with the heated steering wheel but without the new console, some with and without the passenger lumbar...

Oh yeah Tesla takes customers feedback? Never heard of that. Is there a form on their website that I’m missing? A survey sent by email that went straight to my spam? Their PR/Marketing department is a department of 1 and he loves tweeting about dogecoin, I’m not sure how Tesla would take...

Unless I missed it, sentry mode on/off is not part of the widgets. Dashcam viewer and camera on/off are, but not sentry mode.

The issue with saying “you can do that with voice command” or “just set it to auto” is that, while all well and good, there was no need to remove the option to have it one click away. Adding the “auto” option for the seat heaters is great for some people, but having the button right there on the...

And I’m actually pretty amazed that so many people love the light show or think that getting Sonic is so great. Those are the last things I care about. But proves that everyone looks for different things in a car, and that there is no “perfect” vehicle for everyone.

I found myself wearing my mask in my car yesterday… I went to pick up some food and just didn’t take it off until I got back home. It happens often. Not to have the mask purposefully, but just as a continuity of wearing it inside. Easy to remove, but that would be my answer to “why?” Otherwise...

I hope to get used to it too, but right now I really miss the stuff at the top right corner of the screen. I’m actually not sure how to turn on sentry mode when I get out of my car, except with the app. I would usually just tap the sentry logo when I would get out when I would want it on. Same...

I was actually thinking about that the other day. I know it’s not apples to apples (no pun intended), but if the iPhone can give a “battery health” status by simply going into the settings, there has to be some way for Tesla to do the same. I’m assuming they just don’t want to. But it could save...

Wow I don’t think I had read this long of a thread from start to finish. What a rollercoaster… An incredible lesson for the OP and, honestly, all of us. Before I owned a Tesla, I most definitely wouldn’t have thought of asking the guy to open his account and close out in there. So sorry this...

Ironically, most of these locations are places with few superchargers, to circle back to the original topic. Of course, I am not saying it is impossible to purchase a home, simply that I don't believe that owning a home should be the criteria to owning an EV, whatever EV that is, by the way...

I think that you missed my point also… If we are trying to make EVs widespread, we can’t be elitists and give “pro tips” such as the one above. The “$4 a day for a latte” is again a hilarious argument and very stereotypical of the view of a certain generation. I save a ton, barely eat out and...

Oh snap! I missed the memo where Tesla changed their mission statement to “accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy, but only for boomers and trust fund kids who are pretty much the only people who can still afford to be first time home-owners in 2021”…

When I was looking to move about 1.5 year ago, I checked out an apartment building in downtown Oakland that was actually in the process of adding chargers to every single stall of their garage. I didn’t have a Tesla yet at the time, so I didn’t really ask what the specifics were, but if I had...

I think that you hit it on the head here. I’ve seen apartment buildings starting to add chargers, but it is fairly rare. You are right, not to get in too deep in this conversation, but someone making $150k/year and can easily afford a model Y or 3 and wants it, won’t be able to buy a $2 million...

January 2021 build, 20” LR, closing in on 8k miles. I never had it in miles before the recent updates allowing the easy switch between % and miles, but I believe I had 316 when I first got it. It now fluctuates between 303 and 306 miles at 100%. Interestingly, it actually changes as the battery...

All US built MYs have had heated steering wheel since January or December. No idea about Shanghai built, I would hope so, but I would try and check Reddit threads and Twitter to see if there are any clues.

It seems almost all of the panels would need to be replaced, which could get you close to the value of the car already. Looks like you might need to replace some of the cargo space in the trunk too. Add to that possible replacement of wheels etc. It's not unrepairable, but your insurance might...

Yes, the market is insane, people are getting estimated deliveries in November right now, so the law of supply and demand makes those prices go up. That being said, I believe that you have your math wrong. The MYLR is $53,990. With FSD it would put it at $63,990 before taxes and fees, which...

Wow this thread came back to life out of nowhere. I unfortunately don't really have any update. It is clear what happened, and they denied it. At that point I let it go and decided there were bigger hills to die on. I did get a quote from Tesla to replace it and it was about $900. I didn't do it...

Quite the crazy story! I commend you for trying to get to the bottom of this. I would hope that it becomes a bulletin like for the PT sensor, where at some point the parts can be swapped at a service center for every car within a certain VIN. I'm not sure that there is much that you can do right...

Like many others, I don't like it, so I never put it on. Coming on 6 months now. I live in a city/area where cops and CHP have other fish to fry, so I'm not super worried about it (probably jinxed myself here). Same thing with parking people, I park on the street every day, haven't had issues...

I just got my car back last week for the same issue, any speed above 75mph, the whole car would start to vibrate (started during a road trip down the 5). Took it on a road test with the tech, he noticed it. My steering wheel was also off by a couple of degrees. They rebalanced the wheels and...

Yeah I agree, the complaints always outshine the positive. I have absolutely zero doubt that some service centers are atrocious, but in my short experience (5 months), I’ve only had positive experiences. Granted I’m in an area that is more populated with SCs than most. I just got my car back...

I wouldn't consider unwise that he sold his car because he got a VIN assigned, a call from his sales advisor and a delivery date within the week. All of that seems reasonable to sell his old car, especially if he doesn't have room in his garage/on his street to park an extra car... I would lose...

Those numbers seem high, but hard to tell without knowing your driving conditions (elevations, draft etc...) and the way you drive. As mentioned above, if you try to beat every car next to you at every stop sign/light, then it's normal that you would end up with very high numbers. I would say...

I don’t really have time to go through every car MSRP and compare it to carmax, but I did see a $55k 2020 Lexus RX450h. Didn’t get in the details so I’m not sure what options are on it, but the MSRP was starting around $47k according to the internet. My guess is that it’s probably very similar...