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Charging the battery to 80% with low enough usage to be able to use 120V 15A charging suggests that the battery spent most of its time in the higher degradation range above 55% for an NCA battery. But that is not really a factor in "random" failures of a cell or few, or the BMS, or some other...

Cost to build probably does not shrink by that much with a smaller car (of around the Chevrolet Bolt or Hyundai Kona size). Less material costs a bit less, but the car still needs stuff like lighting, seats, doors, windows, etc. that need to be put together. If they can make the car more...

NEMA 6-50 never away from home (but all the time at home). TT-30 used a few times on a road trip because I knew I would be at a campground with TT-30 (and a few NEMA 14-50 that tend to fill up quickly, so cannot be counted on). Note that I do not have all of the adapters and plugs that I...

1, 3, 5.5, 5.6. 5.5 is my home charging setup and used probably 90% of the time last year, with one road trip using predominantly 1 and a little 5.6 making up the rest.

For road trip charging, here is what you may encounter in the US: Tesla Superchargers and other J3400/NACS DC fast charge stations. Plug directly into the car. Tesla destination chargers or home Wall Connectors (AC charging) with J3400/NACS. Plug directly into the car. Destination chargers at...

Most of the speculation is that what people are calling the "Model 2" or NV9 is intended to be smaller and cheaper than the Model 3. If it is in the form of a compact crossover or hatchback, take a look at the size and form factor of the Hyundai Kona and Chevrolet Bolt, or the slightly larger...

If you do not anticipate needing to charge both cars at the same time, then maybe replace the current outlet with a Tesla Universal Wall Connector (which can charge either a J3400/Tesla/NACS or J1772 car)? However, if you need to plug the Leaf in every night due to its shorter range, that may...

Maybe it thinks that the Model X can open the falcon wings and fly in a straight line?

For (c), the most important performance aspect for the tire is often low rolling resistance in order to get better EPA ratings. Tires on new vehicles are often among the lowest rolling resistance models; some other models of tires could be 10% or more worse in consumption of electricity or...

https://electrek.co/2024/04/15/tesla-puts-electric-car-codenamed-nv9-back-burner-despite-elon-musk-said/

Also check that the receptacle has full size contacts to the plug blades. A receptacle with half size contacts will have more resistance and heat production to begin with, and may be more prone to plug loosening as discussed above.

If it has half size contacts to the plug blades, you may want to replace it with a receptacle with full size contacts to the plug blades. The 10-30 plug adapter for the Tesla Mobile Connector will automatically tell the car that 24A is the maximum charging amperage. You can leave it plugged in...

Level 3 still requires human controls, because a level 3 car may realize that it is about to drive into a situation beyond its ability and warn the human driver to take over (this is different from level 2, where the human driver must constantly supervise because the car may not know that it is...

SAE level 3 allows that, but when the car tells the driver to take over, the driver must take over. I.e. the car knows when it will not be capable of handling a situation in order to tell the driver to take over, rather than requiring constant supervision by the driver because it may do...

Consumer Reports may have gotten a better deal on a Fisker Ocean for their test fleet -- they noticed that their check was not cashed, and Fisker said that they couldn't find it. https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/hybrids-evs/fisker-ocean-electric-suv-review-a2735159415/...

Seems that the car being on a public road (versus private property) may matter for these kinds of citations.

Chevrolet Bolt does 120V charging at either 8A or 12A, with 8A being the default, probably because GM thought that many older houses' garage outlets are shared with other outlets that may have devices with significant current draw (so using 12A or 80% of the 15A circuit could cause circuit...

Regarding the title question, my car had 2024.2.something. A software upgrade to 2024.3.10 showed up at the end of March or beginning of April. After installation, it had the FSDS trial, version 12.3.3. The cars withe 2024.8 appear to be still waiting for the version with the FSDS trial.

If you believe @AAKEE posts, it may be best in terms of minimizing battery degradation to keep the state-of-charge below 55% most of the time for NCA batteries (70% for LFP batteries), unless you need more than that for driving before you charge again (or approximately weekly to 100% to keep the...

Found a few bugs in FSDS' recognition of traffic control devices. A sign like this was seen as a green traffic light: Another bug was seeing a speed limit sign on an off-ramp that had departed the freeway as being the speed limit for the freeway, shown in this Google Maps street view (US101...

Probably based on early low capacity EVs like the Leaf, or plug in hybrids like the Volt. 3kW is enough to overnight charge those vehicles.

My car went from 2024.2.something to 2024.3.10 and got the trial. It does seem like cars on 2024.8.something have not gotten it, according to posts around here. Presumably, whatever 2024.8-based version (2024.9?) that has the FSDS code merged into it is not ready.

Yes, ~7kW AC charging limitation at the EV is not rare. Model 3 SR/SR+/RWD is one example. Nissan Leaf is another.

Did you check the energy screen's Park tab to see where the car thinks the battery drain went? Specifically, if Sentry Mode is on, that keeps the car turned on, which will consume probably around 10 kWh per day, which could easily account for your drain.

Yes, in long distance drives, I found TACC and Autosteer to be nice on light traffic freeways. However, I do not use them in moderate to heavy traffic situations, because TACC follows too closely even at the largest following distance setting and requires heightened alertness more of the time...

The ~1 second following distance of FSDS in chill mode is insufficient to stop in an unmasking situation at 60mph. (Unmasking = vehicle ahead changes lanes to reveal a stopped vehicle or other stationary obstacle in the lane ahead.)

Given that the driver is supposed to supervise FSDS, then the car needs to drive so that the driver can actually be the safety backup. Following too closely for the driver to safely stop if the vehicle ahead suddenly stops or changes lanes to unmask a stopped vehicle means that the driver...

Since it is only level 2 and requires supervision, I do not trust it enough to relax alertness while supervising it. Since it tends to drive closer to other vehicles than I do, it requires heightened alertness most of the time in moderate traffic. Also, the very first time I used it, I had to...

2-3 seconds, as opposed to about 1 second that FSDS on chill mode tends to follow at.

I find that supervising FSDS is more stressful than just driving in moderate traffic, because I normally drive to maintain as much space around me as possible -- large following distances, avoiding driving next to other vehicles -- to give better sight lines, more freedom to maneuver, and more...

Yes, and it seems common to see Model X being driven with the rear fog lamps on when it is not foggy.

After some trial uses, I find that supervising FSDS is more stressful than just driving in moderate traffic situations. This is because my normal driving style is to try to maintain large distances from other traffic to give more maneuvering room, better sight lines, and more time to react to...

The Leviton 5374 for NEMA 6-50 claims to be industrial grade, but you can see from the photos at 5374 that it has only half size contacts to the plug blades, the same type of thing that the Leviton 279-S00 for NEMA 14-50 has. This leads to lower conductivity / increased resistance / increased...

Higher amperage will be slightly more efficient (because the car will be turned on for less time for the amount of kWh put in) as well as faster. But the difference between 24A (on 14-30) and 32A (on 14-50) is not that much. However, plugging and unplugging frequently can wear out the...

Tried the trial FSDS again today. Lasted less than a minute before it got stuck trying to exit a parking lot turning right onto a street with one lane of light traffic each direction. Probably the parked large pickup blocking part of the view to the left was the problem. 2024.3.10 revealed...

I know of one 45mph speed limit sign on a long off ramp next to a 65mph freeway that gets detected while driving on the freeway (the off ramp has speed limit signs on both sides of it, and its left sign is seen by the car as being for the freeway).

Given the apparent preponderance of former BMW drivers driving Teslas, that may be an explanation for the relatively aggressive lane changing behavior of FSDS in "average" mode.

It may also help if there were ways for features like sentry mode and (Tesla or third party) app access not to need the car to be fully turned on, so that they can be used with somewhat less energy drain than is actually the case.

Do you mean the projected range on the energy screen when you write "guessometer"? The mileage display at the top of the Tesla screen is actually just rated economy times kWh remaining, and does not vary based on recent actual economy like "guessometers" on other EVs.

Found out that there is a separate chill / average / assertive setting for FSDS that supposedly affects following distance and tendency to want to change lanes to pass. But did notice that FSDS is not strict about obeying traffic laws. Sometimes, when the speed limit is reduced, it does not...

The FSDB one month free trial seems to have come with software update 2024.3.10. Like TACC, it follows closer than I like. It wanted to change lanes in front of an approaching overtaking vehicle, so I override it then. It does change lanes by itself if the driver uses the turn signal. The...

Note that many places have a 72 hour limit on street parking (example: https://prodpci.etimspayments.com/pbw/include/laopm/abandona.html ), although it may not be aggressively enforced in many places (but five weeks may be enough for a vehicle to become noticeable by complaining neighbors...

The "all weather" tires in the US come with the 3-peak-mountain-snowflake symbol indicating a higher level of winter performance than M+S that "all season" tires in the US typically have. "Summer" tires have neither marking.

All model year 2022 RWD (standard range) in the US have 60 kWh LFP batteries. All have front and rear heated seats, but cooled seats were not available. However, equipment did vary across the model year. Some examples: USB ports in console box may be charge-only or charge+data. A few cars...

As long as Musk does not start watching old Dukes of Hazzard shows.

Other companies do that as well, but usually in a more limited way, at least for customer-visible stuff. However, Tesla, like other companies, is more likely to align changes that affect regulatory certification with model years, in order not to have to do extra certifications. This is not...

A model year N vehicle may be produced for the US from January 2, N-1 through December 31, N, according to a combination of the regulations linked below. https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/85.2302 https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/85.2304 This means that no model year 2023 vehicles...

Yes, this is one of the biggest omissions with the UI -- when you hear alarming beeps, the small font warning message is not easy to read while you are paying attention to the road and traffic, and does not get logged so that you can see later what it was complaining about. Better to put it in...

Just curious. It would make sense from Tesla's point of view to split non-Highland / Highland at least on the model year 2023 / 2024, since there are regulated aspects that changed (EPA economy and range and possibly safety certifications), so not having to do regulatory certification for a...

For US production, did the pre-Highland / Highland split occur exactly at the model year (2023 / 2024) and calendar year (2023 / 2024)? I.e. were all pre-Highland Model 3 model year 2023 or earlier, produced no later than December 2023, and were all Highland Model 3 model year 2024 or later...