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    What is the best way to cool the battery in extreme heat?

    To update on the final solution. The service center pulled the logs from when the issue happened and wanted to bring the car in because this shouldnt ever happen. they found that the A/C lines were installed incorrectly at the factory. they fixed this, and now the A/C works great. It used to...
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    What is the best way to cool the battery in extreme heat?

    Did the trip back from la to phoenix and all was well. Didnt stay plugged in at a supercharger more than 40 min and had high temps of (only) 110. Ac worked great. Did a restart when we got home, just in case. I love driving the model x.
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    Rated miles vs Wh/mi

    I have done 2 roadtrips in our x. Supercharger distances are more than adequate to get from oone to the other. I do recommend staying at a hotel with a destination charger. Its so much easier getting to your destination and charging to a full battery overnight compared to hassling with either...
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    question about scheduled charging

    If u plug in after the schedule time, you can manually start the charging with a button on the charging screen. They may enhance the scheduler, but its pretty easy to estimate how long it will charge. With our x and nema, it charges about 23 miles per hour. I charge everynight and only need a...
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    What is the best way to cool the battery in extreme heat?

    Last monday going from Phoenix to san diego, it was 125 at the el centro supercharger when we stopped there, was plugged in for about an hour while we ate. Used the app to have the ac on well before we had to leave, but the ac blew nothing but hot air for about 45 min, and had an alert for...
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    What is the best way to cool the battery in extreme heat?

    Since the battery cooling takes priority over the cabin ac, what us the best way to cool the battery in extreme 119+ heat so that the cabin temp is bearable? Drive slower? Park it and leave ac on for awhile? Im driving from la to phoenix on monday, so i want to be prepared. Any experience is...
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    Is Model X sun-on-head problem any worse than Model S?

    i live in the phoenix area, love the windshield and havent noticed anything that is much different from other cars i've driven. i have gotten a reflective sunshade for when it is parked, but thats just business as usual here. The car detailer who wrapped the front end in expel is going to...