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Would be interesting to see these stats broken down further...by model (esp for Tesla) and by owner type. Traditionally, fast and fast accelerating cars came at a price and were/are very inefficient. If you played, you paid. Both in upfront, insurance, maintenance and fuel costs. Cost effective...

I think I would prefer a different design though I've seen far worse network racks. Seems labelled well. I'm imagining how my local inspector would react to that though.

SPAN has been saying for years now to keep checking back for availability in Canada. Meanwhile and perhaps lucky for me, the larger companies in this space are or have developed competing products such as Schneider Electric as per this article. Meanwhile, my ultra low overnight rate is 2.4c/kWh...

Polestar 4 with Luminar Lidar and Mobileye Chauffeur could be interesting as well.

The R5's only introduced more issues as they are too grippy in the warmer weather but overall, nothing has changed. Tesla will have me come back to check it again but that sounds like a bit of a revolving door unless I can get someone to buy into what I'm experiencing. So I haven't bothered with...

I was thinking of getting a Polestar 2 when selling my M3 recently but instead got another M3 LR due to not wanting to wait for supercharger availability via an adapter (at least the P*2 port is in a good location) and the resale value not being great, and a bit due to range. But I was tempted...

I'm also trying to sort out something similar in a new M3 LR. Since I was getting winter tires (Nokian R5's) soon, I figured I'd see if that made a difference. On Saturday, driving home from tire shop (a variety of speeds including highway), I thought, oh this is way better so perhaps it was a...

I doubt mfg's are going to adopt NACS but then put it in a position that would block stalls.

I just priced out a Taycan 4S with the options I'd prefer. (tech package, larger battery but no performance package) $180k + $16k in luxury tax. Polestar P3 is $100k. Not a direct comparison but having a hard time seeing the value at almost 2x the price. Nicer vehicle but that's really getting...

I wasn't expecting anything but would have been nice to have bi-directional charging. Tesla is going to start losing sales over this as more of their competition includes it and the industry in general supports it. Will they purposely not include this for fear of cannibalizing Powerwall sales?

Estimated Delivery: Jan 2024 – Mar 2024 for Australia. I'm not sure the loss of stalks bothers me but if it's translating to a higher North American price, I might consider moving up to a Polestar 4 instead.

It's up on the Tesla China website.

In the comments section of the link I provided, someone said it would, but I have my doubts. The standards/protocols for all this I don't think have even been fully established/adopted yet. Tesla likely hasn't prioritized it as it could possibly cannibalize Powerwall sales. I know Polestar 3 and...

I applied to go on ULO last week. Will take a while to be cut over and then will soon be into best scenario costs for my household given more charging in winter and no AC use. May look at putting a few things on timers. We don't have high usage 4-9pm so should fare better. House is pretty air...

If you are out of your 4 year warranty, you won't be covered. Corrosion warranty is only for sheet metal perforations from the inside out.

I have similar and made a service request and they said my car has no warranty for this. Have pursued further. 90k km / 56k miles.

Similar experience in Canada on a Model 3. House rules. Dealer wins.

In Canda, SR X is $123k. A Polestar 3 will be $100k. No brainer there. Tesla isn't even close, not to mention the luxury tax for >100k. So total cost is $130k + sales taxes. Regardless of the potential ability to unlock battery, I just don't see how this is competitive. Out the door cost...

Dec 2018 built M3 RWD with FSD added when it was on sale and HW3.0 provided upon request about a year later. Estimate from Tesla 3 months ago was $16k higher than the estimate I received today. Mileage is under 80k km. and had increased by about 5k since the estimate 3 months ago. Otherwise, the...

I would be asking Tesla to investigate further so you at least know what was occurring. I got too close to a vehicle turning off the highway once and emergency braking initiated producing one of the hardest deceleration's I've ever experienced (unnecessarily). This gave me confidence that...

I also have Feynlab Ceramic coating (Ceramic Plus) but have since come to appreciate that on black paint, you'd be better served by the Heal Light or Self Heal Plus. It really does wonders for black paint. I had some put overtop a section by luck (months after my initial work) and you could tell...

Canadian Solar Set a World Record of 22.28% Multi-crystalline Cell Conversion Efficiency https://www.canadiansolar.com/en/solarPanels/detail/26

The Model 3 is by far the smallest vehicle I've owned (trucks / suvs previous) making hand washing a breeze. I recall detailing my truck and it would take an entire weekend. I just bought quite a few 1100 gsm microfiber towels yesterday (Memorial Day sale). It's fun to get back into it given...

Not a ski boat but they are coming on many fronts... SILENT 55

Ditto that. And proper lighting.

I used a place in Scarborough as I work in the GTA but would not recommend them! I've since hooked up with Chris Funkenhauser at Funken Auto Spa (Funken Auto Spa) in Guelph ( who is a bit of a local legend but I don't think he does PPF, just tinting and paint correction/ceramic coating. He says...

Except the increase in CO2 hasn't been linear over time...

Individuals can only get one incentive under this Program in a calendar year. Businesses and provincial, territorial and municipal governments operating fleets can only get up to 10 incentives under this Program in a calendar year. If businesses choose to go this route, they will not be able...

Salt is more environmentally friendly (esp in coastal areas where large amounts aren't required) and far superior than sand at temps a little below freezing but for 15°C and below it starts becoming ineffective, necessitating sand or a mix of the 2. While it's unfortunate Tesla didn't see this...

Saw one yesterday on the 401. GAS HAHA (Model 3) Curious if they've run into any aggression as a result. While I applaud the effort I'm not sure I'd be flaunting it to that degree. I'll stick with my green plate.

How about preventing people from filing false hit and run reports for starters? Better safe than sorry despite the low odds. Access to information also isn't quite as tight as the article suggests. Lots of people out there willing to sell information for a fee. It only takes a few seconds to...

Cap and Trade was not the disaster some would have you believe. Don't buy into this unless you have concluded that based on a ton of research. I liked it because it directly addressed CAPPING emissions as opposed to just putting a price on them with some industries willing to pay that cost and...

Just Ask Us: License plates do fall apart, but it's not from a flaw in the process

I recall when cap and trade was killed off, estimates were that we'd take a $3B hit over Ford's 4 years as some of the programs funded by cap and trade will still continue and there are significant costs to winding down the program. So yet again, we have a new government wanting to do things...

Got my new wheels and tires on today finally. I'll get it cleaned up on the weekend. Ceramic coated the wheels and will do the tires with this product: FEYNLAB® TIRE COATING | FEYNLAB

Had a P90DL loaner for almost a month and the brake lights on the screen's car are way easier to see. I'd say it's about right. On the 3 it's a lot harder but after a while you get used to it. I often look down while slowing in AP to see when they are coming on. AP can definitely make it look...

My wipers appear to go fast about 6-7x's and then adjust down as required. So I've been trying to be patient recently and let them try to figure things out. However even then I'd prefer they were generally a little slower intermittently, esp with very light scattered rain at which point I just...

Paul Manly won his seat as Canada’s next Green MP for Nanaimo-Ladysmith!

If you're not going with the flow of traffic in the far left lane of a 3+ lane highway, you should have your license revoked.

As others have said, the SR- at its lowly range only exists to allow the SR+ with 386 km of range to also be eligible which is better value I think. If sales of the SR+ are strong, I wouldn't be surprised if Tesla keeps the SR- unavailable for the most part. So I'm not sure it makes much...

It will be interesting to see how many 3's are sold in relation to other rebated vehicles in Canada during the lifetime of the federal program. www.ev-volumes.com (paywalled) reports 42,706 electric vehicles were sold in Canada in 2018. At current $49,990, the SR+ RWD should do well. Though...

If battery cell production is a bottleneck preventing sales of more profitable vehicles, then Tesla is short changing themselves a bit by doing this. Perhaps it's just another example of them having gone the extra mile with no ulterior motives and as usual, the marketplace will decide it's...

Presuming battery pack mfg costs of $150 / kWh, that's $7500 for SR 50 kWh / 350km and about $3215 for the compliance vehicle. So about $4300 USD tied up in locked battery capability. $5773 CDN. I don't normally analyze these things but I would guess they still might be squeezing out a slim...

What obligation does Tesla have to keep it at 150km if the Gov't changes and the program is ended shortly thereafter - which I think there's a very real possibility of? Or would it be like what happened in Germany and owners would be forced to pay back the 5k? What if your car is totaled but the...

Will be interesting to see if this gets any air time with the media. I suspect not much given there was no fire. Great news though!

Not quite. There are far more negative comments here by new members. That's the real point. You do have to wonder about all the posts that start off just like OP's and then slam it, often on a point that's a stretch. Then leafdriver333 votes it as informative? Sad.

Drove past an I3 this morning on a major highway and personally wouldn't be caught dead in one but it did appear larger than I anticipated. Dealers aren't that keen to promote EV's. They like their ICE with higher maintenance revenues. It's not like BMW or Chevy are running effective market...

The cost of gas and the desire to lower one's carbon footprint remain strong drivers of demand. Tesla has marketing and media departments whose strategies have been quite successful. I'm not in the industry but you typically don't just throw out a few short TV ads. I'd prefer they didn't get...

From the same source: Sales in the US Mid-sized segment fell by 13.7% to 1,697,498 in 2018, making it the second year in a row that sales in the segment have declined by more than 10%. With sales down by a third since their peak in 2015, the Mid-sized segment is another piece of evidence just...

With a good quality microfiber glass cloth you could probably just use a small section of it, damp (with water, preferably distilled), and the rest to wipe dry.