Yesterday took the Plaid in for a wheel and tire change out @ the Mount Kisco Tesla Facility. They had to dismount the tires install the "purple" Tire Pressure sensors that are different and are blue tooth. They installed ST 20" Tesla Model S Long Range & Plaid Wheel and Tire Package (Set of 4) Satin Black 20x10" Front & Rear / Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 285/35 ZR20 on my 2021 Plaid VIN: 5YJSA1E65MF4XXXXXX. The techs at Mount Kisco discovered a problem on unpacking the wheels one wheel was damaged. The techs took photos for me to send off to T Sportline.The good news is that T Sportline shipped a replacement wheel the same day on receipt of the photos, That process was started while they were still mounting and balancing the wheels.
The tires at least for spirited street driving are excellent. The one issue is they are noisy. I spent at little time with the sport line people and their opinion was the lack of the deadening foam on the tires is an issue. It may be and they are looking into it that a retro fit of the material may be possible. I hope so. The Plaid is the quietest car I have been in...but no longer.
Now for the little surprise. I normally charge to 70 %. That gives me about 242 miles of range EXCEPT this morning 274 miles of range ????
I switched back and forth between % and miles and yup 70 % charge. I can assure you it was not my driving. If you divide the range by the % charge you get 397 MILE RANGE!! In the past the % charge and the range followed the normal 348 mile range BUT NO MORE1 I did not spare the electrons on the way home and was using around 300-310 watts per mile. I was NOT trying for a good "safety score" and wanted to push the tires a bit. The tire diameter is within about 0.1-0.45 inches of the stock diameter (265X .35X 2 /25.4 + 21 = 28.303" & 295X .30X 2 /25.4 + 21 = 27.969") vs 285X .35X 2 /25.4 + 20 = 28.854"for the all seasons. Perhaps the Plaid saw the tire diameter difference and the same wheel RPM and concluded ?? Do cars conclude ? That I had 19 inch wheels so figured a longer range ? We will see if it concluded correctly I will let you know. BTW the Plaid if driven normally does get close the projected range with the stock tires.
Here are a couple of photos taken this evening in my garage with an antique iPhone 7 so nothing special
The tires at least for spirited street driving are excellent. The one issue is they are noisy. I spent at little time with the sport line people and their opinion was the lack of the deadening foam on the tires is an issue. It may be and they are looking into it that a retro fit of the material may be possible. I hope so. The Plaid is the quietest car I have been in...but no longer.
Now for the little surprise. I normally charge to 70 %. That gives me about 242 miles of range EXCEPT this morning 274 miles of range ????
I switched back and forth between % and miles and yup 70 % charge. I can assure you it was not my driving. If you divide the range by the % charge you get 397 MILE RANGE!! In the past the % charge and the range followed the normal 348 mile range BUT NO MORE1 I did not spare the electrons on the way home and was using around 300-310 watts per mile. I was NOT trying for a good "safety score" and wanted to push the tires a bit. The tire diameter is within about 0.1-0.45 inches of the stock diameter (265X .35X 2 /25.4 + 21 = 28.303" & 295X .30X 2 /25.4 + 21 = 27.969") vs 285X .35X 2 /25.4 + 20 = 28.854"for the all seasons. Perhaps the Plaid saw the tire diameter difference and the same wheel RPM and concluded ?? Do cars conclude ? That I had 19 inch wheels so figured a longer range ? We will see if it concluded correctly I will let you know. BTW the Plaid if driven normally does get close the projected range with the stock tires.
Here are a couple of photos taken this evening in my garage with an antique iPhone 7 so nothing special
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is just that a estimate.
