CompleteMuppit
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Personal choice I guess.What’s the deal on “keeping the floors clean” in a Tesla? Is everyone saying that in all their previous ICE cars they replaced carpet mats with rubber flooring??? I’ve always just had carpet mats. Vacuumed them every two or so weeks. No problems. Kept my car floors clean. But everyone on Tesla sites seems to indicate they want to replace the carpet with what looks like bulky, somewhat ill-fitting rubber mats. Why? The frunk and boot I sort of get. But why rubberise the interior floors?
I've put rubber mats in pretty much every car I've owned. I find that whilst vacuuming gets most of the dirt / grass etc out, it takes ages and is annoying (especially when grass works its way into the carpet fibers. I've also got 2 young kids... that doesn't help with cleanliness either.
Rubber (waterproof) mats means that I can pull them and and shake / wash / high pressure wash them depending on what's been spilled. The liners for the boot also have a lip which is excellent at containing any spills or leaks.
Don't think it's a Tesla specific thing.
I'd just personally never go back to carpet floor mats in any vehicle.