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Do you drive on the Chill vs Standard mode?
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kindofblue
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Standard is my default mode. The way the Y accelerates always puts a smile on my face even though I'm only accelerating up to the speed limit.
ATPMSD
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You can use Chill mode to start with, just to get used to the car, then go to Standard. If you don't you are cheating yourself out of the car's great acceleration. You just need to avoid being a lead foot driver, unless you need / want it! 
kindofblue
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ATPMSD
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I have not seen any evidence of this. Chill mode is putting an electronic governor on the acceleration pedal, which keeps you from “overdoing.” You will get the same efficiently in Standard as long as you behave yourself.
Which is something not a lot of people can do in realityI have not seen any evidence of this. Chill mode is putting an electronic governor on the acceleration pedal, which keeps you from “overdoing.” You will get the same efficiently in Standard as long as you behave yourself.
Yeah, that would be a problem I reckonI have not seen any evidence of this. Chill mode is putting an electronic governor on the acceleration pedal, which keeps you from “overdoing.” You will get the same efficiently in Standard as long as you behave yourself.
No. Chill mode has no impact on efficiency, highway or city. It simply limits maximum acceleration, which most people can do fine with their right foot. When my wife first got her Model 3, she ran around in Chill Mode for a short time, until she became accustomed to the throttle. After a few weeks, she turned back to standard, so she could have the fastest acceleration possible if ever needed.
Use Chill mode and Sport settings mostly. Chilll is plenty quick for me and seems to use energy more efficiently use Standard when I want to feel the power
Anecdotally I think it does. Even in Autopilot on the highway, the gentler acceleration of Chill vs Standard should lead to lower energy consumption. Not as big of a deal as driving in the city, but I still get slowed down by traffic or construction on the highway that requires me to accelerate.
You would think so. But the X (all Teslas actually) refuse to spin their wheels. If the car senses lack of traction, it will only apply the amount of power it thinks it can use. Try it sometime by flooring it on a very slippery surface. It will not accelerate beyond what the road surface will allow. It is really quite impressive (IMO). I would think it be even more impressive with Plaid, with its three motors.
There is too much temptation with standard to drive fast everywhere. And this days I want to chill and stay out of trouble
That was 100% me as recently as 10 years ago, but these days I'm just old and don't care to go fast anymore
kindofblue
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For me it's not the ultimate speed you attain, it's the quickness of the acceleration itself.
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