How is your drive today

[1Step2NoGas]

Yes, the wipers are not so good. Also I have noticed that with cold weather I have some rattling nose inside my door. I think that rain gets in and freezes into pelts. Does anybody experienced the rattling noise?

Hi @Stan K,

Yes, I get the noise that sounds like ice rubbing against something "not ice" (metalm glass, plastic, whatever). This happens most often the morning after a car wash when water accumulated in some holding spots and turned to ice. After a couple of days the rattling dies down (mostly). I assume this is because the ice has now broken up into small enough chunks to no longer cause loud crackling/scraping noise.

The first few times I thought something had loosened and was scraping and expected the noises to continue or get louder over time. Since the opposite happened, I chalked it up to what you've observed.

For me, the noises seem to originate along the seam in the roof as well as from the trunk area, not the doors.

Hope this helps

 

[5_+JqckQttqck]

Gotta say, the Regen is nice and aggressive with these super cold temps. It's a welcomed enhancement for one-pedal driving. The massive loss to range however is not.

Turn the heat off and freeze! voila range galore

 

[Tony_YYZ]

Turn the heat off and freeze! voila range galore

No sir-e-bob! I need to keep it at a nice 21-22C.

 

[ben1628]

Hi @Stan K,

Yes, I get the noise that sounds like ice rubbing against something "not ice" (metalm glass, plastic, whatever). This happens most often the morning after a car wash when water accumulated in some holding spots and turned to ice. After a couple of days the rattling dies down (mostly). I assume this is because the ice has now broken up into small enough chunks to no longer cause loud crackling/scraping noise.

The first few times I thought something had loosened and was scraping and expected the noises to continue or get louder over time. Since the opposite happened, I chalked it up to what you've observed.

For me, the noises seem to originate along the seam in the roof as well as from the trunk area, not the doors.

Hope this helps

Same experience after a car wash. I knew it was Ice problems but still sound scary. Like you said, the noise was coming from the roof and the trunk, it happened more when the road/ride was not smooth. Now everything are back to normal,

 

[ben1628]

No sir-e-bob! I need to keep it at a nice 21-22C.

Agree. it's a expensive car, when would I not keep it nice and warm. Charging is cheap..

For my ICE car, I cannot pre-heat the cabin and the seats, and it will take another 5 to 10 minutes before it warmed up, even the seat heater takes a while. Now I always get into a warm and cozy car. That is nice when outside is -32.

 

[Snick3rs]

I got 99 problems but this aint one...

Extreme weather causing gas shortage

 

[ben1628]

I had a smile on my face when I saw that.

Gas shortage is no longer a problem for us. The best part is we don't have to stand in -50 degree wind chill to fill up gas anymore. No gas fumes either.

 

[swotam]

The best part is we don't have to stand in -50 degree wind chill to fill up gas anymore. No gas fumes either.

Also:

• no stepping in a puddle of gas while fueling and then having the inside of your car stinking like gasoline
• no swiping points cards, then fuel discount cards, then the payment card, then entering your PIN, while your hands go numb
  
• no having to pay $0.25/L extra for Premium fuel because your vehicle manufacturer recommends/requires it
• no having to deal with pricing that moves around like a fart in the wind on a daily / hourly basis

It's nice to be able to "fuel" my car at home for about 1/4 of the cost of gas without freezing my ass off while stepping in puddles of toxic waste, and without having to wonder how much it will cost me today, or having to pay for "premium" electricity. It's just so much better in an EV.

 

[Tony_YYZ]

Also:

• no stepping in a puddle of gas while fueling and then having the inside of your car stinking like gasoline
• no swiping points cards, then fuel discount cards, then the payment card, then entering your PIN, while your hands go numb
  
• no having to pay $0.25/L extra for Premium fuel because your vehicle manufacturer recommends/requires it
• no having to deal with pricing that moves around like a fart in the wind on a daily / hourly basis

It's nice to be able to "fuel" my car at home for about 1/4 of the cost of gas without freezing my ass off while stepping in puddles of toxic waste, and without having to wonder how much it will cost me today, or having to pay for "premium" electricity. It's just so much better in an EV.

All of the aforementioned points plus now I can plug in at work everyday and charge for freeeeeeeeeee.

 

[ben1628]

Fee charging, that is a BIG plus.

Though I have no problem charging at home, so relaxing.

Life is so different from just couple of years ago. Smart Home, robotic vacuum, Tesla. Just more free time to do what I love most...

 

[Tony_YYZ]

Fee charging, that is a BIG plus.

Though I have no problem charging at home, so relaxing.

Life is so different from just couple of years ago. Smart Home, robotic vacuum, Tesla. Just more free time to do what I love most...

Yea it was a surprise. They installed two EV chargers outside of my office randomly back in October 2018. So I usually only have to charge at home on the weekends now.

Lol, I've had my smart home stuff running for a time now and recently got a robotic vacuum as well.

 

[Techniques]

All of the aforementioned points plus now I can plug in at work everyday and charge for freeeeeeeeeee.

Same. plugging in for a free charge puts a childish grin on my face every morning.

 

[5_+JqckQttqck]

Same. plugging in for a free charge puts a childish grin on my face every morning.

I proposed to my work to install chargers and they read my proposal out loud and had a laugh at our monthly meeting . They said it's up to the building management to install as we don't own the place. So I sent the same proposal - edited to the management company and have yet to hear back.

Not even a thank you for your email reply. Shows the penny pinching mentality that is capitalism even though EVs w/o oil and fluid leaks like ICEV are better for the parking lot maintenance in the long run.

 

[obryan20]

All of the aforementioned points plus now I can plug in at work everyday and charge for freeeeeeeeeee.

Same. plugging in for a free charge puts a childish grin on my face every morning.

Haha, same here. Cost of electric fuel for me is literally zero, with the exception of Supercharger use...

(Though technically, it's not free as have to pay for parking downtown while charging is free, but at least work sufficiently reimburses parking fees. )

 

[TrevTremaine]

Hi @Stan K,

Yes, I get the noise that sounds like ice rubbing against something "not ice" (metalm glass, plastic, whatever). This happens most often the morning after a car wash when water accumulated in some holding spots and turned to ice. After a couple of days the rattling dies down (mostly). I assume this is because the ice has now broken up into small enough chunks to no longer cause loud crackling/scraping noise.

The first few times I thought something had loosened and was scraping and expected the noises to continue or get louder over time. Since the opposite happened, I chalked it up to what you've observed.

For me, the noises seem to originate along the seam in the roof as well as from the trunk area, not the doors.

Hope this helps

I find the loose ice tends to accumulate below the hood and rattle around in the well just underneath the wipers. Once it's cleared out, no more noise. Oddly, I found that there were times it sounded like it was coming from elsewhere like the roof but it was from that well.

 

[Techniques]

With the mild temps this morning, nice to see my watt usage in a more respectable territory. Best numbers ive seen with the winter tires have been on and the recent updates.
Last charge was at 6am.

 

[Tony_YYZ]

Short drive but saw some nice efficiency. I turned the heat off half way through since I was feeling too warm. That is what made my efficiency so great. And this is with minimal regen available. Didn't have it plugged in last night.