I'm so torn on this. On the one hand, I would love to have my car now. On the other, I have my current lease till 10/5 and I would rather not make $2k in car payments a month, for multiple months. firstworldproblems.
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EVonly
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Tesla Raj said in his video that he asked Franz von Holzhausen if the new MS had 18650 cells and Franz just smirked and walked away. What is that about? How can the battery technology still be a secret after they have already released the vehicle? I don't understand what can be gained by not telling your customers what they are actually buying.
Watts_Up
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Another cool thing. Drive mod you can pick here also.
This seems to request some additional wires and display? REMOVE !!! (as useless to have as a front radar... LOL)
You can select the 'gear' from the
Yeah I wondered the same thing, however they are definitely not the 4680 cells as the range is not the 520 miles mentioned months ago.
gadelrosario
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That's the quandary I had since my lease is up next month - I was willing to roll the dice on a March/April delivery and just double up on payments. I guess I don't have that problem now, alas.
Atomadam
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The tabs on the large mat does not fit under the front seats like it used too. Sucks cause I’ll have to get another rear one now
To file under random things I just noticed:
- Front headrests are fixed, ones in the back move
- I cannot find anything that looks like the energy app, so we'll have to work a bit harder on understanding pack size
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@EVonly After last night's reveal I am contemplating canceling my Plaid reservation and sticking with the LR. Any idea what you're going to do?
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AlanSubie4Life
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Anyone who has a car can quickly check minimum capacity value using link to post below without needing the sticker necessarily (though great if possible). But the answer is going to be somewhere around 102kWh, based on the Monroney.
Wiki - Model S Delivery Update
I assume there is info in the public domain somewhere about whether the pack uses 18650 or 2170 cells, but I have no idea. I don’t follow Model S. Obviously it used 18650 before.
Not redundant, likely required - as not having it would make the car undriveable or dangerous if the screen failed. The manual describes it as an emergency backup, more or less. Makes sense to me.
AlanSubie4Life
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Interesting. Ah well. Maybe it is hiding somewhere.
But the Monroney back calculation says about 102kWh or whatever. (This calculation can be thrown off by spuriously low charging efficiencies during the EPA test but that is unusual.)
gadelrosario
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A Model Y reviewer on YouTube complained about the fixed headrests on the front seats of his Y. I suppose given a certain height and a person's spine angle, a fixed headrest may be a big negative.
Well here is to hoping it works out and you get good news soon. Can you go "month to month" with your current lease? Just in case?
I'll add some positivity. I've been a been negative on the delivery date post (you simply cant control them). I am stoked about the back seat! Maybe it's just me? I like to imagine friends and family comfortably lounging, then BAM! And that Tesla Raj vid is $$$.
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Watts_Up
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I can't wait to see a parallel park demo...
Few time I confused selecting R for D and I a result I scratched my rear wheel on the curb.
If the car can choose for me the correct selection, this would be so cool.
Note: Something quite amusing to do when maneuvering is to select N while the car is still moving forward.
The car then stop by itself and restart backward without having to do anything !!!
Coming from a car with manual stick shift, maneuvering and parking with a Tesla is as simple as saying 'Hi!', especially in a very slanted street.
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