Hi everyone, I’ve just taken delivery of my Model 3 LR MiC in France. I’m an ex pat, so I thought I’d be more comfortable discussing it with you lot
. Also, I’ve read on this forum that many believe that customers are treated better on the Continent. Well, that’s not true.
I won’t bore you with the complete saga, just the outline and my questions...
I wanted the LR because of the 614 km WLTP. But when I opted to get earlier (made in China) delivery I was told (very reluctantly, and only after pulling teeth) that it had a range of only 580 km.
I was angry, but the sales staff insisted that it was the new LFP battery and can be charged to 100%. I didn’t believe them because there is nothing on the internet about LFP for the Long Range. But they insisted.
Then they sent me the log book (carte grise) and I used the VIN decoder (thanks forum
). I called up Tesla and they said that it’s not an official Tesla decoder therefore it’s wrong. I forgot to mention to them that the weight hadn’t changed (the LFP is heavier).
Anyhow I was prepared to accept that salesmen will say anything. And I was ready to reject the car.
At the Tesla pick up center (which is separate from the sales office). I ask the two technicians I was dealing with and they both insisted that ALL batteries from Shanghai are LFP and I can safely charge to 100%. But there is nothing in writing as Tesla doesn’t let you choose batteries.
So I accepted delivery. Since then I have fully charges it twice but both times it will only go to 541 km. Very very disappointed !
I checked with the in car owners manual and it said that the way to tell that it has LFP is to go to the charging screen. If the options are in percentages then it’s LFP. If it’s Daily and Trip then it’s not.
Mine is Daily and Trip!
I searched for a label in the fenderwell with an endoscope but couldn’t find it.
So, can you all confirm that I have been done up like a kipper?
Thanks for anyone taking the time to read this