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S100D, P3D- in garage
Elon's tweet is true, but I cannot give details of the evidence because of NDAs we signed.
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Tesla Model 3 in Australia
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Elon's tweet is true, but I cannot give details of the evidence because of NDAs we signed.
Techno-phile
S100D, P3D- in garage
Great plan- I did the same with my S85 for a year before a full time professional driver took it over ( and has added 35000kms in 6 months).I am going to make as much time as possible to join Uber or Ole or DiDi as a driver so that I can:
a) Justify the amount of time I plan to spend driving the car, and
b) expose as many people as possible to Tesla and their cars
It will take a couple of months to get to all the family, friends and work mates I have down for a drive, but after that, I figure getting up for work an hour earlier, or home an hour later just to give 1 or 2 people a demo will be a good way to get the word out. The car probably qualifies for a luxury fare, but I should be able to select the standard category to get more hits.
Plus I can give out cards with my referral code and use the pocket money for regular detailing and toys for the car.
I'll probably do the same with my M3.
Techno-phile
S100D, P3D- in garage
It does cost a lot more for a commercial policy. RACWA allow 30 hours per week rideshare, however, on their private policy, and other companies may do the same.
Yes - Ill take that if it was offered. 12v battery = 5min replacement, I'd even go out and buy a spare and put it in the car just in case.
How about 'Tesla allow you to take delivery of your car early with a potentially faulty 12v battery, and agree to reimburse you for the price of one locally-sourced 12V battery'?
Call it the 'deliver a working car in a timely manner or fix it under warranty' agreement. Or the 'faster batteries' strategy.
Dangerous move.
The 12 volt battery in a Tesla is a deep cycle battery - it's designed to have most of its power drained from it before being topped up. Most automotive 12 volt batteries are designed for a short burst of current (to get the motor started), and then nothing - there's very little discharge. If you use a standard, non-deep-cycle 12 volt battery in a Tesla, it'll die in very short order. Might be a month or two, might be longer - it depends on exactly how the car uses the battery - but it'll be much sooner than you'd expect.
Much safer for Tesla to ensure that you drive off with the right battery from the get go.
How about 'Tesla allow you to take delivery of your car early with a potentially faulty 12v battery, and agree to reimburse you for the price of one locally-sourced 12V battery'?
Call it the 'deliver a working car in a timely manner or fix it under warranty' agreement. Or the 'faster batteries' strategy.
Yes - I'd take that as well! However, whilst the 12v battery needs replacing might be true I refuse to believe that the whole battery batch was bad and its more likely that it was a symptom of some other issue. Perhaps the cars were not put into deep sleep for the journey and vampire drain has eaten away all the angry pixies. I think it is significant that the extra 10 days or so since NZ drop off is telling a storey.
The last thing Tesla wants is a bunch of cars sitting around. We know they are in the country and we also know more are on the way. Zero logical reason for them to delay other than a very legitimate reason. We can speculate what that reason is, but I have no doubt they are not thrilled to be dealing with this now and there is no option to deliver these cars sooner.
Whilst it may be true the battery is a deep cycle I doubt very much that the DC-DC converter waits for the voltage to drop significantly before kicking in. Lead acid always prefers to be fully charged
But Tesla do have an option to refund the money received until the cars are ready. I'd do this if i'd promised a delivery and was then unexpectedly not able to deliver. Better still, I'd make damn sure I was ready before asking for money.
My charge card does not have a limit but I need to call American Express to let them know I am going go make an expensive purchase.
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I have had similar kinds of reactions (though I do not have the car yet).
I feel it might have to do with the fact that to accept EVs as a positive thing for the world, would mean that these people have to reject their entire belief system. By accepting EVs, they would feel that they acknowledge man made climate change being a real issue instead of a left wing conspiracy. Then they might also have to accept higher taxes and government intervention (in their view - socialism). For some, this is all bundled up in the politics of immigration, race and religion.
Much easier to not even go near an EV, keep reading the Murdoch press and hang on to all those other beliefs - unchallenged.
Just imho!
Model 3 12 volt battery location
If the battery in the Au model 3's are this type there is NOTHING special about it. (apart from the fact that its a Telsa part number) ANY half decent 12v vehicle battery that fits the physical frame of the holder would work for years. No need to ship in batteries from the US. When the battery does die it will be a visit to Battery World or Quick fit.
If the battery in the Au model 3's are this type there is NOTHING special about it. (apart from the fact that its a Telsa part number) ANY half decent 12v vehicle battery that fits the physical frame of the holder would work for years. No need to ship in batteries from the US. When the battery does die it will be a visit to Battery World or Quick fit.
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