What is the thin line above the speed on the Model 3 display

[Lindenwood]

It's mind boggling that they go out of their way to create confusion with their user unfriendly, unintuitive display.
Fifteen years ago, my hybrid had a graphic of an engine, battery, and wheels, with a big arrow between them that changed direction based on battery usage, or regeneration. Within 2 seconds anyone can understand what it represented
A thin line with a barely noticeable bold area doesn't tell the user anything.
What's wrong with making things easy to see and understand?

One user mentioned that they probably don’t want everyone driving around sharping at the screens for neat indicators that have no huge bearing on actual performance.

Additionally, I agree that the notiong of “wow, it is charging the battery from the wheels now!” has lost a lot of its excitement over the last decade. Most people who buy any HEV, PHEV, or BEV know that is how they work, so Tesla probably realized they don’t need to shove the idea in your face to prove that.

Finally, the numbers (or bright colors and arrow thicknesses, etc) indeed have no significant bearing on actual everyday-driving performance. In fact, seeing bigger and brighter indicators technically means more aggressive energy usage, which one would want to avoid if trying to maximize efficiency. In any case, accelerating a little faster than average or braking a little later than average won’t affect range as much as long as you are still one-pedal driving.

 

[scottd9000]

It would be nice if we could customize our display a bit more. Pick what we want to see and move items around/make larger etc. I get they are going for ease of use etc but an "advanced mode" with customization would be helpful.

 

[3sr+buyer]

There are other unintuitive aspects of that nearly impossible to see energy line ...
Charts typically show positive and growing numbers moving towards the right, with negative and decreasing numbers moving towards the left. Curiously, Tesla got this backwards.

Other EVs' power displays show energy use up or to the right, and regeneration down or to the left.

 

[3sr+buyer]

It would be nice if we could customize our display a bit more. Pick what we want to see and move items around/make larger etc. I get they are going for ease of use etc but an "advanced mode" with customization would be helpful.

Yes, like being able to have cards on the lower left (odometer / trip, tire pressure, etc.), or more than four customizable buttons on the bottom bar (that has room for more), or more possible customizable buttons (e.g. wipers, headlights, fan speed, heated seats) to put on the bottom bar.

 

[Theone8181]

Yes, like being able to have cards on the lower left (odometer / trip, tire pressure, etc.), or more than four customizable buttons on the bottom bar (that has room for more), or more possible customizable buttons (e.g. wipers, headlights, fan speed, heated seats) to put on the bottom bar.

As it is just a screen, the customisation possibilities would be endless.

 

[Resist]

I sure wish the "energy bar" was more prominent, easier to see.

It used to be much thicker and easier to see. But lately it feels like Tesla has been going backwards in the functionality of their updates.