Hey all, new participant in the forum. I’ve owned 4 Teslas (S, S, Y, X) over the past 10 years, so I’m fairly well informed. But I have a few questions and would love to seek the wisdom of the group:
1. We all know the issues with Tesla overstating range at purchase and the range dropping over time. But doing the math on my new ‘23 Model X, I’m rather shocked at the audacity of the difference. This car has a 100kwh battery and a quoted range of 348mis. That would mean an average of 287w/mi. Our actual after 1000 miles is closer to 340w/mi (equating to a ‘real’ mileage of about 294 if charged to 100%). I am wondering if anyone is able to get long term ‘mileage’ anywhere under 300w/mi?
2. When the front doors open, there is strong mechanical resistance for the first two seconds if you try to open the doors fully. The resistance abates after 1-2 seconds, but causes you to have to pause before getting out of the car which is frustrating behavior. Does anyone else experience this and is it adjustable?
3. Compared to our other cars, all of which had various versions of Autopilot or FSD, the perimeter/proximity alarms are overly chatty/cautious. Any parallel parking will trigger a chorus of chimes. Driving into a drive through window is panic inducing. Anyone else?
4. Does anyone have an insights into when the software update may issue to enable FSD on our HW 4.0 car? Right now, we just have limited AP and no Summon, which is frustrating.
Thanks all. Nice to be in the forum!
Best,
Dale Fox
1. We all know the issues with Tesla overstating range at purchase and the range dropping over time. But doing the math on my new ‘23 Model X, I’m rather shocked at the audacity of the difference. This car has a 100kwh battery and a quoted range of 348mis. That would mean an average of 287w/mi. Our actual after 1000 miles is closer to 340w/mi (equating to a ‘real’ mileage of about 294 if charged to 100%). I am wondering if anyone is able to get long term ‘mileage’ anywhere under 300w/mi?
2. When the front doors open, there is strong mechanical resistance for the first two seconds if you try to open the doors fully. The resistance abates after 1-2 seconds, but causes you to have to pause before getting out of the car which is frustrating behavior. Does anyone else experience this and is it adjustable?
3. Compared to our other cars, all of which had various versions of Autopilot or FSD, the perimeter/proximity alarms are overly chatty/cautious. Any parallel parking will trigger a chorus of chimes. Driving into a drive through window is panic inducing. Anyone else?
4. Does anyone have an insights into when the software update may issue to enable FSD on our HW 4.0 car? Right now, we just have limited AP and no Summon, which is frustrating.
Thanks all. Nice to be in the forum!
Best,
Dale Fox