They replaced the drive unit as well as the battery pack?"a brand new engine with zero miles on it"
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They replaced the drive unit as well as the battery pack?"a brand new engine with zero miles on it"
No, just the battery pack. In my mind the battery pack is analogous to the engine from an internal combustion vehicle. So I got a whole new "engine".They replaced the drive unit as well as the battery pack?
Not a gas tank?No, just the battery pack. In my mind the battery pack is analogous to the engine from an internal combustion vehicle. So I got a whole new "engine".
That's the EPA rating. The Energy graph the guessometerI'm referring to the mileage display at the top of the screen.
Around here I think I've only ever seen one without the Dual Motor badge, and it was just 30 minutes ago. I was so excited, was hoping they were going where I was going so I could chat.1000s of RWD Y sold in Canada since 2023 with the LFP pack. So when you see one with no Dual Motor badge on the trunk, it's usually this model.
Thats awesome man!It's been a few weeks now since I got my car back. I have to say I'm quite pleased with the results. It doesn't appear to ride or handle any different than before. It's nice knowing that although I've got a three year old car it's got "a brand new engine with zero miles on it". And the best part is that I leave the house every day with 244 miles of usable range rather than the 189 or whatever it was I was getting at 80%.
Supercharger visits were extremely rare. Maybe 15 times total. At home I charged to 80% nearly all the time. I also charged at home with 110V 15A.how often did you use to Supercharge the original battery pack? Also did you charge daily to 80%? 90%?
Wow that makes it even more scary. You essentially babied that battery for 3 years.. and it still failed!!Supercharger visits were extremely rare. Maybe 15 times total. At home I charged to 80% nearly all the time. I also charged at home with 110V 15A.
Don't worry about paying attention. You won't be able to miss it. I got the first error on an afternoon. When I got home that night it wouldn't charge, I was at 69%. The next morning, even though I'd left it plugged in, it was at 58%.That said Im paying attention for any of the charging errors you posted.
I tend to think of whatever failed was a minor component, maybe some kind of sensor or whatever, not like a majority of the cells failed. The battery management failed, not the battery. And if this were to have happened after the 8 years / 100,000 mile warranty was used up then I'm optimistic some 3rd party might be able to repair it vs replace the whole pack.Wow that makes it even more scary. You essentially babied that battery for 3 years.. and it still failed!!
Nah, you’ve got the basic read of it. It’s like 95% dumb luck. “Babying” the battery might yield you like 3% less degradation over 7-10 years, but it isn’t gonna do much of anything to protect against outright failure of the pack.Then again, I probably don't really understand what I'm talking about and just making things up.
Charging the battery to 80% with low enough usage to be able to use 120V 15A charging suggests that the battery spent most of its time in the higher degradation range above 55% for an NCA battery.Wow that makes it even more scary. You essentially babied that battery for 3 years.. and it still failed!!
How much slower does it feel off the line?It's been a few weeks now since I got my car back. I have to say I'm quite pleased with the results. It doesn't appear to ride or handle any different than before. It's nice knowing that although I've got a three year old car it's got "a brand new engine with zero miles on it". And the best part is that I leave the house every day with 244 miles of usable range rather than the 189 or whatever it was I was getting at 80%.
I drive a 2021 Tesla Model Y Standard Range that I bought almost exactly three years to the day from today - in March 2021, ordered in January 2021. In case you're not aware this was a very short lived version of the Model Y and was only offered for sale for about 6 weeks in early 2021. Nearly identical in every way to the LR model but with only rear wheel drive and 244 miles of range.
It's been at the service center for about two weeks with a battery issue. They called me yesterday and said that it's going to take a long time to get a replacement pack for my car (I presume there's not many of them around). Then they offered to replace my pack with a new LFP pack. Said they have most of the parts in stock and might be able to have it ready the next day. Asked me to come in and sign something to authorize that work.
Verbally they explained that the acceleration would be impacted by about .5 seconds on 0-60 and mentioned that they had to upgrade the suspension a bit to handle a little more weight. Also would get about 10 miles more range. I suggested that it would be just like the current RWD car with 260 miles and the advisor concurred.
I rushed over and signed it before they closed as I was excited to get my car back quickly.
Well today I get a message that they need another part and the ETA is about 1.5 weeks away. So I'll have to wait.
In the meantime I get to ponder if I'm really pleased with this deal or not.
Cons:
car will be heavier, slower, less efficient.. might go through tires sooner, might handle worse
Pros:
brand new battery pack, not refurbished
new pack better than my three year old pack which was not really delivering 244 miles on a full charge (not that I charged fully)
longer life span of battery since a) it's new and b) it's LFP
Since I've got time to wait and ponder, I wonder if I should accept this deal or push for something else (that might be better).
Any suggestions
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You mean the guessometer aka Energy graph or on the main screen top right of the speedometer (EPA rating) ?My son is in college, about 70 mile trip each way to visit him. Normally, even if I tried to charge as close to 100% as I could we'd still stop at a Supercharger before making the trip home. Yesterday we left the house with the full 244 miles on the guessometer. Didn't really feel the need to charge before heading home. Had 24% left.
Still a good upgrade.