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The plug blade contacts shown in the above photos of the apparent Hubbell RR450FW do not look like they are brass. If they are steel, that could mean higher resistance and heat generation.

The EPA consumption number accounts for charging losses, while the EPA range number does not.

The 4.9% vehicle standby consumption is over how long?

Except that service loaners have not been offered for a while.

Maybe it has a preference to end on the right side of the street at the destination?

Since there are now aftermarket stalk kits available, someone who prefers stalks or is not sure may want to look into that (with consideration of the cost of the aftermarket stalk kits).

Apparently, Tesla Model 3 drivers reporting to Recurrent average 28% worse efficiency (39% greater consumption) than the EPA drivers / test. (Not LFP, since LFP is too new, but effects of driving habits should be similar.)...

https://www.recurrentauto.com/research/how-long-do-ev-batteries-last Study says that Tesla Model 3 drivers reporting to Recurrent were getting about 72% of EPA range with new cars, 64% after three years. 72->64 is about 12% loss, which is apparently considered fairly typical for NCA batteries...

At less than 2,000 miles per year, perhaps the car spent a lot of time parked at a high state of charge (>55% for an NCA battery like a 2019 SR+ has)? I.e. if the customer habitually charged it every day to 80% and drove <10 miles per day so that the car normally does not get below about 75%...

At L3, the Mercedes-Benz Drive Pilot does not require constant supervision (like L2), but can require a human driver to take over at any time when it detects an upcoming situation beyond its ability (one example for this system is a construction zone).

TL;DR -- turn on PIN-to-drive if you are concerned about this method of car theft. (But there are still other ways to steal a car, such as using a tow truck.)

Looked at the VIN of my 2022 Model 3 base with LFP battery. The seventh character is E.

| Tesla says that E = Li-Ion Battery and F = Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery. However, a Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) battery is a type of Li-Ion battery, so either E or F could be literally correct for an LFP battery.

Since your location is listed as NJ, you may want to take a look at New Jersey's lemon law, assuming that NJ is New Jersey. https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/News/Brochures/Lemon-Law-Road-to-Relief-Brochure.pdf

For those in California, the lemon law presumptions on "reasonable" number of repair attempts are listed here: https://www.dca.ca.gov/acp/pdf_files/lemonlaw_qa.pdf Same problem after four or more attempts. Two unsuccessful attempts for a problem that could cause death or serious bodily injury...

That would not be unusual. Bypassing the lemon law(suit) process when repurchasing a "lemon" vehicle costs less than going through the lemon law(suit) process where lawyers also get paid. So if the car falls under the state lemon law, the vehicle company has some incentive to make a repurchase...

In the US market: Long Range before mid 2023 used NCA. Base model / SR+ / SR used NCA before 2022, but NCA and LFP were concurrently offered in late 2021.

Maybe see if the new Model 3 Performance seats can be installed in other Model 3 cars, and how much it would cost to buy one and install it.

Tips for good efficiency and range when driving: When buying a Model 3, note that 18" wheels are more efficient than 19" wheels or 20" wheels. With 18" wheels, use the aero covers, at least on the highway. Consider rolling resistance when choosing tires. Higher highway speeds consume more...

In the US, current Model 3 batteries: base model: CATL LFP Long Range: LG NMC Performance: Panasonic NCA

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/testDisplay.jsp?ttid=298 is a comparison review on the CrossClimate2 and Primacy MXM4 on a Tesla Model 3.

Looks like Hankook paid TUV SUD to test the Hankook iON evo AS versus three competitors. Hankook provided the iON evo AS tires, while TUV SUD purchased the competitor tires from the retail markets. The result is found at...

Car companies design for brake cooling for relatively extreme, but possible in customer use, cases. VW Passat Owner Easily Picks Up 14 MPG With Simple Aero Mods describes aero-modding a VW Passat TDI (including flat hubcaps with no vents); the included video includes some discussion about...

You can go to the service screen and select wheels and tires to tell the car that 19" wheels are installed. However, the tire type is only "all season / summer" or "winter", so there would not be a distinction in rolling resistance between various all season and summer tires that the car can...

Lifetime average of 219 Wh/mile. About half of driving is with stuff on the roof rack. With only the empty rack, looks like about 190-200 Wh/mile. This is a 2022 car with LFP battery (60.5 kWh when new, 56.9 kWh now after 2.3 years according to Scan My Tesla) and 18" wheels and original...

19" wheels with OEM tires are less economical than 18" wheels with OEM tires. Non-OEM tires that are not low rolling resistance (that OEM tires are commonly chosen for) could cause an additional penalty. Also, 272-273 miles is the US EPA rated range for the 2022+ LFP battery with nominal new...

It is hardly new. In the late 1990s, some Japan-based car companies, feeling exchange rate pressures, cut costs to the point that some of the redesigned models were worse than their predecessors. More recently, there were some cars in the recession era that were widely seen as downgrades from...

If you are really concerned about worse battery degradation over time at high state of charge, it may be better to keep it under 70% most of the time, but charge it to 100% occasionally to keep the BMS in sync with the actual state of charge. However, this may matter less for LFP batteries than...

Here is the thread from which the photo of the cracked roof glass was included: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/cracked-roof-any-chance-its-covered-under-warranty.326517/

Page 15 of the instructions at https://www.tesla.com/sites/default/files/downloads/model-3-roof-rack-owners-manual-en-us.pdf says to remove the rack before going through an automated car wash. This is the Model 3 roof rack instructions, but the Model Y roof rack is similar.

The Tesla OEM rack (which is made by a Yakima-associated company, but is not the same as any Yakima aftermarket rack, although the locks and keys are compatible with those for Yakima aftermarket racks) connects to metal receivers or mount points under the roof glass (which are probably difficult...

I have it set to 7, which seems closer than 2 seconds.

In theory, an automated driver can be programmed to know, based on GPS location, what traffic laws regarding right turn on red, default speed limits, etc. apply to that area.

Even with the following distance set to the maximum, TACC/AP follows too closely. I observed the same with the FSDS trial with that same setting and FSDS set to chill.

Four or more unsuccessful attempts to fix the same problem qualifies the vehicle for the California lemon law (since you list your location as Los Angeles). https://www.dca.ca.gov/acp/pdf_files/lemonlaw_qa.pdf

Based on what I saw of the one month trial of FSDS, the "good" drivers who trained the system are not that good. FSDS follows far too closely (even in chill mode) to be able to stop for an unmasked stopped vehicle or other object and (less than 20 seconds after I activated it for the first time...

Under inflation tends to result in excess wear on the outside edges of the tyres. It also results in higher energy consumption while driving.

Regarding no right turn on red... In some states like California, a red right arrow means no right turn on red (although many drivers apparently do not know that). In some other states, a red right arrow does not prohibit right turn on red after stopping. Did FSDS correctly interpret red...

LFP batteries do not currently have enough capacity density to fit a 75-82kWh (long range) LFP battery in a Model 3.

Buy Michelin Primacy MXM4 Tires | Michelin shows three versions of Michelin Primacy MXM4 235/45/18.

Does the Energy Screen's Park tab show anything interesting after the apparent drain?

Yes, there may be different versions of the same model and size of tire. So if you want a specific version, you have to shop carefully. The Michelin Primacy MXM4 comes in at least two versions of size 235/45/18. One is the Tesla version, and another is the Honda version.

Did they ever advertise specific charging rates? Seems that as long as a recharge from 10-60% takes 15-20 minutes or less, there may not be too much complaining.

The miles at the top of the screen are a measure of remaining battery capacity. That number can be useful for tracking capacity loss over time. Note that this is different from most other EVs where the miles number adjusts based on recent economy. On Tesla cars, this "guess-o-meter" miles is...

For local driving, would the less expensive Model 3 (not long range) be of interest?

Or head room? (from TESLA MODEL Y - 7 SEATER REVIEW - EVERYDAY CHRIS by @everydaychris )

Signaling to exit a roundabout seems to be the usual example given here, although if the roundabout is large enough radius, your left hand may be still where it normally is when driving straight. Non-roundabout examples would be where the road is curvy, and you want to signal for an upcoming...

Required in California, according to Law section . However, there was a period of time in 2022-2023 that this functionality was not working (i.e. in the rain, you had to turn on the headlights manually).

The animation also does not show enough behind in the next lane to show a rapidly overtaking vehicle (such as when you get stuck in a slow moving lane and want to change into the next lane moving significantly faster). The center mirror and/or the camera view that is activated by the turn...

For longer distance trips, ABRP defaults to fastest trip which can give a different set of stops and charge levels (typically something like 10% to 50-60% to stay in the fastest charging range) than the Tesla trip planner which favors fewer stops to charge to higher state of charge (but charging...