Recent content by Regaj

After the error-filled piece that Recurrent published late last year suggesting that Lithium batteries are not affected by frequent Supercharging, and this latest effort of theirs where they have conflated efficiency and degradation... I think their credibility is pretty well shot.

No, it's NCA. The LR AWD models are all NCA chemistry, I believe.

My 2022 LR AWD Model 3, at just over 30,000 miles, is at a lifetime Wh/mile of 229. Vehicle is stock except that the aero covers were removed early on and replaced with the wheel cap kit (a change which imposes a very modest efficiency hit). Wheels and tires make a big difference. But the...

Roger that! The other benefit of being a bit further down the line is that any number of early teething issues will be resolved. Trucks a year from now will be noticeably better than the samples being delivered today (there is, in fact a temporary hold on most deliveries right now because of...

Not true. The vast majority of Cybertruck reservation holders have not yet been offered the opportunity to configure and order a vehicle. The only two cohorts where "anyone" could jump the queue were the Refer-and-Earn points (30,000) offer and the long-term shareholder offer. It doesn't...

All else being equal, I'd probably lean towards the slightly older AWD model over the SR+. But it's unlikely "all else" is equal. Which means the choice for me would probably turn on overall condition of the two vehicles, how many kilometers each has on it, and - most importantly - what the...

Having two HV battery failures in 100,000 miles is terribly unfortunate. And it certainly begs several questions. Thing is, though... you (the OP) have done absolutely none of the things that might help your "case." Having a major pack failure at 21K miles would make most of us very...

You've mentioned a number of times having "issues" with your battery prior to the warranty expiration. But nowhere have you provided any insight into what those were. If your conversations with the Tesla Service people were as vague as you've been here in this thread, I'm not surprised you've...

A year ago I posted a one-year snapshot of my 2022 Long-Range AWD Model 3 ( Model 3 - One Year Later ). Now, with a second trip around the sun, here are some updated stats. The most important thing is that this car remains an astonishing revelation. Anyone on the fence about buying a...

There are a couple things you need, in addition to the software, if you want to see all the data the car is reporting. If you decide to explore that rabbit hole, the web site here will get you started: scan my tesla There are countless posts, here and elsewhere, regarding attempts to improve...

Not a dumb question at all. Tesla's capture a ton of real-time data at a very granular level. Things like temp and voltage of every single cell in the battery pack. Alas, outside of a very narrow use case involving Ludicrous mode, I'm not aware of any OEM way to view pack temp. A bluetooth...

The short answer is that you cannot get your battery to Supercharger-ready temps in ten minutes. And, no, there's no way to pre-schedule that. Turning on climate will trigger battery heating if your pack is cold enough. But at 8C/46F you're already above the set point where that kind of...

Some attributes read by SMT are asleep until the car is activated by being put into Drive. But in my experience Nominal Remaining is not among those. It is read instantly and reliably when SMT is fired up. SMT is simply displaying what the BMS is reporting. If the car had to be driven before...

Our winters here in the mid-Atlantic are certainly much milder than what you see up north. But I've monitored pack temps in many conditions (with SMT) and what I can say is that the only scenario where I have ever observed pack temps declining while driving is following a Supercharger session...

The danger with charging a Lithium-chemistry pack in cold weather is Lithium plating. That is probably the worst thing one can do to one’s battery, is largely irreversible, and if the rate of charge – the C-rate – is high enough that phenomenon will begin even at fairly modest temperatures. DC...