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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...

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...

Found a few bugs in FSDS' recognition of traffic control devices. A sign like this was seen as a green traffic light: Another bug was seeing a speed limit sign on an off-ramp that had departed the freeway as being the speed limit for the freeway, shown in this Google Maps street view (US101...

For US production, did the pre-Highland / Highland split occur exactly at the model year (2023 / 2024) and calendar year (2023 / 2024)? I.e. were all pre-Highland Model 3 model year 2023 or earlier, produced no later than December 2023, and were all Highland Model 3 model year 2024 or later...

Looks like Model 3 (presumably SR/SR+) battery warranty replacements are getting LFP offers. https://www.notebookcheck.net/Tesla-Model-3-battery-warranty-swaps-bring-extra-range-and-charge-limit.813604.0.html...

What functionality is not available when not connected to any network, such as when driving or parking in remote areas without mobile phone or wifi service? Voice commands. Software updates. Maps live traffic (used when calculating route, or displayed with premium connectivity). Anything...

Perhaps they have noticed that their 279-S00 receptacle shows up often in "melted receptacle" posts in various forums and social media? https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/leviton-introduces-50a-heavy-duty-ev-charging-receptacle-302047705.html...

Did a tire rotation and measured the tread on the original tires at ~31k miles. The rear (now front) tires had 4/32" (actually slightly more), and the front (now rear) tires had 5/32". The tires are Michelin Primacy MXM4 T1 in 235/45/18.

Would a Performance with 18" aero wheels (e.g. FastEV EV01+) and LRR tires be like a LR in economy and range? Currently, for those eligible for the full tax credit rebate, the Model 3 Performance costs less than the Model 3 LR. So someone buying a Performance and installing 18" aero wheels and...

With software 2023.44.30.5.1 (and some prior versions), if the car is set to have a peak hour start and scheduled departure time far beyond the peak hour start, it does not pause charging at the peak hour start if plugged in before the peak hour start. For example: Peak hour start at 16:00...

The car and traffic display could be better: Your car shows the brake lamps lighting up, but they are tiny and hard to see, especially if the taillamps are also shown to be on. But it does not show the center brake lamp lighting up, which would make it more obvious that the brake lamps are on...

Occasionally, while driving, there will be some beeping with an alert message indicating that the car thinks you might crash into something. Sometimes, these seem to false alarms (no other vehicles or objects around to crash into). However, the actual message is shown in a small font that is...

Adding a nose camera would enable having a top down view for parking, and make everyone forget about ultrasonic sensors and the bugs with the vision-based park distance measurements.

Right now, the driver has a choice of displaying percentage remaining or rated miles/km remaining, but not both. Have an option to display any or all of: Percentage remaining. Rated miles/km remaining. Estimated miles/km remaining (the number from the energy screen consumption graph that...

Having a single temperature setting means that either the heat or AC is on all the time. Being able to set a range where one gets ventilation only without heat or AC would be helpful in temperate conditions, or when the AC is on but the temperature drops in the evening. In the latter case...

Why is there no button to turn off the heat like there is to turn off the AC? Use case: in the summer, I might set the AC to the high end of the temperature range that I feel comfortable at. But, in the evening, that may cause it to turn on the heat, even though I would rather have it not use...

On a recent road trip, I used the in-car navigation to the Salem, OR Supercharger in front of the Tesla sales and service center, arriving at about 15% state-of-charge after more than an hour of driving. Ambient temperature was in the 70s F or low 20s C. There were no other cars charging at...

Given the various things that Tesla did for cost cutting, why didn't Tesla unify Model 3 and Y taillights and headlights, since they have had for some time a global version of taillights and a global version of headlights that is suitable for all Model 3 and Y wherever sold? Then they would not...

Follow up to First tire rotation at ~6,500 miles . Did the third tire rotation at ~19,000 miles (second one done at ~12,500 miles). I used a large scissor jack on the front jack puck to raise the car slightly so that the hydraulic jack I have could go under the rear jack puck. Leaving the car...

After getting software 2023.12.5, the following occurs: 1. Have some screen selected (e.g. energy display) on top of the navigation map. 2. Shift into reverse, rear and rear side cameras come up. 3. Shift out of reverse, camera display goes away, leaving the navigation map. In previous...

Here is where you can find which vehicles placed in service starting April 18, 2023 qualify for how much of the US Clean Vehicle Tax Credit: https://fueleconomy.gov/feg/tax2023.shtml The 2023 Model 3 qualifies for $3,750 for the RWD version and $7,500 for the Performance version.

Looking at the back of a Model Y, it looks like the rear hatch extends down to look like it becomes part of the bumper, rather than being recessed from the bumper like the rear hatch or trunk on most (but not all) other cars and SUVs. This means that a minor rear end crash that would ordinarily...

Car: 2022 Tesla Model 3 RWD with LFP battery. Scan My Tesla says 60.5 kWh was the nominal full pack when new, 58.4 kWh nominal full pack currently after a little more than a year. Below are some voltages read by Scan My Tesla. These may be of interest due to talk about the relatively flat...

How to contact Tesla if 2-factor authentication device or app is lost? Multi-Factor Authentication | Tesla Support says "If you cannot access your registered device or your backup codes, contact us." However, the "Contact Us" button on Customer and Product Support | Tesla Support requires a...

To connect to a TT-30 receptacle (30A, 120V) sometimes found in campgrounds and RV parks, there seem to be two options: 1. AC WORKS® [G2EVTT30-24A] Gen 2 EV Charging NEMA TT-30 Adapter For Gen. II Tesla Mobile Connector -- plugs directly into the mobile connector for 24A 120V charging. 2...

If rear defogger does not work, is the usual solution to replace the rear glass? I made a service appointment because the rear defogger does not work. Tesla service came back with an estimate for replacing the rear glass. Is a problem with the defogger wires in the rear glass the usual reason...

Will wipers on -> headlights on ever happen? Given that there are both automatic wipers and automatic headlights, having the headlights turn on when the wipers turn on (as required in many jurisdictions) would be the sensible thing to implement in the software (and it would not be that...

Looks like Hankook has new "EV" tires, the iON brand ones. https://www.hankooktire.com/us/en/tirelist/vehicle/electric-vehicle.html The iON evo AS comes in the typical Tesla Model 3 tire sizes as 3 of the 6 sizes offered, so the Tesla Model 3 is presumably a target market. These are different...

When driving in a way that the drive tab of the energy screen says that I am using 1% less than rated about 30 miles since the start of the trip, showing the consumption tab shows the 30 mile average consumption about 12% below the rated line. This difference seems to fairly consistent. What...

Since a common type of thread here is "I bought a Model 3, so why am I getting much less range than the rated range?", here is a thread for prospective EV buyers to try to get a more realistic estimate of their actual range before they choose or buy an EV based on its rated range. If your...

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-readies-revamped-model-3-with-project-highland-sources-2022-11-28/ "One focus of the redesign codenamed "Highland" is to reduce the number of components and complexity in the interior of the Model 3 while focusing on features that...

So my car updated to 2022.36.6. The new energy screen is a nice feature. But the car display on the left seems incorrect.

Does anyone else notice that the Model 3 rear defogger seems slower to defog the rear window than the rear defogger in other cars?

When parking, there was a red Model 3 nearby. I had the cameras on, and could see that it was red in the center camera, but it was orange in the side camera. Reason for this?

What differences in equipment are there that new cars may randomly get? Some known examples as of September 2022: Global versus Premium headlights. Hankook Kinergy GT versus Michelin Primacy MXM4 tires on 18" wheels. CCS1 fast charging capability (requires adapter) versus lack thereof.

Why doesn't the voice command "turn on headlights" work? It just says that the command is not available.

What is special about the delivery software? Seems that cars come with software that is not any of the versions that software updates deliver, since the second part of the version number is an odd number, rather than an even number like with update software. Does the delivery software come...

What OBD-II Bluetooth adapters work with Android 12 on a Pixel 6? I have a Vgate adapter that worked with a Pixel 3, but does not pair with a Pixel 6. So what adapter would pair with a Pixel 6? The Pixel 3 has hardware problems and would not be usable as just a device to run apps like Scan My...

So the car is set this way: Charge to depart at 6:00am. Peak hours start at 3:45pm every day, and avoid peak hours. If I plug it in at 3:00pm, it starts charging. And then it continues charging after 3:45pm, instead of stopping and then restarting only when it needs to do so to finish by...

So I had a pre-existing 40A circuit with a Leviton 6-50 outlet with a 30A EVSE plugged into it for a previous EV. It worked fine with no problems then. That EVSE was not very reliable for the Model 3, so I put the (then included) mobile connector with 6-50 plug adapter in it. Worked fine for...

So I was driving and got a beep with a message "Take control immediately" with some small print below (too small to read quickly). However, it popped up in rather odd circumstances: Not using any driver assistance (Autopilot) features (traffic-aware cruise control or autosteer). Hand firmly on...

Low-Rolling-Resistance Tires Can Save You Money at the Pump lists a bunch of tires by rolling resistance. Unfortunately, it does not include some tires commonly discussed here, like the OEM Michelin Primacy MXM4 or Hankook Kinergy GT, or commonly asked about aftermarket tires like the Pirelli...

Did the first tire rotation (front <-> rear) at ~6,500 miles. Discovered a few things: With jack pucks in the jack point holes, my trolley jack is too high to fit under the jack pucks. I had to back the car halfway up some ramps in order to make the clearance to jack it up at the rear jack...

My car downloaded and installed 2022.16.1.2 recently. Now is it downloading 2022.16.2. Seems pretty quick, and for a small version increment. What is different between the two versions?

What would be nice to have in the user interface: User choice buttons: More than four (can replace the last used one with one or two more user choices). Headlights: When in automatic mode, turn on when wipers are on (or user settable option). Voice command to turn them on, off, or automatic...

The "USB" voice command used to cause the USB player to play starting where it was when the car was last turned off. However, now it just says "I can't open that service". Going to the USB screen and pressing one of the listed tracks starts playing it, so it is not like the actual USB stick is...

Video of charging a Tesla Model 3 from a Rivian R1T at 120V 12A:

Looks like 2022.12.3.2 improved the bottom bar: Heated seat controls can now be added (they fall into a space reserved for them, not among the 5 apps). Wipers, front defrost, rear defrost, and heated steering wheel controls are available (take up space among the 5 apps). 5 apps instead of 4...

Seems that SR+/RWD vs. LR questions are common, mostly based on guessing how much range one really needs. Here are some tips on estimating: If your previous car was an EV (or PHEV), compare your actual economy and range with the rated economy and range (in electric mode if PHEV). You can use...

Sometimes, when the USB player is playing in the middle of a track, it will go silent (when the track is not silent), even though the UI says that it is still playing. Pressing on the same or different track in the UI brings the sound back (but it starts the selected track as expected). This...