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Questions about purchasing a new model Y
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Questions about purchasing a new model Y
I think this is just Tesla encouraging new owners to establish a habit of charging regularly, for the best possible user experience.Is there any other reason for having to plug in to charge daily if I drive less than 50 miles per week?
After placing my $250 deposit last September, my Sales Advisor offered to let me take one home for the night. This was a big help in seeing if the car was right for me. The one I was given had FSD unlocked and wasn’t locked in “chill mode” which gave me the chance to see what it really could do. I think some centers lock their test drive cars in chill mode, so look out for that.I'd suggest seeing if you can rent one on Turo for a couple of days, and really see how you like it.
Keep in mind, once you purchase one, you'll be charging from home, so no trips to a gas station/charging station, unless you take a long drive.
We've had our Model Y since the end of Dec., and absolutely love it! We have had ev's before, however (Volt, BMW i3, Fiat e500) and my daughter has an all electric Kia eNiro, so we're not unfamiliar to electric vehicles, but I'd bet you'll love it!
Typically, you should see much less servicing, and no trips to a gas station! Wake up and your car is fully charged, ready to go!
Good luck!
The manual says to plug in when you’re not using it to preserve battery life. My guess is that this allows the car to use your home power rather than the battery for whatever it needs to do at night, reducing the number of total cycles over life. From the owner’s manual:Is there any other reason for having to plug in to charge daily if I drive less than 50 miles per week?
A couple days ago I changed from winter habit of leaving it plugged in to instead charging and unplugging.“The most important way to preserve the high voltage Battery is to LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE PLUGGED IN when you are not using it.”
Yikes! The manual doesn’t say anything about ants. Are you sure these aren’t Electric Ants?A couple days ago I changed from winter habit of leaving it plugged in to instead charging and unplugging
Why? Well I noticed a line of ants marching down the charging cord into my car. After the previous day's battle with carpenter bees (catch and kill - used a large fish net and normal sized killer feet), I did not want to have to deal with yet another insect issue.
I've been driving the "Y" for 13 months now. I refuse to plug it in every time I pull it into the driveway. I charge on the average of once a week to a tune of about 65 kWh added to the 'tank.' Total monthly charge of about 285 kWh and $34 cost of electrons.“The most important way to preserve the high voltage Battery is to LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE PLUGGED IN when you are not using it.”
I think the life of wiper blades depend on whether the car is garaged. I have one car that is parked outside and the sun hardens the rubber such that every year I need to replace the rubber if I want a smooth operations of wipers in the rain. The car that has been parked in the garage (currently the MY) always had wiper rubber that lasted a few years at least.Lol, I had the opposite experience... The OEM blades on my Y couldn't even last a single rainy season in the PacNW. I literally replaced them with PIAA blades after the first 2 weeks of PacNW rain. I've never really had good luck with any OEM blades tho... So currently every single one of my cars is running PIAA blades. If you regularly clean them, they last a long time.
Ooh, good point. Mine is garaged, so that may be why they lasted so well.I think the life of wiper blades depend on whether the car is garaged. I have one car that is parked outside and the sun hardens the rubber such that every year I need to replace the rubber if I want a smooth operations of wipers in the rain. The car that has been parked in the garage (currently the MY) always had wiper rubber that lasted a few years at least.
I've been driving the "Y" for 13 months now. I refuse to plug it in every time I pull it into the driveway. I charge on the average of once a week to a tune of about 65 kWh added to the 'tank.' Total monthly charge of about 285 kWh and $34 cost of electrons.
Leaving the car plugged in isn't going to reduce the overall battery cycle count enough to matter. It will, however, give the driver more available range for many drives.The manual says to plug in when you’re not using it to preserve battery life. My guess is that this allows the car to use your home power rather than the battery for whatever it needs to do at night, reducing the number of total cycles over life. From the owner’s manual:
“The most important way to preserve the high voltage Battery is to LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE PLUGGED IN when you are not using it.”
Ya, our rates are relatively low. But I still refuse to keep it plugged in. One of the other things I do is to wait and plug it in until after I’ve ran it for a while and I know the batteries are rather warm. I do know that when I come in off the highway the batteries will charge at a full 48 A, however if I plug it in after I’ve been running around town and still relatively cool outside, it will start out at about 8 A and gradually Ramp up to the 48 A Within 20 or 30 minutes.That's 11 cents per kWh! Here in Southern Cal, the cheapest, and lowest tier, I'm paying is 24 cents per kWh.
All my cars are garaged... The ones I do park outside, I don't have any issues with the PIAAs. I've managed to get 5 years of life out of the PIAA Super Silicones on the car I parked outside before. With OEM rubber, even on my garaged cars, I have never had a set last an entire season.. They usually start streaking and/or skipping after a month or two. And yes, I'm meticulous about cleaning the windshield and the blades... I've tried just about everything, from Michelin, to Bosch Icons, to Rain-X, etc. Only the PIAAs have endured multiple seasons.I think the life of wiper blades depend on whether the car is garaged. I have one car that is parked outside and the sun hardens the rubber such that every year I need to replace the rubber if I want a smooth operations of wipers in the rain. The car that has been parked in the garage (currently the MY) always had wiper rubber that lasted a few years at least.