Yeah, nothing more pathetic than a Tesla driver driving behind a truck to save range, while driving a car that spec wise compares to a Ferrari 🤣, and yes I have a Model Y and I can't when I see another Tesla driver doing that.
Preconditioning (e.g. heating) the battery sucks up a lot of kWh. Was supercharging the car the other day and noticed only 30 kWh was added to the batter but was charged for 33.3 kWh. The car was preconditioning during the actual supercharge.
It's still heating the battery to achieve optimum battery temperature. Same reason the charging rate is reduced if the battery is too cold. Preconditioning the battery is important as you want the battery at optimum temp to preserve battery life when utilizing such high amounts of current. Charging at very high currents with a cold battery is bad. Same for too hot of a battery.
As far as opening the app all the time, i think that is a problem. Because i am going in the app to look at accessories all the time. And I'm going in there to look at details for the model y, and get referral links. All that app activity shouldn't force me to needlessly waste energy turning on the car's computer.
Crazy that people say leave the Tesla plugged in even when u are at max percent that’s like leaving my phone plugged in at 100% I will never understand Tesla batteries
10:25 drafting can certainly improve mi/kwh, having just finished a 4,000 mi round trip over interstates 20, 10 and 8, I follow the following recommendations: 1 - eschew drafting trucks bearing earthmoving equipment, rocks, chemicals, etc. Murphy is going to aim anything that falls off such a truck at your windshield. 2 - Avoid drafting in construction zones or on mountain sides where rocks are likely to be on the road (and kicked up by the truck) 3 - Be aware that drafting eliminates your ability for planned avoidance of potholes and road debris (such as pieces of tires from trucks), so stay vigilant. 4 - Don't draft behind any vehicle that has no or over-worn mudflaps. Murphy is waiting to fling off any rocks stuck to such vehicles tires as soon as he sees an expansive windshield behind the vehicle. 5 - Some rock flinging, especially (and ironically) from trucks with flaps, can cross lanes, making the passing of trucks a bit risky for one's windshield, too. I found this to be especially true on mountainside roads. 6 - When driving, it is always good to "leave yourself an out". Don't draft when there is traffic close behind you. Leaving yourself an out means having options for responding to changing road conditions and traffic. You've degraded your "acceleration out" by following a truck or car. At one point in Louisiana or Mississippi I got pinched between a truck ahead, a truck coming up on the passing lane and a truck merging on from the right and had to brake very hard to fall behind the overtaking truck so I could move to the left lane before the merging truck came over. Had I no truck ahead of me I could have simply accelerated out of the way, and if I had anyone behind me I'd have had no options at all, and probably would have been ok, but could have been caught and crushed between two semi's. Note also that in some places trucks are required to drive slower than other traffic, so you may not get where you are going as quickly, but you can get a double-bonus on efficiency: slower speed plus drafting bonus, but only if you don't mind taking a few extra minutes to drive that stretch of road.
I’m a former truck driver and I’ve been a contractor for the state police and I’ve talked to lots and lots of highway cops. No amount of money is worth drafting. Just do not do it.
@@davidalbert6030 well, you are right, and right to discourage. people will be people, though. In general I don't draft. Just saying that if you're going to be stupid, be as smart about it as you can be.
Hey man, just wanted to say thanks for making these videos. The best part about your content is that you aren’t obnoxious and you really straight to the point with little emotion to the facts. Which is great. Keep em coming bro. I just purchased a MYLR and picking it up tomorrow! Can you make a video about the accessories you currently have on your setup? Thanks!
You are absolutely not "overdoing" your videos. Your channel among some others were what I was looking at before deciding to be a "tesla boy". Your explanation about the Teslas and all stuff around them made me realise that no car manufacturers couldn't provide me a car that is like an iPhone... it just works. Now being a Highland LR owner my impression about the effortless usage are solidified. Got my car 6 December and so far manage to drive it in 3 snow storms and blistering cold conditions. It's awesome. Never any problems with functionality or range. I never have to think about charging speeds or malfunctioning chargers. Car do the job preheating and Tesla Supercharger works like a Swiss clock. So please do more stuff like this learning people how those cars work. Tips and tricks are always welcomed. When you show how Tesla performs comparing with other EV brands, what is the best EV car are a no brainer.
I have a 2022 Tesla model 3, bought it 4/24 at 29k miles. When I would charge to 80% I would get about 227 miles, now I’m getting 222 miles and sitting at about 3 40k miles. Why is my battery degrading so fast? Or is this normal? I plug and unplug my car 3-4 times a day during the week at work (only supposed to charge for a certain amount of hours than we have to move our car and let the next person charge) and I use the super charger once a week. Is this degrading my battery?
I learned something new today. I never would've guessed a filthy car, loaded with bugs on the front end, would impact range. Good to know! I must, however, respectfully disagree on the Aero wheel covers. My wife and I both like the rims better -- with the Tesla center cap, of course.
Yep. Drafting across the country coast to coast wouldnt save you enough money to offset the cost of a cracked windshield. Its simply penny wise and dollar foolish.
In addition to adjusting your Torque Curve the Chill setting purportedly increases efficiency for cars with a Heat Pump when using the heater. The Model 3 Manual even says "You can improve the efficiency of the cabin heating by reducing your selected acceleration mode. This allows the heat pump system to take more heat from the Battery to efficiently heat the cabin, instead of maintaining the Battery's ability to provide peak acceleration performance. This helps to maximize driving efficiency in colder weather." Granted if you don't use your HVAC Heater at all then I would imagine the efficiency gain would be more negligible.
You are essentially doing the same thing as charging over night. If you are at work for long duration of time, then the car has the same amount of time to perform the same functions as when charging at night.
@@carltongoodson6451 except at work our policy is that you can't charge more than 4 hours per day because the number of chargers is limited so i need to charge up, then move my car
