I've been driving Teslas in Vermont winters for ten years. I currently own a 2020 Model S and a 2021 Model 3. They offer a superior winter driving experience compared to gasoline vehicles I've owned, including several Audis. For example, when I leave my home in the morning when it's 20-degrees outside, the interior warms up within the first mile of driving. Tesla's all-wheel-drive traction control system has digital torque control that responds instantly to snow and ice on the road. I've never experienced anything like it in a gasoline vehicle. Range loss in the winter can be vastly improved by preconditioning the vehicle while it's still plugged in at home, using the Schedule feature in the Tesla app. This will pre-warm the battery to its nominal operating temperature, preventing you from wasting energy during the first half-hour of your drive. Also, when driving to a Supercharger in winter, always use navigation to get there, even if you know where you're going. This will cause the vehicle to precondition the battery (if necessary), giving you the maximum possible charging speed when you plug in at a Supercharger.

I level 2 charge my M3LR at home. My voltage is 241v and my charge rate is about 45 mph. Be careful your 208/230 v drier connectors. Some of them are not meant for 100 duty cycles. If its not rated for that they can burn. Recommend the Tesla Wall Charger. Very controllable thru your app. You can charge to 100% as long as you don't let the car sit with 100% for a long period. Its ok to charge to 100% just before you leave on a trip. When traveling and supercharging you want to charge just enough to get to your next supercharger or home. Most of the time the car is ready before you get your coffie and use rest room.

Congrats on your purchase. The Model Y is a very good choice. Level 1 is enough if you drive less than 40 miles. Further you can use the weekend to charge up. I put in a level 2 for $600. In the trip planner, look for lightning bolts on left side, 3 lightning bolts is a filter to look for only level 3 chargers. 2 bolts for level 2.... If your not comfortable rolling in near empty; say "navigate to a superchager". There might be one closer. If not, slowdown of conserve energy. In desperate times, say "navigate to a destination charger", it'll give any charger (and could be a non-Tesla) near by. It's 900 lbs of batteries at the bottom of a Y, which is almost impossible roll over. A Y has one more inch clearing than the 3. You had to pay for the toll hitch? With the latest software update, the screen will be red if you signal and there's a car in your blind spot.

I've passed the local charging stations twice in the past 3 weeks. Both times there were tow trucks bringing in Teslas for charging. I'll stay with gasoline as long as I can, hopefully, the rest of my life. OR, Engineers, come up with something better. I know you can.

Polarizing topic no matter who talks about this subject, we have elected to wait a few years to see how the whole car industry shakes out. We expect range to increase with all the effort that is going into batteries. For now, we are continuing to drive our 2013 Subaru Outback with 30 miles per gallon and adaptive cruise . We don't want to trade our tried and true car for something that we will regret spending about $40K on with either gas or electric. Again, the car paradigm is changing rapidly, we are taking the approach that the EV tech will level out in a few years. Loved your joke about the adult toy, certainly proves to us your are human just like the rest of us. Be safe out there Doc and Patty.

STRONGLY recommend having the EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment - the charger) hard wired on a new circuit. The problem is that the EVSE is going to draw more power than anything your home has ever seen and is going to do it for hours on end. If there is something wrong with your dryer plug, the existing wire in the walls or the electrician installed a budget outlet or didn't connect the wires properly, you can have a heat spot form. There are many tales of plugs melting, walls getting hot to the touch and outright fires due to faulty, old or inferior installations. Aluminum wires for example tend to break down faster than copper, so EVSE manufacturers do not endorse connection to a circuit with those wires. Do it right and make sure you install a NEW properly rated and dedicated circuit. Even though the install looks really really simple, make sure to have a licensed and EXPERIENCED electrician do the install. Not only will they ensure that the latest code is followed, but they will understand the points where critical attention must be paid. Further, if something does happen, you have their insurance and the local inspector to dump the blame on. Yes, $1000 is a lot for an install, but compared to the cost of the EV, it's not really a big deal for the piece of mind. Proper copper cables of a gauge appropriate to your new circuit is not cheap. Just 100 feet of cable can easily run over $600 depending on the circuit size. This is not a place you want to "save money". Sure the budget wire might be just fine for a decade or so - but do you really want to have to do it again later just because the wire has had thermal breakdown? Again, NOTHING in your home ever moves as much power as these EVSE (chargers) do. You simply can't compare their install to anything else other than maybe a large solar system. In fact, your EVSE is likely to draw more than the average solar system can produce. Utilities here in Massachusetts limit new installs to 10kW. Common EVSE equipment can provide up to 12kW.

We bought my wife a Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, new in 2018. Got full Fed/State credits. Had a range of 25 before the ICE kicks in. Now has about 20. It's perfect for her 12 mile round trip commute for work. We just use the 110V cord in the garage for overnight top off. She hyper miles the thing like a game. Something I can't do. Though about a Porsche Taycan, but decided to stick to my Audi A7 for the time being. The whole time you guys were talking, you could've been eating a dehydrated meal. Just saying.

More motors is more efficient because you can use different types of electric motors at the same time. One is good for high torque and regen (rear motor) to get you moving and one is better for cruising once you get to speed (front motor). I may have gotten that reversed but you get the idea.................Once I thought I was wrong, but I was mistaken. Drive in CHILL mode, tires last longer and u still have plenty of acceleration for the average person.

Hard acceleration, braking and turning will wear out tires faster. One I'd make is Tesla service goes to the customers/ Rarely customers go into the service center. When I swapped out Summer tires to Winter, I booked in the app. Tesla service swapped the tires in my garage. No hefting tires and waiting in a garage. Finally, Teslas are the safest cars. Not one of the safest, they are the safest.

I was contemplating trading my Honda Accord Hybrid for a Telsa 3 or Y before the end of the year because I had won $13K in Vegas and the tax credit would help when Tax Time comes, but I have anxiety with the quality and service of Telsas in general and also the higher insurance rates.

Let us see here. I spent over 20 years using battery systems. This includes lawnmowers. Phones, etc. I then researched EVs for over a year. How much time did this couple spend on researching EVs? Did they bother to ask questions? Did they use KZfaq? Can you say research?

10-4 sir

The only thing that I wish I knew before buying my Tesla is that Musk would drop the price by over $10k.

This isn’t near as complicated as you guys are making it spend the $500 for your 240 outlet like I did Buy a Tesla and you will never go back to a gas car again guaranteed you have to drive it to understand it Every time I get into my model Y it’s fully charged the only time I have to use a supercharger is when I go on long trips which is no big deal a couple times a year There’s a reason why the model Y is the best selling car in the world Never having to go to a gas station 90% of the time is awesome And a full charge at $12 signed me up

It does not matter what is said about ev's. I am not spending 3000 a year on insuring these fire bombs and when battery goes so goes 50,000. Stay with what works. Ice ice baby !

They are junk nuff said

I am not sure what your aim for this video really is. You kept saying: "when we had our Tesla", so what are you driving now and why did you not even try to compare to an ICE vehicle? You made it sound like all you do is travel. If that is the case you would buy a long-range version of a Tesla and not care about the local superchargers as you would have something like 370-400 miles in your battery every day you start the car, charging at home. If you're really traveling a lot, would it have been so hard to describe a typical trip? With a long range vehicle driving 300 miles between charges or even 250 miles you have traveled about 4 hours +, take a break, go to the rest room and maybe get something to eat and your car is filled up again. If you had an ICE vehicle the food options are just as horrible unless you charge/fill-up and then drive to a place with better food. Overall, this is not helpful for beginners. I rarely do but in this case I gave it a thumbs-down.

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