carl
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Had the S for many years now…
Jan 11, 2022,01:06 AM
The software is well designed for charging (both in car and app). I’m pretty sure their recommended daily charging levels are well bellow 90% - cannot confirm as that only shows up remotely when it’s on charge and we are currently on a trip.
Extremely cold weather does have an impact on the range - made for some interesting moments on a 5K mile winter road trip a few years back. Just needed to recalibrate my expectations.
The bonus was all wheel drive with outrageous torque in the snow. Just awesome. Didn’t need to break out the snow chains.
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More beta testing for me…
By: carl : January 10th, 2022-20:49
Tesla FSD beta… Been waiting a long time for this. Works pretty well. The driving experience is much more fluid than the old system. Still has the odd weird over reaction to overhead flashing orange lights…. Must confess to using manual mode when navigati...
interesting!
By: Chronometer (aka yacomino) : January 10th, 2022-21:50
I hope you're not charging to 100% all the time.
By: patrick_y : January 11th, 2022-00:13
Model S cars use a lithium battery with a chemical architecture that prefers to be charged to 80-90% on a regular basis and only 100% on an as needed basis. It's also recommended that you don't go below 20% charge on a regular basis with a Model S vehicle...
Had the S for many years now…
By: carl : January 11th, 2022-01:06
The software is well designed for charging (both in car and app). I’m pretty sure their recommended daily charging levels are well bellow 90% - cannot confirm as that only shows up remotely when it’s on charge and we are currently on a trip. Extremely col...
Gotcha! Enjoy your trip!
By: patrick_y : January 11th, 2022-02:06
My car has the FSD package. But I'm not utilizing it. I guess I'll wait until it's a bit more mainstream to the public.