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It's had a pretty good run since Jan 1st, up over 86% :D

Not completely out of the woods yet with the whole Twitter crap going on that was adding pressure and noise to the stock but as I anticipated, as that initial heat died down the stock bounced back.

Demand for the cars is still very much there (despite remarks from some critics lol) and the Model Y seems to be gaining even more popularity topping the list in some places as most popular compact SUV (including EV and Gas).

Interested to see what gets presented at their Investor Day March 1st.

All the while, media articles left right and center slamming Tesla for safety concerns, recalls, crashes that reach headlines simply because it's a Tesla and not another vehicle (specifically those where it was 100% driver fault, not software). It's somewhat amusing to see given it's not really having the impact the outlets want them to have (or whoever is backing them).

I found the Dawn Project ad that ran at the Superbowl (which cost them I think $600k lol) very amusing. While FSD isn't perfect (it's still beta for that exact reason), the ad would have you believe Tesla's are running down children all over the place and causing mayhem, which just isn't reality. Despite their add, consumer demand or the stock price really hasn't taken a hit. Can't say the same for Dawn Project's pocket though lol
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23-Feb-2023 22:10:09

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I'd say typically I can charge from 20% to 90% in about 40mins or less at the cost of around $20/25USD or less.

It all varies depending on time of year (summer vs winter) and how much charge you need to get to your next stop though. It's not like a gas car where you fill up to full each time you refuel and then run until it's empty.

The car's nav calculates the optimal number of stops and their durations and it's not time or cost effective to charge to 90%+ each stop. The lower your state of charge, the faster you'll charge and as the battery charge increases, the charger's power output will taper.

https://cleantechnica.com/2019/06/24/tesla-model-3-on-supercharger-v3-adds-50-range-in-under-12-minutes-charts/

^ This graph shows the typical power output relative to your battery %.

Some charge stops could be 5/10mins for a few dollars if that's all you need to get to the next stop.

On average I'd say a charge stop is around 20/25mins. Enough time to stretch the legs after a few hours, take a bathroom break and grab a drink/snack.
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04-Apr-2023 16:05:42

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I recently experienced an electric car and all in all, it was a nightmare. We arrived at the rental place and were told we had an electric car because she had asked for something economical. Period. (the car "started with P" but that's an old but still funny joke) No time for explaining all of the ins and outs as we were on our way to a funeral so we just had to take it. And it was only 75% charged! The car itself was nice and it had good freeway pickup but finding a charging station that was properly maintained was incredibly hard. We longingly passed quite a few gas stations while looking for a station we could hook up with and then that one wouldn't work and wouldn't let us go. By that time we were at 2% This was after we had to sign up for a subscription that the rental place didn't tell us about. The customer service people were hard to understand and generally unfamiliar with any kind of problem resolution. We wound up crossing our fingers and leaving it stuck to the charging station and taking a LYFT home. The next day my friend had to meet AAA to get it disconnected and by that time she wanted nothing to do with it and had it towed back to the rental office. They acknowledged the problems and refunded her money but it really soured me on the idea of how they can run out of "gas" and just stop wherever you are.
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27-Apr-2023 20:41:41

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Tenebri said :
https://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-workers-shared-sensitive-images-recorded-by-customer-cars-2023-04-06/?utm_source=reddit.com

damn this isnt good if true Yeah not great, a lot more oversight around the camera footage is needed to prevent this from happening.


Garnet Red said :
I assume this was a Tesla since you're posting in the Tesla thread? Or was this another EV?

While the UI is intended to be as intuitive as possible, there's certainly more of an initial learning curve and time needed to get acquainted with how an EV differs from a traditional gas vehicle which obviously in your case it wasn't expected so no time given to it :(

I wouldn't let that experience put you off trying an EV in the future. In the case of Tesla (can't speak to other EVs), the vehicle does everything it can to prevent you from running out of charge from detouring you to chargers when needed, advising you to slow down when needed, limiting the car's acceleration to conserve power etc - but the car do to all that would also need to know where you're going via the in-car navigation system. If the nav system wasn't being used then the car cannot determine a destination and therefore doesn't know how to advise you on charging etc. :(
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28-Apr-2023 18:33:07

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In the last few weeks I've had a person I work with buy a Model 3 and on Monday I took a friend to pick up his new Model Y - the gang grows!

Looks like this year the Model Y is on track to out-sell the Model 3 and is already the most popular vehicle (for both EVs and gas) in a number of different regions already.

Pretty interesting annual meeting this week too that I saw a summary of. 2 new vehicles in the pipeline and Musk mentioned they may have a go at advertising although not really sure they need to or how it'll help. They're already ramping production as quickly as they can.

Heading to a cottage in Quebec this weekend, Model 3, Model Y and Model S. Hoping to get a synced light show going between the 3 cars :P

For reference to what the Light Show is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU_3NmOwekE&ab_channel=Tesla
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18-May-2023 16:23:46

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Musk and Jim Farley (Ford CEO) recently announced that Ford EVs are gaining access to Tesla's Supercharging network as of early 2024. All existing owners are going to receive an adapter so they can easily plug in.

Even bigger news is that in 2025, all new Ford EVs will be fitted with the Tesla standard charging port/connector rather than alternative "industry" standard trying to be pushed right now which is CCS.

Tesla has previously offered their connector to become the industry standard which has pretty much been refused/ignored so Ford choosing to break away from the other auto companies is a big step and could potentially lead others to follow suit!

Some of these companies (e.g GM) are going to have a hard time deciding whether to keep on track with using CCS which limits not only the charging network availability but also the experience (Electrify America chargers aren't the best) or bite the bullet and move to Tesla's network that has more locations, better infrastructure & better customer experience.

There's been grumbles amongst the Tesla community that this will increase usage of the network, increasing wait times at locations if additional vehicles now have access but ultimately, Tesla are scaling their charging network as more cars get on the road and Ford's sales as they grow isn't going to be a major influx all at once so hopefully that isn't a major issue.
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30-May-2023 19:13:59

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All Tesla's come with a J1772 adapter so we can plug into non-Tesla level 2 chargers.

I can't automatically use non-Tesla fast chargers like Electrify America, Electrify Canada, Ivy etc as they're all using the CCS connector which I'd have to buy an extra adapter for costing around $240CAD. Not all cars are CCS equipped either (some of the older models).

I've never needed to and honestly, Tesla's superchargers are better located and more convenient to use (I just plug in and charge) vs using a third party that has a screen to navigate through, go through payment options and then plug in, it's just not as seamless.

Tesla's superchargers however are only available to Tesla vehicles as the chargers have no screens for third parties to charge. The moment you plug in, the charger starts billing your Tesla account that the car is associated with.

In recent months (more so in Europe and the UK as they actually do use CCS standard there) Tesla have expanded to allow non-Tesla's at certain locations access to their chargers but non-Tesla drivers need to have the Tesla app.

And now with the Ford announcement, I guess they've struct a deal on how Ford vehicles will access Tesla's chargers through their own app rather than Tesla's app.
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