New electric horse carriage
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That cat is funny, it's not even my cat. It's the neighorhood stray that we got neutered / vacinnated and just chills around everyone houses. Gets fat off everyone's willingness to feed it day and night.
It has two names, "Oreo" and "The Batman", depending on the angle you look at it. Today I'm getting a 240 outlet installed inside the garage so I can fast charge there. I tried the regular 120v connector and it's just too slow to be feasible. I went to a nearby supercharger and it was $19 to go from 20% to 95% charge. I think it will be cheaper to do home charging. I didn't buy the car for gas savings though, it's the city pep that I really like about it lol.
Clockwork
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I dunno, man. I enjoyed my M3P but I don't think I would ever get another Tesla.
Fisher Price interior. Trash build quality. Removal of radar/ultrasonic sensors. Phantom braking. Elon Musk's bullsh*t...
Nope.
The good news is that it is fast, has decent range, and the charging network is fantastic.
Edit: Why blackout the license plate? It's not like we can garner anything useful from it, not to mention it will be seen by countless others on the daily. This always makes me laugh a little.
Fisher Price interior. Trash build quality. Removal of radar/ultrasonic sensors. Phantom braking. Elon Musk's bullsh*t...
Nope.
The good news is that it is fast, has decent range, and the charging network is fantastic.
Edit: Why blackout the license plate? It's not like we can garner anything useful from it, not to mention it will be seen by countless others on the daily. This always makes me laugh a little.
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Clockwork
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That is nice though. Especially where I live. I pay $0.095 per kWh (used to be $0.119) any time of day. Makes for cheap charging.
I still use my Tesla Wall Connector (with Lectron J1772 adapter) to charge the Rivian.
If I was you I would get one and hardwire it for 240V/48A on a 60A circuit. You'll charge at about 45mph with the M3P. The mobile connector is limited to 240V/32A (about 30mph).
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Actually got a 240 outlet installed today. Now I can fast charge.
I know alot of people don't like Tesla for various reasons. I just saw this as a good low cost option that satisfies my need for "spirited driving" when going to lunch or out on weekends. The electric car I am truly excited for is the electric Dodge Charger E-cat.
As far as blacking out plates, just something I used to doing. Probably a leftover from my street racing days.
Clockwork
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You'll still be limited to 32A through the mobile charger though.
(Although spending extra for the Wall Connector may not be worth the additional 15mph of charging speed for some people.)
It's fine though, I keep the charge no lower than 70%. Once it hits that I charge it back up to 95% in a few hours. For now it's just local city driving since I work remotely.
Thanks!
Around here there are lots of strays, but not everyone can keep a cat in their home. Our county is good though they offer free trap, neuter, and release programs. Once they're neutered and release back into the neighborhood they become really tame and friendly. Then again, I would too if I had my balls chopped off.... I think
Wow this is interesting as I keep my iphone14pro battery between 40-60 seeing how it has a huge battery and I'm not a heavy phone user. But yeah a car you never know if something comes up and you have to go a bit further and there is no quick charging that doesn't require a trip in itself and $$. My last phone was 7 years old on original battery before I traded it in. I know EV batteries are much much better managed and warrantied to 8 years but would be tempted with a 60-80 charge range since I work from home too and rarely drive much.
Still if you add in being able to take charge out of the car for emergency backup and maybe keeping it in the 90's will be necessary. I know one Youtuber that bought the special discharging handle for his Hyundai Ioniq and kept his fridge/starlink modem going for 24 hours (plus cooking dinner) with that and a long extension cord and a power strip.
Clockwork
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Yeah, you don't want to do that. You don't want to regularly charge over 90% unless absolutely necessary, like for trips. That's right in the owner's manual.
huskylord
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My normal everyday charge is up to 84%. I only do more if I have a long road trip ahead. And I also only use the mobile charger. Charging overnight means that extra speed doesn't make much of a difference to me. There may have been the odd time my wife forgot to plug it in and then yeah, its a slow pour.
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I prefer to keep it at a high charge because I tend to drive "spirited" and the charge goes down fast when doing that. Just yesterday I went from 90% to 70% from just driving around town "spiritedly"
This is only true if your battery type is not LFP. When LFP batteries you can charge to 100% no issues. It says it right in the manual as well.
https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/m...4FB3D578F.html
For vehicles with Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) high voltage Batteries, Tesla recommends you keep your charge limit to 100%, even for daily use, and that you also fully charge your vehicle to 100% at least once per week. To determine if your vehicle is equipped with an LFP battery, navigate to Controls > Software > Additional Vehicle Information. If your vehicle has an LFP Battery, "High Voltage Battery type: Lithium Iron Phosphate" is listed. If your vehicle does not have an LFP Battery, the high voltage Battery type is not specified. See Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries for more information.
The non LFP batteries are the ones that shouldn't be charged to 100%. However, they can be if you're gonna use the car right away so it drains down a little. That will not cause issues. It's when you leave it at high charge for extended periods that will degrade the battery. When I start going to the dragstrip, I'll definitely be charging to 100% to make sure I have 95% at the ready by the time I do a first launch. I've seen this done countless times by Model 3 P owners who race their cars routinely at the track with hundreds upon hundreds of runs. Each all consistent. Like this person:
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You mean the standard wall plug? Yeah I tried that when i was 20% and the app calculated i would need several days to fully charge. Had to stop by a supercharger instead. Charging times is much improved with the 240 outlet I now have installed, only a few hours from 70%. However I only start charging in advance when I know I need to go somewhere, that way I can get in and drive and be ready for any stoplight wars