Rented a Model Y for a ski trip.
Tesla’s advertising needs to explicitly & separately show range and charging times for cold vs. warm weather.
Tesla’s advertising needs to explicitly & separately show range and charging times for cold vs. warm weather.
The effective range was less than half of the advertised of 324 mi.
We safely made it to a supercharger by turning off the heat and defroster in subzero temperatures.
The supercharger took over 1 hour to charge us to 80%.
T. employee: “Batteries don’t charge in the cold!” 🤫
We safely made it to a supercharger by turning off the heat and defroster in subzero temperatures.
The supercharger took over 1 hour to charge us to 80%.
T. employee: “Batteries don’t charge in the cold!” 🤫
Good thing TSLA isn’t planning to offer some kind of expensive, rugged outdoor vehicle that people would expect to drive in harsh conditions.
The US today, current temps (F):
Me: “Tesla needs to be clear about the range of their vehicles in cold weather.”
Tesla defenders: “you need to learn more about EV’s.”
Uh, yes, like when I read “324 mile range” on Tesla’s website?
🔁 Tesla needs to be clearer about the range of their vehicles in cold weather.
Tesla defenders: “you need to learn more about EV’s.”
Uh, yes, like when I read “324 mile range” on Tesla’s website?
🔁 Tesla needs to be clearer about the range of their vehicles in cold weather.
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