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we own one, can agree that its great! it's my wife's daily driver, and with my own trips in it, i can't even imagine getting another ICE when the time comes to
by mach5 9y ago
we own one, can agree that its great! it's my wife's daily driver, and with my own trips in it, i can't even imagine getting another ICE when the time comes to get a new car for myself. the L mode itself is almost a new driving experience, controlling the car fully through just one pedal and trying to eke out every last drop of kinetic energy back into the battery, and making it a challenge to never use the brakes. it's nearly as fun as a manual transmission. i mentioned this before in another thread, but the most hilarious part of ownership is the maintenance schedule. it's as follows:
* every 12,500mi: rotate tires
* every 22,500mi: change cabin air filter
* every 5 years: replace brake fluid
* every 150,000mi: replace battery cooling fluid
- samcheng 9y agoBe careful, Tesla drivers discovered that never using the brake, particularly in areas that use salt on the roads, results in expensive corrosion. Automotive brakes haven't been designed with one-pedal driving in mind... https://cleantechnica.com/2016/05/24/8500-new-tesla-model-s-brakes-canada/ https://cleantechnica.com/2016/05/24/8500-new-tesla-model-s-... Recommendation: consciously use the brakes in a firm deceleration once a week.
- PerryCox 9y agoThat wouldn't be a problem for me, the way most people drive and cut in front of me I would easily have one firm deceleration a week.
- mach5 9y agoto say i don't use the brakes is a little bit of a misnomer, as i use them at stoplights in order to activate the rear brake lights for other drivers. two more bits of trivia: the brake lights activate during regen for more than .2g of deceleration, and the brake rotor metal is formulated not to rust.
- nixgeek 9y agoI'm pretty sure taking your foot entirely off the gas pedal when in "L" mode actually activates the brake lights.
- ec109685 9y agoIt does on the Tesla.
- BoorishBears 9y agoAnd anything with regen because of this: UN Regulation on Stoplight Activation: http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/main/wp29/wp29regs/R13hr2e.pdf http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/main/wp29/wp29regs/... Electric regenerative braking systems as defined in paragraph 2.17., which produce a retarding force upon release of the accelerator control, shall generate the signal mentioned above according to the following provisions: <= 0.7 m/s/s The signal shall not be generated > 0.7 m/s/s and <= 1.3 m/s/s The signal may be generated > 1.3 m/s/s The signal shall be generated
- Aloha 9y agoIt's made of metal, its going to corrode in some way - I don't think stainless steel has the properties you'd want in a brake rotor, either.
- kbenson 9y agoWell, it could be ceramic, which is what some competition cars use, and that wouldn't rust. But I doubt it.
- plorkyeran 9y agoThere are <$100k cars that have had ceramic brakes as a factory option, but it's not a good option.
- qbrass 9y agoCeramic brakes don't work well when they're cold, so you don't want to use them on a car where the main use case is a cold panic stop.
- Aloha 9y agoHe said 'metal' that implies not ceramic.
- kbenson 9y agoWhich was second-hand information, and light on details, and thus possibly mistaken. As I stated, possible, but I didn't think it likely.
- greglindahl 9y agoIf you read the article, the owner didn't go in yearly to have things inspected. One thing they do at every yearly inspection is to look at the brakes.
- pfranz 9y agoWhen I wash my cars I intentionally spray a little fresh water on the pads and rotors mostly because caked on brake dust can wear rotors unevenly or cause grinding/slipping of breaks. I've never lived where they salted the roads, but I imagine rinsing them off periodically would help, too.
- maxxxxx 9y agoNice! Maintenance is a pretty big cost a lot of people forget. How is the recharge situation when you are on a trip?
- mach5 9y agonot as good as the supercharger network, obviously, but there are level 2's everywhere there are dealerships nowadays and there will only be more chargers as time goes on. for long trips we use my diesel 3-series.
- dclowd9901 9y agoYeah, but are you a driving enthusiast?
- mach5 9y agovery much so, yes. i have a sim racing rig
- DrScump 9y agoThe tires need only be rotated and never replaced? Now that's impressive.
- SwellJoe 9y agoModern tires last a lot longer than 12,500 miles. So, if they're rotating that frequently, it'd be several iterations before they need to be replaced. I usually end up replacing my tires due to age rather than wear, but I don't have a long daily commute since I work from home.