In May 2020 I had the 12V battery replaced in my car under warranty.
Last friday I smell a sulfur smell coming in the climate intake vents. A quick internet search said this was almost certainly the 12v battery, but being an electric car and fires being scary I took it to the closest dealer...
Ideally tesla would sell an adapter you'd keep, that would link to a telsa account, for billing. Plug adapter into car, plug tesla cable into adapter, charging starts and bills to your tesla account, like with a tesla car.
So, randomly, so far only at seat heater level 3, my seat heater will turn off and not work for the rest of the duration of the drive.
Next drive it's as if nothing happened-- works perfectly.
I assume this means it's not a short in the seat heater pad, as in other cars a short in the seat...
I can't really see any point to the road you're going down. The cooling system of the engine gives up long before the brakes. Super easy to get into reduced power on back roads or highway.
It's just not a car that makes sense to make more sporty.
Seems perfectly suited to a high schooler to me. Super safe (including compared to the leaf), not stupidly fast, and the range needs are sufficient. And... not lame.
I would not buy a 2014 if you can help it. 2017 and later have significantly better battery pack longevity, so if they're in the...
Currently constructing a house, and will be living in an apartment in the interim. There's only one plug I can use (120V), and it pops the breaker if I don't use the reduced rate option.
What is the KW/h rate, when you're in reduced rate on 120V?
Thanks!