Tesla Talk 2

Will you give it a rest. I don't give free pass to anything. AI make lots of mistakes, all of them do. Bully it a certain way and it will no doubt come up with a reply that you can publish and will get clicks and will be repeated by sheep all over the world.

It is nice that Tesla has finally started to catch with competition. I hope they look into fast charging batteries too.

Tesla are usually among the fastest cars already to do a long distance trip (the only time where fast charging matters for the overwhelming majority of EV owners, most charging is done at home overnight)

And already the human is the limiting factor, humans need more stops than EVs

But the faster charging the better for sure, but it has almost zero importance for most people except EV owners who can not normally charge at home or work. Although for those people in Ireland, I would not recommend an EV because public fast charging is almost as expensive as petrol or diesel

All the cheap Teslas with LiFePO4 battery don't get anywhere those speeds though. Not that it matters for most owners. Super fast charging isn't really relevant, except for those who rely heavily on public chargers for their day to day charging

Tesla has very good peak rates, but very poor charging curve with charging speed quite quickly going down.

It is not even about fast peak rate, but being able to top-up battery quickly at wide range of SoC.

This is downside of almost all Tesla batteries, except short series of TMY RWD with structural battery. They charge very fast for quite a long time.

Going pretty mental again

It’s a momentum stock. There’s been $580bn (38%) added to the value of Tesla in the last 30 days alone, based on nothing but vibes :)

I saw they had a countdown clock on the US site for orders before the subsidies end. It’ll be interesting to see if all the Q3deliveries are to real customers, or if they harvest the subsidy on fleet cars and sell them on to customers throughout Q4.

Either way, Q4 deliveries will be way down, and also way down on Q4 last year.

Just 11,000 S, X and Cybertruck were produced in Q3 (15,000 delivered), so without a doubt the CT is now dead. Did they even produce any in Q3? There’s a LOT of stock apparently.

But then again, we have to remember that Tesla isn’t a car company, so none of the above matters to the SP 🙄

***press release***

Tesla is introducing a series of upgrades to its most popular vehicles - Model 3 and Model Y. These enhancements deliver greater range for Model 3 and Model Y, and provide improved functionality for Model 3.

These new upgrades include:

Model 3

New Front Facing Camera

A new front camera is now available, located in the front fascia. It offers drivers an expanded view of the surroundings on the center screen and is equipped with a fluid washer and integrated heating to prevent fogging and stay clean in all weather conditions.

New Indicator Stalk

A new precision-engineered indicator stalk ensures effortless control while driving.

Higher range on all variants

Upgraded battery packs with higher-density cells deliver more energy. Combined with segment-leading efficiency, this results in even greater real-world range for owners.

Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive now offers 520km WLTP with 19” wheels (554km est. with standard 18” wheels), up from 513km previously.

Model 3 Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive now offers 750 km WLTP, up from 702 km previously (with standard 18” wheels).

Model 3 Long Range All-Wheel Drive now offers 716 km est. With 18” wheels, up from 678 km est. previously.

Model 3 Performance now offers 580 km WLTP, up from 528 km previously.

Model Y

Higher range on Long Range All-Wheel Drive

Upgraded battery packs with higher-density cells deliver more energy. Combined with segment-leading efficiency, this results in even greater real-world range for owners.

Model Y Long Range All-Wheel Drive now offers 629 km WLTP, up from 586 km previously.

Customers can access these upgrades today via Tesla’s online Design Studio, with pricing remaining unchanged.

100% lost sales. I wouldn't have considered one without it, indicators work and you shouldn't have to learn a new way just because Tesla wanted to save a few $$

what order dates get these upgrades for Irish cars?

Is that a whole new battery?
EV-database is showing a usable battery increase to 79kw from 75kw in the long range, and from 57 to 60kw in the RWD.

I think these will be material improvements if the pricing remains competitive- albeit that front heated camera screams that every HW4 car up to now won’t fully support FSD were it ever to become a reality.