Warning: Dry technical specifics ahead...

He’s probably referring to using both the standard mechanical braking as well as the car’s regenerative braking...

Mine’s 20.5. One from 1980, another from 2013.

The first 6 months we owned our Tesla Model S P85 (which is our primary vehicle), we only charged on a standard wall plug.

Model S owner here, and so far after almost 2 years and 20,000+ miles (80% long distance), I can say that our Model S is entirely a regular car for us. For around town and in the area, charging at home is the primary. The Supercharger network (or other fast chargers, such as Chademo) is critical for the long distance…

Yes, and the packs are still designed for quick swap. In practice, battery swap is a bit problematic.

I’ve seen estimations from fellow Model S owning geeks which suggest that driving around 70-75 mph and stopping for 20 minutes at every single supercharger is the fastest way to cover ground in the Model S. Not bad, really. 20 minute rest stop between 2-3 hour drives. Its worked for us and we’ve driven tens of…

I’d prefer to see an endurance race happen with charging the same single set of batteries in the car, rather than a swap or range extenders, as that would give a legitimate area for innovative race technology to help shape and improve consumer technology.

If this is an endurance race, then charging strategy will become as much of a consideration as fueling is at Le Mans.

I didn’t say ‘any’ US state, I said ‘most’.

Passing on the right is more dangerous than passing on the left. If you’re passing a car on the right, you are travelling through a much larger blind spot than if you were passing the same car on the left, particularly for cargo vans, box trucks and larger vehicles. The right side view is generally much less visible…

Sounds about right. I’m also pretty sure that if you buy a used Tesla that is not authorized to use the Superchargers, Tesla will gladly sell you that functionality, as its really just a software gate.

The idle fee was just introduced. Not sure of the specifics as I haven’t had to pay any of those charges yet, but as I understand it, the idle fees would be assessed to my car, which would be due when I get the car serviced, or I’m sure I could pay those with a credit card through Tesla’s website.

Love it. Best car we’ve ever owned.

This only applies to Teslas ordered after Jan 1. My 2013 P85 retains its free Supercharging.

Agreed. If we had better public transit, more people would use it. But we don’t, so people drive. And because people drive, in the majority of US cities, towns and counties, the land use regulations pretty much guarantee everyone a parking spot, and as long as that is the case, its going to be easier for people to…

Less pollution, yes. But we’d probably have the same traffic congestion challenges.

Its just a moneymaking gimmick by GM to design a very expensive, single-piece headlight assembly so that it is most likely to get damaged.

Yes. I know about airbags. I know technically how this vehicle can operate. Of course, it doesn’t look like this when its driving down the road, it has to adjust its ride height to actually move. Its just not an automotive aesthetic I prefer.

Agreed. While I admire and respect the work that was put into this effort, the aesthetic result is not one I prefer. The body seems to just be sitting on the ground with a pair of big bald tires sitting next to it near the back.