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This is the approach Tesla has taken.  Most superchargers are in decent areas with nice restaurants around.  It’s a very pleasant way to kill 30 min shopping and eating.

This!  Everyone is always going to bring out a Tesla killer but they never do.  I had a BMW i3.  Public charging networks are a total crapshoot.  I got a Tesla and the difference is night and day.  No one else is even close to them.

How significant does the change have to be to be deemed a refresh? Tesla didn’t event consider the new front nose of the Model S to be a refresh. Since they constantly change the car instead of waiting for model years, don’t refreshes become less important? For example, things that have changed on the X & S are:…

Where is the McLaren vs Tesla kid car shootout?

Um, in any apples to apples comparison, AP wins hands down. The data proves that there are fewer accidents per average mile driven when comparing driver in seat with AP vs driver in seat without AP. Likewise, if you were to compare asshole driving from backseat with AP vs asshole driving from backseat without AP, I…

I think with your own Birdbox example videos you proved that Tesla has absolutely nothing to do with this as stupid people do stupid things ALL THE TIME!

Do you also worry about your phone catching fire because that has happened once or twice before. Lithium Ion batteries are everywhere. While fires do happen, the likelihood of you being affected is so small, it virtually non-existent.

Definitely a great list. Subaru should use the Sasquatch name. They are practically the official car of Oregon anyway so it would fit. Tesla’s Model X with new adaptive suspension is called the Raven so at least someone digs the name.

So, driver falls asleep and instead of instant death like in any other car, the Tesla kept him safely in his lane and there was no accident. Damn it Elon!  

Counterpoint - until you’ve gone months or years without ever visiting a gas station, you don’t realize how truly freeing it is. Generally, they are kind of crappy places that drastically overcharge on everything they sell because they are capitalizing on the convivence of selling stuff while you get the gas you need.

“There are times where I’m heading home and go “I’ll get gas later” and pull in. Then the next morning I have to get gas on the way to work. With an EV thats not really an option.”

No because when they turn into slicks, its just like a racing car so you have more traction when the pesky tread is finally gone ;).

I assume they have calculated the average total tire cost owners typically spend over the life of a car and will charge the same amount plus a little more for the convenience for a set of these?  There’s no way I’m going to start saving money right?

For ever Tesla driver that does this, there are probably 100k stupid Mustang/Camaro/other owners doing things just as stupid and dangerous. I trust a Tesla much more than a bro leaving cars and coffee. There is nothing to see here. Move along.

Of course. It’s the hyper sensational world we live in. It’s all down to the bias used to present findings. Title your article “Teslas Navigate is Worse that human driving” puts people on the defensive. Change the title to “Teslas Navigate baby steps in right direction but not there yet” and you’ll have a much more…

Charging an EV to 100%, then driving it to 90% and charging it back up to 100% every night is bad for the battery and not recommended.

It’s not that you drive 300 miles in one day. It’s that you only charge your EV once a week because it HAS a 300 mile range and at the end of the week, you have a spur of the moment trip come up and you now have to charge somewhere. Level 2 doesn’t cut it in that case.

I have a Model X and an i3 so I’ve used preconditioning a lot and it definitely helps (and is nice to get into a toasty warm car) but once you leave your house, your done. Your car sits in the parking lot at work all day in the winter or you make lots of little trips that each have to warm up the car with the heater…

Public charging infrustructure sucks. They either don’t work or use some different network that you don’t have an account for. It’s a disaster. Also, all of your green dots are level 2 charges that take HOURS to charge. Even though people charge at home, you quickly learn that EVs really only have 50% of their range…