The fear of CT being towed

[jimnycricket65]

This is why I will never buy a used EV.

I don't get why you are part of this Forum?

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[igs]

I don't get why you are part of this Forum?

To watch out for idiots like you destroying EV batteries.

 

[jimnycricket65]

To watch out for idiots like you destroying EV batteries.

LOL, and now I state that I am here to watch out for assholes like you.

 

[CyberGus]

This is why I will never buy a used EV.

This goes for anything pre-owned. Did the previous ICE owner really change the oil every 3000 miles? ?

The good news is that the BMS is pretty smart, so a competent tech can get a good idea about pack health. (Sadly there are now "defeat devices" designed to trick the BMS into repeated resets, causing the health to show "defaults" temporarily, but good techs know to look for them.)

 

[CyberGus]

I have read that I need to request a flatbed tow, and that's another layer of this unknown fear - none are available.

Frequently, collision-impaired vehicles won't even roll, so they're usually hauled away on a flatbed. Unless your roads are littered with totaled cars on the shoulders, there are plenty of flatbeds nearby.

 

[igs]

LOL, and now I state that I am here to watch out for assholes like you.

I give you good advice, backed up by manufacturer documentation and other knowledgeable EV experts, then you call me an asshole.

 

[Woodrick]

I am enjoying my CT very much and preparing to sell my previous car.

I feel like if something goes wrong, I will be totally stranded with CT more than a gas-powered car; this is due to my lack of experience and ignorance. The fear is running out of battery or some electronic failure on a freeway. I think I won't have issues with running out of battery since I check it often, and I am a daily commuter and keep it plugged into the 80% limit at home. I have read that I need to request a flatbed tow, and that's another layer of this unknown fear - none are available. If you had any experience with CT being towed, would you share your story so I can put my getting-old mind at ease?

Were you paranoid about running out of gas?
There really are millions of more opportunities to fill the truck are virtually limitless. How many 120V plugs are there? Sure, they may be slow, but they work.

Now to step up a level, look at Plugshare.com at the number of J-1772 and Tesla destination chargers. They are all over the place. Unless you use something like PlugShare, you just never see them. These will generally give you enough charge to go quite a distance in just a few hours.

And in California, there ae lots of the above, as well as Superchargers. Take a look in the vehicle or tesla.com/supercharger to see where they all are.

Whenever you are travelling, if you make sure that you are using the nav system and routing to your destination, the nav system will watch over you. It's nearly impossible to run out of energy if the nav system is routing.

As to something electrical going wrong, you are right, it can get you in trouble. But the thing that you are missing is that there is FAR MORE IN YOUR ICE to go wrong than in your Tesla, far more.

As to a flatbed tow, no worries there, they are extremely common. Many cars need them these days.

But towing a Tesla is quite rare. I'd go as far to say that towing an EV is much rarer than an ICE, that's because they are mostly newer and its older cars that need more towing.

I will suggest that you take a break from reading the Internet, you seem to have gotten a slight case of paranoia reading about all the bad things that can happen. The Internet is highly focused on the bad things, and barely touches the good things. You've got to sprinkle the Internet with a lot of salt.

In a month or so, you need to take a trip over 300 miles away. Have a nice weekend and enjoy the trip, learn that the Cybertruck can easily do it.

I've been from the Great Lakes to the Florida keys and the Mississippi river to the Atlantic in Teslas, no big deal. A month after I got the Cybertruck, we headed from Atlanta to Dayton OH, a 500 mile trip.

 

[REM]

I'm not saying it doesn't. I'm just saying that by the time it has any meaningful degradation, it will likely not be his problem. Further, by the time it degrades the OP will have enough experience to adapt to whatever the battery gets degraded to.

I don't know how much he plans to drive, but I've frequently DC fast charged, repeatedly charged off construction site diesel generators, and frequently top to 100% and have zero battery degradation after 17k miles. Maybe it's different with Tesla batteries, just my experience.

There is no such thing as zero degradation though; physically impossible.

Telsa keeps probably 8% of the pack unavailable for use until degradation is noticeable, then they slowly allow it to charge at a higher percent. What you are experiencing is perceived degradation.

And 17K miles isn't really long enough to make a dent.

 

[VAF84]

There is no such thing as zero degradation though; physically impossible.

Telsa keeps probably 8% of the pack unavailable for use until degradation is noticeable, then they slowly allow it to charge at a higher percent. What you are experiencing is perceived degradation.

And 17K miles isn't really long enough to make a dent.

True, zero in the literal sense isn't the correct term. Degradation has not been noticeable is a better line.

Yes, 17k isn't long enough to make a dent, but that's almost a third of the way to 60k, which is about the average mileage for most people after 5 years. So unless a battery will degrade over 10% in that time period or mileage usage, it makes no sense to restrict oneself. That is unless they plan to keep it for more than 8yrs/100k miles which is about the length of EV powertrain warranties. If you lose 10% in 8yr/100k in exchange for peace of mine and the full utility of what was advertised in the sale, I don't see what the big deal is.

 

[jimnycricket65]

The responses I got (except for that one ass) is precisely why I posted - I feel much at east with it already.

 

[Outdoors]

I laugh at people that won't buy a used anything. Looking at 2018 S 100D to add to the stable. Would make it 5 Tesla's. Can get it for 18k. A hundred and thirty thousand miles on it.

Sorry I make way too much money to get tax credits. I also stay rich by taking advantage of people that can't stand to sit on a used toilet, and the sucker that didn't like the shape of the toilet to begin with. Some say it is shitty what I do. I say I feel lighter in the pocket book for it.

 

[igs]

Storage and use are quite a bit different.

Yes you're right, degradation on batteries in use (constant discharge and recharge) is significantly higher, making it all that more important to maintain proper SOC of 15% - 50%.

 

[Outdoors]

Yes you're right, degradation on batteries in use (constant discharge and recharge) is significantly higher, making it all that more important to maintain proper SOC of 15% - 50%.

Such a strange occupation. Consider trying to call it a religion. As one preaches, one should take advantage of it for tax purposes.

 

[igs]

Such a strange occupation. Consider trying to call it a religion. As one preaches, one should take advantage of it for tax purposes.

That's brilliant. SOCvangelist?

 

[JPfromTCE]

To watch out for idiots like you destroying EV batteries.

But you’re the one confusing the very basics of storage SOC with daily use SOC ?

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