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I have understood for a while that a 6.5 foot bed was satisfactory for non-work related use cases and that my uses for a truck are more industrial, thereby not typical. But, my opinion remains that a minimum platform of 50"x100" is necessary. A mid-gate allows for increased capacity for...

Your fellow Oregonian agrees.

Interesting. It is almost as if Elon is adamant that the truck is going to better all other manufacturers in every way Tesla can manage. Better battery, better motors, better computer systems, better power management. The comments above that mention a 6 foot bed instead of the 6.5 foot bed do...

My understanding is that peaker plants are the problem child of the energy production world. They are the most expensive to operate, potentially the most polluting, but the balance the grid needs for consumer variations. Battery banks are a perfect alternative for peaker plants. The batteries...

Mostly just a fluff piece to me because there is still not a production model. But, "stronger over time" is a feature that interests me.

I appreciate Tesla's capability to exceed all of the other manufacturers. But, until I experience a range depletion of only 10 to 20%, the Rivian and the Ford offerings show a loss much closer to 40 to 50% range loaded with only 1500 pounds of payload. Further, the range loss I experience...

I feel the same way about the 500 miles of range. I also feel the need for at least 8 feet of enclosed bed length. Regardless, I will be buying the most range and the options that allow me the most bed length I can get WHEN my place in line is open to me. I've been at the end of my Model 3's...

Planned obsolescence and malicious engineering are one of the reasons that I work on cars. It is also the reason I have a love/hate relationship with Ford. Old fords (pre-1980) are relatively inexpensive to work on and still have parts support. However, they are not safe vehicles and REQUIRE...

$85K for a truck is pretty close to the market where I live. Farmers, ranchers, contractors, and people like me who need a truck for DIY projects to keep our sanity and hands busy. Joking aside, the purchase price is not the whole calculation, there is the maintenance, the fuel costs, the...

Okay, I am not trying to prove anything. The original poster asked if Tesla's climate control is equal to or better than an internal combustion engine's air conditioning system. I responded with my anecdotal evidence and experiences. You came up with a whole bunch of technical jargon to...

Your point is dazzle with B.S.. your claim about CoP is moot when the actual range of comfortable heat exchange with R134 is capable of compensating for dangerous environmental conditions. To remind you the CoP of one is equivalent to 1000W of input to 1000W of heat output. Traditional heat...

I was showing a coworker how I could control my car through my app yesterday. I showed him the climate controls and set it to low this time. I accidentally left it running. The app notified me that the climate control had been on an extended amount of time, so I turned it off. Then I noticed...

There is also a seat heater... which the user manual indicates is the most efficient way to heat the passengers in a low power/range challenging event.

It may just be my inner voice translating your words, but it borders on pedantic to claim the motor as a resistance heater and to offer me advice about my truck. I was using the truck as a comparative example of how cold it gets where I live and how capable the Model 3 is regarding climate...

Unless I am mistaken, my model 3 only has the octovalve. No resistive heater. These last two winters have been reached lows of -21F and our model 3 had no trouble driving long distances across the blue mountains to Pendleton and beyond. I've driven my 1971 F250 across the same mountain range...

That would be ... cool!

Ah, I remember them good ol' days where R12 reigned supreme but was bad for the ozone layer. The ability to take bigger bites of heat each cycle were so good though! R134a is still good but just can't take as much energy so it takes more cycles. I love the upgrade of the octovalve from the...

The simple answer is yes. The complex answer is the refrigerant is the same. The pressures are the same, the difference between the octovalve based heat pump and a traditional air conditioner system in any other vehicle is the heat pump is reversible. The octovalve heat pump in my Model 3 has...

I too know the brilliance of the throne room! I was, for the twillianth time, explaining that the only view of the Cybertruck that thrills me is the view from the driver's seat. I have grown to appreciate the aesthetic of the Cybertruck. But what enthralled me, and still does, is the...

This is slightly tangential, but I was approached by a coworker at the end of my shift last night. He saw my Model 3 outside and came to ask me about how I like it. I clocked out at 2am and yet didn't leave for home until 3am. He had so many questions despite his good friend who bought an X...