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And I'd add in comfort. Some people are not okay with pushing to under 5% or even 10% to maximize the it. Which I think some of that just comes from experience. In 2018, I wasn't super comfortable with it... but after years and years of it, I'm okay with leaving when Tesla says I'll arrive with...

It is all area under the curve and there are multiple ways to get to that. Typically in cylindrical cell vehicles (Rivian being the exception), you arrive low to maximize that. In pouch cell vehicles while there still is a penalty for arriving at a higher SoC, their design allows a bit more...

In regard to the CT, we simply don't know the full outcome yet. We have inklings that there is a amperage limitation on some cabling between the posts and the cells. Which makes logical sense as we start seeing 850-875 amps when in 400v mode... but we don't know that for sure. Just a guess based...

It is about total area under the curve. Every minute saved early is still a minute saved. Lucid uses a very similar strategy to Tesla on their curve. A Gravity can add more energy in the same time than a Taycan despite being at a lower rate 35%-80% in the curve. This is due to them having ~400kW...

Both matter.

Compared to all season tires, a bit more road noise and less efficient. The road noise really isn't that noticeable to me, especially as you get up in speed and the wind noise takes over anyway. The less efficient is about 3% compared to the AS tire. That was early on both tires when both were...

It is all dependent on how much snow and ice. Though the heavy is what works against the CT... stopping ~6600lbs on snow/ice is the primary issue. Getting moving with the traction control Tesla has is usually no issue. Turning at a slow enough speed is usually fine. Stopping is the primary...

They are what I have and I highly recommend them. Very good set of compromises while still being very good off road. To OP, since you don't off road and are in Texas, just find the nicest AS tire that fits with the looks you desire. Some of them look goofy, but if you don't mind that, you'll...

Optimum is in the eye of the beholder. Tesla engineered for the widest use case, while keeping costs down. As people get to the extremes, you're likely to find some benefits. If you go for a much lighter, forged wheel... it will smooth out the ride, gain a bit of efficiency in start/stop...

I generally agree with the idea of not giving them ammunition to deny. I can say I got my upper control arms replaced on my M3P under warranty when rolling in on some forged 18" wheels with Hoosier slicks. The techs there cared more about how the car did than denying me anything. That is going...

What engineering parameters are you speaking of? Every wheel and tire setup is a compromise. You can improve off-road capabilities with tires and wheels quite easily, but will have some drawbacks elsewhere with noise, range, and even legality (if you use beadlocks). You could also improve range...

I don't know what the situation on the tires was, but outside of going to <200 treadwear sticky tires or something absurdly heavy... I think Tesla would have a hard time denying a claim if anybody pushed back. Now different wheels gets into a lot of different factors. Especially here with 24"...

Ummm... those should have definitely been rotated and 4mm is on the verge of needing replaced.

You'd be better off to swap back to factory wheels and tires before taking it in. I haven't experienced Tesla ever denying based off a wheel and tire change, but given the weight of those wheels, you'd be giving them a potential out. Putting trust in that service center to not deny when they...

Even those have gotchas... If you wear down the tires say 6/32 and have one that either through a hazard or just has bad wear. They only pay for the one tire, and they will not pay for the other 3 that will then need to be replaced because not doing so would cause premature differential wear.

Your speedometer and odometer will be a tad off (~1 mph), and your load rating may change (doesn't matter if you don't tow or load up the bed a fully)... but for the tire on the wheel, you won't notice a real difference.

Tire warranties are typically on a prorated basis. IE if you get 40k out of 80k, you get half... and you have to get to (or below) 2/32 before the treadwear warranty applies. There is a bunch nuance to it though... proven rotations (usually with receipts), tire pressures, alignment, seasonality...

The factory AT tires are shaved to 10/32 (might be off by 1). These Michelin tires are 14/32... with the compound also being a bit harder. By that alone, they should last quite a bit longer. Maybe not 70k, but 50-60k seems reasonable. (Tesla does this with a lot of factory tires to eek out a...

Any triple peak rated all-terrains tend to do pretty well in most snow/ice conditions. I don't think any tire maker makes a 35" snow tire, so you'd have to downsize to the 275/65-20 (only about a half inch difference)... and Nokians are about the best on the market.

What is this ChatGPT nonsense? Aluminum-ion is being worked on, but is years and years (if not decades) away from mass production. When they do hit production, they'll go into new cars and have a different from factor due to the differences in how the chemistries work. Plus Tesla won't be...