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And that is exactly why the relatively small pack size in the current CT makes it a not-so-great choice for towing. If you try to keep the stops short by only charging to ~50%, that gets you 150-ish of rated range. Cut that in half pulling a trailer, and now you're at 75. Stopping every hour...

This entire thread is about towing. There is zero chance you are adding enough charge in 15 minutes to drive another 2.5 hours while towing at anything remotely close to highway speed. Please stop trying to compare road tripping a model 3 or y with towing a decent sized trailer with a CT.

I agree 100%. I understand why they aren't offering it now, and that playing the percentages makes sense, especially during the ramp. I just remain hopeful that eventually they will build the truck I need to comfortably make the switch to EV. And seeing a bunch of extra space in the pack...

I currently own 2 model Y's, and had a 2018 model 3 prior to that. I intentionally bought the Y performance to replace my model 3 even though it had less range, because for MY CAR, 300 miles is plenty FOR ME. As a daily driver and occasional road-tripper, performance was more important to me...

It looks like the cover they remove is "lower" both around the edges, and at the ridges where it mates to the other half of the pack, adding additional volume in the area where the cells are located. Maybe enough room to double-stack the 4680's, maybe enough to double stack 2170s or 18650s? Or...

Like I said in my original post, I'm driving in "rural areas" where there are no pedestrians, sidewalks, or crosswalks. For my use case, it's impressive, just not worth spending money on. For others, it might be worth it now. For me, not yet. I either want it to drive like I expect it to...

I just stared the free trial of 12.3.2.1 and am both blown away with what it can do, and annoyed by it enough to be unwilling to pay for it. Stop sign behavior is awkward, especially at 4 way stops. It stops too far back, and if making a right turn, it doesn't shift to the right side of the...

That argument makes a lot of sense for a performance or commuter car, and even holds weight for a road tripper given a robust charging network. So far that seems to be the real target audience of the CT. Converting current Tesla owners into "truck" drivers. That plan will continue to work for a...

Saying that the truck doesn't fit in a "standard garage" is like saying a king sized bed doesn't fit in a "standard bedroom". There may be a minimum dimension requirement to call it a 2 car garage, but that doesn't make it a "standard". My attached garage is 25 ft deep, and when I built my...

Based on the thread title, I came in to ask how "near future" is defined. Because while I still plan on being an owner, how soon will depend greatly on how soon they can offer a long range version that meets my ~150 mile towing needs. i.e. ~500 EPA rating. I have owned a truck for all but...

Yep. The deals they are offering on Ys they have in inventory make it a pretty great deal for an awesome car, especially if you qualify for the tax credit. Honestly I had no intention of trading my 3 for anything other than the CT, but for the relatively low cost for a pretty big upgrade, I...

I took advantage of that in December and traded my 2018 AWD 3 for a new inventory model y performance. They gave me over 22k for my 3, so after the inventory discount, 1k CT reservation bonus and tax credit, it was only about 20k to upgrade. Plus I got 6m free supercharging and 10,000 Tesla...

I'm assuming/hoping that the charger you are using is set to only output 16A continuous if it is connected to a 20A breaker. In that case, even if the Tesla is set to charge at 32A max, it will only pull 16. The display on the car would then show 16/32A. To be safe, you can also set the car to...

The first part about the 32 amps in both pictures is correct and indicates that there is no issue with the power at the site. But the fluctuation in the miles/hour being added is much more likely due to power being consumed by climate control and/or battery conditioning than a bms issue. The...

I did the same thing in Dec. I had intended to sell my 2018 model 3 and Tundra for the CT, but I tow with my truck and with no long range CT in sight, I'll just keep my tundra for truck duties for now. Hopefully in a few years they will be able to deliver on the long range version they had...

Gen 3 require separate breakers, and they communicate wirelessly to share load. A big use case for this is if your main panel has limited capacity and/or is a significant distance from where you will be charging. For example, I have a 50A breaker on the main panel in my basement which feeds a...

I didn't stand in line, but I did place my order online in the first day or two, and yeah, there are some similarities. But the big difference with the model 3 is that when announced, they just said "starting at $35k". With the cybertruck, they announced different trim levels, ranges, and...

I'm confident pricing will come down. Ford cutting lightning production targets in half is just one more sign that there is a limited market for $80k trucks. The difference between Tesla and Ford is that Tesla historically has chosen to ramp production to cut costs instead of cutting volumes...

My read is that the FSD capability that you would normally pay $12000 for in another Tesla is included in the purchase price. Primarily because it is the same verbiage as is used for those, and listed with other items such as the bi-directional wall charger that are also included in the...

If you order/purchase another tesla, the order agreement will not include "FSD capability" as a line item. That only shows up if you push the $12000 blue button when you order. Here's an example from the Y we purchased earlier this year.