j4ypal
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- First Name
- Philippe
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- Apr 12, 2020
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- Quebec
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- Model 3 and CT reservation
The ice situation is the one thing that worries my spouse after she saw the no door handle thing on stage thursday. She flat out said "You can't buy that! when we get ice, you won't be able to get in!".Will it be powerful enough to break a thick layer of ice? Will heat-strips be installed on the edges?
If it is not working, they will adapt. Currently 27 changes made per day on average, and implemented ASAP. One video I saw said "Most likely your Tesla is one of a kind" since changes are implemented so rapidly.
But my guess is they thought of that very early on in the design phase. They have a long experience of dealing with ice, snow, etc with their other vehicles since the early days of model S. If the door handles of Model S can break through ice, I'm guessing the auto-opening motors of CT will easily be able to break through also.
https://insideevs.com/news/320353/video-tesla-model-s-breaks-ice/
Also, with my Model 3, I pre-heat the car for 30 minutes when we get these conditions and it helps a lot.
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