Author Archives: wordsin5

If y’all were paying attention to the most recent software update, which in my case was Update 2024.44.25.2, you might have noticed that Tesla added an Apple Watch app. ‘Not A Tesla App‘ describes this new feature as follows: “Tesla … Continue reading →

Actually, it’s ALWAYS a good time to buy a Tesla! But right now, there are several deals you’d be crazy not to avail yourself to, including, but not limited to: As of November 11, 2024, Tesla is offering 0% APR … Continue reading →

If you’re really interested in all that’s planned for Tesla’s 2024 holiday update (aka update 2024.44.25.2), I recommend you head over to ‘not a tesla app‘ right now. They provide excellent coverage of such things, and would be my primary … Continue reading →

I own a 2023 Tesla Model 3 rear wheel drive (single motor) EV with a LFP battery. This was a pretty good EV when I bought it, then the 2024 (Highland) Model 3 became available which was better in any … Continue reading →

What’s ‘Ridiculous’? Well, for starters, the performance of my 2023 Tesla Model 3 ‘RWD ‘standard range’ is ‘ridiculous’ at 5.6 seconds from 0 to 60 mph. For a Tesla, that’s ridiculously slow, but when compared to most ICE cars on … Continue reading →

After watching Jason Fenske’s recent YouTube video entitled ‘How To Ruin Your Electric Car’s Battery – LFP Edition!‘, and after writing a piece my own blog which can be found here (LFP batteries – revised advice), I decided to read … Continue reading →

Let’s start with a little background. Many electric vehicles on the road have batteries that use a NMC, or Nickel Manganese Cobalt, chemistry. NMC is a type of lithium-ion battery that uses a cathode made of nickel, manganese, and cobalt. … Continue reading →

I’m writing this post to highlight a few cool features that arrived with the most recent software update for my 2023 RWD Model 3. Unfortunately, the long-awaited FSD update wasn’t included. But what I did get follows: Update screen 2. … Continue reading →

What’s this about, and why should you care? Good questions! When you first install the Tesla mobile app on an iPhone or Android device, the default display includes four ‘control’ icons on the quick-start bar as shown below (lock, climate, … Continue reading →

I was driving home this afternoon and witnessed this: The drivers of both vehicles appeared to be fine, the white car and trailer not so much. I called 911 to report the incident, then filled out one of these for … Continue reading →

So it must be OK! This doesn’t sound like a typical ‘Drive The Future’ post. I’m going to try to make it relevant to the purpose of this site, but mostly I just need to put this out there. So … Continue reading →

Yes, there is a way to perform a comprehensive battery health check for your Tesla, but it’s certainly not something you want to do often since it’s time consuming and hard on your battery. Here’s a link to that process: … Continue reading →

Let’s start with a small disappointment. I thought 2024.14.x would include FSD V12.4.x – not so. It appears that FSD update will come with 2024.15.x. But that’s OK since there’s a lot of cool changes included in 2024.14 that are … Continue reading →

Answer: Tesla launches limited-time 0.99% APR loan rate on U.S. Model Y orders So here’s the deal; Tesla’s offering a 0.99 percent APR interest rate for buyers who finance a Model Y on an order placed by May 31, 2024. … Continue reading →

That’s a very strange title! What do these two companies have in common? Tesla is a car company (that thought it might be good idea to make a smartphone), and Apple is a smartphone company (among other things) that thought … Continue reading →

A shout-out to Ryan Shaw for his excellent coverage about everything-Tesla on YouTube. Having recently watched his YouTube video entitled ‘NEW Tesla Model Y Launched In US | They Changed Everything‘, something I have been wondering about has been clarified … Continue reading →

I’m probably not alone wanting to put a bicycle rack on the back of my Tesla to haul my e-bike(s) to the trails. But what’s missing from my Tesla’s UI is the ability to tell my car that there’s a … Continue reading →

I asked Gemini the following question: “Tell me about the impact China will have on Tesla” And Gemini’s response, which I think is fairly accurate: China’s influence on Tesla is a two-sided coin: opportunity and challenge. Opportunity: Challenge: Recent developments … Continue reading →

The phrase ‘The Elephant in the Room’ means there’s ‘a major problem or controversial issue that is obviously present but avoided as a subject for discussion because it is more comfortable to do so.’ So, you’re considering buying a new … Continue reading →

There are Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) lovers and haters out there. The lovers paid a small fortune to be FSD ‘beta testers’ for Tesla, have lived through good and bad FSD characteristics during its evolution, and can honestly say that … Continue reading →