October 2025 - Tesla Model 3

[bwilson4web]

I won't be "Jonesing" for this because of what I captured from Tesla.com:

Used 2024 Model 3 are listed as low as $27,000 which has HW 4.0 and LiFePO battery.

My 2019 weight, EPA reported, is 3,800 lbs but I've already replaced the rims and tires with lighter, lower resistance tires. The 41 lbs weight reduction after 6 years, GIVE ME A BREAK!

My 2019 peak rate is 178 kW but I'm already finding 10-20 minute charge sessions perfectly fine. First stop for a bathroom and snack sack. Then drive to near-by SuperCharger and back on the road again,. Will need to see the charge curve but right now, this does not "crank my tractor."

One good piece of news is the speed for calculating the charge rate:

My Prius days taught that 63 mph gives EPA equivalent efficiency. Citing 65 mph is an honest benchmark speed, not the BS "70 mph" used by others.

Bob Wilson

ps. Straight cut-and-paste from PriusChat thread starter. Do the PriusChat images render correctly or do I need to upload them here? This is a quick test using Preview app to transport image pasted here:




pps. Have we lost the ability to edit BBC code? That is how I fix image references to other forums that readers may not have access. I can workaround it if missing,

ppps. I posted it in General because it is kinda of a new product. But no problem if it migrates to the Tesla sub-forum. Whatever makes your life easier works for me.

 

[brianc35]

Editing bbcide is still possible.

It's a bit hidden.

Look for the [ ] under the ellipsis.

I'm going to move this at some point.

 

[brianc35]

The bolt looks better and better every day.

 

[bwilson4web]

What is the edit age time? I prefer at least 12-24 hours. Regardless, I've replied to my first post to look at the BBCode.

I won't be "Jonesing" for this because of what I captured from Tesla.com:

Used 2024 Model 3 are listed as low as $27,000 which has HW 4.0 and LiFePO battery.

My 2019 weight, EPA reported, is 3,800 lbs but I've already replaced the rims and tires with lighter, lower resistance tires. The 41 lbs weight reduction after 6 years, GIVE ME A BREAK!

My 2019 peak rate is 178 kW but I'm already finding 10-20 minute charge sessions perfectly fine. First stop for a bathroom and snack sack. Then drive to near-by SuperCharger and back on the road again,. Will need to see the charge curve but right now, this does not "crank my tractor."

One good piece of news is the speed for calculating the charge rate:

My Prius days taught that 63 mph gives EPA equivalent efficiency. Citing 65 mph is an honest benchmark speed, not the BS "70 mph" used by others.

Bob Wilson

ps. Straight cut-and-paste from PriusChat thread starter. Do the PriusChat images render correctly or do I need to upload them here? This is a quick test using Preview app to transport image pasted here:

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pps. Have we lost the ability to edit BBC code? That is how I fix image references to other forums that readers may not have access. I can workaround it if missing,

ppps. I posted it in General because it is kinda of a new product. But no problem if it migrates to the Tesla sub-forum. Whatever makes your life easier works for me.

**** Example of BBCode ******

**** End Example ******
The two red boxes shows the difference between the "cut and paste" from PriusChat and the native, image insertion. Because I have a PriusChat account, I can see the rendered image but others without an account can be blocked. The second red box is a regular, inserted image file .... normal with full access.

My normal practice is to "cut-and-paste" the BBCode and remove the remote [IMG} URL tags. Then make copies of the original images and attach the files inserted in the new, shared posting. This solves the read-only access required to a foreign forum account.

I did find the 'attach file' options for thumb versus full size somewhat awkward ... usable but different. A nit I can handle. Also, a direct paste from 'Preview' failed so I exported the image as .JPG and problem solved.

Is there a good list of attachment file types? For example, BBCode tables mostly s*ck. When sharing engineering data, I like to zip an OpenOffice (i.e., LibreOffice) spreadsheet or Excel format inside a zip file so we can share data. No problem if there is a maximum size limit as long as it is known. Worse comes to worse, CSV and hang the formulas shown as text in the CSV file.

Just the bad habits of a retired engineer doing regression testing. Different is not BAD but means learning how the new system works.

Bob Wilson

 

[brianc35]

It was set to 120 min. I upped to to 3600 min. That will give a couple days to fix issues/update.

 

[brianc35]

As far as copying content, your best/easiest bet is to just use your clip board. Copy the image and paste it in the editor directly. No need to mess with bbcode, and it will upload it here on paste.

 

[bwilson4web]

This should render clean:

I won't be "Jonesing" for this because of what I captured from Tesla.com:


Used 2024 Model 3 are listed as low as $27,000 which has HW 4.0 and LiFePO battery.


My 2019 weight, EPA reported, is 3,800 lbs but I've already replaced the rims and tires with lighter, lower resistance tires. The 41 lbs weight reduction after 6 years, GIVE ME A BREAK!


My 2019 peak rate is 178 kW but I'm already finding 10-20 minute charge sessions perfectly fine. First stop for a bathroom and snack sack. Then drive to near-by SuperCharger and back on the road again,. Will need to see the charge curve but right now, this does not "crank my tractor."

One good piece of news is the speed for calculating the charge rate:


My Prius days taught that 63 mph gives EPA equivalent efficiency. Citing 65 mph is an honest benchmark speed, not the BS "70 mph" used by others.


Bob Wilson

ps. Some MacOS awkwardness remains but usable.