order placed, collect tomorrow - eek!!
Discussion
well after several threads of asking questions we've decided to take the plunge. Out will go the, quite frankly aptly named, Superb (We Buy/Best Car Buyer will do the, hopefully, hassle free business) and a week or so later the SLC Final Edition (which has been an excellent chariot, better by far than anticipated) to be replaced by....
A LR Model Y. Ex-demo but decent £ reduction, off to collect it tomorrow. Kinda nervous as:
- it's our first electric car
- it's (for us) still bloody expensive
It ended up being a straight fight between this and the Ionic5. The Ionic is physically smaller but the Y just feels so spacious/light/airy inside that that is what swung it in the end. Obviously the Supercharging USP network was attractive as was the fact that we've managed to get 6,000 miles of 'free' supercharging (means we don't have the worry about getting a charger fitted to our driveway straight-away). Time will tell if this has been a good or bad decision but it'll certainly be an interesting difference from its predecessors
A LR Model Y. Ex-demo but decent £ reduction, off to collect it tomorrow. Kinda nervous as:
- it's our first electric car
- it's (for us) still bloody expensive
It ended up being a straight fight between this and the Ionic5. The Ionic is physically smaller but the Y just feels so spacious/light/airy inside that that is what swung it in the end. Obviously the Supercharging USP network was attractive as was the fact that we've managed to get 6,000 miles of 'free' supercharging (means we don't have the worry about getting a charger fitted to our driveway straight-away). Time will tell if this has been a good or bad decision but it'll certainly be an interesting difference from its predecessors
Nice, welcome to the EVangelist club! We meet each thursday to whip each other with our charging leads and then sit in silent reverence around a statue of Elon Musk, sobbing with joy. Attendance is mandatory, clothing optional.
NB, the free charging is great but I would so get a home charger installed ASAP, apart from anything else it opens up access to some very good off peak power rates for EV's - and of course, it makes life stupidly easy as you largely never have to see a public charger.
NB, the free charging is great but I would so get a home charger installed ASAP, apart from anything else it opens up access to some very good off peak power rates for EV's - and of course, it makes life stupidly easy as you largely never have to see a public charger.
Congratulations, a fine choice 
I collected mine in Lausanne on December 28th but it wasn't until Jan 5th that the 10'000km appeared on my Tesla account in the "Loot Box" of the phone app.
As you consume them (as I first did two days ago) your usage with be visible in the charging section of your phone app profile. This used to be also visible on the desktop version (Tesla account accessed via a web browser) but has recently disappeared for some unexplained reason.
I had the same deal when I bought my Model 3 in November 2020, but that was 5'000km valid for a year. I managed to use them up OK
As an aside the free "km/mile" unit is a bit misleading, but for once actually in favour of the customer. I put it around 54kWh on Sunday for a "cost" of 218km, which shows that Tesla thinks that 1kWh is 4km. Even at high cold-weather consumption, after 1000km my Model Y is running at 5km per kWh, which should only improve as the weather gets warmer.
My old (lighter and more aerodynamic) Model 3 did an all-year average of 5.85kms per kWh, giving an indicative range of 438km. So all in all, you'll probably get 20-25% more than the 'free' distance indicated; how much more depends on the weight of your right foot!
Enjoy
I collected mine in Lausanne on December 28th but it wasn't until Jan 5th that the 10'000km appeared on my Tesla account in the "Loot Box" of the phone app.
As you consume them (as I first did two days ago) your usage with be visible in the charging section of your phone app profile. This used to be also visible on the desktop version (Tesla account accessed via a web browser) but has recently disappeared for some unexplained reason.
I had the same deal when I bought my Model 3 in November 2020, but that was 5'000km valid for a year. I managed to use them up OK
As an aside the free "km/mile" unit is a bit misleading, but for once actually in favour of the customer. I put it around 54kWh on Sunday for a "cost" of 218km, which shows that Tesla thinks that 1kWh is 4km. Even at high cold-weather consumption, after 1000km my Model Y is running at 5km per kWh, which should only improve as the weather gets warmer.
My old (lighter and more aerodynamic) Model 3 did an all-year average of 5.85kms per kWh, giving an indicative range of 438km. So all in all, you'll probably get 20-25% more than the 'free' distance indicated; how much more depends on the weight of your right foot!
Enjoy
Michael_B said:
Congratulations, a fine choice
I collected mine in Lausanne on December 28th but it wasn't until Jan 5th that the 10'000km appeared on my Tesla account in the "Loot Box" of the phone app.
As you consume them (as I first did two days ago) your usage with be visible in the charging section of your phone app profile. This used to be also visible on the desktop version (Tesla account accessed via a web browser) but has recently disappeared for some unexplained reason.
I had the same deal when I bought my Model 3 in November 2020, but that was 5'000km valid for a year. I managed to use them up OK
As an aside the free "km/mile" unit is a bit misleading, but for once actually in favour of the customer. I put it around 54kWh on Sunday for a "cost" of 218km, which shows that Tesla thinks that 1kWh is 4km. Even at high cold-weather consumption, after 1000km my Model Y is running at 5km per kWh, which should only improve as the weather gets warmer.
My old (lighter and more aerodynamic) Model 3 did an all-year average of 5.85kms per kWh, giving an indicative range of 438km. So all in all, you'll probably get 20-25% more than the 'free' distance indicated; how much more depends on the weight of your right foot!
Enjoy
This reminded me to check mine had been added, and they have I collected mine in Lausanne on December 28th but it wasn't until Jan 5th that the 10'000km appeared on my Tesla account in the "Loot Box" of the phone app.
As you consume them (as I first did two days ago) your usage with be visible in the charging section of your phone app profile. This used to be also visible on the desktop version (Tesla account accessed via a web browser) but has recently disappeared for some unexplained reason.
I had the same deal when I bought my Model 3 in November 2020, but that was 5'000km valid for a year. I managed to use them up OK
As an aside the free "km/mile" unit is a bit misleading, but for once actually in favour of the customer. I put it around 54kWh on Sunday for a "cost" of 218km, which shows that Tesla thinks that 1kWh is 4km. Even at high cold-weather consumption, after 1000km my Model Y is running at 5km per kWh, which should only improve as the weather gets warmer.
My old (lighter and more aerodynamic) Model 3 did an all-year average of 5.85kms per kWh, giving an indicative range of 438km. So all in all, you'll probably get 20-25% more than the 'free' distance indicated; how much more depends on the weight of your right foot!
Enjoy
TheDeuce said:
Nice, welcome to the EVangelist club! We meet each thursday to whip each other with our charging leads and then sit in silent reverence around a statue of Elon Musk, sobbing with joy. Attendance is mandatory, clothing optional.
Lol, easily the best post ever on this forum. The Rotrex Kid said:
soupdragon1 said:
Jut be careful
As far as I am aware, the free supercharging miles was only if you took delivery of the car by 31st December, so you might not get them
Probably be OK as it is an ex-demo so will be registered.As far as I am aware, the free supercharging miles was only if you took delivery of the car by 31st December, so you might not get them
Congrats, and I think that others have covered this, but a couple of comments from me:
1) Get that home charger - L2 is great and solves a lot of use cases. Its worth the hassle to get it installed - ask for recommendations on here
2) Use the app - pre-warm the car on a cold day, pre-condition the batteries etc. Its slick, effective and easy and makes a difference.
3) Range anxiety - try to get your head around this. Running low is fine, and if you have a charger at home, it doesnt matter a lot of times.
4) Be prepared to wait for any warranty stuff - plan on this. Seems to be an issue across the globe, but small niggles and fixes will take time
5) Drive it!
1) Get that home charger - L2 is great and solves a lot of use cases. Its worth the hassle to get it installed - ask for recommendations on here
2) Use the app - pre-warm the car on a cold day, pre-condition the batteries etc. Its slick, effective and easy and makes a difference.
3) Range anxiety - try to get your head around this. Running low is fine, and if you have a charger at home, it doesnt matter a lot of times.
4) Be prepared to wait for any warranty stuff - plan on this. Seems to be an issue across the globe, but small niggles and fixes will take time
5) Drive it!
N88 said:
I was also told that they had extended the free supercharger miles to apply as long as you collect the car before the 12th Jan
I’ve just collected mine yesterday but unclear what I now need to do to get the miles - can anyone help?
The info I got initially by phone was that it might take all of January to credit everyone’s account, but then they just appeared in the Loot Box eight days after delivery. I then saw that I had got an email to the address registered in my Tesla account. So keep an eye on the app and email.I’ve just collected mine yesterday but unclear what I now need to do to get the miles - can anyone help?
off_again said:
Congrats, and I think that others have covered this, but a couple of comments from me:
1) Get that home charger - L2 is great and solves a lot of use cases. Its worth the hassle to get it installed - ask for recommendations on here
2) Use the app - pre-warm the car on a cold day, pre-condition the batteries etc. Its slick, effective and easy and makes a difference.
3) Range anxiety - try to get your head around this. Running low is fine, and if you have a charger at home, it doesnt matter a lot of times.
4) Be prepared to wait for any warranty stuff - plan on this. Seems to be an issue across the globe, but small niggles and fixes will take time
5) Drive it!
I've already touched on point one, but another aspect is that whatever the cost it's one less thing for a future buyer to think about and will sweeten your home. A home charger is worth it on every level. My 10k miles a year costs me about £300 as a result of off peak home charging, I could pay for a new charger to be installed every year on that basis alone vs public charging - even with your 6k km freebie.1) Get that home charger - L2 is great and solves a lot of use cases. Its worth the hassle to get it installed - ask for recommendations on here
2) Use the app - pre-warm the car on a cold day, pre-condition the batteries etc. Its slick, effective and easy and makes a difference.
3) Range anxiety - try to get your head around this. Running low is fine, and if you have a charger at home, it doesnt matter a lot of times.
4) Be prepared to wait for any warranty stuff - plan on this. Seems to be an issue across the globe, but small niggles and fixes will take time
5) Drive it!
And to add to 5) Remember that with home charging 'fuel' costs next to nothing so don't just drive it, wring it's neck as often as you wish! Other than a little tyre wear you have little to lose - even the brakes on an EV last longer than ICE regardless of the heavy footedness of the driver
Perhaps best of all, whilst you're zooming around loving life, no one is turning around thinking 'look at that tit' because you're zooming around in silence..
Enjoy, feed back after after a couple of weeks please!
TheDeuce said:
Perhaps best of all, whilst you're zooming around loving life, no one is turning around thinking 'look at that tit' because you're zooming around in silence..
Stealth speeding...
You can drive like a dick and get away with it because no one hears you. Just remember that tires make squealing noises!
off_again said:
TheDeuce said:
Perhaps best of all, whilst you're zooming around loving life, no one is turning around thinking 'look at that tit' because you're zooming around in silence..
Stealth speeding...You can drive like a dick and get away with it because no one hears you. Just remember that tires make squealing noises!
But then, there is a Peugeot, or Honda Jazz, and they are apparently limited to 40mph no matter the situation. In an EV it's just so much easier to pass when you glimpse a safe window to do so, and the window doesn't even have to be that big. Within 0.1 of a second you have indicated, accelerated and turned into the right hand lane. 0.2 of second you're alongside. Within the full second you're pretty much done. It can take almost a second to get an ICE to react and drop a couple of cogs to get underway..
And when you do pass, you're not in second gear at 6,500 rpm engine screaming and exhaust blaring, you just sweep by. The victim of the overtake might be surprised that their feckless ability as a driver was so easily bested, but they won't feel it was an aggressive manoeuvre because it won't feel as if you were even trying.
Safer overtakes, safer roads, happier drivers - probably
I'm happier at least, I'm back up to the intended speed.
TheDeuce said:
My favourite is simple overtaking - safely. You're a perfectly law abiding chap, on a national speed limit road so you're doing 60 miles an hour - as you would be required to in order to pass a driving test, you are supposed to drive to the speed limit unless it would be unsafe to do so.
But then, there is a Peugeot, or Honda Jazz, and they are apparently limited to 40mph no matter the situation. In an EV it's just so much easier to pass when you glimpse a safe window to do so, and the window doesn't even have to be that big. Within 0.1 of a second you have indicated, accelerated and turned into the right hand lane. 0.2 of second you're alongside. Within the full second you're pretty much done. It can take almost a second to get an ICE to react and drop a couple of cogs to get underway..
And when you do pass, you're not in second gear at 6,500 rpm engine screaming and exhaust blaring, you just sweep by. The victim of the overtake might be surprised that their feckless ability as a driver was so easily bested, but they won't feel it was an aggressive manoeuvre because it won't feel as if you were even trying.
Safer overtakes, safer roads, happier drivers - probably
I'm happier at least, I'm back up to the intended speed.
Plenty of luxury segment ICE cars that can overtake smoothly and silently without even having to drop a gear. But then, there is a Peugeot, or Honda Jazz, and they are apparently limited to 40mph no matter the situation. In an EV it's just so much easier to pass when you glimpse a safe window to do so, and the window doesn't even have to be that big. Within 0.1 of a second you have indicated, accelerated and turned into the right hand lane. 0.2 of second you're alongside. Within the full second you're pretty much done. It can take almost a second to get an ICE to react and drop a couple of cogs to get underway..
And when you do pass, you're not in second gear at 6,500 rpm engine screaming and exhaust blaring, you just sweep by. The victim of the overtake might be surprised that their feckless ability as a driver was so easily bested, but they won't feel it was an aggressive manoeuvre because it won't feel as if you were even trying.
Safer overtakes, safer roads, happier drivers - probably
I'm happier at least, I'm back up to the intended speed.
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