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Tesla Model 3 Owners Vent About Polar Vortex Affecting Cars
Bloomberg ^ | 2/2/19 | Hailey Waller, Craig Trudell and Brandon Kochkodin

Posted on 02/03/2019 12:02:55 PM PST by Yossarian

Edited on 02/03/2019 12:44:05 PM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: elonbashcannonball; polarvortex; tesla; toys; waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah; waaaaaaaaaaambulance
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To: Yossarian

Who needs to drive in freezing cold temperatures anyway?

Hunker down and shelter in place.
Or telecommute.
Or rely upon public transportation.
Or walk/bike.


101 posted on 02/03/2019 1:43:34 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: dennisw
a severe internal moisture problem that fogged up all windows when it was cold

Cold air generally has lower moisture. If you bring some inside where it's warmer, its relative humidity drops, which lessens the condensation on the inside of the windows.

He may have had the ventilation system set to recycle interior air. Any wet in the carpet and breath of passengers condenses on the glass. It needs to be traded with outside air. Yes, it's colder but it just takes longer for the heater to warm things up.

102 posted on 02/03/2019 1:45:42 PM PST by Right Wing Assault (Kill-googl,TWITR,FACBK,NYT,WaPo,Hlywd,CNN,NFL,BLM,CAIR,Antifa,SPLC,ESPN,NPR,NBA)
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To: outofsalt

You have to remember something about Tesla Owners. Tesla Owner’s are the company’s defacto sales force. Tesla owners get HUGE credits for referral sales. Not a coffee cup, or a new jacket, we’re talking thousands and thousands of dollars of super charger time, and Big Big discounts on new purchases.

That policy just ended this month, so you can expect to see more honest reviews in the near future.

Tesla owners also have to sign NDA’s for most warranty repair, and their resale values are subsidized.


103 posted on 02/03/2019 1:46:11 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie (All I know is what I read in the papers.)
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To: outofsalt

Love it!!!


104 posted on 02/03/2019 1:46:52 PM PST by dennisw
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To: Pelham

I had just gotten to the DC side of the 14th street bridge when the plane hit on the Virginia side. As I was sitting in the car headed in to DC and you could make out the glow of overhead streetlights but you couldn’t actually see them through the snow and overcast.

Half an hour later a train on the Blue/Orange line derailed and metro into Virginia stopped running. Route 50 was heavily iced over and barely moving.


105 posted on 02/03/2019 1:49:05 PM PST by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches us anything.)
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To: Vendome

Many don’t know it but a Tesla, has a Battery Heater on during cold weather. A battery heater, heat the battery with it’s own power? That’s like eating your own $hit.


106 posted on 02/03/2019 1:49:22 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie (All I know is what I read in the papers.)
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To: Yossarian

Let’s see.. buy an electric car to save the planet and plug it into a power source probably run by fossil fuels.

Idiots...


107 posted on 02/03/2019 1:49:29 PM PST by maddog55
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To: Yossarian

And gas-powered vehicles have no problem when it’s -30° outside?


108 posted on 02/03/2019 1:50:41 PM PST by DennisR (Look around - God gives numerous, indisputable clues that He does, indeed, exist.)
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To: Yossarian
A friend emailed me a link to this. My response: Piston driven gasoline swallowing... now THAT'S transportation.
109 posted on 02/03/2019 1:50:51 PM PST by upchuck (Allowing any legal abortion was a slippery slope. Slide completed. ~ h/t YogicCowboy)
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To: BobL

My 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo did, and my new 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee does.


110 posted on 02/03/2019 1:52:38 PM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: Yossarian

My 15 year old Chevy Suburban provided comfort and reliability regardless of the weather. Unfortunately neither it nor my house survived the Central Texas flood last year.


111 posted on 02/03/2019 1:52:41 PM PST by kennedy (No relation to those other Kennedys.)
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To: carriage_hill

Obviously a mistake made by Jeep.


112 posted on 02/03/2019 1:56:19 PM PST by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart - I just don't tell anyone.)
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To: dhs12345

Electronics are very reliable under harsh conditions, even the temperatures you mentioned. In fact, they are probably the least-likely part of a vehicle to have problems.


113 posted on 02/03/2019 1:57:06 PM PST by DennisR (Look around - God gives numerous, indisputable clues that He does, indeed, exist.)
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To: adorno

People are in live [love] with their SUVs and Pick-up trucks.


I’ve noticed there are not that many sedans on the morning and evening commute just hordes of SUVS and PUs - both of which are expensive and burn a lot of gas compared to sedans.


114 posted on 02/03/2019 1:57:19 PM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: outofsalt

Do you have a phone number for any of these girls?
= = =

Hey old timer, you want their FaceBook


115 posted on 02/03/2019 1:57:28 PM PST by Scrambler Bob (You know that I am full of /S)
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To: DennisR

diesel fuel gels


116 posted on 02/03/2019 1:59:20 PM PST by bert ( (KE. N.P. N.C. +12) Honduras must be invaded to protect America from invasion)
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To: DennisR

Judging from what I see at 20 degrees above, EVs become uncomfortable enough for whatever reason that owners don’t drive them much unless they have to.


117 posted on 02/03/2019 1:59:27 PM PST by jjotto (Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
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To: BobL
That 2002 started easily in -30°F, and the 2017 easily started in the -19°F temps we just had. It's a tropical 47°F out there now.
118 posted on 02/03/2019 2:07:45 PM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: Yossarian

I’ve started a car (a diesel,in fact) in -40F and -30F.For at least an hour after starting the car felt like,and sounded like,a truck.But although I’m no expert it’s not tough to see why very cold weather would effect *any* battery powered car.


119 posted on 02/03/2019 2:12:48 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Mitt Romney: Bringing Massachusetts Values To The Great State Of Utah.)
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To: Scrambler Bob

Who are you calling old timer?
Just last month there was a beautiful young woman knocking on my hotel room door all night! I finally had to let her out.


120 posted on 02/03/2019 2:12:56 PM PST by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches us anything.)
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