2012 Tesla Model S Charging

[james]

My neighbor bought a new 2014 model S and had it delivered to his work location. Office park with over 300 people, about 70 % of the employees came out to view the car including the owner of the company. There are now 10 chargers in the front row and the owner of the company was so impressed he ordered one the next day.
He has to travel 67 miles to get to work and has never has to use a supercharger. Just plugs it in at night in his garage and it doesn’t start charging till 11pm as he has the ev option at home so his power is much cheaper than during the day. 11 years later and he still loves the car and drives it daily. He bought a model 3 for his wife.

Food for thought

[TecnamTwin]

The Model S can realistically do about 200 miles on the interstate before needing a recharge, not 300. The 300 miles was based off the EPA 2-cycle system. It can exceed 300 miles IF you drive at 55 mph on a flat road with no wind. The new EPA 5-cycle system predicts a 265 mile range, and that is a good estimate for range mode. In normal operation, range is not an issue and doesn't even warrant a look down at the range-meter. However when traveling, 200 miles per leg in a good number.

[Jason-gymw]

Good thing all Model S cars come with free 3G connection that enables over the air software updates. At 3:40 he says you can't open charge port with key fob. That feature has now been added with a software update. Press and hold the trunk button on the keyfob and the charge port pops open. Similarly at 4:15 the missing backup lines were added with a software update. At 4:27 preheating the car is available through the iphone or android app. At 5:08 creep feature was added with a software update.

[RyoCook]

I really like the Tesla S. What a great car. But they should not forget about the people that can't afford such a high price car. I wish they would make a smaller car for the not so rich, as an extension of their product palette. A smaller, less fast vehicle with the same driving range would be a blow out for the competitors.

[diegoaaronzapataaguilar]

Asphalt 8 Airborne:

The Tesla Model S Is a Low Class D Car

[ChrisandKnight]

Watching this video about one of the first Mosel S to roll off the line, absolutely every issue he talks about is long gone. Especially charging, Model 3 Long range gets 30 miles in 5 minutes at a Modern supercharger. 170 Miles in 30 minutes.

[kgajjahnhutchinson-baldwin]

Who waits hours in public? Nah. That's not going to work.

[Aj]

He acts likes it's so hard to sit and in a seat instead of pressing the bootom on in "his" volt which can only go 40 mile on electricity and doesn't even compare, at all, to the Model S. He makes the car sound like it's such a hassle to charge etc. while it's really not at all. If you interested in buying this car do not go by this review at all.

[rockbandwii]

These probelms are all fixed, this video was in 2012, 2015 now

[MrInzombia]

lol standting at a charging station for an hr only for 20 miles. i bet that would get annoying really fast.

[KevinHarperDArtist]

I wish you would lay out the negatives with the information on why they designed it that way. When you say the charging port is not the same as other EVs I think it is your responsibility to also mention why they chose to redesign the charging port. Which was b/c with other EVs, if you wanted to supper charge it you would have to have 2 ports, Tesla Combined them into one.

[KevinHarperDArtist]

No, Tesla addressed this. The charger is build into the car so if the battery is full, it just does not charge.

[i-linchung]

tesla has come such a way, the hardware of the car doesn't look dated AT ALL even 10 years later! however, this video looks VERY DATED interms of definition clarity 😅

[Iumey]

YOU KNOW YOU HOLD THE BACK AND IT POPS IT sorry for caps

[Oneness]

I don't understand German, sorry. The reason why they have different engines in each market is due to fuel prices and each market is different. The US doesn't use diesel as much as Europe. Our country is not "conditioned" to use diesel like Europe. Plus we also have/had different emissions laws that actually prevented diesel engines in certain States like California. Yeah, the Tesla just looks to similar at first glance.

[Oneness]

The charging systems for 100% electric seems like the biggest drawback for people that drive long distances. For a daily driver going around town, i don't think plugging in your car overnight is that big of a deal. It would be nice to have a solar charging system at home that could store the sun's energy during the day and quick charge it at night. Even a portable unit to throw in the front trunk would be cool for those long trips.

[xaiano]

I think they realise that and it's why they went for this market - think of it, as you get more expensive, more powerful cars, the range goes down. (bmw m5 will do about 350-400miles on a tank) and as EV's get more expensive range goes up - so aim for a spot in the market where an EV can compete in the market - like they have here.

Bonus is that unlike owning an M5, you won't need to calculate the cost in gas every time you take it out.

[pogularocky]

I don't get why people are hell bent on comparing a performance electric car with a cheap POS gasoline car. Please, be objective in your comparisons. For example, the Tesla does 0-60mph in 4.4 seconds, has 4 doors with 5 seats, and has a huge cargo volume. It is a luxury sedan costing $89K for the performance model. Compare that to an equivalent gasoline car... a BMW M5. It starts at $92K (so more expensive), does 0-60mph in 4.4 sec (same performance), and has 4 doors, 5 seats.

[pogularocky]

This reviewer did not mention a couple of things. Tesla already has a twin charger option for these cars, that lets you charge them at 62 miles per hour. Which means, you can fully charge the P85 model in 5 hours at home. Even better, is their Superchargers. It takes less than an hour and a half to fully charge a P85 model at a Supercharger station. It can do 150 miles of charge in just 30 minutes. That is plenty fast, if you ask me!

[frahmbombfrahmbomb]

Not all electricity is produced by burning something. This is not about eliminating environmental consequences, but rather minimizing them. Realize that gasoline requires copious amounts of electricity to be produced; why not bypass that and use the electricity directly? Additionally, electricity is generated here in America and does not need to be imported from violent places of the globe that do not like us.