Tesla Model 3 - V3.0

Newbie question on charging. Pulled in to a 50kw charger at circa 60%.Had been driving for 20 mins prior to this.

Charge started no problem. Came back 25 mins later to 8kw added to car.

Seems a bit slow? Or just because battery soc was already high ish?

That's what I thought too till I checked the ecars app.

No one was on the chademo charger so power shouldn't have been split between two cars.

It's odd

Its grand, will check next time and keep an eye on it on my phone.

Luckily I had enough to continue on up the road so was grand.

In the 25 mins I was away, I went from a choice of 3 chargers to a queue building with all 3 in use.

We have a MOD3 and an ID3 (2 EV family) . You have figured it ourtnow. The ID has two modes (D&B). D is normal driving and taking foot of accelerator is like any ice car. B is VW's optioo to trigger regen and it is much more gentle than Tesla regen. Personally I noticed the difference when i got the MODEL 3 first but now I much prefer the Tesla set up which for 90% of driving is one pedal driving and never need the brake.

I think you will get to like it

Any thoughts on how good the paint job is on Teslas these days? Would you use an auto car wash or stick with hand wash? Saw two Teslas queuing up in an auto car wash, using the soft bristle types the other day.

Quick one, has anyone used a seatbelt extender? Need one for a booster seat behind the driver as the buckle is very hard to engage for a 7yo with seat protectors and I’m assuming they are standard fit? The middle belt buckle is not used but is the wrong size which would be handy

Thanks think I’ll go down the extender route as I may still need the middle belt operational from time to time

I mean u wouldn't be far off making it up and down to Belfast without charging depending on where in Dublin ur coming from.

But a 15 minute stop in castlebellingham on the way home and you'll be grand. I think stopping on the way will be a waste of time but it all depends on what the total number of kilometers you'll be driving

Yes driving at 100 would help vastly. I do 110 myself and I achieve good efficency driving at that speed.

If u drive at 110 you'll make it back to castlebellingham no problem

But as always just throw the round trip in the maps just to be sure.

Yes make sure u plug in overnight and precondition for your departure as the precondition takes it from your power supply and not the car battery

Before u leave for home just make sure the sat says u have enough juice to get to CB but I really cannot see how you won't.

And only charge enough at cb to get u home with a bit to spare. No point in going to 100% and arriving home with 70%

I went from Carlow to Belfast last week in my RWD, stopped in Castlebellingham on the way up, in the time it took me to eat I was back at 99%, and from there I was able to get to Belfast, back down to Bray and then a quick stop in Sandyford before heading back to Carlow.

Out of curiosity, do you guys follow any specific charging best practices in terms of when to plug in? I follow the 100% once per week and such, but I dont really cover any long distances, so I'm unsure when to plug in. Generally a charge lasts me a week with about 30-40% left, so I plug in once a week back to 100% to align with Tesla LFP recommendation. Would it be advisable to let it drop further, before plugging in? I could probably get 10 days of range or more easily.

Just got a motorway tag for my model 3 from tolltag. Don't really want to mount it on the glass because i really like the clean uncluttered feel of the cabin.

Saw a vid of some guy who mounted inside the armrest but don't know if that works with my specific tag. Anyone got some good advice for a clean mounting point for the tag?

Unless it's on the glass, it either won't work at all, or won't work sometimes. I have also mounted mine same as @eagerv has. You won't even know it's there. If only our tax and insurance certs were as easy to put out of the way.