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I'm not sure how true that would be in extremely hot weather, but it is probably the only reason I'm considering a Tesla if it ever comes to my city, my commute

I'm not sure how true that would be in extremely hot weather, but it is probably the only reason I'm considering a Tesla if it ever comes to my city, my commute is really short so even if it cut 200 miles off the range it'd be worth it for me. Having a car with remote start alleviates the problem a little bit, but I'd rather not run an ICE engine while I'm not in the car for obvious reasons.

hwillis 7y ago
Even on constant full blast with the smallest battery Tesla sells, it's only gonna use ~2-3% per hour. Over 8 hours that would be 44 miles off the 220 mile range. > but it is probably the only reason I'm considering a Tesla if it ever comes to my city Hmm, Telsa should be pretty reachable. Perth and El Paso look like some of the only neglected hot cities.
- temporaryvector 7y ago
  I don't live in the US, as far as I'm aware there's only one Tesla store in my country and it's nowhere near me.
  - hwillis 7y ago
    I figured- Perth is in Australia. If you're in Mexico you're pretty screwed, as is... South America, Africa, and most of Asia. You can check the map if you like! https://www.tesla.com/findus?v=2&bounds=67.51085725091038%2C-33.63623082835784%2C-15.19361167862115%2C-144.99365270335784&zoom=4&filters=store https://www.tesla.com/findus?v=2&bounds=67.51085725091038%2C...
    - temporaryvector 7y ago
      Mexico. I'm actually surprised there's one charging point in my city. I'd expect there to be none. I'm pretty hopeful that we'll either get Tesla in a couple of years or other manufacturers will come out with something.
  - IanCal 7y ago
    It seems that they deliver, if I'm reading the pages right. Not sure what being further away means for servicing though.
cortesoft 7y ago
What do you mean by 'if it ever comes to my city'?
- BurningFrog 7y ago
  Yeah, can't you drive Teslas anywhere?
  - taneq 7y ago
    Sure, I mean they float, right?
  - austhrow743 7y ago
    I wouldn't want to own a car that can't be repaired locally.
Zenst 7y ago
Wouldn't chucking a bucket of water over the car with the evaporation help cool the car down quicker initially? Along with least reducing the amount of time needed to run idle for cooling. Though this would depend upon the humidity, would not work in high humidity and equally work better in low humidity.
- BurningFrog 7y ago
  Sure, but for that to work you have to carry around buckets of water.
  - Zenst 7y ago
    Not in the morning when you're at home.

hwillis 7y ago

Even on constant full blast with the smallest battery Tesla sells, it's only gonna use ~2-3% per hour. Over 8 hours that would be 44 miles off the 220 mile range. > but it is probably the only reason I'm considering a Tesla if it ever comes to my city Hmm, Telsa should be pretty reachable. Perth and El Paso look like some of the only neglected hot cities.

temporaryvector 7y ago
I don't live in the US, as far as I'm aware there's only one Tesla store in my country and it's nowhere near me.
- hwillis 7y ago
  I figured- Perth is in Australia. If you're in Mexico you're pretty screwed, as is... South America, Africa, and most of Asia. You can check the map if you like! https://www.tesla.com/findus?v=2&bounds=67.51085725091038%2C-33.63623082835784%2C-15.19361167862115%2C-144.99365270335784&zoom=4&filters=store https://www.tesla.com/findus?v=2&bounds=67.51085725091038%2C...
  - temporaryvector 7y ago
    Mexico. I'm actually surprised there's one charging point in my city. I'd expect there to be none. I'm pretty hopeful that we'll either get Tesla in a couple of years or other manufacturers will come out with something.
- IanCal 7y ago
  It seems that they deliver, if I'm reading the pages right. Not sure what being further away means for servicing though.

cortesoft 7y ago

What do you mean by 'if it ever comes to my city'?

BurningFrog 7y ago
Yeah, can't you drive Teslas anywhere?
- taneq 7y ago
  Sure, I mean they float, right?
- austhrow743 7y ago
  I wouldn't want to own a car that can't be repaired locally.

Zenst 7y ago

Wouldn't chucking a bucket of water over the car with the evaporation help cool the car down quicker initially? Along with least reducing the amount of time needed to run idle for cooling. Though this would depend upon the humidity, would not work in high humidity and equally work better in low humidity.

BurningFrog 7y ago
Sure, but for that to work you have to carry around buckets of water.
- Zenst 7y ago
  Not in the morning when you're at home.