This is what the handles look like in the daytime



At night they glow a light fluorescent so you can see them in the dark

Yes, even Tesla's need occasional maint. 5000 mile tire rotation just done!

Did you get the pucks to lift it safely? I'm a little nervous about doing this. We also have a Discount Tire right down the street from us, but even though it's free, I would be a little worried with them lifting it.

Yes, one of the lifts he used a piece of wood, and the other had the puck. This was performed by my mechanic, the guy is so careful. Even taking off the center cap and aero covers, he used a cloth so he wouldn't scratch them. You have to use a lot of pulling force to remove the aero cover, and he was being so overly careful I had to tell him to just go ahead and use brute force!

He's been doing this kind of stuff a long time, so I totally trust him. It was worth the $40 I paid him

I notice that out of all my EV'S, my Tesla is the busiest body out of all of them. If you listen closely, it's always making some kind of faint humming noises. Sometimes I'll hear the faint sound of a pump motor, or a low fan. My Polestar will make occasional clicking sounds when the high voltage battery connects, but mostly it's quiet. The Ioniq will only make noises when I plug it in to charge it.

Whatever the Tesla is doing, it uses about 1 percent battery a day. The other cars have to sit a few days to use a percent. I'm guessing the Tesla is busy managing the batteries, which is probably why it's pack will outlast all my other cars packs. We have a former Tesla engineer who works for the same company as myself, I'll ask him and see if he knows. Although he worked on Model S motor design, he probably knows better than I do

It's just the very proactive thermal management of the battery temperature.

Every single Tesla does that. I've noticed over the years that the humming sounds generally tend to be less when the SOC is at 75% and lower. That's why I only charge to 75% when not making a trip

You're spoiled. My Y is so quiet it spooks me after driving my other cars.

You've been driving all those 90's Toyota's all these years . It's actually very quiet, you have to stick your head near the front fender to hear the noises. If you are standing a few feet back you don't hear anything unless the compressor or cooling fan is running

Our Y battery holds steady at whatever percent we leave it at, as long as Sentry is off.

We’ve left it for a week at home in the garage and it stayed at 50% the whole time. Our EQS is the same way.

I don’t know how anyone doesn’t use sentry these days with all of the theft going on. It’s not like it will deter anyone but at least if something happened I can see who did it.

Amirza, do you not use sentry? I know it kills the battery but I still use it religiously.

Yes Sentry is on at all times except when at home in the garage

If you leave the Tesla for a week, you aren't plugging it in? If I know mine is going to sit for several days or more, I drive it and get battery to 50% or below and then set 50% as max charge threshold. I bump the threshold up to 75% the day I'm coming back home to the car. I thought I remembered reading somewhere that it wasn't good for them to sit unplugged for long periods of time, though I could be wrong.

I only turn it on when I leave my house. I park in my backyard where I have a much better Sentry



But yes you are right, it's absolutely crazy these days. I was talking to my mechanic the other day when I had my tires rotated, and he says people brazenly just steal stuff. He's lost a ton of tools, has had his customer windows smashed etc. And then there is driving. There are ghost guns floating around all over here, people just pull a gun out and can just shoot at you if accidentally cut them off. I really should turn it on full time

You should never let your battery sit below 10 percent for long periods. This is more to keep the low voltage battery charged and in good shape. Tesla does recommend charging every night, but I usually charge when I hit 50 percent. If you are going on vacation, for sure you should keep it plugged in, especially if you are leaving for 30 days...again this is more for keeping the low voltage battery fully charged. The low voltage battery can be damaged if it gets fully discharged

Nope. EVs just need to be at 50% if being stored for a period of time.

It’s bad for an EV to be stored and unused at high states or charge or low states of charge. 50% is recommended. Doesn’t need to be plugged in (as long as you know you won’t have vampire drain where it’s at. If so, then yes, plug it in and set the charge limit to 50)