One pedal was easy for me, but the signal was different story for me 😅 everything I signal I had to look at the wheel.

anyone outside of KL/selangor ordered model 3?
wondering whether they will open one Tesla centre in Johor Bahru.
lack of a service/sale centre is the only reason stopping me from buying Tesla now

This post has been edited by ddrw: Nov 26 2023, 09:29 PM

Actually during the test drive session never once I tried to reach for the stalk. Maybe because i already set in my mind that the indicators is on the steering

But the one pedal driving, took a while for me to get used to, keep stopping way earlier before the traffic light luckily cyberjaya traffic is not heavy

I didn't reach for the stalk, but everything I want to press need to see the wheel

According to the SA serving me, these are for internal orders and VIPs only. Regular customer deliveries will start from end December

Agreed. But anyway I believe its just a matter of getting used to it, should be manageable if its your only car

This post has been edited by ZeneticX: Nov 26 2023, 10:18 PM

And another thing I just rmb, the speedo located on the screen... at first i thought it wasn't going to be an issue, but throughout my whole test drive session, I actually wasnt even aware what speed I was going at except a short run with the autopilot on. My eyes was so occupied on the road that I didn't thought of checking on the screen.
Perhaps a traditional instrument cluster or HUD would've helped?

HUD would have been really nice, but the screen is big enough for a side peak (just like old Vios where cluster meter on the side). But yeah, I was too occupied with the drive and looking at the road 😂 flooring the car and just watch it zoom away.

Side note, the Smart #1 has a pretty nice HUD. Big and colorful!

ditto. We must have similar driving behavior . Tend to 'coast' more often. My wife totally cannot accept the one pedal, as driver and as passenger haha. Got to train that muscle memory in our leg and feet. We both agree this will take more time since we will be switching between 3 cars. Once in a blue moon we even mixed up the left-right signal stalks kek.

This post has been edited by I-Kurosaki: Nov 27 2023, 08:02 AM

Hi all, I read somewhere that the max AC charging for Tesla M3 is only 11kW (correct me if I’m mistaken). I saw this 22kW station (refer to image below) in a mall near me, the only other option beside it is 7kW AC. Is it still worth it to use the 22kW?

According to the app Setel, 7kW is 0.13/min, 22kW is 0.18/min.

P.S Im in a condo where no EV station is available

You are gonna pay more for chargers that pay by minute, and you cant make full use of the 22kw so you're losing out. Try looking for those that calculate cost by kwh instead.

In very layman terms, charging at 11kw is 57% quicker than 7.

Charging cost is only 38% more.

If you charge for an hour at the 7kW charger, you will get 7kWh for RM7.8. around RM1.11/kWh

However if you use the 22kW, you will get 11kWh in an hour for RM10.8. Which is RM0.98/kWh

So its still cheaper to plug into the 22kW charger

PS: i still dont recommend getting an EV if you cannot have your own charger installed. You will find using public charger to cost more than filling up with subsidized ron95

This post has been edited by Boy96: Nov 27 2023, 05:23 PM

to be fair if looking at this from a different pov, let's say Model 3 LR.... with that kind of performance on paper, I think it should still be cheaper than ron97 for any equivalent ICE?

Haha idk about that, for me even if i get to drive amg a45s, will still fuel it up with ron95 since that is their minimum requirement

But for me price parity against ron 95 is rm1/kWh, anything above that is more expensive than ron95

This post has been edited by Boy96: Nov 27 2023, 08:33 PM

Thanks for the insight, it’s easier to understand it that way. In this case 22kW output is still cheaper when charged by minutes.

What do you think if I have normal 3-pin sockets in my condo carpark?

3pin chargers are slow and dangerous because you dont know how is the condition of the wiring behind those walls. Avoid if you can and only use during emergencies.

I’m curious, roughly much is the yearly auto-insurance premium for model 3? Let’s say I only cover the most basic necessities (or maybe + flood damage).

It’s great that we don’t have to pay for road tax till end of 2025. If current Ron95 is about rm1/kWh, minus the regular services needed for ICE cars and free road tax for 1-2years, I think it’s quite a good deal to switch to M3 instead.

Our insurance in Malaysia even for EV is actually the same as regular car. Which is based on the value of the car. My family has a bmw 3 series, which I just renewed its insurance.. coverage of rm238k, windscreen insured for 4.5k, special perils, strike riot, etc etc. with full 55% NCD, the annual premium was around RM3.8k.

A model 3 long range is around 219k starting price so expect even cheaper

This post has been edited by Boy96: Nov 28 2023, 02:06 AM

I see, thanks for sharing. I thought there would be nuances that are unique to EVs such as covering the battery. If it's roughly the same as ICE car then a M3 SR (plus if I transfer my NCD from my previous car) should only be like 2k-ish annually.