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post May 22 2025, 03:36 AM

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Yes, I am referring to the standard Autopilot, not EAP.

I remember I saw some videos online talking about this (which is why I gave it a try) but now I can’t find the video anymore. Doing some search also not able to find any info on this on the internet. But I did tried it yesterday and have Autopilot drive itself for roughly 20km stretch on highway without touching the steering wheel. However, the detection is not that accurate yet where it fails to detect your hand sometimes, need to try it more.

Found it : https://youtube.com/shorts/LAyHvrwmYx0

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post May 31 2025, 12:47 AM

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QUOTE(ketupatlazat @ May 30 2025, 03:42 PM)
Tesla owners, do you typically achieve the advertised WLTP range?
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Tesla Malaysia website shows WLTP range but in the car it shows EPA range. EPA range is closer to the real world range and it is achievable under optimal conditions.

I think it’s quite unlikely to achieve the advertised WLTP range unless you’re testing in a controlled environment.
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post May 31 2025, 06:32 PM

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Tesla has changed back the supercharger rate back to RM1.25/kWh, from previous RM1.19/kWh
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post Jun 4 2025, 09:33 AM

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Tesla Model 3 RWD usable battery 57.5kWh
54.1kWh used for 461.7km from my recent long weekend Melaka trip. EPA is achievable, again, under optimal conditions (also not driving fast on the highway).
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post Jun 4 2025, 03:44 PM

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Cabin overheat protection is not needed at all, I have it off all the time, not even fan. It is never an issue for regular ICE car exposing to direct sunlight for hours, no different for a Tesla. I just turn on aircon 5-10 minutes before I going to drive it after parked under hot sun to cool it down.

Yes, having it turned on will consume quite some battery. Buy a sunshade, which probably can do better job at protecting the surface and seat materials from UV. The car will do fine under 60+ degrees.

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post Jun 13 2025, 08:52 AM

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Anyone has idea why Gamuda Cove destination chargers are temporarily unavailable?
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post Aug 15 2025, 11:57 AM

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QUOTE(Agent001 @ Aug 15 2025, 11:30 AM)
Is it possible to subscribe to EAP or FSD after purchase of the car?  Am actually more keen on the auto lane change functions in EAP, considering I do quite a bit of driving up and down the NSE...
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As of today, it is not possible to purchase EAP or FSD in the app, post-delivery.
EAP or FSD can only be bundled together when you initially order your car at Tesla website (you can bundle it into your loan).

Anyway, you may consider EAP but not recommend to look at FSD. FSD is not usable at Malaysia yet, and I do not think it'll be legalized here anytime soon.

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post Sep 7 2025, 08:23 AM

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Just sharing, I bought a pair of PIAA for my Honda Civic back in Nov 2019 and I’m still using it now… it’s expensive, but it’s extremely durable… (and I rarely wash car) it starting to leave streaks now and make some slight noises when it’s not that wet (tiny rain), but considering it’s over 5 years, I’m very very satisfied with it. I will get 1 for my model 3 when it’s about time to change too.

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post Sep 10 2025, 10:00 PM

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Tesla Malaysia has again changed their SuperChargers' rates. For most locations, it now has different rates for different hours.

Take The Gardens Mall for example:
- 4am-9am : RM0.80 / kWh
- 9am-11pm : RM0.97/ kWh
- 11pm-4am : RM0.63 / kWh

For regular hours, slightly increase in price (from RM0.93 / kWh earlier). Still very cheap tho. Different locations have their own set of timing & rates.
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post Sep 13 2025, 08:45 AM

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QUOTE(ForgotPassword123 @ Sep 13 2025, 12:02 AM)
Hi all, i have a few question

1. Where is the cheapest rate assuming i work in PJ/Hartamas area?
2. I do frequent Gardens Mall and i see a few reply above offering quite a competitive rate, however i do read online that it is not really good for battery health in the long run if we go for supercharger/DC?
3. Do you guys charge every single day or once a week? Assuming KV city drive to work/home
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1. Tesla SuperChargers are the cheapest, other provides not even come close (speed & price). You may check the app for their charging rates in different location/timing and plan ahead. If you’re lucky enough, you might get a chance to use Tesla’s free destination charger.
2. On the battery health issue, the impact is almost negligible. Tesla’s BMS is very very effective and you can safely use superchargers as you need.
3. As I do not have home charger available, I charge outside and on roughly weekly basis. If I’m lucky to meet a vacant destination charger, I’ll not be hesitating to go for it anytime 😌 batteries are happier that you charges them frequently than wait until very low SoC only recharge.
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post Oct 3 2025, 05:02 PM

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Currently there is no estimated delivery dates shown for Model 3 order page (it used to display Estimated Delivery: X - X weeks/months). Considering we are getting nearer the end of EV exemption, newly introduced LR RWD, addition of signal stalk and front bumper camera, and most importantly - price cuts for all Model 3, I think there are possibilities that new orders for Model 3 might really fail to be delivered before the 31 Dec 2025 deadline.

Finger crossed for Tesla Malaysia to introduce retrofit option for existing Model 3 owners - I am especially interested in the front bumper camera!

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post Oct 4 2025, 02:56 PM

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QUOTE(Icehart @ Oct 4 2025, 06:30 AM)
Anyone has more info on the 0% interest program for new M3?
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What info you need to know? Currently 0% is only for standard RWD variant, with 10% downpayment and 5 years loan with HLB and Public Bank only. I am one of the early batch of 0% buyers back in Sep 2024.
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QUOTE(ZeneticX @ Oct 3 2025, 05:45 PM)
any new Y owner here? particularly the RWD model

what's the realistic range if mostly city driving? let's say 70% city / 30% highway split
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You can refer to the EPA range, which is quite close to the real world range. Model Y RWD has 466km WLTP which translates to 399km EPA for 100% > 0%. However, in reality, you are not likely to drive until 0% every time, it’s not so advisable to have SoC dropped too low (also it causes range anxiety to some people below that), you may estimate the realistic range to be around 320km from 100% > 20%.

Of course, if you have home charger available, then it won’t really matter that much, unless you’re going for long distance traveling. Hope it helps!

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post Oct 5 2025, 01:40 PM

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QUOTE(ZeneticX @ Oct 5 2025, 11:48 AM)
guess I will wait longer (maybe another 2 - 3 years) and see how again. Currently staying condo and management already rejected residents proposal to install their own charger doh.gif so I have to either stick to ICE or get an EV with longer range. Maybe Y long range RWD is coming next just like M3? Something with >500km range would be good for me

also got back a reply from Tesla for the trade in request of my 1 year old CX-30 (mileage only 9.5k)... 110k only. Not worth at all imo, better I drive another 2 - 3 years and see how is the situation that time again
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I am also a RWD owner without home charger, same as you, staying in condo where own parking charger isn’t possible. To me I have adapted to a lifestyle where I charge outside once a week, and since it’s RWD with LFP, I can charge it to 100% once a week.

It doesn’t make too much sense to get a LR with NMC battery without home charger, as you are advisable to charge to 80% on regular uses, you get the range similar to RWD LFP @ 100% anyway. For users without home charger, what you need is a charging schedule / plan that can work/fit towards your lifestyle. Else, EV might not really be that suitable for you especially if that’s going to be your only car.
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post Oct 5 2025, 02:09 PM

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QUOTE(ZeneticX @ Oct 5 2025, 01:52 PM)
thing is currently with my ICE I only fuel up at most only once or twice per month, no it's not a hybrid. I WFH full time actually so I mostly only drive my car during weekends. For additional context, I bought my current car last year Sept and till date the mileage is only 9.5k. yep... not even 10k after 1 year ownership

so honestly speaking not sure if EV would even make sense for me in terms of savings. But if I wanted to try something new and experience the tech then yeah

for LFP is it necessary to charge to 100% every week? since I only drive during weekends, I assume i would consume at most only around 10 - 20%. Based on this technically a full charge could last me 2 - 3 weeks (almost similar to full tank of my current car). In this case can I wait until the battery level is around 30% (I know it's bad to let it go below 20%) only charge? And is this the same practice for NCM battery?
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Yea, considering your low usage, EV might not be that suitable for your use cases. EV is most suitable if you’re heavy user and constantly using it. Active battery are healthier than a battery that is mostly kept dormant and rest there unused.

Anyway, to answer your questions :
- No, it’s not necessary to charge to 100% for LFP. It’s only okay to frequently charge it to 100% but it’s not a must, up to you. Tesla recommends to charge to 100% once a week in order for BMS to recalibrate for more accurate SoC display, due to the characteristic of voltage in LFP which makes estimating the SoC harder.
- You should also change your mindset on “refueling” your EV. For EVs, charge it as frequent as you like, there’s no need to wait it drop until certain percentage and recharge. Batteries are happier if it gets small “top up” frequently. Same for both LFP and NMC.

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post Oct 5 2025, 06:28 PM

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QUOTE(ZeneticX @ Oct 5 2025, 02:16 PM)
then EV is really not for me I guess

but maybe I can convince my partner since she drive to work everyday and she refuels once a week
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I think it’s still ok for your case, only that it won’t really have much differences in terms of running costs for your use case (EV vs ICE), and if you’re okay with having to go out charging periodically. I’m also working from home so I go charge every week and work in Starbucks for half day.
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QUOTE(bbs123456789 @ Oct 8 2025, 07:06 PM)
hi i have got a question for you all, how do you update the software OTA usually?

i live in a condo and i have no wifi, i have to connect to hotspot which requires me to stay in the car for like 1hour+? this doesnt seem feasible and i have just walked out after 10 minutes cause im impatient.

wondering if there is a place in KV that offers free wifi so i can leave the car there for 1-2 hours to update the OTA.
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Once there is new update available, every time you enter your car, connect to hotspot, then drive normally. Leave the car normally once you reach your destination and repeat the same on next drive. The download will resume itself and after a couple drives, the download should complete and the car will prompt you to schedule a time for it to run update (usually at 12am). It does not require internet connection during update, so you can just leave it at carpark and let it update itself.

That’s how I’ve been updating the car for the past year without WiFi available at my condo carpark.
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post Nov 14 2025, 09:49 AM

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There are PLENTY of inventory units available at Tesla's inventory (50 x Model 3 and 38 x Model Y). For those that wishes to get their car earlier can just pick from inventory units, the delivery would be much faster (if it happens to have the configurations that you preferred).

I got mine last year from inventory units also. Initially ordered at website normally but after about 2+ weeks still not getting VIN assigned, DA and I discussed and I decided to switch to take one of the inventory unit, and that was how I ends up getting Quicksilver color (initially chose white). After the switch, I was immediately assigned a VIN and it took just about 2 week's time before I took delivery.

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post Nov 14 2025, 10:54 AM

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QUOTE(Gadget_Freak @ Nov 14 2025, 10:29 AM)
not bad, already got ready stock for LR RWD
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They're not really "ready stock". Most of the inventory units are actually manufactured units to be shipped soon or already in shipment (from China to Malaysia). Need to check with DA the estimated arrival and delivery time.
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QUOTE(ZzZzz... @ Nov 27 2025, 10:17 PM)
always wanted a Tesla model 3, concern on the range.

Currently driving G20, spirit driving every weekend KL-Ipoh.
Weekday pickup truck work.

wanted to convert my G20 to Tsla M3 LR RWD.
still cant pull a trigger due to this, will be very hassle chore to find fast charger every weekend
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If one day Tesla did actually build SuperChargers at Ipoh then it will be even better. Take a 15-20 minutes charge at SuperCharger is more than enough for a comfortable KL-Ipoh drive with LR RWD.

But I'm not exactly sure what's kind of "spirited drive" you were having. If it's something like all the way 160km/h+, EV might not be so suitable after all. Still doable for 1-way, 2-way not so sure. EV is best driven smoothly under our national speed limit.

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