Where u all stick the rfid on the model 3 ya?

We stick on the left head light
Almost half of the toll have difficulty to detect it.....

I don't know about seal

But
my company have atto3 & model 3 as company car

All colleagues prefer model 3

1 reason is enough :
charging solutions from Tesla

We travel kl - JB route more than 20 times with model 3
Every time we use the melaka + sunway iskandar Tesla super charger
Every time work seamlessly, very reliable

Travel up north, every time have to pray harder the gentari station + jomcharge /setel app are working fine
( Ps : gentari go new app are rubbish , very difficult to activate the charger )

Byd is okay
If daily commute with home charger
Outstation ? No thanks

https://youtu.be/c10Ck84QgEI?si=Bc49tOryf_8c6k9q



This video provide a different perspective of EV :
Efficiency

Most manufacturer just tell us how many range max their ev can go

But efficiency of the ev are a huge running cost
As show on the later part of the video

Just that Malaysia electricity are as cheap like our petrol
For now
We can buy whichever ev model we like

This video test on winter season, as EV battery behave very different in cold temperature
Not important to us though

Hope they will do a summer version for this

This post has been edited by sansaboy: Mar 2 2024, 11:13 AM

This would be the best Tesla supercharger stations in Malaysia

1 - Just beside the highway
2- Both way north or south bound can use this charging station
3- Starbuck for coffee break / toilet / working
4- Right in the middle of Penang - JB route
Perfect 1 charge stop in the middle


Hope Tesla Malaysia planning more supercharger station like this
Instead of in the shopping mall ..

This the best supercharger station in Malaysia :

1 - Right in the middle of Penang - JB route
Perfect One charging/rest stop for this route

2- just beside Elite highway ,not in the R&R
Both northbound + southbound driver can use this charging station

3- Starbuck+ some restaurant
Good for paperwork, Meetup,zoom meeting while charging

4- consider near klia airport , can charge here and wait for flight arrival

Our company use ev as workhorse car
When we come back from desaru,
We arrive melaka supercharger, with 20%++ battery

Next month ,we will have southern site visit trip again
We will try desaru --> gamuda cove supercharger
I think battery will less than 10% when arrival
We can do it confidently
Because Tesla charger always work


Soon Tesla supercharger will open to all ev brand, like in the USA and EU

I think this gamuda cove ev charging station will be the fav charging spot for all ev driver

That's why Tesla still will be the Ev market leader
Only Tesla willing to invest in EV charging network

And the game changer is the destination charger
This is the win win win for Tesla - Tesla EV driver - business owner

Most people get the wrong concept of EV charging
They always compare ev charging with petrol filling

Actually Ev are designed to charge while parking
That's why charger in parking place are more important

Like home charging,work place charger,office area, shopping mall, cafe, Cinema, grocery store , government office , fnb area & etc

Yes, I did that
Same like normal petrol car

I think the bigger question is the optional windscreen coverage
Etiqa quo premium rm1.5k for rm 10k coverage

I always travel nse highway, previous car change windscreen like every 3 years

So I have to take this for tesla

I think because model 3 / model y are whole glass roof until the end windscreen

If putting expensive tinted film
I think it's worth to take the optional coverage

This post has been edited by sansaboy: Mar 21 2024, 06:30 PM

DC fast charger is good for outstation

But actually most of our outstation trip is using Ac charger in hotel

If using Tesla destination charger is free somemore
So ,most of our jb - Kl trip are free electric juice for come back up north

We always prefer to stay sunway hotel here
And we always leave positive feedback/ review for the hotel

Let the hotel management acknowledge that, the ev charger investment are having good feedback from customers

One of the customer in Penang
They have Tesla destination charger at basement car park

Meeting
Lunch & Starbuck 3hours
+50% already, nice

Yes I know DC fast charging is good
But ac charger at parking area are more important I think

Most people have the wrong idea of EV charging
They always compare ev charging vs petrol refill

Actually Ev are designed to charge while parking

That's why we need more ac charger at parking area

But problem is
Tesla destination charger are non-network connected
So can't charge idle fees
It's really depends on how well educated among Tesla drivers

According to oversea customer experience
Those atas T20 state in USA, like California ，Boston,
Most of the Tesla driver will move out the car after charge enough.

Some closed community office area, they will leave phone number on dashboard,
so other Tesla driver can text them ,then they know someone are waiting
Similar to our double park + leave phone number practice





Or install more paid charging bay at parking area
I don't mind to pay for it actually

This post has been edited by sansaboy: Mar 23 2024, 10:51 AM

I forgot the OMI alr, never went there though
Wasted many month alr
Hahahaa

How the food taste ya?

For this speed:
180wh /km ~ 200 wh/km

Depend how many ppl + luggage
Depend how hard u press the pedal

For easy calculation , normally on outstation trip,we use this as a general calculation:

1% battery = 3 km ~5km


Ard 160km/h speed = 1% battery can go 3km

Ard 130km/h speed = 1% battery can go 4km

Ard 110km/h speed = 1% battery can go 5km

So even speeding all the way(160kmh) from kl to Penang / JB
100% battery sure can arrive (3LR)

But in reality, nowadays even midnight, nse is full of lorry and truck
So average speed we have are ard 130kmh along the nse highway
Somemore always have construction+ accident jam, avg speed even lower

So no need worry the battery when outstation,if u have long range model
Normally we arrive Penang/ jb @ 20%++ battery,no matter how fast we drive

I think some might ask , how about 160kmh above?
U will see the battery drop like hell

180kmh- 200kmh
I see the screen show 300- 350wh/km

But its irrelevant in Malaysia traffic nowadays
Impossible to keep this speed in nse nowadays
Too many car + lorry

P/s:
Please drive carefully ,not encourage to drive fast,just sharing example,how far long range can go

One more tips :
Make sure the tyre pressure is good

We once have lower tyre pressure
we ignore the message on the screen
The efficiency are not good

Ya,
Once above certain speed
Will see the battery drop exponentially

From my experience
3LR threshold speed is 140kmh
Once above this speed
Will notice the battery drop very fast

This post has been edited by sansaboy: Mar 24 2024, 08:41 PM

Good question.
Actually been asked this almost every day by neighbors, customer, supplier & etc
Whenever they saw i driving ev

My answer is simple :
Enjoy now, think later la
Life is too short
Tesla cover 8 years/ 160k km warranty for battery
May be I cant last longer than 8 years pun...heheh

We treat it like business expenses,since we use it as workhorse
Most probably just trade in to Tesla Malaysia
Buy another new Tesla then
If still have tax advantage la

We consider 1 of the cheapest country to buy model 3 now.
And with solar powered or Tesla destination charger also save few thousand RM electric per year alr lo

If you really keep your Tesla beyond 8 years / 160k km, and touch wood have to change battery,then
the electric/fuel saving along 8 years
Consider net net lo

So,
Don't think too much ,just enjoy now la
From the beginning we alr saving huge chunk of tax /AP fees alr lo

Yup
I also get the same efficiency range

EV Efficiency is an under-rated selling point

If an EV have good efficiency like 3LR(highland)
= no more range anxiety
= Save money on charging
= Less charging stop
= Still have good amount of usable rangle ,even after aged battery degrading few years later

Example:
Most popular KL --- JB / Penang route
3LR no need stop for charging along the route ,even avg speed above 140km/h
Can arrive @ soc 20% ++

So we always charge the car to 90%- 95% only for kl - Penang/jb trip
1 -no need wait the slow charging speed above 95%
2 -95% above no Regen, tak suka
3- preserve battery health,long term wise ( this is controversial)

We only charge to 100% for further remote area like Desaru,alor star

This post has been edited by sansaboy: Mar 25 2024, 06:20 PM

Now I alr itchy the model 3 ludicrous lo
I don't think I can drive the car until 192k km / 8 years
Heheh

Agreed

Tesla Malaysia provide a loaner car
This is acceptable

This post has been edited by sansaboy: Mar 26 2024, 01:43 PM

Autopilot will slow down abit if the corner really sharp

It will show down if overtake lorry or truck

Let's say u activate autopilot at middle lane or right lane at 110kmh

When left lane have lorry or truck
It will slow down abit when overtake the lorry and
stay slow after overtake,around 90kmh - 100kmh
After done overtake to some distance alr
Then will automatically back to 110kmh

Really not encourage using autopilot in Malaysia
Unless really really less lorry highway like
Wce, Kajang - seremban highway, Guthrie, etc

Most disadvantage of autopilot:
The software will make the car cruising at dead centre of the lane,
which is quite dangerous in Malaysia road conditions

Because many big truck on highway
Many moto lane splitting

Auto pilot will ignore motor lane splitting
This is very dangerous

I will wait full self driving
If jpj Malaysia approve this

Checkout fsd v12 video at Twitter
Really amazing

quote=dwRK,Apr 10 2024, 12:59 PM]
fsd in Malaysia with all the mat rempit and f1 god cars will be challenging i think

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Taiwan road condition very similar to Malaysia
Taipei Banyak banyak motobodo

If fsd can work in Taipei
I think kl also feasible