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[AlbertaFarmer5]

Perhaps A5 can offer tours of his imaginary Libertarianism?

I already posted photos of my solar panels many moons ago. But whats the point. You probably think the ones in Alberta providing some of your electricity are fake too!

I will assume that is a no then?
We will just have to rely on Caseih who has confirmed that there are no panels in your yard.

[ALBERTAFARMER4]

How's cabin heat in winter?

Really good. Will go from -30 to +28 in about 10-15minutes controlled from your phone. At full blast the heater does use a lot of juice so I only use the highest setting to melt all the ice before a drive and then just switch it down when I get in.

[ALBERTAFARMER4]

Great offer A4.

One of the downsides of owning a Tesla in provinces where there are no or few dealers (stores) what happens when you need service or dealer support. How is that handled for far flung customers? Or is t much of an issue?

If it's a big job you'd probably have to take it into a service center (Vancouver, Kelowna (not open yet), Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon) but for the small stuff they use mobile service where someone will come out to you. Having service that is far away is probably the worst part of owning a Tesla imo.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Really good. Will go from -30 to +28 in about 10-15minutes controlled from your phone. At full blast the heater does use a lot of juice so I only use the highest setting to melt all the ice before a drive and then just switch it down when I get in.

So preheating the cabin, defrosting the windows etc before you depart in the winter should be much more energy efficient than ice. Stairs no such thing as running the engine to warm up the engine and powertrain and cabin. No need for block heater.
Although I believe I read somewhere that keeping the batteries heated in the winter time helps a lot with range, so there is a trade off there.

[shtferbrains]

Have you ever been in or around an older roadster with the Lotus body?

Do they have collector car value?

For AF5 or anybody who wishes to comment.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Have you ever been in or around an older roadster with the Lotus body?

Do they have collector car value?

For AF5 or anybody who wishes to comment.

You might want to direct your question at af4, not af5. I know about as much about collector cars as Chuck knows about economics, or physics,
Or agriculture, or energy, or politics, or Alberta, or oil and gas, well you get the picture.

[fjlip]

If it's a big job you'd probably have to take it into a service center (Vancouver, Kelowna (not open yet), Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon) but for the small stuff they use mobile service where someone will come out to you. Having service that is far away is probably the worst part of owning a Tesla imo.

And that's NOT free. Just like Claas, too few uptake, yet. Early adopters PAY.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

And that's NOT free. Just like Claas, too few uptake, yet. Early adopters PAY.

Sorry for getting off topic,But I have been extremely impressed with the parts availability for our Claas combines at Alberta harvest center. Both Red deer and lacombe. They have had any Common components I've required right in stock. Even on a Sunday morning. The few parts I had to wait for came from the warehouse in Saskatchewan and did not hold up production on our end.

[ALBERTAFARMER4]

So preheating the cabin, defrosting the windows etc before you depart in the winter should be much more energy efficient than ice. Stairs no such thing as running the engine to warm up the engine and powertrain and cabin. No need for block heater.
Although I believe I read somewhere that keeping the batteries heated in the winter time helps a lot with range, so there is a trade off there.

Yes a cold battery will not have as much range, or power, or regenerative braking. My car has resistive heating but the newer ones have a heat pump which is supposedly more energy efficient. So if you were leaving your car outside you'd just plug it in and then you can set it so that it always warms up by a certain time. If had it set as "ready to drive by 7am" it would be charged, preheated and ready to go at 7am (you can set it so that it only would do this monday-friday as well).

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Yes a cold battery will not have as much range, or power, or regenerative braking. My car has resistive heating but the newer ones have a heat pump which is supposedly more energy efficient. So if you were leaving your car outside you'd just plug it in and then you can set it so that it always warms up by a certain time. If had it set as "ready to drive by 7am" it would be charged, preheated and ready to go at 7am (you can set it so that it only would do this monday-friday as well).

Does the battery heating continue while driving, or would that be a wash, with the energy required to heat the batteries being equal or even more than what would be gained in range?