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After just 46,000 miles and 4 1/2 years of ownership, last week Tesla service advised me against driving my car as the HV battery was about to fail. It is now at the service centre awaiting a replacement HV battery. Tesla provided a Loaner car (awful experience due to arguments/charges over existing damage). But my main concern is the potential poor standard of the replacement refurb battery, the lack of extended warrantee (it will still be based on my car's age and total mileage) and the potential cost of a future out of warrantee replacement if it fails again. Tesla say it would cost just under GBP £20,000 ($25,000). More than the value of the car which, by the way, is dropping like a stone! I am now questioning the value of EVs. The batteries are clearly unreliable and expensive to replace. When the HV battery fails, the warrantee does NOT cover a new replacement battery. Apparently, the chance of receiving an unreliable replacement battery under warrantee is high because they are refurbished from a previously failed battery. Therefore the seemingly generous 120k mile warrantee may not be that helpful. Now that my head is full of all these concerns, I may not buy another Tesla. I have been very careful with my charging habits since owning my car from new and diligently followed the 80/20 rule charging mostly at home. Currently, I am concerned my car will become a worthless risk as soon as the warrantee period is up in 2027, just 3 1/2 years from now. I wish I knew of these options you mention for extending battery warrantee or garages that have the ability to repair batteries.

did you had the 19 or 18 inch wheels?Do you know how much is impacts the range the 19 inch wheels ?

We have an id3 and Tesla model 3 LR, so I have 2 years of comparison. Number one recommendation for any VW owner: get yourself an OBD Eleven dongle (specific brand of OBD2/OBDII device) and use it to turn off lane keep assist. The VW system is actively dangerous - and is common to all their cars, not just the EVs. The A pillar design is deeply flawed - it restricts vision significantly at junctions, roundabouts and bendy roads The handling is heavily compromised. It's comfortable on decent roads, but the body control is poor: roads I comfortably drive at 60mph in the Tesla are 45mph on the VW. Side to side control isn't great either - you get a lot of head wobble. I find it much more difficult to steer a chosen line through a given corner than in the Tesla (or the Skoda estate I had previously). In my view it's nowhere near a Golf for handing. I miss one pedal driving and if you use the adaptive cruise it stops with a jolt. Cabin material quality is subjective, but I and all my passengers think it's way down on the Tesla Not having space for a charging cable under the bonnet is stupid - it would fit and it means if the boot is full, you have to empty it to get the cable out and you have to put a wet dirty cable in the boot when it's raining Things I do like: It's quiet The hatchback is much more practical than the (bigger) Tesla boot It's comfortable on good roads Rear seat space Wipers are good Efficiency is pretty good - at the minute I'm easily getting over 4 miles/kWh (although suffers a bit more in cold weather) Basic headlights are good - although Tesla has caught up now that it has the matrix headlights enabled Availablity of Android Auto is miles better than Tesla navigation At list price, I'd say you'd be mad to buy the VW. Ours is almost exactly half the monthly price on a salary sacrifice scheme and at that price it's fine. It was the cheapest car on the scheme at the time and it's ok on that basis. When I replace it I'll either go for whatever's cheapest in my employer's scheme or a second hand Model 3.

BYD Seal every day of the week

Haha BJ69, Nice! 😏

SUPER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Completely agree about lane assist. My Ford stays off or on whichever way it was last time in the car. The Skoda had that ‘on as default’ issue too.

I had a Skoda for two months, infotainment was crap. But on the steering wheel it had a little wheel (for lack of a better word) for volume up down and could click it to pause, worked well. Has the cupra got the same? A pause button, skip button , volume controls and a max blower button must be easy to find/press. What’s it got?

There are many holes in the EV proposition and this is only of them. You might have to rename your business soon😂

I own a 2022 RWD Model 3. The Tesla RWD LFP Model 3 is the most efficient EV made, which is highly impressive considering it is a little rocket ship. It's comfortable and quiet except over rough roads, which is true for most cars in this price range. You would have to go up to six-figure EVs to get better suspension. That being said, the ride of this car is very good, even over rough roads. It's an excellent car. Three things that could be improved: 1. it would be nice to have about 50 miles more range. The 2024 Model 3 does have more range. 2. In Arizona, the heat pump has to constantly cool the battery to protect it, even when the car is parked (especially when it is parked in the sun). This costs you about 40% of your range in 90-100 degree F weather. However, the fact that the Tesla cools the battery to protect its longevity is excellent. I will gladly give up some range to extend the useful battery life. I do with the batteries were more heat resistant. Perhaps with the advent of solid-state batteries, that will materialize. 3. It would be very much appreciated if the car blocked out more road noise. The new 2024 Model 3s are much quieter on the road. However, this 2022 Model 3 is pretty quiet most of the time on the road. It only gets noisy when the road is very rough. When the weather is cool (I live in AZ) I get about the same range exactly that you got, and I have 19" wheels. It will realistically go approximately 240-250 miles with mixed driving if you don't push the speed and drive it reasonably. That's exceptional for a two-year-old electric car. Typically, if you precondition the battery, you can get up to 150 KW per hour charging. But it drops down quickly as you approach 50% and keeps dropping. You can charge from 30% - 80% in about 20 minutes on a Tesla supercharger, which is very fast. It does take a long time for it charge that last 20%.

i3. Very practical zippy mini electric for shorter daily city commute. Pity BMW didn’t come thru with increasing its range beyond the 153 miles 120Ah pack version. Loved it very much.

Amazing range

This car with this sunroof is like oven in the summer. Terrible

Fantastic video and fantastic Hybrid more hybrid’s Richard please 🙏 they are the only way to go… so much more practical in today’s environment and climate. Brilliant X5 45e love them .

If the whole rig is over 3.5 tons, what is required to keep it legal?

Shouldn’t you be using a vehicle with tacho fitted being your commercially transporting, and even though the trailer is breaked I’m sure you should not exceed 60mph MR Symons. But interesting all the same, thanks.

love your videos , macmaster thinks this is a milk float but he makes money from slaging it and all evs...

Are your 2023 Model 3s receiving software updates?

Mine a 2017 model s, just died two weeks ago ,at 133k miles , luckily it's still under warranty till next year

I'm a bit late to the party here, but for anyone who ends up wondering why the difference in efficiency, the main contributor is most likely the use of the hungrier AMD chip in the 22 version.

Interesting Richard Looks like a nice motor. Look forward to the review

70mph towing a trailer ???

Hmmm… hybrids…. Rather not, thanks! Granted EV options are not yet really available, but I’d say it’s better to stick to a fossil burner until they are available. We don’t want to encourage the back sliding of the legacy car manufacturers.

How do you know if it's really free supercharging

Richard can you give an objective comparison of the ride quantity of the ID.3 compared to a model y rwd please. I'm thinking of making the change from ID.3 to a Y but worried about the ride . Lots of negatives comments out there. Thanks

I think, in order for EVs to be capable of towing heavy loads, they need gearboxes and drive through charging hubs. With a "tow gear" the cars would have even more torque at a low speed and you can make them mechanically limited at let's say 70mph instead of 100 or 125mph as most EVs currently do. That allows for higher peak torque at the wheels. Regen would also work better because it can regen with maximum power at a lower speed. It does increase complexity but you can even do it without a clutch, the gear is selected automatically by the car when it notices that a certain load is attached to it, let's say above 750kgs and then before taking off it shifts into that gear and stays there while the weight is attached. Like this X5 does, it's electric motor is attached to the gearbox which aids in taking off. It's the ideal solution IMO.

X5 45e / 50e is the only hybrid I would consider atm for exactly the reasons highlighted in the video. Looking forward to the full review. I guess longer term the concerns around out of warranty repairs will be even worse in a hybrid in theory with more to go wrong? But very much going to consider one as a replacement for my model S when the time comes…depending what polestar 3/4 are like

Just code the rear view camera using ODB11 or Carley App. I did the same with my X4 could have the front and rear camera when i wanted.

Maybe the Kia ev9 would be the best towing ev for your needs.

I don't see the point of hybrids, if it's in petrol mode, it's carrying a battery doing nothing, in electric mode, carrying a petrol engine doing nothing, for the price of a hybrid you could get a decent pure electric, plus a cheap petrol for when you need it

Could be wrong, but pretty sure the 45e uses BMWs infamous B58 engine which is a twin-scroll single turbo engine, not a twin-turbo. An absolute peach of an engine nevertheless. One of the best.

Love it

I have the X5 50e, and it's even better than the X5 45e, more powerful electric motor and slightly bigger battery. Nearly 1 secound quicker 0-60 than the 45e. I'm really enjoying it.

That 45e has certainly surprised me also,cheers guys👍💪😉

Really good review. I didn't expect it to tow so well in EV mode. I do like a PHEV as long as you can charge them regularly...

By coincidence, yesterday I had a ride in a Model 3 being used by a ride-share service. I do not know what specific version of the Model 3 it might have been. ( It looked new but maybe the driver just keeps it clean.) Anyway, I was distinctly uncomfortable in the rear seat. The seat is low, so my knees stuck up in the air. There was not enough room under the front seat for me to get my toes under it, which added to the awkward seating position. The ride was distinctly harsh as well. I had ridden in Model 3s two or three times when they first came out several years ago, but this was my first ride in one for several years. Riding as a rear seat passenger was a vivid reminder of how far Tesla has to go to achieve good rear seat passenger comfort. Now full disclosure, I do not know what the tires or wheel size were, so maybe it was a performance model or had larger wheels, do not know. And I am not anti-Tesla -- I owned a Model S for 8 years and enjoyed it. On the positive side, I did like the view of the center screen -- my current EV has much smaller screens, and I miss tesla's big screen, especially for using maps.

So glad i watched this am going to view one tomorrow

You need to find an EV that can tow and show it can be done without having to use a hybrid. Gave a thumbs up, but please leave the hybrids alone. we need solutions and show EV charging facilities that allow a caravan to stay attached.

The X5 is just a great looking vehicle

Can you get free charging credit on used Tesla?

Cmon Rich - thought the CyberTruck doing the UK tour, Elon would have lent u one of those for this exercise - not going to the "darkside" are you?🤣🤣Have u placed Ur order already for that??🤔🤔. Have u also seen Mats recent video re electric vehicles loosing more in value than their counterpart ICE cars - Tesla's didn't make the list but let's have your thoughts. Great video as always Rich 👊🏾😎👍🏾

You need to get your hands on Chevy Silverado EV. That's a beast.

Cheers guys but I'm not really a combustion or hybrid fan

No No No hybrids

Great video when is the video coming

Put a like on the video 👌 But hybrids 🤮

Hello guys

Love your videos 😊 can I get pinned

Here we are a year later and you can get an I6 here in the states for a song with two years of free fast charging. Like it or not, it's more affordable than the other two.

Comparing this 2 is like android and iphone, ppl will get a testla just because everyone's getting 1 and it's not really that better or different.