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@trentstevens
Yeah unfortunately it seems like battery registration really does make a difference in longevity.
Our model 3’s 12v is lead acid so it was $89 at the service center (cheaper than Autozone!). It would have been just $125 to have mobile service come out and replace it!
But all our other cars have AGMs and 2 of them require registration. Thankfully I’ve never had to replace one.
@siracusa @caseyliss @marcoshuerta

@atpfm those coefficient of drag numbers for flush door handles must be wrong. Only source I can find is this article.

Flush door handles are the car industry’s latest safety problem

China considers banning retractable car door handles from 2027.

Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)

But .01 is HUGE, not 1-2 miles. It’s 5% on a .20cd car!

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@atpfm
I love how much @siracusa knows about cars while not personally partaking in the hobby.

RE: @caseyliss “having the length"...
@marcoarment says the i4 m40 is "probably faster than the Golf". Probably? PROBABLY? It's a rocket ship compared to the Golf. Our 2018 RWD LR Model 3 (250hp?) is almost certainly faster 0-60 than my former 2016 6MT Golf R. The immediate power is just insane, and even after almost 8 years, it _still_ feels fast, every time I drive it. The BMW, with 100 more HP, would just destroy both. (that said, the i4 leaves me cold, as it gets a lot of things wrong, like so many "legacy" automakers do with EVs)

John's right, the back seat on the Taycan is tragically small and hard to get into. Even the front seat is shockingly low and difficult to get into, and I own a Boxster on sport suspension. I expected the Taycan to be like any other sporty sedan but it's much more like a sports car with a token rear seat. The ingress to the rear is .. not easy. (but probably fine for kids!)