Picked up my MYP yesterday! So far, so good!

JeepWaveEarl said:

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Picked up my MYP yesterday! So far, so good!

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That was fast! I take it you didn't use the referral code I sent you?

I did not -- I couldn't use it and a different discount I had, together, and the value of one was over the value of the referral.

From now on, you shall be known as TeslaWaveEarl

Cabin overheat protection does use some battery, but it can be disabled and shuts off automatically under 20% battery.

I think it also disables after 12 hours of being parked.

This is where someone reads a headline story where this did in fact happen and then just assumes this is true for all EVs when it's simply not the case. If you arrive at the airport with a very low battery AND the temperature is below freezing AND you'll be leaving the EV in long term parking for an extended period of time then you do in fact risk bricking the battery. In all other scenarios, your EV is completely fine being left in an airport parking lot for an extended period of time.

EVs do require just a little bit more proactive forethought than ICE in order to not only maximize their benefits but also not inconvenience your life. Remembering to plug in your EV at home or planning for when/how to charge on a long road trip are examples. I remember someone here started a thread where they admitted to being horrible on planning and always having trouble with simply charging their phones so should they get an EV. And for someone like that an EV is simply too much to handle for them if they cannot do basic planning and forethought in their daily life.

drumboy said:

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Cabin overheat protection does use some battery, but it can be disabled and shuts off automatically under 20% battery.

I think it also disables after 12 hours of being parked.

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when i got my 3 in 2018, the houston summer heat caused 20+ miles of range loss daily from cabin overheat protection. turned that off pretty early on. no adverse effects that i can tell, 121k miles and 8 years later

07ag said:

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drumboy said:

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Cabin overheat protection does use some battery, but it can be disabled and shuts off automatically under 20% battery.

I think it also disables after 12 hours of being parked.

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when i got my 3 in 2018, the houston summer heat caused 20+ miles of range loss daily from cabin overheat protection. turned that off pretty early on. no adverse effects that i can tell, 121k miles and 8 years later

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Except maybe a burnt as s

drumboy said:

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07ag said:

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drumboy said:

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Cabin overheat protection does use some battery, but it can be disabled and shuts off automatically under 20% battery.

I think it also disables after 12 hours of being parked.

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when i got my 3 in 2018, the houston summer heat caused 20+ miles of range loss daily from cabin overheat protection. turned that off pretty early on. no adverse effects that i can tell, 121k miles and 8 years later

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Except maybe a burnt as s

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pre-conditioning! turn on the a/c 5-10 minutes before getting in,, no toasted derriere here

Yeah, I always hit the AC as I'm walking out of my office and it cools down before I get to the car.

If I'm out running errands I'll just leave the AC on when I go inside a store.

I believe the big drain from prolonged parking is Sentry mode. I have parked for 1 wk and lost about 70 miles but mode turns off after range drops to a certain amount.

Regardless, you do have to do a small amount of planning but I doubt you will ever get to your car with it being a brick b/c all of the major drains get turned off way before it bricks out for 99.99% of situations.

Good thing w/ Tesla is you can quickly look at your car on your phone and adjust as needed.

The human-perceived RGB is image 1 and the Tesla AI photon count reconstruction is image 2.

This is why Tesla FSD can see so well at night or through extreme glare. pic.twitter.com/ttBMzgpJtd

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 9, 2026

Pretty incredible.

The glare was a big issue early on when FSD would disable but no more. This makes lots of sense looking at the photo. Anyone who thinks they can see the world better or faster than carmera+AI is sorely mistaken.

When I am hit with glare like the photo, I have to slow down. FSD does not.

The air conditioned front seats of my Tesla Y are a joy to have. (Have had my Y for around three weeks)

I need to find a location in Austin to tint the car, both windows and glass on top. I made a trip to Fbg this past Saturday and it go hot as hell inside. I have put shades on inside to help. I will vent the windows and start cooling down prior to leaving from my morning of volunteering at Austin Humane Society.