I bought this car about a year ago in Switzerland and use it as my daily driver. After owning various Teslas since 2012 (Model S Signature Performance, MS P85+, MS P85D, M3LR, M3P, MX LR+) and clocking more than half a million kilometers in these cars total -- I deliberately wanted to try out "the cheapest and slowest" Tesla I could buy. After owning mostly performance and AWD cars, I wondered what it would be like to detox a little on power, status and vehicle size … and to tell the answer right away: This is one of the best and satisfying cars I have every owned and will keep it for a long time. It is a "Made in China" vehicle, with the 60 kWh LFP battery pack and already has the “Octovalve” heatpump, AMD-Ryzen CPU, Li-Ion 12V-Battery, etc. As I have told Kyle in the past, it is one of the most satisfying Teslas I have owned and driven so far and I do not miss a thing. I am driving quite a lot long trips on the German Autobahn when I do business travel and it performs there just a good as my previous performance models. Range is sufficient to make 1.000 km (600 miles) road trips at high speeds with three supercharging stops less than 20 Minutes each. Acceleration at highway speeds is amazing - and the consumption amazingly low: 120 Wh/km (around 192 Wh/mile) city and just 156 Wh/km (about 250 Wh/m) over the last 55.000 km including about 50% German Autobahn with driving speeds well above 150 kph when left lanes allowed. I can cover 1.000 km faster than in my previous Model S or X with much larger battery packs due to its efficiency. Battery degradation so far is at 3.2% (measured with Teslafi on indicated EPA-Range projection) over 55K km, but trend more and more flattening. Battery is charged to 100% once a week and often used down to 0% on longer trips (with sufficient extra range of about 18 km beyond that point if needed). With fully charged battery, I can drive about 330 km Autobahn or 400 km city drives even in cold weather. The Octovalve heatpump system works efficiently, reliably even in very low temperatures, but makes some funny alien-slurping noises at times, when the valves shift gears. DC fast charging in cold temperatures requires about 20 minutes pre-heating on longer road trips, which the car is managing automatically as long the supercharger stop in programmed in the navigation, but then it will start out with up to 175 KW and is usually at 80% SoC after 20 Minutes. This car often gets ready hit the road again before I finish my coffee at the restaurant. It is very quiet to drive around in it. The seats and the sound system is great (although it does not have the “premium” option). It has enough power to always be ahead of all other cars at a light and to outrun almost all gas-powered cars if you have to. But best of all, it does not rattle or squeak at all had no (zero) issues so far and the only maintenance I had was to now windshield wiper blades after 50,000 km. And if I would sell the car today, I would easily get the price I paid when it was new. It literally has no depreciation - weather in value nor in enjoyment every day.

I loved the father and son dynamic when Kyle decided to rip it.

Have had my RWD Model 3 for a month now, it’s been fantastic and I’m very happy with it💯

Great explanation for the newcomers and everyday driver. This was well done and great chemistry between son and father! I personally love when Kyle goes all tech talk!

Helpful overview! I had the chance to rent a Model 3 on two occasions and really enjoyed it. Being able to get the base model but getting plenty of features is a huge value. Thanks!

This exact car (well, I'd get the white interior) is likely my next EV. Depends on cost to get one from Germany to Madeira. Pretty much same range as my M3P with way better efficiency, still a ton of fun, gets Tesla updates.

Let Kyle run a 70mph range test on it. I don't think Kyle nor Tom Moloughney have ever conducted a 70mph range test on a Model 3 SR. Its always been the Performance or Long Range.

I really love my model 3 LFP 2022. Great ride! Look forward to driving it all the time. Keep up the good work!

Love seeing father and son. Fun and informative video. I’m still holding out for a small hatchback with medium range but decent charging. Someday…..

through review, I suggest test-driving one. I test-drove a Model 3 two weeks ago and when I got back home I placed the order because I instantly fell in love with all the features and the purchase process from loan to insurance all through the Tesla app was a breeze I got a delivery few days ago and not a single car I bought made me this happy. Thank you for your beautiful content. Al from Texas :)

Absolute best reviews for all electric vehicles. Love your channel.

Dig the Kyle and Dave back and forth. You guys should do these more often!

I've had a lfp model 3 for a few months now and I've been so impressed with it.

I did exactly as you said: I used the Model 3 SR as a benchmark when hunting for my first EV about a year ago. Ended up getting a second hand Peugeot e208, as I wanted a smaller, cheaper hatchback. It still performs formidably on long trips given the price difference, with it's 100kW charging and decent charging curve. Not many comparable options in that segment, can't wait for the ID.2 to hit production, that thing will sell like crazy in Europe. But for anyone with the budget and need for something bigger, TM3/TMY are definitely the go-to options!

You guys are awesome!! My sons are 5 & 3 and I hope we connect like you guys do when they’re older. Thanks from Australia!

We got the M3LR and love it. If they put AWD on the base model we would have gotten that but the extra range is nice and here with the winters AWD is a must.

I really like my 21 sr+. 134wh/km over 40k km over the last 1.5yrs. Not a single issue. That is right around 5 miles/kw and it rips pretty fast when pressed. It has decent road trip ability as it charges fairly quick and is ultra efficient. As long as chargers aren't too far apart haha.

I built a couple of LFP battery packs to boost EV range on my (non plug-in) hybrid. The point with LFP cells is that the voltage drop between 99% charged and 1% charged is relatively slight. Therefore, cell voltage is a bad indicator for SOC over a cell. That's why charging them to 100% and let the BMS cut the charge and bleed the highest voltage cells regularly is necessary to maintain perfect balance. I have one underperforming cell in one of my packs, it always takes some time to pull it in line.

Got my 23 LFP for my 'only' car a few months ago and this all jibes with my experience. The car feels special in a motorsports way vs. many modern vehicles. The visibility is excellent, the steering ratio is incredibly quick, the suspension feels taut. Around town you feel every bump in a rounded off way, but once up to highway speed the suspension comes into its own. The power ramp is a bit fun, off the line it is actually pretty quick when you're not accustomed to high power vehicles, but then the power really builds around 30 to 40 mph in a pleasingly linear way. At least it is saving me from destroying my tires too quickly...

I bought one and picking it up today! Great video as always and makes me feel better you guys recommend it!

This was an amazing review. I enjoyed the scientific details especially with battery health and efficiency. Good father and son combo. I was debating between the 2023 Model 3 long range and the base range and after watching several reviews I came across this one today and I am sold. I have just placed the order.

Thanks for making this video! Been trying to get my uncle into one of these recently.

Nice Video. I am in Greece and bought the SR+ about 18 months ago. Mine was made in China so it is also LFP. It’s been a dream so far and huge value for money in comparison to anything else in its price range at the time. Being in Greece the cold isn’t really an issue. The lowest we get is about 2 centigrade. Should also say we just charge 95% of the time at home and the office on a normal 220V/13 amp circuit. It’s not fast but it doesnt matter as its plugged in either while at work (9 hours typically) or at night and its charged when we are ready to go. Also we typically get better efficiency than you are talking about - maybe because the SR+ battery is smaller and lighter, but 250 miles range seems typical.

Love my 2022 RWD Model 3 and all of your channels. Thank you for the content and keep it coming!

Double Kyle! Super info in a very short time! Love it!

Some recent real world advice: I live in the Bronx, NY. I work up in Kingston, NY which is 94 miles away. In extreme cold this winter, I could drive my M3 RWD up and arrive at a 50% state of charge. Once there, I can supercharge for ten minutes to get it up to around 60-65% state of charge with no preconditioning. I rarely precondition in this situation, because it actually eats up around 5-10% of the battery heating up the battery for supercharging. That 10% battery capacity isn’t worth it for a slightly faster charge in those situations. The preconditioning is really only necessary if you’re trying to get up to 90-100%. That’s my two cents.

It is totally fine to charge an LFP/graphite (cathode/anode) cell, like those in this Model 3 SR, to 100% SOC regularly because of two factors: 1) in an NMC/NCA cell, the cathode material undergoes crystal structure changes at high SOC that can cause physical microcracking of the cathode particles. This can lead to loss of active cathode material which degrades the available capacity of the pack. 2) In Tesla's cell designs, all cells with NMC/NCA cathodes except for the 4680's from Austin are not paired with a pure graphite anode but with a blended graphite/silicon anode. Silicon has incredible volume change on the micron scale when it is charged, causing it to also for microcracks, but generally even more severe than the NMC/NCA cathodes. Both the anode and cathode volume changes and resulting microcracking can be mitigated to some extent by charging to a lower maximum SOC. In LFP, it takes in lithium in a fundamentally different mechanism than NMC/NCA, so it does not have the same microcracking issue, and these cells also do not contain silicon, only graphite, which is a much more stable but lower energy density anode. Combined, these reasons mean you can charge to 100% SOC regularly with a Model 3 SR LFP.

I have owned a 2019 M3P and currently a 2022 MS. Just got back from a trip to Houston where I rented this M3 RWD from Hertz. Have to say the car was surprisingly good! I have to agree with ur advice here!

After going to the local Tesla showroom/service center, and test driving a MY and MXP, and playing with the showroom 3, the Model 3 reminds me the most of my old 1997 328is... man I miss that car! Getting in one in person made me more likely to consider one, even though it does have less storage capacity than my Gen 3 Prius. Hopefully these LFP cars will start hitting good prices on the used market soon.

This was BY FAR the best video I have seen on a model 3. Thank you.

I've had this car since November '21 and can honestly say, it's the best car I've ever driven. And I've driven the likes of Audi A4, BMW 3 series, VW Golf GTI..none of those cars comes close to the sheer enjoyment of simply driving this car. I just couldn't with those ugly Aero wheels though and treated myself to some nice 19 inch wheels, efficency be damned 😂 Apart from that, it's the same base model with no extras and it still comes with the best infotainment in the business and a bunch of other great features you'd be nickel and dimned to death for by most other manufacturers.

My son just bought one. Going to share this video with him. Westtown, PA! I grew up in Springfield Delco. Otto’s in 1979, back then they still had the BMW Motorrad dealership. They got rid of it to make room for the Minis.

I got it with some timely inputs from Dave, last December. Can’t agree more. Insane efficiency, awesome road-tripper, 20-80% on v3 in 20 minutes, very good maneuverability, charge to 100% everyday (I use 90-100% daily for my 10-20 miles; will be very interested in the question Kyle put on what should be the daily charge limit? Anybody knowing, please reply) never under 260 miles full range, I get 4.2 miles/kWh (got 4.1 in my 891 miles trip to & from Cupertino to LA). I’ve had zero build quality issues. Had to reboot the screen twice in the 3.5 months of ownership. Just to know. Thanks, out of spec, it’s my very first car after moving to the US only last summer. Cheers

Thank you for making a point about the efficiency of this car. 3.9 miles per kW is pretty good, and 5 is even better. To many of the electric vehicles produced today don't seem to have efficiency in mind at all.

Having purchased a Rivian R1T 3 months ago, I still can't quite let go of my 2021 Model 3 SR+. I still very much enjoy the car, it's still one of the best vehicles I've ever owned. Also, welcome to Chester County PA, West Chester is a beautiful area to drive, lots of windy little back roads.

I have seen 12 KW when heating the battery in my 2022 Tesla Model 3 Performance while in Park with the A/C off. I saw 9 KW of cooling while in Track Mode and in Park as well.

I dig the back and forth from dad and son, great video

I've had my Sr+ since 2020. I'm so happy I didn't spend a dime more on the higher trim or more range. Great car.

Love this video. I’ve just bought one and agree with everything you say. Here in the UK the range is 305 miles the efficiency is off the scale and the acceleration is still huge and faster than most cars on the road, day to day this car is unbeatable!

I've been driving several around town for the last couple of months, and I totally agree! ....The Model 3 is the least expensive, FUN to drive, has all the tech of the higher-priced Tesla models, has the LFP battery, and more range than some $80,000+ EV cars coming out. By the way Dave, I went to school in Lansdale, PA ...not far from there 💜😎

Dedicated winter tires are best, but I have the Michelin "All Weather" tires with the "snowflake 3 peak" symbol on my RWD Model 3. It is a great set up for midwest winters, and I don't have to swap tires for the winter and store an extra set. My 2018 M3 is one of the first that Tesla built, and it has been a great car for over 5 years of ownership so far.

Agree, for average drivers the RWD LFP M3 is great value for the money and full Tesla experience. For enthusiast drivers just get the performance version to enjoy the driving experience.

Dave and Kyle if you ever hear from a battery guru please let us know! I have the same car. Use about 45% a day daily commute. Been charging 75-25 and then once in a while to 100 to calibrate. Really curious what's the magic number! Took my first ski trip to VT last weekend and loved it

I really want to thank you guys for helping my decision process for my latest car purchase. My current ride is a 2014 Tesla Model S 90 RWD with 190k miles. I nearly pulled the trigger on an Ioniq 6 RWD in silver with the 361 miles of range. Your last video on the Ioniq really made me think why I was really looking away from Tesla. Well, today I found my next ride. A 2020 Tesla Model 3 Performace in white w 20 inch gray performance wheels, carbon fiber spoiler, and 25k miles, FSD included, from Colorado, for $43,300. I think its a decent deal, I dont really care about FSD either but I think it will help the resale value a bit whenever I end up flipping it. Again, THANKS to you and your Dad for reminding me that the specs on Tesla really still cant be beat for the money. 😁👍

Bought a used 2019 Model 3 with 28,000 miles on it right through Tesla. Previous owner took great care of it. Awesome EV. First time EV owner. Took it from Boston to NYC for a mini vacation. Drove very smooth. Very impressed. Supercharger experience was very easy and fast. Glad I made the switch to EV. For anyone thinking about making the switch.. just do your research and be patient. I get free charging at work so I don’t need the house charger and have three supercharger locations near me. The furthest one is about 15-20 minutes away. So it does work out for me.

Great Video Kyle. Great to see the Father and Son Duo.

I just bought this car, (had to have the white seats) for many of the reasons you've disclosed. It is replacing a 2019 Touring 2.0 10 speed Accord which has a similar advertised 0-60 but the Tesla feels much quicker due to the immediacy of the torque of the electric motor. So far, very happy.

I can’t believe Kyle didn’t know that they removed the sensors and the parking beeps. That has been the case since last fall. The new software that is said to fix that is only available with FSD right now.

Got this car for my 30th birthday! Simply went for the lowest price Tesla, and I like this one especially because of the low curb weight - it feels more fun to drive and hopefully the tires wear out slower. I wish they can get the weight down to

I want this exact spec as a 2nd Tesla. It's so perfect for that role.

Fantastic video and very informative. Been binge watching the family of Out of Spec channels for since early January and best info on EVs compared to all other UKposts channels. I think of Dave as America’s Dad, great guy! I live in Orange County CA and there are more M3’s on the road than just about any other car and frankly that is why I didn’t get one, very plain Jane and the Tesla stations in south OC always have long lines now. Tesla infrastructure is the best by far but I live in probably the only place in US where density of Tesla’s is so high, especially lot of 20 something’s that live in apartments and can’t charge at home, that the feasibility of ownership from a charging standpoint has become a problem. I bought my first EV 2 months ago and got a Nissan Ariya after waiting 1 year from the date of making my reservation. I love my new vehicle and like the look more than the M3 plus, interior, comfort etc. but at end of day spent about $12k more than the new reduced price of base M3. If I didn’t live in the land of M3 and MY and hadn’t already had the Ariya reserved may have gone with the M3 and saved a bunch of money to jump into the EV market. I always buy a car and keep forever but things are changing so fast in the EV market probably better to lease EVs and change every 2 - 3 years. I don’t know how Dave buys and sells EVs like every couple months without going bankrupt. Thinking if I want sell my Ariya in 2 - 3 years for the next hot EV I’m going to take a $10-20k bath. But had to jump in at some point and like what I got, but the M3 seems to be a sound choice if you want to jump into the EV and not spend a fortune. Again great video, and these have been so valuable if you have an EV or looking to get one. Kyle please review and test the AWD Ariya, think it fits a great niche for a comfortable EV SUV and stacks up nicely to the MY and other EVs in that segment.

I totally agree with you in all; I own a M3 MIC since 2 month and I'm totally happy with it. Even in winter if you choose any fast charger by tesla infotainment navigation it will preheat it and charging is like a rocket any time! But I really want to know what is the sweet spot of leaving the battery alone for a while? "we need a battery expert 22:26" ... Tesla has made a great job; I didn't have any issues since delivery, quality was excellent! greetings from Germany

Another great video from my favorite car review father and son duo ….. keep up the great work

Great video. I’m a Tesla resistor, but I’m almost convinced to buy this car. Thanks for the great explanation of the LFP pros & cons. Oh, and thanks for the great laugh when the Nissan Ariya ad came up. As if!

I just bought a Model 3 Standard Range because of you reviews. I am graduating from a Bolt EUV. Main reason for leaving non-Tesla is charging. I have to take a 400 mile trip in my which required 2 Charges to get to my destination. Electrify America station being down made me take a longer trip just to rely the infrastructure. Thank You for all your work.

Thrilled to see you in my hometown. Beautiful Chester County countryside. 😊

I live in Oregon. We just bought a MYLR last month (our first EV), and we love it. We love it so much we couldn’t pass up selling our 2017 Honda pilot at peak used prices and are getting our M3SR Friday.. 43000 -10k of incentives living in Oregon. 33K for this car! Excited to get it Friday! This will hold me over until my cybertruck number in like 3-4 years haha

I can't say enough good things about the LFP Model 3. Absolutely LOVE our 2022

We brought our Model 3 RWD with the LFP battery home one year ago yesterday. Our first EV it's hands down the best car that I've owned. And I'm 65. Having said that, I am #212 on the list for Aptera's Launch Edition and really hoping to be driving that a year from yesterday.

I love my 2021 M3 SR+, which I lovingly call my poor man’s Tesla! It’s taken me across town and across the country. Yes, it’s the slowest, shortest range, smallest, and least expensive Tesla made. But… in my estimation, it is both the perfect around town, AND long road trip warrior, vehicle. I get to enjoy the high tech features, the Tesla superchargers, the OTA updates, and comforts and features. Plus, this car is so damn fun to drive!! And unlike most other Teslas, you get TWO wheel choices: the butt ugly aero wheels or the much better looking wheels hiding under the Aeros - and it’s super easy to switch from one to the other. And when I got mine, it was $10,000 cheaper than the next level up (M3 LR) and even more savings than that compared to the MY LR. Fantastic efficiency. I’m at nearly 28,000 miles and nearly 2 years, and my lifetime efficiency is 238 kWh. Ha!!! Great car.

Extremely helpful video! thank you for this

Great video, lots of info. Curious how the panorama glass is in 100° sun?

Just took my delivery last week. blue with white interior. love it so far. Leaps and bounds above the leaf plus it replaced.

this would be top of my list if I didn't need the back cargo area of a Model y for my moms wheelchair.....Great video as always!

For long term storage, 50% SOC provides longer life for LFP as well as NCM or NCA. I would have to double check test results for calendar life at different SOC to be sure of that. It has been years since I have seen test data, but that is how I remember it.

Even with the markups and junk fees I was for the Bolt too, only it's perpetually "in transit." In exasperation I ended up with a 3.

I must say I absolutely loved this video. I'm sitting here having my breakfast and as I watch this I think to myself this is the real breakfast of champions

Wow. Westtown PA is 2 towns over from me. Glad to have you in PA

Great video guys. Really enjoyed it

Thanks for the info, I just got one yesterday and still waiting on my charger. This will be my daily drive.

In Canada, until the January price reductions, no Tesla qualified for federal EV subsidies. Now, this is the only model that does. I agree with Kyle, more than ever, this is the benchmark. Whatever EV you have on order, you should compare to this version of the Model 3. Glad to see Dave is happy with it!

The tech and convenience in the Tesla is something you can’t buy anywhere else. At least for a comparable price. I got our 2023 Tesla Model Y before 3 weeks for my wife. It’s awesome. And @Kyle, you are welcome to pass by. I live in West Chester, the other half of West Town.

You're convincing me that I don't need to go for the dual motor just to get an upgraded sound system. It's cheaper to buy an iPhone and some earbuds and live with the stock system! Your review is superb and thank you for sharing your impressive knowledge.

It was interesting to get your prospective on this Tesla. I have been curious about driving one of these and what it would be like to use one daily. I've never owned an EV and had only test drove the ID.4. In May we rented a Model 3 RWD LFP from Hertz for a week in South Florida. We picked it up in Miami and returned it in Fort Myers (Airport). Overall, I enjoyed the car and found myself not wanting to return it! I was like a kid in a candy store playing with all the tech in the car (I'm a software developer and nerd). Loved the charging experience. Superchargers where very easy and convent to use. We even used the mobile connector one day to recharge the car at a family members house. 120v 12amp took almost 20 hours to recharge to 100% from the upper 30's after returning from Marco Island to Naples. We had the AC cranked up the whole time with it being 80-90F+ outside most of the time. I could see the battery percentage going down from that, but we got to all our stops without any issues. Loved the handling and autopilot on the highway. I never got to experience the phone integration because Hertz makes you use the keycard in a bulky plastic protection case, but that did not bother me really. One thing for sure is I would never buy the gray or black with black seats living here in Florida! It also really needed tinted windows to help keep the interior cooler. We are considering getting a Tesla for our next car, but we don't need another car yet so we are watching and waiting to see what Tesla does with the M3 refresh and the newer lower priced options coming maybe next year.

Ordered an inventory 23 Model 3 RWD today, same configuration as yours. Cost is $30,740 (after fed subsidy and before 3% NC sales tax). Great end of quarter prices on the Model 3!

Good to see a fellow BMW enthusiast ! I was driving 2002 and 320i in the seventies and eighties. We flash our lights in camaraderie because we loved our cars and the way they drove and felt. Every single person I know that has a Tesla loves the car. But I never heard anybody told me that it matched the feel of the German cars.

Entertaining and informative. More videos like this with your dad, please

Great review. It would be nice to know more about LFP longevity and the 100% daily charge practice. I bought a 2019 Model 3 Standard range with the smaller but lighter NMC battery back in November. 5k miles later I still can't get over how fun it is to drive as my daily and I've had good success running snow tires. I can't say it's as good as a FWD car with equal snow tires on both but it's almost as good. Love the car.

I have a Model 3 from 2018, My wife has a 2020 Model Y. I just purchased a Model Y and picked it up in Feb 2023. The improvements to the new Y over the 2020 Y is impressive. From things that most people will notice like a more comfortable ride or less stiff and a heated steering wheel, to things only an engineer nerd will look for like double pane glass, Bio defense hepafilter and refinement to the interior. It is incredible the speed Tesla is improving. I love that they don't wait 7 years to improve a car like all the old companies did my whole life. I had a Rivian on order because at the time a Model Y was only about $7000 less then a R1T. However Tesla dropped the price hard so I went with a Y and cancelled my R1T. I really did not look forward to dealing with CCS DC fast charging on my road trips which I do often. Well not as often as OOS.

This car is an incredible bargain for what you get. Coupled with the reliable superchargers network and regular software updates, it's a no-brainer compared to legacy automakers' EVs.

Wanted to thank you guys for your great insight into vehicles after watching this and other videos I just bought the Tesla model three. Our second Tesla we also own a y great vehicles

I had the same trunk misalignments on my 2021. I fixed it myself in like 10 minutes. It's just two bolts on each side, slide the trunk up or down a few mm's and re-tighten. I like the idea of an LFP pack, but rural MN just doesn't have enough charging yet to get away from the LR pack.

I've been watching these guys forever and I had no idea that was Dad! This is so cool!

Just got my WOW M3SR last month. Best new car for $40k and below IMO. Phone app is great, excellent car features, drives great, excellent build quality, and one of the safest cars on the road...plus my kids love it!! Also just got the Park Assist update a few days ago, works fine...

33 minutes of two guys correcting each other. 😂

I like the strategic driver window camera placement to cover up the speedo 🙃

That's my exact car '23 RWD, took delivery in October. 12,000 miles later, I couldn't be happier with it.

LFP is actually just short handing of the periodical table of elements name for the elements in question. They used to be called LiFePO 4 because that was the full element name. Li for Lithium, Fe for Iron (Latin name, Ferrum) and phosphaste which is a Phosphorus atom with 4 Oxygen atoms linked to it. While not as power dense, the thing that sells me on LFP is that a punctured battery won't explode like a damaged NMC battery can. It's also why the house battery system I installed, by NeoVolta, uses LFP instead of NMC.

Just ordered a M3 RWD for 37k prior to incentives! Can’t wait to test this out. I’m also excited to share my experience using this car while apartment living!

Great video. Now I want to see you drive the lfp model Y

The reason to charge to 100% weekly is to also allow all the LFPs cells to balance. That can only be done in the upper voltage range (unless bottom balancing). So yes it does keep the bms accurate and keeps maximum range as no cell is going to drift out of balance and cause that weakest cell to impact overall capacity. Charging to 100% is overkill, every 1 week is much better just to keep those cells in check.

Does not apply at all to LFP batteries but as a point of data, I had my 2019 LRAWD 3, 80k miles in the shop last week. A friend works there and let me in while he did some work. Asked him to check my battery health. He said the absolute best condition batteries report 203-204 amphours, good condition well used are in the low 190s. My car is reporting 200 aH even with a decent amount of roadtripping/Supercharging. I daily charge mine to 60-65%, at low speeds (5-8 amps @ 240v). Usually stays between 40-65 when I'm not roadtripping.

Love my 2023 model 3! really cant imagine needing to spend all the additional money for the other perks based on by use case.

I love my model 3. I enjoy driving it every day. The best car I have ever had.

Took delivery of this same model 3 last month. Wonderful! Only regret was not going for the white interior. However, I've bought white seat covers online and they fit perfectly and look amazing, saving me over $700!

I own the 2022 LFP with the sensors - my first EV and I agree, it's awesome. Haven't had much snow to contend with this winter but it did handle pretty well one icy night, it does loose range when it dips below 20 degrees. I was also just away for 12 days and the range loss (in North Jersey in March) was pretty minimal - a mile or two per day per the app.

If you are that worried about cobalt then you would ditch your ICE car immediately. Cobalt is used to produce every gallon of gas your ICE consumes whereas if you electric car's battery contains cobalt there is not much of it and it is mined once and that is that. Oh, and if someday your battery is EoL then that cobalt can be recycled.

Exactly the car we took delivery of on Dec 27, 2022. Of course then Tesla had a $7500 discount, and my employer rebates us $4000 so we got a really great price. We love the LFP batteries. No regrets, we love our white base with black interior!

I’ve read that when Tesla designed the model 3 NCA pack, they prioritized minimizing vampire drain over quick cell balancing, and so balancing can take over 3 hours. I assume this is the case for the LFP pack as well. If so, maybe the best practice for LFP pack longevity is to once a week time the charge session to 100% 5 hours before your morning commute, then aim for 40% SOC for the rest of the week (I personally would just plug in each night set to 80% for practicality). I’ve seen some youtube videos complaining of 10% LFP degradation after a year, maybe people are leaving it at 100% for too long.

Hi Kyle, very interested seeing your comparison between the Tesla 3 and Ioniq 6. Hopefully you’ll be able to compare Ioniq 6 SE with 18” and Limited with the 20”. Same thing with different Tesla 3 RWD and Performance. Thanks. We already have two legacy automotive vehicles (GM and Honda) that we enjoy using Apple Car Play. I do not use Spotify, I use Apple Music and Apple Pod Casts. If we own this Tesla 3, how will I integrate my Apple Music Library and PodCast Shows? I’m not going to switch to Spotify just to drive another brand of car. Thanks