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Tesla Tips & Tricks: Top 30 Hidden Features!

October 16, 2020 / Andy Slye / 0 Comments

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Full Screen Media Streaming
Some video streaming apps like YouTube and Netflix are already built into the Tesla touch screen, but if you want to stream a wider variety of video streaming apps like ESPN, Disney+, and your own Plex server go ahead and bookmark this site: ABetterTheater.com. This will let you stream from these sites in full screen mode. Of course you need to be in Park for this to work.

Tesla Waze App
Another site you should bookmark is TeslaWaze.azurewebsites.net. This is a cool site that replicates the best features of the Waze navigation app that Tesla’s built in navigation system lacks such as alerts, road closures, police, and other hazards. It also has a setting that shows you weather and radar in case you are on a trip and want to be as prepared as possible to avoid range anxiety and getting a speeding ticket.

Secret Autopark
If you have Enhanced Autopilot or Full Self Driving option, you can do a secret Autopark by pressing the Park button twice (located on the right stalk) to enter Autopark. Now you can choose the car to go forward or reverse and you can exit the vehicle while the car will automatically back up or move forward slowly to park into a tight space while you’re not in the car.

Blind Spot Camera
Since Tesla lacks the typical blind spot lights on the side mirrors, if I’m about to change lanes or merge I like to tap the camera icon to reveal the backup camera since Tesla recently allows you to swipe up to reveal both blind spot cameras as well. This helps me see if anyone is in my blind spot. I’m hoping Tesla releases a future software update that automatically brings up the blind spot camera when the turn signal is initiated.

Secure Your Tesla
If you want to maximize the security on your Tesla and really lock it down, you can do two main things: First enable multi factor authentication by choosing Account in your online Tesla account then use a free 2 factor authentication app to scan the barcode. Now each time you log into your Tesla account it will ask for a one time code that gets sent to your phone. You can also add a layer of security to your Tesla by enabling the PIN to drive feature which will ask for a PIN that you set anytime someone wants to drive it.

Keyless Driving
Let’s say you are away on vacation and your Tesla is back at home and you need a neighbor to move your Tesla into the garage because a storm is coming, well you can go onto your Tesla app and choose Start under the Controls section and it will unlock your Tesla and allow anyone to start driving it within a 2 minute countdown which can be very useful in certain situations.

Joe Mode
If you don’t like how loud the chimes and alerts are when driving you can enable Joe Mode and it will make the audible alerts a little quieter in case you have a sleeping baby or frightened kitty cat in the car.

Save DashCam Clip
Enable honk to save dash cam clips so that if or when something bad happens while you’re driving you can quickly honk and it will save the footage to your DashCam drive in case you need it for insurance or legal purposes.

Cancel Turn Signal
To cancel your turn signal instead of pushing it the opposite direction, just tap it once in the same direction. This helps you avoid the annoying situation of signing left, then trying to cancel by signaling right, but really that causes you to signal right, and you flip it left, and now you’re in a never ending cycle of doom. Just tap it in the once in the same direction to cancel.

Navigation Zoom In/Out
After you’ve entered a destination into the navigation, you can tap on the navigation title to quickly zoom in or out to see the entire route or go back into the condensed view.

Voice Commands
Voice commands got a lot better last year so now you can do more with voice commands so if you want do something, first try to see if there’s a voice command for it by pressing the right scroll wheel button and saying the command. It works on things you may have not thought worked. You can do things like turn on seat heaters, set the temperature, open glove box, and open the web browser.

Disengage Autopilot
To engage Autopilot we all know to double tap down on the right stalk, but not everyone knows there are multiple ways to disengage autopilot. You can either press the brake, turn the steering wheel with enough force, or my personal favorite simply tap up on the right stalk to disengage autopilot.

Upgrade DashCam
If you didn’t know by now, you can insert a USB drive into the console area and your Tesla will record clips from its external cameras acting like a security surveillance system for your Tesla. But if you want to do it the best way, get the Jeda USB hub that allows your flash drive to be hidden behind a magnetic lid so that nobody can easily unplug your flash drive.

Share Destination
If you like to use Google Maps to look up a destination on your phone before getting into your Tesla, you can actually share the destination to your Tesla by pressing the “Share” button on your phone, then select the Tesla App icon and it’ll send the destination to your Tesla navigation system.

Parking Brake
If you’re parking on a steep hill, press and hold the Park button on the right stalk for 2 seconds to enable the emergency parking brake. A parking brake indicator will appear on your display and the brake will be set.

Model Y Hatch
If you have a low ceiling in your garage you can adjust the height of the Model Y hatch to avoid it hitting the ceiling. First open the hatch, then manually raise or lower the hatch to the desired height, then press and hold the hatch button until you hear a chime. Now it will always open to that height.

Reboot Screen: For fixing issues with your touch screen or other weird glitches like no cellular connectivity, you can try to reboot the touchscreen by pressing & holding both scroll buttons at the same time for about 5 seconds. It’ll take about a minute or so to come back up, but you can continue to drive the car while the touchscreen is rebooting.

Swipe Gestures: There are a few ways to use swipe gestures on the touch screen which is sometimes more convenient than tapping. For example, you can swipe down or right on the Navigate button to quickly navigate to whatever address you have saved for work and home. So if you’re at home and you swipe it will navigate to work and vice versa. Also to remove previous destinations just swipe right on the address to delete it from the list. If you swipe up on App Switcher it will bring up the last app that was opened. Swiping also works on the music icon so you can swipe it to quickly move it up or down. You can also press and hold on the fan icon and move your finger left or right to easily adjust the temperature and the same with volume to increase or decrease the volume level. Another useful way to minimize the music app is to tap the album art to quickly move the music player up or down instead of tapping the music icon or swiping.

Quick Climate Control: When you enable climate control and you want to turn it off you have to press the fan then press the power button. A better way is to just hold down on the fan icon for a few seconds to turn off the climate control which is much easier than tapping if you’re driving. Also if you enable the defroster or defogger while climate control is off, once you’re done with it if you press the button again it leaves the climate control on which is annoying. So instead you can just hold down on the fan icon when you’re done defrosting or defogging to turn off everything to save you from tapping multiple times and to help you maximize your range efficiency if you don’t need the climate control to stay on.

Accurate Projected Range: Your battery’s rated range is always displayed by the battery icon, but for a more accurate estimation of your projected range, bring up the energy app and tap on Average Range and select 30 miles to see your average range based on your last 30 miles. This helps you make sure you have enough range to get where you’re going especially in the winter.

Quick Speed Limit: Autopilot automatically detects the speed limit zone you’re in, and by default if you enable Autopilot it will set your speed to the speed limit, but you can go into your settings and set it to relative +5 which means Autopilot will automatically set the speed to 5 mph over the speed limit. Also when have Autopilot engaged, you can tap on the Speed Limit icon on the touch screen to set Autopilot to that speed plus your offset. You can also simply pull and hold the autopilot stalk to quickly revert to the new speed limit.

Quick Set Speed: The scroll wheels can adjust your set speed (1 notch for 1 mph or a quick scroll for 5 mph). However, when you’re on cruise control or Autopilot and you manually accelerate up to a certain speed you can do a quick scroll up on the right scroll wheel and instead of increasing by 5 mph it will actually set your cruise speed to whatever speed you’re at when you do the quick scroll.

Autopilot Alert Dismiss: If Autopilot doesn’t detect a hand on the wheel it will eventually alert you to nudge the wheel to make sure you’re still paying attention, but instead of nudging the wheel you can also toggle or press either of the scroll wheel buttons to quickly dismiss the Autopilot alert.

Safe Park
As a safety measure if you open the driver door while the car is in Drive the car will automatically put itself in Park to prevent accidental acceleration or rollaway.

Open Charge Port
It may seem obvious to some of you, but not everyone knows that you can open your charge port by pressing the button on the mobile connector cable. This also works using Supercharging cables.

Quick Gear Shift: To shift into reverse when you’re in drive (or vice versa) you don’t have to press the brake as long as you’re going 5 mph or under. So you can easily shift between Drive and Reverse which comes in handy when you’re doing a 3 point turn or pulling in and out of parking spots.

Windshield Wipers: It’s a little scary to try to enable the wipers from the touch screen when a downpour hits. An easier way is to press windshield wiper button on the left stalk to bring up the wiper icon on the touch screen then tapping the windshield wiper button on the touch screen. What I would love to see in a future software update is the ability to double-press the wiper button on the left stalk to enable the wipers at slow speed or triple-press the wiper button to enable wipers at high speed. This would save us from ever having to worry about looking down at the touch screen during a downpour of rain.

Autopilot Tip: To avoid being alerted by Autopilot about grabbing the wheel, try to set your steering wheel and seat position in such a way that you can comfortably rest each of your elbows on either side and rest your hand on the bottom left or right part of the steering wheel to satisfy Autopilot while also being the most comfortable. Once you’ve found the best position save your driver profile settings.

Priority Device
If you have two driver profiles tied to two different phones such as me and my wife – we both drive my Model 3. Well, if we’re together I’m usually driving but sometimes the Tesla defaults to her phone which causes the seat and steering wheel to change to her positions instead of mine. To fix this you can set a priority device so that if the Tesla recognizes both phones it will prioritize one over the other.

Tesla Model 3 After 2 Years: What It’s REALLY Like

April 27, 2020 / Andy Slye / 0 Comments

No other car in history has changed this much after taking ownership as much as the Tesla Model 3 has in its first two years.

I’ve driven mine over 50,000 miles which means I have no more new vehicle warranty so I’m here to show you what Model 3 ownership has really been like and if it’s actually worth the $50,000 I paid for it.

Service & Maintenance

The 2-year mark for owning a Model 3 is sort of significant because that’s when one of the biggest concerns of owning a Tesla comes into play: Service & Maintenance.

Tesla doesn’t actually require service intervals for the Model 3, but in the manual they do recommend some service at the 2 year mark. Here’s all the service & maintenance I’ve had done to my Model 3 in its first two years (all have been covered for free under the warranty and repaired by a Tesla Mobile Ranger at my location).

Early on, my driver door handle wasn’t closing as quickly as it should have been. Not long after that my windshield wiper was making a clicking noise. Last year my cellular LTE data stopped working. Finally, a couple months ago my driver door was making a clicking noise. I started getting my tires rotated every 15,000 miles, but luckily there’s a tire place in my city that gives me free rotations so no money spent on that so far.

As you can see, all of those were minor repairs that cost me $0 and none of them prevented me from actually driving the car safely from point A to point B so the core driving reliability of my Model 3 has been pretty much perfect.

Once I hit the 2 year mark I figured I would go ahead and do the recommended service because I plan to own my Model 3 as long as possible, so I opened my Tesla app and scheduled a service checkup. Tesla quoted me $600 for cabin air filter replacement, wiper blades replacement, brake caliper cleaning, and brake fluid replacement.

This was a bit of a sticker shock to me, but since this is all just recommended and not actually required I requested only the brake caliper and brake fluid service which ended up being $390. After factoring in the $30 air filter replacement, the total I’ve spent on maintenance comes to about – wait for it – $420. Elon, I see what you did there you sly dog you. That means I’ve spent about $8 on maintenance for every 1,000 miles traveled. Not bad at all if you ask me.

Charging & Electricity Cost

Let’s talk about one of the unique aspects of owning a Tesla – charging the car. Some people who have never owned an electric vehicle are quick to bring up the argument “Doesn’t it take long to charge? Where will you charge it? Are you scared you’ll run out of battery?”

I’ve never run out of battery or been stranded, and about 90% of the charging happens at home overnight while I sleep when electricity is very cheap. Owning an electric vehicle has saved me both time and money by never having to stop at gas stations during my normal daily driving.

The only time I charge at a Tesla Supercharger station is when I’m traveling on a road trip. In fact I’ve only Supercharged 29 times during my first 52,000 miles and I’ve only spent $54 on Supercharging so far.

My off-peak home charging rate is about 7 cents per kWh, and since 90% of my miles traveled were done by charging at home that’s about 46,800 miles. My Model 3’s lifetime average efficiency is 244 Wh/mile and if we consider a 90% wall to wheels efficiency my home charging cost comes to about $900.

After adding in Supercharging, my total cost to travel 52,000 miles is right around $950. That means for the same cost of 6 months of cable TV, you could drive over 50,000 miles in a Tesla Model 3. (Seriously, cut the cord if you haven’t already)

That’s pretty crazy, right? That fact that I haven’t even spent $1,000 on charging after 52,000 miles. Of course these are all approximate estimates, but the point is the cost to drive a Tesla Model 3 is way cheaper and more convenient than any gasoline vehicle.

In fact, most people don’t even need to get an additional charging outlet installed at home. On a normal electrical outlet a Long Range Model 3 can regain 60 miles of range overnight assuming it’s charging for 12 hours.

Improvements Over Time

Finally, let’s talk about the Model 3’s improvements. I recently made a video about the things I dislike about my Model 3, but the beauty is that Tesla can fix a lot of those nit picky complaints through a free software update, which they’ve provided plenty of those since I got my Model 3.

You may have heard about many of these new software updates such as the big one that came out around the holidays that gave Model 3 owners more sophisticated voice commands.

Through free software updates Tesla has given my car fart mode, new games, and entertainment apps like YouTube and Netflix which are a game changer for my wife when we are Supercharging.

But it’s not just new quirky features that are being added. Legitimate improvements to the actual performance of the Model 3 have come from software updates. My car has become 10% quicker since getting it in 2018, and my driving efficiency has improved from things like the “Hold” feature.

Tesla also pushed a software update that improved the Model 3’s motor efficiency and based on the Tesla Stats app, my estimated range is now 329 miles. That means after 2 years and 50,000 miles, my estimated battery range has increased by 19 miles. That’s unheard of and completely crushes the argument that the battery will need to be replaced any time soon due to degradation.

Other cool features have also been added like Smart Summon which lets the car drive to me in a parking lot, along with Sentry Mode which records security footage from the car’s cameras and lets me view the footage directly from the touch screen display.

Of course one of the best Tesla features, Autopilot, is constantly improving and getting better as more Tesla owners drive their cars which makes the neural network exponentially more intelligent with each mile driven.

This type of dynamic improvement cannot be found on any other car. The Model 3 is an absolutely amazing vehicle, and an even more enjoyable piece of technology. It’s truly a giant gadget that brings so much joy and convenience to me as an owner while also improving the environment ever so slightly by making me never need nor want a gas car ever again.

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The #1 Reason Why Tesla is the Best Car You Can Buy

August 21, 2019 / Andy Slye / 0 Comments

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This awesome event was put on by the St Louis Tesla enthusiasts group who did a great job. It was held at the National Corvette Museum Motorsports park in Bowling Green, KY and the main part of the event was to drive your Tesla on the track. Since my Model 3 needs new tires soon I decided not to take my car out on the track but one of the amazing people behind the creation of this event, Liz, was kind enough to let me ride with her while she drove her husband’s performance Model 3 on the track (in Track Mode) which my body & mind were not at all prepared for. It was like a roller coaster. I never felt such powerful G-forces since riding on The Voyage at Holiday World (shout out to the best amusement park)

But for this video I decided that since I always get asked how I became the world’s top Tesla referrer or why so many people buy a Tesla after watching my videos, I decided to take it upon myself to find out the primary reasons why current Tesla owners bought their car. Buying a car is one of the biggest purchases of someone’s life so I was curious to know what the biggest reason was for someone buying a relatively expensive Tesla over all the other car choices. Going in I thought the main reason was probably either because of the technology & self driving aspect (autopilot) or the fact that it’s all-electric (better for the environment and no more gas) or really just because of Elon’s devilishly good looks (don’t fool yourself). After talking to owners, I was surprised at the most popular answer!

The biggest reason why I was the guest speaker at the 5th annual Midwest Tesla Gathering is because I currently have the most Tesla referrals in the world, meaning I’ve helped sell the most Teslas to new customers. If you’re not aware of the Tesla referral program, it’s a program for all Tesla owners that allows them to share their own unique referral code with other potential buyers and if those potential buyers order a Tesla through the referral link then both people get 1,000 free Supercharging miles, and the referrer also gets a chance to win prizes such as a free Model Y or a free Roadster.

Last year when I became the world’s top referrer I won two free future Founders Series Roadsters which is Tesla’s “supercar” supposedly coming out in 2020 and it will be the quickest production car in the world (0-60 in 1.9 seconds). But once Tesla realized they were giving away too many free Roadsters they briefly ended their referral program earlier this year but brought it back in March with the updated prize system which is basically like a raffle. Each Tesla referral you get counts as an entry into a monthly giveaway of a free Model Y and a quarterly giveaway of a free Roadster.

Currently I have over 850 referrals which has resulted in about $40 million in revenue for Tesla, and I’ve also accumulated over 1 million free Supercharging miles so far so I’m only about 32 million miles away from going to Mars. Hopefully the Supercharging miles transfer to rockets. I’ll have to ask Elon 🙂

So why should a person buy a $50,000+ Tesla? For me, I want people to choose a Tesla for their next car because I want everyone to experience that same rush of joy that I still feel to this day when I drive my Model 3. It’s the joy from the instant torque, the software, the Autopilot, the tech, the innovation, and really just the progressiveness of Tesla as a whole. I recently listened to an amazing audiobook called “The Science of Energy” and it’s clear that from that book that Tesla is changing the world for the better by making these awesome electric cars. Once someone buys into the idea of Tesla and becomes an owner, it’s a like a spider web effect. That one person can then spread their enthusiasm to 10 more people and each one of those can spread it to 10 more and so on. After listening to that book I’m becoming more aware of energy and how we use it. More Teslas on the road is a sign for a better future. I’m proud to support Tesla, one of the most innovative companies in the world.

How to Afford a Tesla: Top 5 Tips to Save Money!

May 14, 2019 / Andy Slye / 0 Comments

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My Tesla Model 3 is the best purchase I’ve ever made but it’s also the 2nd most expensive purchase I’ve ever made, and it can be scary to spend that kind of money especially on a car. Well in this video I’m going to show you how I was able to save $60,000 cash while in my twenties when my average income was about $65,000/year after taxes. So I didn’t have some crazy six-figure average income. I know how it feels to need a loan for a car. I bought my first car in 2010, it was a used Pontiac that cost $12,000. After getting a small loan for that I promised myself that my next car would be paid in full. So here are some of the tools and strategies I used to help me buy my dream car. To reach any money savings goal as quickly as possible you really just need to do two things: increase your income and decrease your expenses. Very simple but not that easy. And the most important thing is to try to increase your income while not increasing your expenses. First you need to figure out exactly how much money you need to save.

Budget

To do this you need to create and follow a budget. This is one of the most important steps because without a budget you don’t know where your money is going and you need to make sure you’re tracking every dollar that comes in and goes out. For my budget I’ve always used Mint. It works great. It has a free app for iOS and Android. It lets you securely connect all your financial accounts and see all your financial activity in one place. You can create your budget and quickly categorize every transaction so your budget stays accurate and up to date. What’s really cool is Mint has a feature called “Goals” and with that you can select the “Buy a Car” goal and here you can input your total amount of money that you want to save for your car. It does have a built-in car selector but since Tesla is constantly re-structuring their prices I’ll leave a link in the description below that’ll take you directly to the Model 3 order page so you can make sure you’re getting the most-up-to-date pricing. That link also has my referral code built into it so in case you do order you’ll get your free Supercharging bonus. So visit that page and select all the options you want to find out exactly how much your car will cost. Once you know that total cost you can input it into your Mint Goal and set a target completion date and it will show you the exact amount of money you need to save each month to reach your goal. This is what I did when I was saving for my Model 3 and it was extremely helpful.

Be Frugal

Once you know how much you need to save each month, the next step is to be frugal. This all comes down to not spending money on unnecessary things and when you do have to spend money make sure you’re getting the best deal possible. Look at your budget and find the biggest expenses like insurance or internet or restaurants which is always a big one for me. Then do some research and find out where you can save money in those areas. TrueBill is a free app that helps you keep track of all your paid subscriptions so you can identify and cancel the ones you don’t need. Some things that helped me were: I switched to the cheapest prepaid cell phone plan I could find. If you pay for TV, stop it, cut the cord. I’ve never paid for TV ever in my life. Most people can get by with just basic high speed internet and a streaming service like Netflix. Avoid buying things unless you absolutely need it. For things you do need, use web extensions like Honey to automatically show you the best deals and most savings for anything you’re shopping for online. Try to buy used items instead of new if you can. Ebay & Amazon Warehouse deals are good places for used items. If you do need to buy new, Greentoe is a cool website that lets you enter your own price & bid on brand new items. If you’re an Amazon Prime member like me one of my favorite things is to choose No-Rush shipping instead of the 2-day shipping so I can get the free digital credits toward movie rentals so stuff like that seems small but it all adds up over time so anywhere you can save money, try to be frugal about it.

Learn Valuable Skills

So that tip was about decreasing expenses and these next two tips are about increasing income. First is to learn valuable skills. Being a person of value will make the most difference in your life. Once you learn how to provide some type of value to people and master a skill you will find that your potential to increase your income will become higher and higher. Some of my favorite ways to learn a valuable skill are through 3 sources: books, podcasts, and online courses. I’m a big auditory learner so I love audiobooks. Some self help books that have made a big impact on my life and my income potential are Man’s Search for Meaning, 7 habits of highly effective people, Atomic Habits, Think & Grow Rich, How to win friends and influence people, and Essentialism. Some of my favorite podcasts about self help, business & productivity are The Sweaty Startup, Smart Passive Income, College Info Geek, Ground Up Show, Art of Manliness, and Fizzle. So all those books and podcasts have helped me become a better person and entrepreneur in some way but I think the best way to learn a specific valuable skill is through online courses and Skillshare is one of the best resources for that. Skillshare is an online learning community with more than 25,000 classes in all kinds of things like graphic design, photography, productivity, and business. The best thing about Skillshare is that its premium membership is super affordable (remember we love being frugal right?) with an annual subscription that’s less than $10/month and it’s absolutely worth it because with a Premium Membership you get unlimited access to every course. In fact, I just took a course on Skillshare that’s made by a fellow YouTuber, Matti Haapoja, who does some stuff with Peter McKinnon. Matti has a course on Skillshare where he teaches wedding filmmaking, and if you don’t know, I actually film weddings in my spare time so I love taking a videography courses like that each year to brush up on the industry and Skillshare has so many courses like this that will help you learn a valuable skill. If you want to be one fo the first 500 people to try Skillshare Premium free for 2 months, just click the link in the description below.

Build Side Income

And that leads us into my next tip which is to earn some type of extra income in your spare time. Like me you probably have some sort of day job or maybe you’re a full time student. Whatever you do, the best possible way to speed up your savings progress is to earn more income. You can try to be as frugal as possible but decreasing your expenses only goes so far. Increasing your income is almost limitless. Sp find out what your most valuable skill is and utilize it to offer some type of service that you can charge money for or that brings in some type of income. This was the biggest factor for me. I’ve had a day job ever since I graduated college but around 5 years ago I started to actually dedicate a lot of my spare time to my side businesses which were mainly YouTube and wedding videography. So during my lunch hour, during nights and evenings, I would work on my YouTube stuff. And one Saturday every month I would go out and film a wedding. So I learned and practiced a valuable skill (video production) and put it to work in my spare time and it helped me increase my income. So use the resources that I mentioned in the previous step to obtain a valuable skill and then work hard in your spare time to create some sort of side business. And remember to keep your expenses as low as possible as your income increases. This is the ultimate key to saving money.

Model 3 Config & Savings

The last tip is all about the Model 3 because after all this video is about saving for a Tesla. Here are some things to keep in mind when ordering your Model 3 to save as much as money as possible. My first tip is to not pay for the upgraded sport wheels. If you stick with the default Aero wheels you save money and get better range so that’s a no brainer to me. If you don’t like the look of the Aero wheels don’t worry they pop right off to a decent rim underneath. Also if there’s still a federal tax credit available by the time you order make sure you quality for it. I’ll leave a link to FuelEconomy.gov where it explains the tax credit for Tesla and how to be eligible for it. I’lll also link to Energy.gov where you can check if your state has any rebates or credits for purchasing an electric vehicle. You can also check with your local power company. Sometimes they offer rebates and credits for EV purchases. And while you’re doing that, check to see if they offer “off-peak” rates which are times in the day (usually at night) when electricity is charged at a cheaper rate. Sometimes you have to specifically request to get on an Off-Peak plan. I did this and it helps minimize electricity costs when charging a Tesla at home. And if you do have to install a charging outlet, check if there are any rebates or credits for that as well. When I got my outlet installed there was a tax credit of 30% of the total installation cost which was nice. And last but not least, get multiple quotes for insurance. Even though the Model 3 is the safest car ever tested by the US government, the insurance is still expensive for most people so shop around and get the best quote. I ended up switching my car insurance provider when I got my Tesla because of the better rate. And if you want to learn more about how you can make money once you get your car, be sure to subscribe because my next video will be all about driving for Lyft & Uber with a Tesla. Thanks for watching. I hope this helps you get closer to owning a Model 3. You won’t regret it. Best car ever. Everything I mentioned will be linked below so check the description. My name is Andy and I’ll talk to you in the next one. Bye.

Tesla Road Trip: 1,000 Miles to the SpaceX Rocket Launch!

April 15, 2019 / Andy Slye / 0 Comments

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