Recent content by stangmatt21

Perhaps it is, but that's what their T&Cs ️say: 3) BATTERY CHARGING LEVELS AT VEHICLE CHECK OUT: Avis will rent the EV with at least a 70% charge on the battery.

IMO, This is a problem with Tesla vision. It didn't understand the difference between being too close to someone while stopped vs parking.

My rental came with the J adapter, but ensure you have it before leaving the rental location. However, there was no mobile EVSE included.

The Tesla was at 80% when we picked it up. Avis guarantees at least 70% at pickup. Avis requires 70% at drop off If you bring back at 10% to 69% it's a $35 fee, less than 10% is a $70 fee. Their EV terms are available here...

Was a really, what? Looks like your question was cut off.

I don't know why, but after 32 months with it I still find the rotary dial complicated in fast maneuvers and often end up in Park instead of Reverse. I wish it was just a twist left for R, right for D and then it returned to center, with a button for Park, like the dial shifter does in some Kia EVs.

I'm told for 2023, Model Y received a "comfort" suspension update. This 2023 was way better built and rode better than a 2020 TMY I test drove just after deliveries started. The 2023 TMY is smoother than my 2021 Mach-E. The column shifter is so easy to use without looking and it frees up center...

I think I could get used to almost everything except for the driving position and lack of CarPlay. I don't know if the poor driving position was how the vehicle is designed or if the seat motor really was broken. And, not having complete phone integration and being able browse audio/music on...

I spent a long weekend in Portland, 4 days, and rented a 2023 Tesla Model Y from the Portland Airport Avis GENERAL OBSERVATIONS Overall, the Model Y was a great vehicle for vacation. Easy to drive, use, park, etc., and our accommodations had on-site charging so we never had to visit a gas...

Spotted the same thing in May at Electrify Expo Long Beach, CA in a Mustang Mach-E GT Ford had on display in their booth

I like it. That would be a great color for the entire car!

There’s no selection to be made in settings. When you turn on lane-centering and the highway is pre-mapped, hands—free will kick in automatically.

2.8.2 installed today and I now have BlueCruise! WOO HOO! 16 months of waiting, 7 rapid-fire OTAs, delivered completely by Ford Power-Up!

2.8.1 now queued for my Job 1

Samesies, Jan 2021 build