With Plaid activated, the car can go up to 200 mph and accelerates to 60 mph in under two seconds. Turning this on in a Model S means you need to brace for super-fast acceleration (Opens in a new tab).
You can also open the car from your smartphone with the Tesla app installed. You don't have to take it out for it to work, but if you have it out you can touch it to the door side panel to unlock the door. It's like a hotel room keycard, but for your car. When there was a braking problem a few years ago, an OTA update even fixed that (Opens in a new tab). Just like you update your iPhone with the latest iOS via a free over-the-air software update, Tesla's software connects to WiFi and can update a long list of car functions. Other car companies are catching up, but Tesla was the first to treat its cars like cellphones. (opens in a new tab) (Opens in a new tab) 4.
No longer free like it was in the early days of Tesla, you either pay by the minute or kilowatt using a credit card loaded into the car computer. The fast charging adds up to 200 miles in 15 minutes.
and in other countries where Teslas are sold: There are more than 25,000 superchargers (Opens in a new tab). Supercharging is available across the U.S. Other EVs (like Rivian and Jeep) are starting to build out their own networks as well, but none are as extensive as Tesla's. Tesla has its own charging network, exclusive to Tesla owners. It's been a rough start, with FSD mode struggling in dense, urban areas. So far only a select group of beta testers are using the full FSD package. But there's also Full Self-Driving mode, for a current upgrade price of $10,000, which claims to be hands-free driving that can stop at stop signs and traffic lights, make automatic lane changes, and eventually auto-steer on any road, even off the highway. Now, most of those features come included as part of Tesla's basic safety system. The advanced driving system would auto-steer, keep up with other vehicles, brake for slower traffic, and generally help out with highway driving, as long as the driver kept eyes on the road and hands on the wheel. AutopilotĪvailable since around 2015, Autopilot started as an extra feature you could add for a hefty fee to complement your driving. Even the button to open the glove compartment is on the one and only screen. No other car has such a pared-down layout.
Tesla's newest cars are the Model 3 and Y both feature the same sparse interior with a single center screen that controls everything you need to do, from running the car and playing the radio to finding driving directions.
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