https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-tire-foam-inserts-road-noise-reduction/
On Monday, March 22, 2021, 11:11:46 AM CDT, Peri Hartman via EV
<[email protected]> wrote:
Can you explain a bit more ? What kind of foam - something that prevents
the tire from completely collapsing ? Surely it's the air pressure which
normally keeps the tire stiff. And does "noticed any difference in the
ride" refer to a new tire without foam ? Why didn't they inject the
foam, if that's the way it's supposed to be ?
Peri
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------ Original Message ------
From: "paul dove via EV" <[email protected]>
To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <[email protected]>
Cc: "paul dove" <[email protected]>
Sent: 22-Mar-21 8:43:26 AM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] Fwd: Tesla Y
> The Tesla tires are filled with foam. I got a nail and they said it was too
>close to the edge to fix but the replacement tire was readily available only
>they don't come with the foam. I haven't noticed any difference in the ride.
>
> On Monday, March 22, 2021, 9:33:59 AM CDT, Steves via EV
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Remember that the Bolt also doesn’t have a spare. Remember too that EVs
>don’t always use readily available tires, so if you get a flat, you could be
>stuck for a few days waiting on tire delivery. Yes, they (Chevy anyway) give
>you an inflator and something like fix-a-flat but it’s useless on some
>punctures and gums up the inside of the rim - it will piss off the tire
>changer. My wife hit road debris in the bolt and holed the sidewall. Luckily
>she made it home and it went flat overnight. Sidewall puncture, so new tire,
>which took several days to get.
>
>I added a spare to my Volt as that is our long trip car. Luckily haven’t had
>to deploy it yet.
>
>-Steve
>
>> On Mar 22, 2021, at 8:47 AM, Mark Hanson via EV <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Folks
>> Ben My son and I rode up to Tyson’s Corner off the dc beltway 225 miles in
>>the Bolt EV, stopped at a fast charger Woodstock va for insurance at Walmart
>>Subway for lunch. The Bolt is 260 miles if not using the heater, about 225
>>if using. The Tesla Y at 316 miles made it the 225 miles without stopping
>>but was thirsty for electrons when I got home. All the controls are in weird
>>places or through menus on the touch screen. They didn’t copy any
>>conventional auto layout of controls. The only thing that’s in the normal
>>spot is the horn. $50k turned into $55k after $1k for paint (luckily didn’t
>>charge extra for the steering wheel), $1.2k for documentation (I guess that
>>was the email they sent to pick it up) and $2k for sales tax. It was like
>>the 3 stooges with kids just out of high school doing everything and making
>>it up as they went. Got there at 1:30 and out at 4pm, took awhile to find my
>>car. Ben said isn’t it the blue one on top of that tractor trailer from
>>Fremont Cal? They said oh no, it’s in the back of the garage somewhere.
>>After waiting another 1/2 hour, they quietly unloaded it off the top of the
>>truck , forgot to put the front tag on it or the inspection sticker. I found
>>the tag in the trunk by the missing spare tire (spares are optional now
>>unless you get a flat). The tag just had double sided sticky tape to stick on
>>the front plastic bumper. No explanation on how to operate The vehicle and
>>the users manual in the glove box (after I found how to open it on the menu
>>screen) was worthless, how to fasten seatbelt nonsense.
>> For dealer experience and ease of use controls , Tesla gets a F and Chevy
>>Bolt gets an A.
>> Best regards
>> Mark
>>
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