Folding Wing mirrors in winter

In the wing mirrors (side-view mirrors) there is a small filt/cloth inside which is suppose to ensure the mirrors to slide easier when they turn. This is more important in California and dryer climate where there is more dust and sand in the air. In Norway where we have more humidity and cold weather, the cloth will swell and hinder the side-view mirror to rotate when you park the car or fold out when you start. Solutions: Either ask Tesla to remove the cloth/filt or disable the auto-folding of the side-view mirrors DURING WINTER. I removed the cloth today at the 20 000 km service :)

Tesla X, temperature and chipped windshield

Early spring this year, I went up to my cabin. The snow was gone, but it was still cold in the mountains. I knew I had a chip in my windshield, but didn’t think more of it. Sunday morning, before leaving, I decided to preheat my Tesla X. To my surprise when I entered my TX, the windshield had a crack cross the whole window, starting from the well known chip. Learnings: In Norway when the temperature is below 0 degrees, do NOT heat up your Tesla X if you have a chip/crack in your windshield. Due to temperature differences outside and inside the Tesla, the tension in the big Tesla X windshield cannot withhold the weakness in the chip/crack and it will develop easily. Normally this apply to all windshields on other cars as well, but the huge windshield on the Tesla X is more fragile to this. So, careful to heat your Tesla X in minus Celsius degrees. Check your windshield beforehand!!!

50 km trip with Tesla X

Short: Driving over the mountain from Oslo to Bergen. Started with 400 km on the battery. Recharged fully in Gol. That was enough to reach Bergen. After reaching highest point in the mountains, rest of the trip was done in “downhill”. Low battery consumption :) 500 km, no problem with Tesla X 90D :)