What Hidden Options Does My Tesla Have?

A Richmond, Va., automotive vendor touts some cool options well-liked EVs include. Recharged (@recharged.com) posted a TikTok clip exhibiting off a Rivian R1S, Tesla Model Y Performance, Toyota Rav4 Prime, and Tesla Model X. Throughout the video, a dealership worker walks viewers via numerous gadgets and attributes packed into these automobiles potential automotive patrons will not be aware of.

Rivian R1S

“EVs come with a bunch of really cool features. I thought I’d show you some in a couple different cars today,” she says to viewers earlier than exhibiting off a Rivian R1S. She calls the car the “the best third-row EV in the market right now” and cracks open the driving force’s facet door. Following this, she factors to what seems like a white circle. It’s not only a design accent, nonetheless, however a recessed, pop-out flashlight.

Afterwards, she delineates a few of the automotive’s different options whereas talking within the EV’s cabin. “Another super cool thing about the Rivian is this bluetooth speaker that comes with the car,” says whereas pulling out the merchandise, which is housed beneath the middle console between the entrance driver and passenger seats.

Tesla Model Y Performance

Tesla is understood for packing software-related surprises in its automobiles, however within the video, the saleswoman highlights a driving dynamic increase the Tesla Model Y Performance carries. “We don’t see this much in EVs, but it has track mode in it,” she tells viewers earlier than demonstrating the best way to flip it on. Once within the Tesla Model Y, she begins interacting with the automotive’s infotainment display, narrating off-camera. “We’re gonna go in, select the car in the left-hand corner. Go to dynamics, customize.”

What’s extra, she explains there’s a granular degree of efficiency tweaks of us can allow with a sequence of touchscreen presses. “And here you can customize your driving to your preference. You can control the stability, braking, balance, anything to your liking,” she says.

Toyota Rav4 Prime

While not an all-electric car, Toyota’s Rav4 Prime does provide some absolutely electrified commuting. Due to its number of driving modes, there are alternative ways commuters can select the best way they wish to cruise, together with charging the battery by turning on the automotive’s gasoline engine. “There’s a really cool feature here if you wanna come inside,” she says whereas pointing to the middle console. “So we have this HV-EV-CHG hold. Basically, if you hold down this button, it will charge your car from the gas engine,” she says.

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Green Car Reports carried out some testing of the Rav4 Prime’s cost maintain performance. According to the outlet’s evaluation, they speculated that “strategic use of the mode could improve” the automotive’s mileage over a prolonged journey.

Folks who’re aware of the BMW i3’s REx range extender could pay attention to how this characteristic works. The small EV had a mannequin that got here with a two-cylinder gas-powered engine. Its main performance was to be utilized as a backup measure to supply vitality to the car’s battery pack. This successfully elevated the automotive’s vary however didn’t instantly energy the automotive’s wheels. That was left to the i3’s electrical motors.

Tesla Model X

Towards the tip of Recharged’s TikTok video, the saleswoman exhibits off perks of the Tesla Model X. While standing in entrance of the big EV with its gull-wing doorways opened, she exhibits a keyfob shortcut on the best way to have them shut concurrently. “You can see here all the doors are open. If you hit this top button three times on your keys, all the doors will shut and lock automatically,” she says, demonstrating the trick in motion.

Of course, it’s troublesome for anybody to incorporate all the surprises that include these automobiles in a single, 59-second-long submit.

When it involves the Rivian R1S, some drivers could not know that the car additionally comes with a built-in air compressor. This manner, of us can simply inflate their tires, rafts, air mattresses, or bike tires every time they’re out tenting. Additionally, it’s value mentioning that the flashlight actively recharges every time it’s positioned within the driving force’s door, per Rivian’s website. The similar goes for Rivian’s camp speaker, which additionally comes with its personal gentle for added illumination.

InsideEVs has reached out to Recharged by way of e-mail for additional remark.

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