YouTuber John Gibbs, who featured on InsideEVs a couple of occasions prior to now, has shared a 50,000-mile possession assessment of his Tesla Mannequin Y. Gibbs owns the Mannequin Y Lengthy Vary, which presently begins at $50,490, has an EPA-estimated vary of 330 miles and accelerates from 0-60 miles per hour in a blistering 4.8 seconds.

Gibbs bought his 2021 Tesla Mannequin Y in December 2020 and has pushed it extensively since, racking up 30,000 miles in highway journeys, along with 20,000 miles of blended driving.

He solely has reward for his Mannequin Y. It’s his first automobile that retains on enhancing after buy, because of Tesla’s fixed over-the-air (OTA) software program updates. His earlier vehicles remained the identical from day one until the tip, whereas his Mannequin Y is a vastly improved machine since its buy.

One of many key enchancment areas for the Mannequin Y is self-driving. Initially, the Full-Self Driving (FSD) function didn’t cross the “partner check,” stated Gibbs humorously. When the automobile was new, the self-driving erred a number of occasions, and his spouse was scared to make use of it. However because of the fixed OTA updates, the FSD Beta function has “improved by leaps.”

His service expertise has been nice as nicely. When the Mannequin Y’s passenger aspect window started working slowly, the service employees visited him and glued the window in his storage. Furthermore, he estimates having saved $5,800 in fuel prices. With one 12 months of free charging on the Tesla Supercharger community, Gibbs claims to have spent solely $313 on charging – which sounds outstanding.

One of many solely two drawbacks he talked about is how briskly the acceleration is, which many may think about a bonus as an alternative. Because the twin motors ship torque to all 4 wheels, the tires put on out quick, stated Gibbs.

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Tire put on is dependent upon the kinds of surfaces the automobile is pushed on, driving patterns, aerodynamics, and the way nicely homeowners keep them. Going by the earlier possession critiques we’ve lined, completely different Tesla homeowners have reported experiencing various ranges of tire degradation, all brought on by the aforementioned variables.

Watch his video above to be taught extra attention-grabbing bits in regards to the Tesla Mannequin Y, and why Gibbs thinks it should proceed to be the world’s best-selling automobile. What are your ideas on the Tesla Mannequin Y? Do you suppose it should steal the Toyota Corolla’s crown to turn into 2023’s highest-selling automobile? Depart your ideas within the feedback.