Getting Your Tesla or EV Ready for a Canadian Winter (Tire Pressure, Defrost & Range Loss) Tips!

Winter is coming in Canada, and owning an EV means a few things are different. I go through the simple steps I take to get my Tesla Model Y Standard ready for the cold: checking tire pressure with a portable pump and keeping it at 42 PSI (filling the rears first, since that's where the drive is on the RWD Standard), a good set of mats and a long-reach scraper, defrosting the car from the Tesla app, preconditioning the battery before charging, the winter range loss to expect, charging to 100% on the Model Y Standard, and whether you need winter tires over the stock all-seasons.

Chapters

1. 0:00 Winter is coming
2. 0:27 Tire pressure and range
3. 1:17 Setting 42 PSI and filling the rears first
4. 2:57 Floor mats and a good scraper
5. 3:30 Defrost your car from the app
6. 4:00 Preconditioning the battery for charging
7. 4:39 Expected winter range loss
8. 5:38 Charging to 100% on the Model Y Standard
9. 6:22 Winter tires vs the stock all-seasons
10. 7:21 Are EVs bad in winter?
11. 8:08 Wrap up

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