[wja96]

My prime recommendation would be get some winter or at least all-season tyres on the car. Your location market shows you're in NOrway so I'm sure it will come on winter tyres. That's a good thing!

You need to be fairly sympathetic on the accelerator pedal at the best of times. On snow I'd just let the car pull itself away from standstill. Don't touch the throttle if possible. But as a Norwegian I suspect you have more snow experience than the rest of the forum put together!

And sadly, regenerative braking really needs to be disabled as much as possible because it just locks up the front tyres and the ABS doesn't engage because your foot isn't on the brake. This is a known issue on all EVs - even all wheel drive Tesla's.

Compared to a diesel it'll drive like the diesel was in it's maximum pulling revs - but all the time. It's ludicrous. I've even once managed to spin the wheels at 60mph on the motorway pulling out from behind a slower vehicle while not being careful with the accelerator.

You soon adapt though. It's a really lovely driving experience.

 

[wja96]

Ps winter and summer tyres are required by law and very much recommended (even in the UK). It’s not always about the snow, but about the way the rubber behaves at low temperatures.

Indeed. I'm running Michelin CrossClimate+ in the UK. They're good enough for the little bit of snow we get and a country mile better than the stock Nexens in cold temperatures.

 

[wja96]

I agree with most of this....but do you have any links to hard evidence/proof about this “known issue” of lowering regen?

My natural reaction would be that since ABS gets confused by ’normal’ braking on snow/ice, I would have regen on the maximum setting.
This set of tips (for a Leaf) say “REGEN WHEN YOU CAN”
Another here suggests Tesla may limit regen, but not because it isn’t good.

I still feel that the technique would be (obviously) to drive slower, more gently, but certainly use the regen braking, on ‘maximum’. If it slides, then normal brakes would have slid anyway: going too fast!!

I'm 99.9% certain the thread was on here and it was Canadian owners talking about winter tyres and regen.

I did come across this while I was looking for the thread.

Tesla mysteriously removes regenerative braking strength option in new cars

Tesla has mysteriously removed the option for drivers to control the strength of the regenerative braking capacity for new cars....

electrek.co

 

[wja96]

I agree with most of this....but do you have any links to hard evidence/proof about this “known issue” of lowering regen?

I finally found the post I was looking for Auto Regen in the snow