1. Don't unfold mirrors when I unlock the car at an unsaved location, instead, do this when I go into Drive/Reverse.
2. Don't tilt down folded mirrors at a saved location, this is completely pointless.
3. Automatically "shutdown" after some time of being parked and unplugged or if plugged in and at the charge limit and if sentry mode, security and cabin overheat protection are all off (6, 12 or 24 hours?) and anything else like that (camp/dog modes, etc) or an option to enable automatic shutdown which would just override the previously mention features which require a powered on car. (never override dog mode!) I lose 1% per day when the car is asleep but I only lose 0.2% per day when it is "shutdown". Still wake up for scheduled events. Imagine how much electricity and battery wear this would save for everyone in total!
4. Mark a center point for the energy bar on the left side of the screen. (input/output level)
5. Location based charge limit. (Top up a little extra when at work with free charging that you can use to drive home with, for example)
6. Location based HVAC on/off state and temperature separately. Great for when you start early in the cold morning in your garage vs later in the hot day sitting under the sun in a parking lot.
7. If the cabin is hot (or going to be hot if the clouds clear) and battery runs empty while dog mode is on then crack the windows.
8. Option to NOT turn on blind spot camera when I am moving very slow and turning at an intersection. (as opposed to when I need it like lane changes)
9. Media volume based on vehicle speed.
10. Reach the charge limit at the next scheduled precondition time if within 24 hours. This is the most efficient use of energy when the battery needs to be heated for charging and the manual even mentions this yet they haven't automatically implemented it. Similar to "Schedule a charge target" as K.I.T.T. said but it's fully automated and you don't have to think about it. It could compliment his idea as well.
11. Ability to "Vent" windows from car. Why can we only do this from the app?
22. Camp Mode: Stealth Camp Mode, turn off screen, fans low and try to minimize other sounds and lights.
13. Precondition schedules could separate out the options of which you could enable or disable for "warm/cool battery", "warm cabin" or "cool cabin (With AC or just vent windows)".
14. Allow setting departure energy from vehicle, can do this from the app already.
15. Dog mode can optionally not use AC or heat if ambient temperature is within "acceptable" range for animal. Ability to set this range depending on your pet. Rename it "Pet mode" at this point.
16. TACC can try to use an ascent to decelerate and an descent to accelerate, if the situation arises. Use navigation when possible to predict usage potential. This leads to greater efficiency.
17. Always show limited regen "squares" on the energy bar, even with "Apply Brakes When Regenerative Braking is Limited" enabled. Show red squres for these, or hollow, or something, see next item.
18. Don't show green for the friction brake usage when "Apply Brakes When Regenerative Braking is Limited" is enabled, show red instead which goes over previously mentioned squares.
19. Option to show "Projected range" next to the battery instead of the "max hypothetical" range.
20. Built-in "Lifetime" trip that cannot be reset which shows stats of the entire life of the car. (including total driving time, total driving power usage AND total net power usage which includes park as well as drive)
21. Interface on screen to control foot vents.
22. Rename "Joe Mode" to a more rational, clearly descriptive name for what it is. Sorry Joe. Call it "Driver Localized Alerts" or "Localize Alerts To Driver"?
23. Allow "Arrival energy" to be set to increments of 1% instead of blocks of 5%.
24. Allow schedules to be set to specific minute instead of blocks of 15 minutes.
25. "Stay Time" per waypoint: I saw a video of a guy on a roadtrip, he said it showed he will arrive at the next supercharger (after his hotel) at 20% but can't plugin overnight and battery got cold so in the morning the arrival SOC estimate dropped by 10%. This feature would account for how long you would be staying at a destination, the ambient temperature and assume you are going to leave the car parked and off accounting for battery temp changes. It could even automatically prompt if you add a hotel or similar to a waypoint "Will you be staying the night?", otherwise can manually be set with specific length of time.
I tried to not include any duplicates here already in this thread. I drive a 2021 Model Y LR AWD.
Bonus tip: Keep some little candles in your car in cold climates. If you get stuck and it's cold and you don't have much battery you can light some candles to create plenty of heat in your cabin, just practice fire safety. This is a last resort option!
