As a Model 3 owner, i feel the Interface is actually amazing. The fit and finish and the design could use some improvement.
So improvements:
Change trunk and frunk hood deisgn so that snow does not fall in when it is opened.
Change the design of the area around the front license plate so that is does not attract all the dirt on the road
change the deisgn around the rear license plate so that when you take the car through a car wash it does not leave a small streak of dirt in the same area every-time.
Auto wiper could improve (it is similar to the BMW, not that great)
I will try to answer some of your UI questions. You need to spend enough time in the car to figure these out:
the braking was odd. in fact letting off the gas resulted in regen kicking in but when i wanted more deceleration pressing on the brake felt very strange. meaning there was little resistance in the pedal initially and then it felt like somebody had put a log under the brake. maybe i'm missing something here but that was unnerving. i'm used to the pressure progressively increasing as i press down with my foot. not hardly anything then a stump.
Thats how typical hybrid brakes are.
pressing a button to open the door was ok, but honestly i don't see the point. i also wonder if that entry card works all of the time.... that would be annoying if it didn't.
I rarely use the entry card. Entry and locking the car with the phone in your pocket works 99% of the time. The times when it has not worked, i had to reboot my phone.
changing lanes. was i pressing down too hard on the turn indicator or does this thing not have a touch feature for changing lanes that turns itself off?
Works for me.
also, the gear lever is on the steering column? it's easy enough to use but that means you have no control of your wipers except on the lower corner of that big screen? WTF? i mean, in my car i regularly do 1 touch wipes with one finger when it's lightly raining or snowing. how do you do that? and i didn't get to it but how do you spray your windshield with fluid? don't tell me that's through the screen. and how do you turn on your high beams? how do you open the trunk or frunk?
The stalk on the left. There is a button on its side. If you press it once, it does a 1 touch wipe. If you hold it it will release the washer fluid.
If you push the stalk on the left towards you or away from you it changes the beam. I usually have auto high beam set, which can also be turned on or off by pushing the stalk towards and away from you. The auto high beam works very well (better than the auto wipers)
how do you open the door to the charging port?
3 ways:
From the touchscreen when in park (its right there, there is no need to navigate anywhere.
Using the app
pushing down on the charge port (never done that). I usually use the screen before leaving the car. Like you would push the gas cap release switch in a gas car before leaving the car.
the volume of the stereo was on the lower right part of the screen. ugh. you need to swipe up to get into your stereo controls?
You can do it from the left roller button on the steering wheel.
oh, and you want to redirect the vents?
me, you have to do several steps to get into that fancy window to control the air?
Yes, it is two touches.
i don't want to be looking down at a screen to do such basic functions like that.
volume, spray for the windshield, side mirror adjustment
Volume does not need touching screen.
Spray does not need touching screen
1 swipe wiper does not need touching screen
Side mirror needs two touches to open the screen and then you use the buttons on the steering wheel to adjust.
Hope this helps.
and this is money i have saved since Oct 31st. Its approximate as gas prices keep changing (i have put in 1.4 for premium)