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ewo5kz | Announcing: teslabout open beta | & #x200B https: preview.redd.it 71cp749744e41.jpg?width=3751& format=pjpg& auto=webp& s=9906bb3766cff32fc8f350f4e902f2a71c26f9a7 Hey Tesla fam Joey from teslabout here. My friend and I have been hard at work over the past 6 months creating [https: teslabout.com](https: teslabout.com). After months in closed beta we are excited to announce the start of open beta today. Teslabout is a modern web application for viewing live and historical metrics for your tesla(s). We enjoyed using other services such as teslafi and teslascope and they inspired us to build atop that idea to create a mobile first design. Below are some key features. **Visually designed for all screens** We re a bit obsessed with our Teslas and metrics so we wanted a way to always be able to view them. Whether that means we re at our desks in front of giant monitors or if we re just in a restaurant making sure the car is locked we made sure teslabout looks stunning on all screens. Here s a gallery: [https: imgur.com a CF5z2Rz](https: imgur.com a CF5z2Rz). **Commands** One of the goals we had for making a mobile first application was to mostly replace the official Tesla app. We hated waking the car by simply opening the app or having to wait 30 seconds with the app open before we could turn on climate control. We have a command palette embedded in the dashboard that you can just press and go no need to wait for the car to wake up first. **Metrics** We love metrics. We love them so much we couldn t fit everything we wanted to trend on one screen. To solve this we decided to create a fully custom trend tool that gives the user full control. You want to trend kwh consumption vs temperature? You got it. You want to trend odometer against battery max range against drive efficiency? No problem. You can even pick your own time range to trend against. **Data importing** Like many of you we ve used a number of different services and wanted a way to aggregate all of our data so we could see it anytime. You can import data right from your settings dashboard. **Trips charges and locations** Driving and charging your Tesla is a huge part of its day. We track all of these with aggregated metrics for each trip and charge including efficiency cost and savings (vs ICE). **International friendly** Whether you like metrics imperial or something in between we ve got you covered with granular unit of measure preferences. We even have support for 15 different currencies. **Security** This one is a given. Nobody wants their stuff hacked. We took multitudes of steps here. You never have to give us your Tesla email and password. The tokens are all we need. If you decide to use your Tesla email and password we never store them All sensitive data (tokens passwords etc.) are encrypted or (salted +) hashed before storage. All data is encrypted while in flight. 2 factor authentication. Secured user sessions to prevent session hijacking **PWA friendly** We don t quite have the resources as 2 devs with full time jobs to create fully native applications but we did ensure that teslabout is PWA friendly and performs as if it were native. It s free to signup over at [https: teslabout.com landing](https: teslabout.com landing) and for those interested we have a FAQ page here: [https: teslabout.com faq](https: teslabout.com faq). We also have a paid tier ($5 mo vehicle) for those interested in historical data or just want to support us. I took the day off from work so that I could stick around to answer any questions so ask away! Update 1: We pushed a more relaxed password requirement. Update 2: Made minor fixes to account registration and uom preferences. More uom fixes on the way. | teslabout | 2020-01-31 13:02:01 | 960 | fg3bi10 | Wow beautiful interface. | Dr_Pippin | 2020-01-31 13:24:04 | 161 | Tesla companion app features |
bc0urn | Annoyances with Powerwall reservation | I placed a reservation for a Powerwall a year ago. This was before the price hike. Just yesterday they called me saying they were ready to install it. Only two issues: 1) They are not honoring the previous price. This is super annoying but since the price was not in the reservation contract I didn t argue about it. 2) Oh and they re only installing a minimum of two Powerwalls. What the hell? As much as I want to take advantage of the tax incentives I cancelled my reservation. It stings that I waited so long and now they change the rules to get significantly more money out of me. I guess it helps that I was on the fence about this. I was excited about having a PW but I was having trouble justifying it as an investment. I ll just wait until TOU hours change and it s no longer profitable to send excess solar to the grid. If it s anything like Model 3 reservations I m sure this won t affect me much. I m happy to be an early Model 3 owner but if I d waited I d have a cheaper better car and the order would be fulfilled in just a few days. | kodek64 | 2019-04-11 14:57:24 | 42 | ekmvujf | I ordered mine back in June in Florida along w my solar. They are in the permit stage right now. But they ARE honoring the old price and even let me add a 2nd powerwall at the old price. However I m not sure if they would have required the 2nd powerwall. I added it after they contacted me to start the process after I did more research and realized one wasn t enough to power the AC. | invitedGuest49 | 2019-04-11 15:01:15 | 18 | Tesla Solar Panel Decision |
khtd9i | Annoyed | The MCU in the Model S I drive is failing. A few months ago it showed “Computer degraded” warning so I scheduled a SC appointment for tomorrow to get it replaced. Today I got an email saying they don t have the part yet after saying they had it ready a couple of weeks ago. The car is randomly shutting down and taking 30 mins to be drivable again and sometimes refuses to turn off even with all doors closed and locked. I love Tesla but I m very annoyed that they can t help me with a problem that started with their bad design. | SurfaceLapQuestion | 2020-12-21 23:49:26 | 14 | ggn507n | Tesla really should bite the bullet and just replace all the MCU s on these old Model S. It d buy them a lot of good will and clean up their unintentional mess. We know they have the money :) | ScavengerLife | 2020-12-22 00:37:50 | 27 | Tesla ownership feedback and issues |
dvk2x4 | Annoying brake pedal noise with the new Stopping Mode (2019.36.2.1) | I ve been trying the new Stopping Mode (hold) in 2019.36.2.1 (Jan 2019 Model 3) and love driving using the accelerator alone. The only annoying thing I ve noticed is that every time the car comes to a complete stop and HOLD is engaged there s a distinct clunking noise coming from the brake pedal sounds like a popping spring. It happens every single time the car stops with Stopping Mode set to hold so I think there may be a missing rubber stopper or dampener in the brake pedal. Is anyone else experiencing this? | ElJenn | 2019-11-13 01:18:56 | 18 | f7d8gss | That s normal. I m more surprised you never noticed this when using AP before. AP when coming to a stop does the same thing. | Lancaster61 | 2019-11-13 01:58:20 | 21 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
h8utkc | Annoying driver profile bug. Wife likes to manually control AC and fan speed. Never changes back to auto for my profile. | Really wish this was automatic. Whenever I get into the car after my wife has driven I need to turn the climate back to auto. Why can t this setting be tied to the driver profile!? | zbowman | 2020-06-14 14:30:51 | 31 | fuszchx | Seems like an obvious thing to tie to the profile. Hope Tesla is watching OP! | hmspain | 2020-06-14 14:53:46 | 17 | Tesla HVAC Functionality |
8f81ij | Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 5 2018 | 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “ 2018 Annual Meeting ”) will be held on Tuesday June 5 2018 at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time at the Computer History Museum located at 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd. Mountain View CA 94043. For your convenience we will also webcast the 2018 Annual Meeting live via the Internet at www.tesla.com 2018shareholdermeeting . | dudeman0918 | 2018-04-27 01:46:22 | 47 | dy1c8lc | But the shorts said Tesla will be bankwupt next week | analyst_84 | 2018-04-27 01:48:56 | 24 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
kq9ofw | Annual Tesla Sales in Austria (not Australia 😉) from 2009 to 2020 | & #x200B https: preview.redd.it h80n2kzorb961.png?width=1292& format=png& auto=webp& s=f8516671e77440b9d024539a7e3684a377283c80 & #x200B I ve gather the annual sales data from the official Austrian Office of Statistics and made this chart. Some insight: Austria has a population of 8.9 million 2015-2017 was obviously only Model S and X sales. The majority of those were to businesses very few were actually sold to private individuals. In Austria s capital of Vienna there are actually some Model S Taxis which I think is pretty cool. In the year 2018 you can clearly see the anticipation of the Model 3 with Model S and X sales dropping off quite dramatically. 2019 and 2020 have been dominated by the Model 3. The highest registration numbers are always in the last month of a quarter - seems to be similar for other European markets as well. This is still without the Model Y which is unfortunately not yet available in Europe. It will be interesting to see the continuation of this graph for the next several years as the EV revolution is just getting started and Europe will have tremendous EV adoption in the next few years. I hope you enjoy the chart. | [deleted] | 2021-01-04 14:23:51 | 54 | gi2khdj | Grüße aus Wien! I can t frickin wait for Giga Berlin to get done. I just hope we get heated steering in the Model Y here! | TheAce0 | 2021-01-04 14:45:40 | 14 | Tesla Challenges in Germany |
7petaq | Another can t get spare parts to fix my Tesla story.... | This chap posts DIY videos of repairs on a pre face-lift Model S. The first 3 minutes of this video is the background hard luck story of why he needs a certain part and the rest is essentially a warning for any DIY types.... https: youtu.be f4pcaaQiMQA | navguy12 | 2018-01-10 10:44:13 | 26 | dsgzrx8 | As a man with an extensive garage of tools Tesla s hostility towards DIY bugs the shit out of me. | _ohm_my | 2018-01-10 15:49:24 | 9 | Tesla ownership feedback and issues |
nwch6d | Another +$500 Model Y price increase for non-P | Seems like we re getting these quite often.. At the end of the day I would still have an upfront price w Tesla vs. the shady games legacy dealers play and we all know what kind of market we re in right now with many ICE vehicles selling above MSRP. Edit: [current pricing](https: i.imgur.com W0GgdpW.png) for posterity. | mastre | 2021-06-10 02:09:23 | 44 | h18dazy | The cost of raw materials and parts is increasing to crazy levels at the moment. | techie_boy69 | 2021-06-10 02:11:51 | 22 | Tesla Model 3 Review |
ducidy | Another ICE convert (half) | TLDR at the bottom. I currently own two ICE vehicles 2016 Lexus NX200T which is my daily and a 1991 Toyota MR2 T-Top Turbo (400rwhp) which is my summer weekend track car. In mid-October I jokingly told my parents I was going to buy a new car and trade in the Lexus and they said they were actually looking to replace their 2004 Toyota RAV4 in the Spring with something new used. End of October I decided to give my parents the NX I ll just trade in their RAV4 and get a new car. Always wanted a Tesla Model S X but never considered the 3 after watching all these Tesla videos mainly revolving on the 3 and lurking on r teslamotors. On November 2 I decided to go take a look at the Model 3 in person because looking at reviews on YouTube was not going to sell me on placing an order. Arrived at the Tesla store in Dedham and asked for a Model 3 test drive (*huge mistake*). Now I m used to power from the MR2 but when I finally got to a straight away and the advisor said this is probably the best place to step on it: -steps on pedal- OH F$#@ . That instant torque blew me away and I was smiling and giggling like a little boy in his favorite candy shop. Arrive back at the store checked inventory and lo and behold there was a Model 3 Stealth Performance (ty this reddit for so many posts about it) I told the rep I wanted it but he said I would have to take delivery next week since it s in inventory. I needed to clear up some other debt so I just decided to place an order for the Model LR and expected to get it by maybe Christmas. On the drive home in the NX I was thinking to myself I want that stealth and so I got back home and cleared up any loose ends. November 6 since everything was being processed I asked the rep to put me in for the Stealth with 18s but they did not have any. So I settled for a White w black interior and 19s. November 7 assigned a VIN Please select delivery date . November 8 everything was clear and so I spoke to the rep about applying for the financing. Applied and was hoping for a response the next day. November 9 no response did a quick follow up and the rep went to check in with Tesla Financial. November 10 - APPROVED! November 12 - Taking delivery! Now I probably won t get rid of the MR2 because it has too much money invested into the suspension braking motor etc but I m ecstatic to drive the M3 every day. TDLR I jokingly said I wanted a new car to my parents they needed a new car I m giving them my car test drove a Model 3 ordered the same day and taking delivery this week! | danny4327 | 2019-11-10 15:05:43 | 97 | f745o4q | I love how every owner says dont take a test drive | iLLYR14NS | 2019-11-10 15:09:16 | 98 | Tesla Model 3 Review |
ce3go8 | Another Imitator Falls Short... | For the low low price of only $2 million you can own a Lotus that is ALMOST as fast as a Roadster and holds less range! How does a car like this get touted as going toe to toe with Tesla in every way when it clearly doesn t? https: www.engadget.com 2019 07 16 lotus-evija-hypercar-ev-launch | xHourglassx | 2019-07-16 21:37:58 | 23 | ety5gs8 | They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Tesla must be pretty flattered that someone else is finally getting around to making an electric Lotus. | audio_phyl | 2019-07-16 21:42:48 | 41 | Tesla Dominance in EV Batteries |
2hb0h5 | Another Job interview at Tesla | on Wednesday July 23 2014 at 10:30 am I had an interview at Tesla Motors tomorrow I go in for another interview. I am extremely exited I have been constantly applying at Tesla Motors I really like their cars and like the way the firm presents itself. I was wondering if you guys had any advice for this hopeful candidate? | [deleted] | 2014-09-24 05:49:52 | 10 | ckr0ype | Do your research Read and re-read every sentence of the job description. Check out the tesla info or career relations site. Everyone knows about the gigafactory and model x. Drop a bomb of info on them that only a very dedicated and very thorough person would know about. re-review your own resume. People think this one sounds silly it s your own personal career and you know it better than anyone. It s very possible the manager finds a random bullet point on the second page and asks you about it. You have to immediately be able to explain it in detail. Give an example. Tell them what your learned from the situation. If they ask you about something you haven t done don t just say no. Tell them about something similar and how you think it will relate and translate to what they re asking about. Is it a face to face? Get to the parking lot plenty early. about 30 minutes. but hang out in your car until 10 or 15 minutes til the interview. The managers are busy dont bother them too early. Dress to impress. Phone interview? That s even worse. Make sure you re in a private room with the door locked and 0 background noise. Have the job description and your resume printed and in front of you. Send a thank you note!! | CashOverAss | 2014-09-24 06:17:36 | 7 | Pursuing Career at Tesla |
5khd3s | Another Lengthy Trip Report | I have done this before and I felt compelled to do it again. For owners who have done countless road trips this may bore you. For others it may be lengthy and not offer much. But I will do it anyway in case one or two new owners or potential owners benefit. Every time I do a lengthy road trip in my S85 I learn a little something. The details: DFW area to SE New Mexico. I had two SC s I planned to use: Cisco TX and Sweetwater TX. I read on supercharge.org that the Sweetwater location might be having issues. Called Tesla and was told it was out of service on 12 22. Was leaving 12 23. I posted here and someone told me it was working but very slow. This proved useful because all Tesla told me was it is out of service and not sure when it will be working again . So I set out with a backup plan of using an RV park I found on plugshare. Called ahead and they confirmed they would have space available. Based on the info I was given here I chose to try Sweetwater and see if it worked. I figured if it was at least 29 miles hour it would be as good as an RV park (in fact better bc it would be free). It was working fairly well charging over 200 miles hr when I started and close to that even when the battery was fairly full. Crisis averted. The last leg of my journey was 190 miles to SE New Mexico. No Superchargers or destination chargers after I left Sweetwater. I knew the elevation change would be a bit of a challenge (2100 to 3900 feet not extreme but enough to make a difference). The weather was warm enough though and I figured 230 miles charge was enough. I was driving cautiously on this last leg of the journey from the very beginning but by the time I was 150 miles out I was already getting warnings to slow my speed. Which I did. Averaged 55-60 MPH the rest of the way. I listened to the nav despite having about a 30 mile difference between distance to drive and rated range when the warnings showed up. I figured that was plenty but still slowed down. The combination of elevation change and stiff wind in my face (which was not obvious in the middle of nowhere with no flags in sight for a long period of time no leaves on trees) it was a long haul and I was glad I was cautious early on. Wound up with 62 miles rated range when I was 45 miles out so at that point I started to accelerate a little heavier and arrived with 5 miles to spare. I knew I would pass a lot of RV parks when I was approaching my destination so I had that as a backup plan. Didn t wind up needing them. Many family members who were tracking my trip who heard the end result assumed I almost didn t make it . This wasn t necessarily true although if I hadn t been cautious I would have needed to use an RV and it could have added 1-2 hours to my trip including charge time. Lastly arriving at my destination FIL had assured me in advance he had a 220 I could use when I got there. This turned out not to be the case. So I was stuck with a standard outlet. I had already calculated prior to leaving that if I had to use a standard outlet and I kept it plugged in charging the entire time I was there I would have just enough charge to get home after 2.5 days 3 nights. Only trouble is for whatever reason late in the afternoon on my final day the charge rate seemed to drop using the standard outlet. At this point I was getting nervous because I didn t want any delays getting out of town the following day. We managed to find an RV park within a mile or two of FIL s house. It was Christmas Day I had never used an RV park to charge before. I figured we had to try it out but I was skeptical we would find the place open or be able to pay to connect. Turns out the place was a ghost town but the outlets were readily available and working. So I plugged in for a couple of hours (with a note on my car asking someone to call me so I could arrange for payment if they happened by) then drove back to FIL s and all was good. On the way home today wind at my back elevation dropping it was an entirely different trip and smooth sailing. TL DR: Things I re-learned and or learned on this trip----elevation change and wind are a huge deal. If you have a long leg to travel max charge always----period. Always have a backup plan. | tturedditor | 2016-12-27 02:46:28 | 21 | dbo19tl | Stop at an RV partly ... As a newly-minted Tesla owner I never knew that RV parks had 220V connections available. Good to know. Thanks for the trip report. | bluenooch | 2016-12-27 04:08:59 | 6 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
8xl1py | Another Model 3 Review. 2013 P85+ to Mod3LR | So I will add to the horde of Model 3 review posts but I will focus on comparing my 2018 Model 3 LR to my 2013 P85+ I ended up using my priority Model 3 for my dad as he has been wanting a Tesla since IPO but didn t want to spend 75K + on a new S X (understandble). My second reservation I took and ended up configuring on the last big horde and took delivery this past Saturday. Quick Summary of the delivery: Communication leading up to delivery: 9 10. Maya was my POC from the Model 3 team. She did pretty damn good at answering questions. Only reason I am docking a point is due to the difficulty of communication to the trade in team. Delivery: Compared to my Model S delivery in 2015 this was a bit more rushed and less personal. No test drive planned on delivery absolutely felt like they were pushing the do your own research style of delivery with the emailed videos etc. Perfect with me (minus the test drive part but nbd) Initial impression: My model 3 (vin 305xx) is build at a much higher level of quality than my p85+ (vin 12745) both inside and out. All my panels were tight and alligned the inside felt solid with no creaks or rattles. Driving: * The Model 3 drives like a car which weighs 1300lbs less than my model S. Even with the S having the + suspension the 3 feels much more sporty around corners. * The 3 is quite a bit slower however still feels like it has a decent amount of up and go but still much slower * The model 3 has signficantly less road noise especially when hitting reflectors in the road or any non smooth surface * The model 3 has significantly less wind noise up to at least 90 mph * The model 3 has 0 motor noise. My S you could hear the motor when you stepped on it * Not having the drivers screen on the 3 (compared to the S) is also a downside. The 3 s display is cluttered and I can t (currently) have everything up that I want to. With my S I could have: Navigation speed trip meter music and the rear view camera all up. With the 3 it doesn t seem possible to have nav + camera up. Interrior: * Seats: More comfortable than the 2013 Model s. I think the new S X seats might be better than the 3. Probably personal preference at that point * Air Conditioning: Light years ahead of the 2013 A C. Blows super cold strong and quite. a 2018 X I drove felt pretty good as well however. * Front Cabin: due to the roof it feels super roomy plenty of headroom for a 6 1 Driver. Dash also feels very open. The center console (vs the none of the 2013) is amazing minus the very easy to scratch surface. Wood look is also bleh2me. Both of these will be getting wrapped * Rear: Smaller than the S for sure. I can t fold the seats down flat with my driver seat in the normal position. The new gen seats also dont fold flat as much as pretty close sorta . Kinda lame but i ll get used to it. * Autopilot: amazing. Can t wait till this is a bit more mature and close to FSD * Storage space: Noticably less however still seems to be enough. The trunk is quite large but obviously isn t a hatchback Summary: When comparing a 2018 Model 3 (~49k) to a 2013-4 P85+ (~40k) the Model 3 is a better car hands down. If you are on the fence of a 3 and a CPO pre 2017 **go with the model 3** the value and quality is just so much better. However if you are able to afford a new S (~100k for a similar range car) and money isn t a thing go with that. | hipringles | 2018-07-10 03:50:09 | 97 | e23yxg0 | Great write up Glad to hear the M3 is dope. | Heda1 | 2018-07-10 04:54:27 | 14 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
5bgdp5 | Another Supercharger rant. | This time it s regarding the culver city(los angeles) supercharging station. The other day I was planning a trip down to San Diego from Los Angeles and I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to use the SC charge 100% and take my trip. Well I get to the supercharging station and it is completely packed. The majority of the spots were taken by either tesloop cars or private black car companies. This has been a huge problem with this SC for a while now but i ve noticed it getting much much worse. At times i ve even seen tesloop cars left charging over night. Unfortunately I am not sure what the solution to this problem would be but something has to change. Has anyone experienced this type of problem at other SCs? Sorry. I m sure this has been mentioned 100x before. rant | shadowwolfy | 2016-11-06 15:57:21 | 128 | d9o94cx | It seems to me that Tesla should not be providing free charging to commercial enterprises. They should have to pay a fee. I ve been lucky. I ve only used a supercharger a hand full of times but I ve never had to wait. I suspect that might change this Thanksgiving. | _gosolar_ | 2016-11-06 16:10:49 | 129 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
34xr5s | Another TSLA hit piece from seeking alpha | http: seekingalpha.com article 3136246-how-are-the-cpo-sales-going-for-tesla How Are The CPO Sales Going For Tesla? May. 4 2015 12:59 PM ET | About: Tesla Motors (TSLA) Summary Tesla launched its CPO site quietly on April 24 2015. Many first-generation Tesla owners traded in their cars when upgrading to D versions. Trade-ins can produce a $40M negative revenue impact in Q1 2015. Daily tracking of CPO listings shows 5.5 cars sold each day on average. A slowdown in car business likely reason to move into storage business. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) does not use independent dealer network and operates its own stores worldwide. However Tesla provides resale value guarantee and offers trade-ins for its own cars and carries the trade-in inventory on its own books. Some of these trade-ins were forced upon Tesla by angry owners who got blindsided by the D announcement in October of last year. And many more trade-ins probably came in when customers upgraded to D versions of Model S. While there were scattered reports of certified pre-owned (CPO) sales as early as March 9th Tesla officially launched its CPO site on April 24th 2015. At launch the site offered 179 cars in 11 metro areas and U.S. states. It seems that Tesla caps the number of cars on sale in each region to 25. The modus operandi seems to be that as some cars are sold new cars are listed in their spots to keep the total number on sale to some pre-decided fixed number. (click to enlarge) (Tesla s pre-owned site with approximately 175 cars listed for sale) Some investors had hoped that the CPO sales could boost profit margins and revenues. But on closer look it seems Tesla is forced to sell the CPO cars at razor-thin gross margins (mark-up) of 6% over the trade-in values. This does not bode well for Tesla. First it shows that there is no huge demand or wait list to gravitate people towards buying CPO cars which are available for immediate delivery. Second they do not help Tesla with its profits or cash flow and they are unsold despite being attractively priced. For example a 2014 S85 with Tech package with just 2 177 miles is listed for $72 150 in the San Francisco area. In the near future Tesla may have to lower the prices further to clear its used car inventory and free up capital. (click to enlarge) Q1 Revenue Impact of Trade-Ins I wrote a small program to find all the cars that are listed for sale along with their VINs and prices. A total of 173 cars were listed on April 29th for an average price of $78 466. Since Tesla is also replenishing the inventory when some cars get sold I think it s reasonable to assume that there are more CPO cars that will come online. I estimate a total of 500 cars are likely in Tesla s inventory. If we assume the same 6% gross margin then a total capital of 94% of (500 x $78.5K) = $40M is tied up in used car inventory. By the same calculation Tesla s revenues for Q1 of 2015 will be lower by the aggregate trade-in values which is $40M. This is not a huge sum but is significant for the upcoming Q1 earnings report. How many CPO cars is Tesla selling? A more interesting point is to check how well these CPO cars are selling. Many Tesla proponents have claimed that the CPO cars can be the cheaper Tesla many less fortunate people can afford and drive electric. I have written earlier that Tesla remains a high maintenance high repair cost car to own besides its high sticker price. So I have been checking the number of changes in the listings daily using a small program. Out of 11 metro areas Hawaii had only one listing and Denver 4. The single car in Hawaii sold within the first week and no new car has been added. So I m only tracking the other 10 regions for the CPO sales data. In the last week or so Tesla was selling about 5.5 cars per day on average. As the chart below shows in the period observed the maximum number it sold in any day was 10 and the minimum was 2. These figures are really miniscule considering that these are for the entire country of USA. And this is an extremely low figure if taken in the context of the production constrained mantra recited by all the Tesla bulls. There is no production for CPO cars already listed on its site and yet they aren t selling even when priced attractively. This situation reeks of a product that was once much coveted but has since lost its luster. (click to enlarge) (Chart showing number of Tesla CPO sales for the period of April 28 2015 to May 3 2015) Conclusion It becomes quite apparent why Tesla and its proponents are trying to create a buzz around its new battery storage business. The car sales have tanked so it leaves the company no choice but to paint rosy pictures in an entirely new business to a point that everyone forgets about its issues in its core business. Tesla s sell-side analysts who are bound to collect hefty payouts on any financing will soon join the chorus in adulation of Tesla in this new business justifying why Tesla s battery solution is the best and how it will dominate the storage business come 2020. But the investors should not forget the completely exorbitant earnings projections coming from the very same analysts for Tesla s 2014 and 2015 earnings which have since been revised downwards by almost 90%. I am very sure that Mr. Musk and the sell-side analysts would like to talk more about the new home energy products rather than the financial results of last quarter in the upcoming Q1 2015 earnings call. But investors should stay focused and objectively evaluate Tesla s results in its core business of electric cars that it started over a decade ago. Source: How Are The CPO Sales Going For Tesla? Additional disclosure: Please use your own judgment for your investments and check any suggestions implied here independently. The author is not responsible or liable for your financial decisions. This article is only here to put some facts in the right perspective. | [deleted] | 2015-05-05 13:09:20 | 28 | cqz11qr | upvoted for OP using a text post | FredTesla | 2015-05-05 13:09:20 | 36 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
6d9ffp | Another Tech YouTuber got a Tesla | This would not be interesting without the story behind it. So the German tech YouTuber Alexi Bexi once made a car review (for the first time) of the BMW i3 on his channel. People really enjoyed it and many wanted him to do a review of a Tesla. So he did a review of a Tesla Model S about 3 months ago: https: youtu.be ESFI6gPz-jU But because it had no Autopilot he could not show this feature and decided to make a video about it later with another Tesla : https: youtu.be nBRB64xvt3o I am not sure when he bought the Tesla but it looks like he did it after the Autopilot video.He never made a big announcement that he bought a Model S but it is in his Instagram stories every now and than :) So I guess it is true that you really want to have a Tesla after a test drive :D. | skopf87 | 2017-05-25 12:56:38 | 24 | di13hn2 | Richcat.jpg I should be a YouTuber. | PM_ME_A_NEW_USERNAME | 2017-05-25 15:58:38 | 7 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
2umkfe | Another Tesla Model S on Castle | So a few weeks back a suspect owned and drove a Tesla in the most recent episode a Black Model S makes an appearance and is involved in a car chase. Does anyone else think that perhaps someone on the writing team is a fan? We know that Tesla don t pay for product placement after all... | rlaxton | 2015-02-03 11:24:48 | 20 | co9rtvb | A year or so back Nathan Fillion mentioned (on Twitter I think) that he had ordered a Tesla and wanted it on the show. It could be his. | TheBaenAddict | 2015-02-03 13:39:12 | 7 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
32g4sg | Another Tesla bash article (247wallst.com) : Tesla Struggles to Sell Out P85D Supercar | There is not a single fact to substantiate that Tesla cannot sell these cars in this article. Tesla is still supply limited due to batteries and enjoys huge profit margins on these cars. The worst part is referencing the stock price decline to say that Tesla is no longer a leader. What crap. Quoted to not reward them for traffic link at bottom: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) the world s most formidable consumer electronics company recently announced that demand for the new Apple Watch has gone beyond expectations. However Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) the world s preeminent electric car company cannot find enough customers for its new supercar P85D. Tesla offers the P85D on its website for $105 000 for those who want to pay cash. The delivery charge in addition to the purchase price is $1 200. The federal government gives a $7 500 tax credit to each buyer of the P85D. The company adds that gas savings over five years should reach $10 000. So the net price comes to $87 500. Options can push the number several thousand dollars higher The P85D has become the flagship of the Tesla model line. Zero to 60 in 3.1 seconds. For only $2 500 a first generation “auto pilot.” And yet the P85D is not sold out. Cars are still available in May when the newest Tesla is launched. It takes only a $2 500 deposit in order to get into this short line. PayPal can be used as a payment method. American Express cannot be. The P85D has gotten as much press as any other new car introduction since the Model T was first offered by Henry Ford in 1908. Ford sold over 15 million Model T cars before it went out of production in 1927. Tesla may not sell tens of thousands in the next several years. Based on its current tepid reception even that figure might be hard to attain. Tesla management and car industry experts must be asking why the P85D has not been more successful. Tesla has received rave reviews for product quality and its pioneering technology. The most frequent answer seems to be that the Teslas are toys for the rich and demand of those toys has slackened. Alternatively most major car manufacturers offer or soon will electric cars although some have tiny gasoline motors. Tesla has not been able to maintain its reputation as a leader in the auto industry if its share price can be used as a measure. Tesla stock recently moved close to a 52-week low. The patina has come off Elon Musk s invention. Tesla cannot claim that there is a long line of people waiting to get a P85D. This situation is nothing but bad news for Tesla. http: 247wallst.com autos 2015 04 12 tesla-struggles-to-sell-out-p85d-supercar | cryptoanarchy | 2015-04-13 15:00:16 | 21 | cqavust | I don t understand how someone can put their name on something like this. He should be completely embarrassed. | Gunwild | 2015-04-13 15:28:00 | 12 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
d0bsa2 | Another Test Drive Thread | BLUF: I finally got to test drive a Tesla SR and I look forward to ordering one when I get back from my upcoming all expenses paid trip to a hot exotic far away land full of sand. About a week ago I finally decided to sign up for a test ride. Got an email from Tesla employee whom I ll refer to as B. My wife & I showed up a little early and checked out the floor s Performance Model X while waiting for our appointment time. That thing has a HUGE screen it s bigger than the TV I had in college. Neither of us were impressed with the 3rd row seating I don t even think someone who skips leg day could fit there. Met up with B who was very friendly and helpful. After filling out the liability paperwork and the 30 second tutorial of how to change between drive-park-reverse I was given the RFID card and told to be back in 20 min. I ve watched too many videos on the M3 and I ve been creeping on this subreddit for months. I m a bit of a techie (like most here I assume) and even still I was a little overwhelmed by all the options available to me. I wish I was honestly given more than 20 minutes (didn t think to ask) because time-sharing that with my wife left me wanting to try out more of it. I didn t get to try out any Autopilot features but I ll get there one day. The first thing I noticed was how quiet it was. I think the glass dome muted some of the volume? Wife started messing with the A C and legit squealed when she started interacting with the airflow display. I drove a little bit in the streets then decided to try the highway. When it s going slow I can tell it s going slow. When it s going fast I can t tell it s going fast. The acceleration on the highway almost got me into trouble. That was enough of a kick to confirm I don t need the performance version I ll be plenty happy with the baseline. The SR+ kicked from stuck-behind-slowpoke-on-ramp to FFS-slow-down-now in the blink of an eye. I noticed it doesn t like to coast. After my 10 minutes were up I swapped seats with my wife. I couldn t get out of the top view mode of the Nav mode and into a first-person mode like what we re used to with Google Maps. We missed an exit because of it and ended up time busting pretty bad because of it. When that happened I shot a text to B (since I was failing as the navigator) to let him know. Thankfully he was cool with the situation. Wife eventually pulls into the parking lot and we try and fail to make a turn that we could easily make even in our SUV. It was a little odd to both of us how the turn radius left something to be desired. I think besides not driving away with a Tesla right then that was my biggest disappointment. We get back inside he shows us the webpage and then reassures us that if we have any questions we can call text email if we have any questions. If I hadn t been creeping the Tesla site so much or if I was ready to order then I m sure it would have been a lot more helpful but I m still grateful he took a few moments to talk with us afterwards. All in all I look forward to getting a Tesla when I get back. Thank you for taking the time to read and if my minor gripes are setting based I d love to know! Edited: Removed some excess. | LTareyouserious | 2019-09-06 04:21:45 | 11 | ez8l3qm | Great writing. If you turn down regen the car will like to glide on highway more. Model 3 s turning radius is similar to other sedans. Edit: spelling. | Bobsky2 | 2019-09-06 05:19:36 | 10 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
65q5f3 | Another article from a major outlet (ABC) that fails to get the basic facts right... | According to http: abcnews.go.com Business eyes-tesla-faces-biggest-hurdle story?id=46780823 > ...the Model 3 which will cost $40 000 to $45 000 depending on a customer s specs. Model 3 starts (well-equipped in my book) at $35k. The average purchase price may be significantly higher but $35k is a hard-fought entry point that Tesla has been working toward since it s inception (see: https: www.tesla.com model3) Moreover if Tesla meets its timelines (difficult but possible) many reservation holders will qualify for all or part of the $7 500 federal tax credit on top of local incentives | consumerhorse | 2017-04-16 17:06:56 | 41 | dgcdpiq | > Model 3 starts (well-equipped in my book) at $35k. So what is included in the base cost? I for one haven t seen exclusive list what is included and what is not. | jkk_ | 2017-04-16 18:32:34 | 15 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
h7pjpn | Another big push of update 2020.20.13 going out now (Stop Sign Light stopping). Go check your cars! | Canada Australia and New Zealand! | SatinGreyTesla | 2020-06-12 17:51:42 | 50 | fume90c | _Mumbles quietly in Canadian HW2.5_ | Rev-777 | 2020-06-12 17:56:51 | 25 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
7etzqu | Another case of sudden acceleration | https: imgur.com a Jof8R My friend sent me these the story is that the Tesla accelerated suddenly into the van pushed it down a berm and the van landed on the roof. I m sure Tesla will pull the logs and find out what actually happened as usual. Edit: and by find out what actually happened I mean find out he pressed the accelerator and is blaming the car as is always the case. | mechakreidler | 2017-11-22 20:27:24 | 32 | dq7fcju | The story is that someone fucked up and blamed the car because he s too much of a pussy to fess up to his mistake. | run-the-joules | 2017-11-22 20:39:30 | 55 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
3hc2y9 | Another comparison: P85D vs. M5 vs. E63 | After the feedback on the last post I figured it would be best to do a no-options-unincluded (disincluded? Whatever.) comparison between the P85D and the full-size offerings from the M and AMG divisions. Features are all directly from the manufacturer and all performance times are verified numbers from Car and Driver Motortrend and Autozeitung. Interestingly enough all three come out to roughly the same price when optioned out. The P85D is the most expensive at $138 000 premium over the BMW or AMG is kind of a drop in the bucket. The P85D is also the longest of the bunch at 196 in but only just as the M5 measures 194 in and the E63 measures 193 in. The Model S is a smidge wider as well at 77.3 in three inches wider than the M5 and four inches wider than the E63. The E63 is the talles at 58 inches an inch taller than the M5 and 1.5 inches taller than the P85D. The P85D is rated highest by a good margin in the horsepower and torque department. The two motors combine for a total of 691 bhp and 713 lb-ft of torque well above the 575 502 of the M5 and 577 590 of the E63. The P85D is also the heaviest of the bunch a full 500 lbs heavier than the M5 which itself is 150 lbs heavier than the E63. It is worth noting that the E63 and P85D are both AWD while the M5 is RWD. In the Car and Driver instrumented tests the P85D topped the 0-60 test at 3.3 seconds just .1 quicker than the E63 but a full .4 quicker than the M5. It beat out the M5 in the quarter mile by .2 seconds at 11.8 but both were edged out by the E63 at 11.7 seconds. In the 70-0 test the Model S stopped in 161 feet 4 feet shorter than the M5 but 8 feet longer than the E63. In the road holding test the E63 was king at .97 Gs with the M5 .4 behind at .93 Gs and the P85D a further .4 back at .89 Gs. It is worth noting that the M5 used in the C& D tests was priced at $97 000 and had none of the performance packages. Motortrend on the other hand tested the optioned-out versions of all three cars. On the drag strip the P85D posted the official Tesla time of 3.1 seconds .3 quicker than the E63 and .6 quicker than the M5. In the quarter mile the E63 tied the P85D at 11.6 seconds with the M5 .3 seconds behind. In the 60-0 braking test the P85D stopped in 113 feet a full 7 feet further than the competitors which tied at 106 feet. On the Motortrend figure 8 the two Germans tied again at 24.3 seconds and .81 lateral Gs. The P85D posted a significantly slower time of 25.0 seconds and .77 Gs. For reference the Porsche Boxster posted at time of 24.3 seconds and the Ford Mustang GT posted a time of 24.7 seconds. And in the road holding test the Germans tied once again at .96 Gs while the P85D posted a max of .91 Gs. Neither the M5 nor the E63 have posted lap times on the Autozeitung test course with the new generations but it s safe to assume they will surpass their predecessors as they outmatch them in every aspect. The P85D posted its quickest time at 1:48.3 seven seconds behind the old E63 (1:41.4) and eight and a half seconds behind the old M5 (1:39.8). For reference the 2005 Dodge Viper posted a time of 1:39.9 and the 2013 Ford Fiesta ST posted a time of 1:48.2 on the same course. On the inside the numbers are all fairly similar. The M5 has the most front head room front shoulder room rear head room and rear leg room the P85D has the most front leg room and the E63 has the most rear shoulder room. All numbers are within three inches for all three cars and are more or less indistinguishable. The M5 and E63 both carry five while the P85D can carry two additional children in optional rear jumpseats. The P85 tops the NHTSA safety ratings though the M5 is barely behind and also carries five stars. The AMG carries a four star rating thanks to a lower frontal crash rating. In Euro NCAP safety ratings all three carry five stars but the M5 tops the bunch with 78% for pedestrian safety and an incredible 95% for adult occupants and 100% for safety assists. The E63 tops the list for child occupants at 84%. On the cost-to-own side the Model S has a huge benefit in being electric with an estimated 5-year cost of around $3500 much less than the roughly $15 000 for the other two. As far as recommended maintenance the Model S costs $600 a year bringing the 5-year estimated maintenance costs to $3000. The E63 price includes four years 40 000 miles prepaid maintenance but the Edmunds estimate for year 5 is $6300 bringing the 5-year maintenance cost to $6300. The M5 price includes the warranty and maintenance extension covering 6 years and 100 000 miles leaving the 5-year maintenance cost at $0. The Model S once again tops the group in cargo space at 31.6 cubic feet doubling the 15.9 of the E63 and 14.0 of the M5. The M5 tops the three in seats with 20-way power adjustable contoured seats compared to the 14-way for the Mercedes and 12-way for the Model S but all have memory settings. All three have multi-level heated front and rear seats but the AMG and BMW both have cooled front seats as well and the M5 even has seats that will imperceptibly shift during extended periods of driving to stave off fatigue and soreness. The list of tech features shared by the three is incredibly long. All three feature a display screen with navigation online connectivity mobile app control automatic xenon headlights rain-sensing auto-adjusting wipers backup cameras hands-free bluetooth and voice control AM FM Satellite online streaming radio power and heated mirrors with memory various outlets for charging phones laptops and the like automatic headlight washers auto-adjusting suspension automatic and manually variable stability and traction control blind spot warning lane departure warning parking sensors dynamic cruise control self-parking automatic high-beams power liftgates automatic fog lamps interior accent and ambiance lighting and keyless entry. Exclusive to the Model S are OTA updates the 17 touchscreen and GPS-recorded suspension settings. Exclusive to the M5 and E63 are their respective control interfaces physical controls on the center console the rear seat entertainment adaptive headlights that follow the road power rear sunshades active driving assistants (basically hands-on autopilot) and heads-up displays. Exclusive to the E63 is the carbon fiber engine cover (it s something!) and exclusive to the M5 are the BMW Concierge Services side and top view cameras and soft-close doors. And as with before a nice table. Specs | Tesla P85D | BMW M5 | Mercedes-AMG E63 ---|---|---|--- Optioned-out price | $138 000 | **$135 225** | $136 500 Length (in) | 196 | 194 | 193 Width (in) | 77.3 | 74 | 73 Height (in) | 56.5 | 57 | 58 Front head room (in) | 38.8 | **40.5** | 37.9 Front shoulder room (in) | 57.7 | **58.3** | 57.8 Front leg room (in) | **42.7** | 41.4 | 41.3 Rear head room (in) | 35.3 | **38.3** | 38.2 Rear shoulder room (in) | 55.0 | 56.2 | **56.9** Rear leg room (in) | 35.4 | **36.1** | 35.8 Frontal crash (NHTSA out of 5) | **5** | 4 | 4 Side crash (NHTSA out of 5) | **5** | **5** | **5** Rollover (NHTSA out of 5) | **5** | **5** | **5** Adult occupant (NCAP) | 82% | **95%** | 92% Child occupant (NCAP) | 77% | 83% | **84%** Pedestrian (NCAP) | 66% | **78%** | 77% Safety assist (NCAP) | 71% | **100%** | 70% 5-year fuel costs | **$3000** | $14 900 | $14 500 5-year maintenance costs | $3000 | **$0** | $6300 Power (bhp) | **691** | 575 | 577 Torque (lb-ft) | **713** | 502 | 590 Curb weight (lbs) | 4830 | 4387 | 4233 C& D 0-60 (sec) | **3.3** | 3.7* | 3.4 C& D 1 4 mile (sec) | 11.8 | 12.0* | **11.7** C& D 70-0 (ft) | 161 | 165* | **153** C& D road holding (lateral Gs) | 0.89 | 0.93* | **0.97** MT 0-60 (sec) | **3.1** | 3.7 | 3.4 MT 1 4 mile (sec) | **11.6** | 11.9 | **11.6** MT 60-0 (ft) | 113 | **106** | **106** MT figure 8 (sec) | 25.0 | **24.3** | **24.3** MT figure 8 (avg Gs) | 0.77 | **0.81** | **0.81** MT road holding (lateral Gs) | 0.91 | **0.96** | **0.96** Autozeitung course time (sec) | 1:48.3 | **1:39.8** (last gen) | 1:41.4 (last gen) *C& D tests were done without M5 performance packages As always comments and criticism are welcome and if I missed messed up some numbers or features let me know an provide a link. Cheers! | jetshockeyfan | 2015-08-17 17:08:16 | 27 | cu628af | You forgot zero emissions charge at home free long distance travel and frunk as being exclusive to the Model S. | magic-the-dog | 2015-08-17 17:21:04 | 11 | Electric Performance Car Comparison |
6mix4z | Another consideration for those on the fence about when to buy | As of September 2019 all US EVs will have to make extra noise for pedestrians when traveling less than 19 mph. If you don t want this better buy before then which means reserve sooner rather than later. Edit: guys I just checked the official pdf with the full law in it. It only applies to vehicles produced in on or after the date and there is a phase in schedule 50% by september 2018 and 100% by september 2019. | needaname1234 | 2017-07-11 01:12:00 | 27 | dk1xbeg | Would have been so nice to have quiet cities some day. Instead we shall protect the stupid. And I guess the blind but really the stupid are going to benefit more from this. | run-the-joules | 2017-07-11 01:20:00 | 39 | Tesla Model 3 Audio Experience |
8ii641 | Another dang Model 3 review from a rural first time ev owner. | Since I have enjoyed reading everyone else s reviews of the model 3 I thought I would jump on the band wagon and write a quick review myself after having mine for almost weeks now and logging around 800 miles. How I may be different than other reviewers: 1. This is my first ever electric car 2. This is twice the cost of my car I am upgrading from \(14 Accord\) 3. I have 3 daughters under 10 years old and make a modest solid middle class salary 4. I live in the sticks \(my county has 26k people and 1 stoplight\) 5. I live in rural Virginia. My morning commute to work is 30 miles and involves 4 stoplights in the last 3 miles of it. So right out of the gate I love the car. Sometimes I feel like I am not worthy to have it and feel a little too flashy in it because about every 3\-4th person I pass on the road definitely stares it down. I m pretty sure I am the first Tesla in my whole county. My kids and wife LOVE it especially the girls and the all glass roof. My vin is #12 8\*\* and there are no issues with it. All that worrying I did over the quality for nothing the car is great! Well the only issue is the “phone key” on the app does not work. I have seen others report the same trouble and that the fix is easy so eventually when I get to the Service Center again \(about an hour away\) I hope to get it corrected. But I am more than fine using the key card. At $5 a pop I plan to be buying a few more cards just in case too. Things I did not expect because either I wasn t paying close enough attention \(and I have been on this sub nearly every day for the past 2 years\). \* the cell signal relies on ATT \- which sucks in my area and especially my house. What this means is the app is worthless at home because the car can t connect so no pre heating cooling in the morning or checking charge from my bed at night. The model 3 does not connect to home wifi \(yet\) but even if it did my internet sucks in general \(but hopefully that will change in the next year or so\). This also means that the radio and streaming are spotty unless I m on main roads or in metro areas. \* Even when I m in a good cell network at work the app is slow to load and generally by the time I think about it \(leaving my office on the 4th floor\) and across the parking lot to my car I ve made it to my car before the app loaded. I have iPhone 6plus. \* I still feel range anxiety. I had a wall charger installed at the house a week into it but I m still far more conscious of my & #37 battery life than I should be. I think it will get better as I am better as it definitely has improved but it s there. Fortunately there are enough super chargers in the nearest two big cities. Of course my commute takes a bout 70 miles every day filling up to 90& #37 \(270ish range\) it hurts. My 4cyl Accord would go almost 600 miles on a tank and the low gas light would come on with 70 miles left so I am trained to think that sub 100 miles is almost empty. I will get over it but it s going to be a while. \* Watching people try to figure out how to get in out of the car is great fun. It really sets the tone on “this car is unlike anything you have ever experienced”. I have never demonstrated the manual release to the kids so they are not tempted to try it and have had no issues with the button. \* EAP is awesome. It works fine on my country roads with a single middle line \(but I ve only engaged for demonstration not utilization\) using it on interstate is great though. \* HOLD. Being able to press the brake in and have the car in hold at lights and other places is great. I never thought about it before but it s a real leg saver. \* 0\-60 launch. It s great fun and blows peoples minds. I know S& X are much quicker but the 3 is more than good enough for me. Also it s far more impressive from 30\-60 or so than a dead stop. \* Keycard. As I mentioned the phone key is not working for me but fortunately I have a wallet phone case. So I keep my key there and it s really easy to tap on the side pillar. I do wish the key worked on both driver and passenger side though. Also as far as unlock \- I have the mirrors set to fold unfold on lock unlock which helps as a visual aid to know when it s locked or not. \* Autopark. Have not even tried it. I have seen it pop up a few times but never in appropriate circumstances and so I have just ignored it. \* TuneIn. Works great and is awesome … when you have a cell connection. \* Washing. It s so much easier now as the car is stumpy and easy for a 6 ft person to get reach the top and the sleek door handles are fantastic for washing. \* Roadtrip. Went about 250 RT one day for work and the great thing was the destination had a destination charger. I can t wait to submit that mileage report and get $100 for a trip I spent about $7 charging for. \* Unique. While I m still unique in my county the city I work in \- Charlottesville \- is a Tesla haven. I have already seen 5 model 3 s and the other day I saw my exact twin \(silver aero\). This car is going to be massively popular once they can crank them out and get past the pre\-order backlog. I think I am driving the early equivalent of the VW Beetle. That makes me sad for the coolness factor but awesome as a Tesla investor. :\) Lastly I leave with you with some hilarious comments that I didn t expect: \* “is that your iPad you put there?” \- referring to the screen \* “is this even legal?” \-referring to EAP demo \* “have you been pulled over yet? Because it s only a matter of time before you do.” \- 10 year old talking about my new driving skills on the back roads | PM_Me_ur_BassetHound | 2018-05-10 20:51:07 | 131 | dyrxroa | These reviews are really testing my patience. I really want the white seats but every day it s more difficult not to click the order button. | hkibad | 2018-05-10 21:01:07 | 36 | Tesla Model 3 Review |
5xdzh6 | Another door handle bites the dust... Ranger service to the rescue! | Driver s side door handle intermittently dying over last day. Completely useless yesterday but occasionally works today. Luckily Tesla Costa Mesa got me on their rush Ranger service and the guy just left my work garage after fixing. Nice thing is that they are doing this all under goodwill since I ve had multiple door handle failures. They aren t even charging me the $200 visit for extended warranty. Ranger showed me the inside: one of the small wires had worn and pulled a little bit which was causing the intermittent issues. He was simply going to fix replace but then saw the gear was showing some wear & tear so he simply replaced my entire door handle. Took about 45mins-1hour total (including me sitting and talking with him). Side note: when talking to the Ranger he said they are planning to open 90+ service centers ASAP. He wasn t sure if that was US only or world - but either way it sounds like they are rushing to get locations and employees for the Model 3 ramp-up. TL DR: driver s side door handle died yesterday Ranger came to my work today and replaced it in under an hour for free even though I m on extended warranty after 50K miles. Thanks Tesla! | dieabetic | 2017-03-03 23:57:58 | 40 | dehu7cz | Ninety new service centers? That is huge. And much needed. I have been wondering when they were going to start adding new service centers... | tturedditor | 2017-03-04 10:04:26 | 6 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
c69rq8 | Another driven both the e-tron and the Model 3? | I drove my first EV at the Audi dealership yesterday and I was less than impressed with the performance. I currently own a S5 and I know it s not in the same class as the e-tron. I floored the e-tron from a start and the acceleration was less than impressive. I then took it to the highway floored it at 70 to pass someone and it was less than impressive. The supposedly instant torque was not noticeable. Among all the thing that bothered me the most is the lack of sound accompanying the acceleration. It s a weird feeling and I got anxious because of that. It s akin to having your ICE car rolled downhill in neutral a sense of loss of control. I assume you get used to it once you ve owned a EV for a while but as my first test drive my brain just couldn t handle it. The seat belts also tightens whenever you floor the e-tron. No idea why they do that and hopefully it s a settings you can change but it s annoying nonetheless. Anyway anyone drove both the e-tron and Model 3? Is the Model 3 that much better or are we talking about similar experience? | luder888 | 2019-06-27 19:22:54 | 35 | es74bma | Model 3 performance is significantly faster. Go for a test drive. https: insideevs.com reviews 343554 electric-car-comparison-acceleration-from-0-60-mph #null %234022939 | tdk1007 | 2019-06-27 19:26:27 | 54 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
5l1k57 | Another model 3 sighting at the factory (no pictures) | So a few months ago I saw the model 3 on the Tesla test track while driving by and I saw it again 2 weeks ago. I realized y all might want to hear what I noticed sorry I just can t stop on the spot to get pics. Both times I saw the 3 were night so the headlights were a BG part of what I noticed. The back lights I could not notice any differences the back shape might have looked slightly different to me but I m unsure if it was. The front lights looked slot better to me it seemed they were still in the same body shape but they have brightened the headlights and this one had fog lights too. A major difference I saw in the front lights was a an LED strip kind of similar to the model X. http: st.motortrend.ca uploads sites 42 2015 09 2016-Tesla-Model-X-headlight.jpg kinda like in this link but the shape was slightly different. I ll try to get more looks the sighting was on a Monday 6ish if anyone else wants to try and see too. | TheAngryBeezy | 2016-12-30 04:43:34 | 54 | dbsbmz8 | I had a hypothesis that the bottom edge of the headlight housing would host the DRL strip (basically below that silver metallic ridge along the bottom inside the housing). If you look at the print in the pre-order thank you note you can see it sketched in. OP: Is that more or less what it looked like to you? My guess is the DRL LED strip and the model X (and facelift S) grille will make it into the production design. Just my gut talking though no evidence to back that up. | rogwilco | 2016-12-30 06:02:06 | 8 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
no7ahx | Another no radar experience from someone who has driven both | Picked up a no radar Model Y from Princeton yesterday. Today I decided to travel down to Barnegat to visit family. Might be a lengthy post but the following is the experience with a no radar car. To set the scene a little there was moderate to heavy rain. It was by no means a downpour but closer to that than a drizzle. Didn t start AP until I went on the parkway since it s only a couple miles away. Almost immediately after engaging autopilot I got a notification saying something along the lines of autopilot speed reduced due to inclement weather. I waited a while to see how low it would go but eventually had to take over after it hit 54 or 55mph-ish. Traveling 55 on the parkway is just dangerously slow even when it s raining so I had to take over. I ve taken this route many times in similar and even worse weather conditions and never had problems with my old Y. I figured I would just use cruise control but I guess I should have known since it only allows TaCC it had problems with that as well. So I go another 10 or so miles having to drive manually without even basic cruise control (I know first world problems). At this point the rain briefly stopped completely so I tried it again. It ended up being a double whammy of sorts. First I got a phantom brake event when I went under a double overpass and immediately after there was a merge. I wouldn t think it would be from the overpasses since my understanding is radar was rumored to cause that by bouncing up into them and misinterpreting it for a car. It also unfortunately cannot be explained by the merging cars though or really anything else since they were no where near me and I wasn t even in the right lane. Shortly after that while it is still not raining mind you I again got the limited speed warning I m assuming from the other cars kicking up the rain driving to the side of me. At this point I just went the rest of the way manually. Even when driving manually I got an alert stating forward collision warning when I was nowhere near anybody not once but twice. The Tesla went from the best car to drive a long distance on the freeway to a worse experience than my old Honda since at least that could use cruise control. & #x200B On the way back it was even worse though. It was about 3AM and the auto high beams were flashing on and off at almost every sign. I assume the reflection of light from the highly reflective signs were confusing it. I thought no problem this is why I disabled auto high beams on the old one. I press forward to turn high beams off. I immediately get a notice saying they need to be on for autopilot. It now requires auto high beams to use autopilot. I turn them back on and just say I ll look like a goof with them constantly turning on and off. There weren t all that many people out there at this time anyway. I m driving along and it was getting closer to another vehicle than I was comfortable with with high beams on. I also didn t want them to think I was road raging on them since they kept flashing on and off due to the signs. So again I just decide I ll use cruise control and again I find out I can t even use that without auto high beams. So yet again I m manually driving the car having a less pleasant experience than my old Honda. & #x200B Again I came from and still technically have an old Model Y with radar. The only reason I even upgraded is I was lucky to have reserved one while it was $49k thinking maybe if a tax incentive passes I could upgrade and end up only paying a little. When they said they had one ready I checked Vroom and for some reason they offered $51k so it was kinda a no brainer even if the bill doesn t pass that says any cars after May 24th. Either way it was unequivocally a worse experience than my old one and it wasn t even particularly close. Still hope much of it can be fixed with updates but at this point not only is it almost unusable in the rain it s almost unusable in areas in which it had previously rained and there are other cars near you. This last point is likely just me being too nervous I m pissing off other drivers it may not well of even been bothering anybody but at least for me and at least based on this experience it s not even usable at night... at all. TL DR: Based on my admittedly limited experience and at least for now the non-radar versions are significantly worse. In multiple ways not just weather. & #x200B & #x200B Edit: Wow this kinda blew up. I probably shouldn t have had it email me on posts as it kinda filled my inbox. Saw some questions super busy and there s a reason I m going back and forth at times like 3AM but will try to answer a few questions later. One I just saw asked if I had video of it which unfortunately I don t as I was alone. I probably shouldn t have taken them but I do have a few pictures. I was trying to get a picture of one of the random forward collision warning notices on screen but was unable to get it before it disappeared. This does show a very rough idea of what the weather was like and as can be seen in the photo at this point it was no longer even giving the option for autopilot as can be seen by no wheel icon. & #x200B [https: imgur.com a N6p5OoT](https: imgur.com a N6p5OoT) & #x200B Edit 2: Just noticed in the pictures it actually seems to still see things fine based on the visualizations so maybe there s still hope some much can be fixed in software? Perhaps I m just being to optimistic though. & #x200B Edit 3: Already have a new update downloading. Although I obviously don t expect it to fix everything it is ever so slightly reassuring to see they seem to be trying to belt them out. 2021.4.18.1. | cyanidmako | 2021-05-30 09:08:13 | 2,837 | gzyk3f4 | Thanks for posting that in-depth experience. This unfortunately confirms my fears about switching to pure vision. Whenever Tesla has tried to replace a sensor with the camera + software those tend to be the features you see the most complaining about in the community. People complain about the auto wipers Tesla trying to replace a rain sensor with the camera. People complain about the auto brights trying to replace a light sensor with the camera. The auto-dimming mirrors replacing a light sensor with a simple clock. Now they re trying to replace another sensor with the camera this time the radar. Time will tell whether it works out but if history is any guide we re probably in for a bumpy ride. | Skymogul | 2021-05-30 09:22:36 | 745 | Tesla Autopilot Performance Review |
cdgbu1 | Another positive customer service story | I own a 2017 Model S in Europe which is eligible to get CCS chargeport retrofit + adapter. I had ordered it because I ll be driving the car to Portugal for our summer vacation and figured it d be useful because I won t always be near Superchargers. Tesla Mobile Service originally made an appointment to do the retrofit last week but then they canceled because they didn t receive the correct parts in time. I thought I was out of luck because I m actually leaving for Portugal early tomorrow morning. Today I get a call from Tesla Mobile Service to schedule a new appointment because the correct parts arrived. I told them I wasn t available for the next two weeks due to our vacation and mentioned that it was unfortunate that they couldn t install it earlier because it would be useful for my trip. He replied that he was going to see what he could do and that he d call me back later today. About an hour later he calls back and says he could switch up a few appointments so he could come out and do the retrofit this afternoon so I d have the adapter for my vacation. He ll be here in about 30 minutes! | ralinx | 2019-07-15 11:33:20 | 57 | ettqh7p | Picks of the process and adapter please. We always like to see the guts | sziehr | 2019-07-15 12:09:17 | 9 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
6r4dt9 | Another range thread | Hello I ve been trying to decide between a LR Model 3 and a Standard Model 3. I ve spent a lot of time on https: abetterrouteplanner.com checking my usual longer trips. There is one that I am unsure of and was hoping those who own a Tesla could provide some insight. I enjoy going to my local Ski hill (I live in Ohio so its a Hill not a mountain ha) a good deal during the winter. The hill doesn t have any EV charging available. Using ABRP I get the following data on a roundtrip Departure Charge 100% (I would make sure to charge to 100% on days before I go) Reference Speed 110% Arrival at Destination Charge 66% Arrival back at home 35% So obviously under perfect conditions (read as not Ohio winter) I get home with plenty of room to spare. My question is will this 35% be enough padding to cover me when I m actually doing the drive in the winter? Winter temperatures that I would be driving and then leaving the car in while I ski can range from -10F to 20F and I would be leaving the car sitting in them anywhere from 3-8 hours. Is the 35% enough or do I need the long range? Thanks for reading and responding! EDIT: There are no superchargers on the route and no plug shares as far as I can tell. It s almost all backroad farmland. | aberberich | 2017-08-02 14:05:34 | 17 | dl28z9o | Here s the reality on the colder weather: if you plan for it and mitigate it it s not as bad as people think. If you blast the heat drive at 75mph on the highway and are in freezing temperatures you re going to take a huge hit on range (30%+). You can easily mitigate this by driving at the speed limit or less use the butt warmers instead of the HVAC and don t drive crazy. I played with this last summer and was able to get down to a 10% hit for winter driving using these techniques. Cold weather will impact your range any way you slice it. Also the 3-8 hour standing time will actually not be that bad. There is a vampire drain and a spin up time for the heating the battery pack it will be fine. Here s the kicker: batteries degrade over time. While my Tesla has only shown a minimal degradation since I bought it 2 years ago I m expecting to lose range as the years go by. That 35% may shrink to 30% after a few years. Just something to factor into your calculations. I would personally leave a 10% buffer if you plan to keep the car more than 5 years. | Paleran | 2017-08-02 14:55:35 | 9 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
bw6rbh | Another reason Tesla purchase Maxwell | I believe in addition to its dry electrode technology Tesla also wanted ownership of Maxwells patent #9627908 regarding a “Ultracapacitor and battery combination with electronic management system”. This patent seems like it will help to fulfill Musks dream of combining ultracapacitors and batteries within vehicles to allow a faster charge discharge rate and to maximize efficiency of the regenerative breaking system. | Kylecog | 2019-06-03 04:48:04 | 22 | epvmeev | I heard they bought maxwell because they had better coffee | RobDickinson | 2019-06-03 05:30:07 | 48 | Tesla Dominance in EV Batteries |
57ca2o | Another way to find cars that are not in inventory | Go to tesla home page or better go here : https: www.tesla.com models design Choose any kwh (60 or 75) on the right side below the lease loan calculation you will see the results of new inventory that matches very close to what you choose(even color roof trim). Those cars dont appear in the inventory page. I found some good deals there if you are in the market. | p_partha | 2016-10-13 19:53:55 | 20 | d8qsi1r | The best site is still https: ev-cpo.com It scrapes the entire tesla site for cars every few minutes. I found my P90DL there. It was posted on the Tesla site one time and one time only this site grabbed the link and there it sat for a month taunting me as the discounts mounted up. Pulled the trigger when they hit $28k off list. 16 P90DL with a nice load-out and 100mi on the odometer for under 100k. Sweetness indeed. | imatripandahalf | 2016-10-13 20:52:54 | 12 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
9r33cq | Ant-theft Idea: Require password to turn OFF location services App access | TLDR: Tesla should require account password or PIN to turn off App access \------ So after seeing that heartbreaking video of the Model S being stolen the other day I thought of something. The thieves turned off app access as soon as they got into the car to prevent the car from being tracked. The owner suggested to us all to add PIN to drive but that is quite annoying to have to enter the pin every time you want to take your car anywhere. The solution I thought of is why not just prevent thieves from turning off the location services and app access? Seems like a no brainer? | teslafolife | 2018-10-24 19:55:39 | 340 | e8dvkol | Yep smart idea. They should implement this immediately. | jpbeans | 2018-10-24 20:39:31 | 77 | Tesla phone key functionality |
brpuu9 | Anti hype and a reality check - Autopilot is getting worse. | **Update**: **For context**: The main criticism from this post is with regards to patch 2019.16.2 which have introduced a relentless HODOR HOLD THE WHEEL change as seen in this clip: [https: youtu.be PKeO0hB5tSQ](https: youtu.be PKeO0hB5tSQ) that prompts the driver every 15 sec. Also: This is in a 2018 October made Model X 100D on Norwegian roads. & #x200B The reason I m writing this is to get som awareness about the limitations of autopilot and the lack of progress over the last year so that Tesla acknowledges some of these issues and also hopefully reverses some of the decisions in the latest patch (2019.16.2) that is making the autopilot worse. I still love Tesla and want them to succeed and an important part of that is to acknowledge the shortcomings. Got a Model X october 2018 full self driving and i have already driven 30 000 km. I use AP every day for my commute (100km total every day). My experience with autopilot is that it s actually worse now then when i first got it. **The stuff that hasn t gotten any better:** 1. Swerving especially into “passing pockets” which there are alot of in norway: [https: youtu.be YKX87cITV\_c](https: youtu.be YKX87cITV_c) 2. Hunting for lane when fields split. I have gotten a few honks because people get annoyed that the car stays in left lane then darts back over into the right lane: [https: youtu.be WJsl0VbjGZU](https: youtu.be WJsl0VbjGZU) 3. Merge fail when the car immediately goes for the middle of the two lanes after the lane divider stop (to indicate that people should merge). This has sometimes created a couple of dangerous situations. [https: youtu.be YdJL1ZaJIMo](https: youtu.be YdJL1ZaJIMo) 4. General snow driving. I didn t notice any improvement during the long and cold weather here in norway and as long as there is some new snow you can forget about autopilot. 5. Slowing down ahead of some bridges. 6. Still totally unreliable on 2 field roads without painted divider which constitute most of the roads in Norway. **The things that actually have gotten worse:** 1. “Apply force to steering wheel”. As of the last patch autopilot nags me to apply force every 15 seconds. I does not detect that I apply force during the interim and as such i must constantly wait for the pop-up message and apply force when it pops up. This takes a lot of attention and actually is a distraction. [https: youtu.be PKeO0hB5tSQ](https: youtu.be PKeO0hB5tSQ) . I would go so far as to say that it actually feels more distracting to drive with AP now then without. EDIT: I think i can cut down on the warning but that forces me to constantly steer the car into oncoming traffic. Thats not Hold the wheel . Thats Pretend you are steering the car into a crash but not so hard as to break out of AP . 2. Phantom breaking. I have no evidence for this but the feeling is that this happens a lot more often now especially with large oncoming trucks. My wife doesn t like that i use autopilot because she gets extremely startled everytime the car breaks because it breaks as if it is about to crash. If not worse it is at least not getting any better. 3. Steering wheel range limitation (limit on how far AP can move the wheel). I know this isn t Tesla s fault unless you count their inability to prevent the idiotic legislation as their fault. But still this is something that objectively has gotten worse with the last patch. The only thing that has gotten better or added is the lane change on autopilot. This is an ok addition as i don t have to worry about bumping into cars in the “deadzone” when changing lanes. Navigate on autopilot so far has no quality of life improvement for me as I so far still have to use the indicator to start the lane change. The clips above is just from a single day today. The reason i decided to grab them today is my utter disappointment with the new “hold the wheel” spam” as of the last patch. Hopefully enough people will give feedback on this to Tesla and make them increase the interval between prompts ot at least register interim wheel-holds better as its extreemly tiresome to constantly steer the car out of the lane. As for the rest of the problems lets have faith in AP3 and the fact that Elon seems to have taken over lead on AP development. Sorry for the salt but I actually was a bit sad after testing the new patch today... | JonNordland | 2019-05-22 15:02:37 | 241 | eofm8k8 | I disagree I ve got many documented roads curves and bends situations that Autopilot couldn t handle before and absolutely handles now. It s gotten much much better. Particularly at interesctions and sharp bends. | caz0 | 2019-05-22 15:13:39 | 72 | Tesla Autopilot Performance Review |
58mnp1 | Anti-Tesla Elon articles? | I enjoy reading about vehicles technology and any combination of. Since pre-ordering the 3 I ve seen a lot of Anti-Tesla articles. Specifically from Jalopnik and Business Insider. I have stopped going to theses websites and affiliated websites (Gizmodo) specifically because of the articles they write favoring one EV (Bolt) over another. They also seem to bash Elon alot. Is Tesla the perfect company? No. But they are advancing autonomous vehicles faster than any other company out but the blogs just seem to give more scrutiny to Tesla and Elon than others. Just some thoughts. I was a long time reader of Gizmodo and associated sites but no more. | utc | 2016-10-21 11:11:32 | 14 | d91n2wy | First they ignore you then they laugh at you then they fight you then you win. - Mahatma Gandhi I guess we are at the end of phase two starting phase three. | dbitter1 | 2016-10-21 12:11:52 | 25 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
bwpzlq | Anti-Tesla Snark | Does anyone else get the below from other people who presumably hate technological progress? How do you respond when the other party is not receptive to facts at all? Examples: A. Bangor ME USA - I AirBnBed with a former US marine. He started to pick a fight over the fact that I own a Tesla. He tried to tell me he never sees any charging stations. He is a huge cross country driver (despite working in the Aviation Industry). He asked how long it takes to charge. I said on 2% left it took me an hour to get back to 95% charge. He started to insult the car saying on the I-10 it takes 10 hours at 100 miles an hour to drive. That would add (2)-(3) hours to his trip. I told him Elon is working on charging speeds so they are faster. Also more and more Super Chargers will be built. He didn t seem keen on listening. The more I kept contradicting him with facts - the angrier he got. I was able to make it on a 310 M3 AWD from Bangor to Campobello Island in Canada and back with 7% battery left. The next day I was able to go from Bangor to Mt. Katahdin and the Ice Caves with only 2% battery left (That was bad because I was going 59 mph in a 75 mph zone but everyone was cool with it). Figured I could use the Baxter State park charger. [This video](https: www.youtube.com watch?v=qLzLfvBD2To) had a model X. I arrived and my Model 3 was not compatible with the [Level 2 charger there](https: www.consumerreports.org hybrids-evs whats-the-right-electric-car-charger-for-your-home ). Guess Model X s have a multi-pronged charge port. Each time I told him about my close calls. His views started to change. B. Quebec City and Montreal in general - lots of people (Montreal Esp) have BMW s Mercedes and the like. When I roll up with the Tesla I get mugged super hard. People also make it a point to stare at my WA state plates. I waive to them and they never return the waive. This has happened over 15 times now. One local said it was because they aren t use to seeing WA plates. Some people also try to race me more in Canada than all the states from Virginia to Maine that I ve driven through. Odd. C. Montreal Canada - I roll up to pay for parking at St. Joseph s Oratory of Mount Royal. The attendant sarcastically asks in his French accent How many charges did it take you to get from WA state? I don t interpret sarcasm well so I went into geek mode and started explaining the car s range. He then said Two or three charges and smiled smugly. I didn t understand until I remembered that many of my fellow Catholics are lean conservative. Montreal is a majority Catholic Christian city. I dislike having to equate ignorance to my religion but that is what I ve been experiencing. Sh\*ts on a Tesla and then texts on his smartphone... D. Bragg Farm Sugar House & Gift Shop - Montpelier VT - an older man (60 s) from Baltimore asks if I am driving the Tesla out there. I say Yes sir and he chuckles at me for addressing him with respect. Then he goes on to talk about how he was the first thousand on the wait list. He gave up and got all defeatist on me. What does an old guy like me need a $50k car for anyways. I told him about my rough customer service experience at Tesla to make him feel better. It didn t seem to work. He was too preoccupied with the poor marketing of the battery. Ultimately I smelled regret which turns into resentment towards Tesla. He said he bitterly ended it by saying he was happy for me. Seemed like he just wanted someone to listen to him complain. I understand why this man dislikes Tesla. The first two just seemed to fear the unknown and dislike change. I know I shouldn t give a damn. I am from the West Coast where I don t encounter people like this. Most of my friends are pretty progressive and technological millennials. So dealing with tech averse folks is a first for me. | PopularTradition | 2019-06-04 15:26:03 | 13 | epzbth4 | Protip: Don t argue with idiots. You ll live longer. | Fugner | 2019-06-04 15:35:50 | 76 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
du76iy | Anti-fog for interior windows | What is the best way to keep the windows from fogging other than turning on the defroster on the Model 3? I have seen anti-fog sprays but too many negative reviews. Is there a used and time tested method that is reliable? Also the RainX washer fluid vs the Prestone De-Icer fluid. Some background I lived in Dubai all my life recently moved to Seattle. We are planning a long drive sometime during winter not really sure how the range will get affected during the Winter. | saiino | 2019-11-10 05:01:14 | 26 | f72jxqc | Welcome to the great PNW (Pacific NorthWest) and the rain! I understand you dislike the Foggy Window Stuff. That s great. Nobody likes the Foggy Window Stuff. Thankfully there are ways to fix this. Clean the inside really well. The materials in all cars outgasses oils that cling as a film to the windows. These oils are annoying at night just from existing but also acts as a good seed surface for fog to cling to and condensate on the window. You can clean this cruft off pretty effectively using melamine sponges (AKA: Magic Eraser and all other brands like it. Non-soap versions only). * Wipe while dry with a clean microfiber towel. * Dip the sponge in clean water and squeeze the sponge then scrub the inside of the windshield in circular swipes. Don t worry you can t hurt it with the sponge. You can hurt your skin though so gloves are your friend. Do a small area (30cmx30cm) and then wipe it dry with a microfiber towel. Then do the next section with overlap and wipe it dry and keep going. If you drip any on the dashboard wipe it clean with a paper towel immediately (Not the microfiber towels you re using). * Once you ve gone over the whole interior of the windshield like this use a new clean microfiber towel and spray glass cleaner on the towel (not directly on the glass) then use it to clean the windshield inside. I say clean microfiber towel a lot. If it touches the dash or anything else stop using it toss it in the laundry (Never use dryer sheets with it!) and use a new clean one. You can get a pack of several dozen for a few dollars these days. You *can* use anti-fogger inside if you are careful and ensure the windshield is nice and clean (like above) before doing so. Rain-X makes an anti-fog thing too that works decently if the glass is Very Clean and you follow the instructions properly. Otherwise a quick blast of normal heater for about 30 seconds will also clear it up if you don t let it get too far fogged. Washer fluid! We all love washer fluid. It s great for... well... no not really. It kinda gets some grime off a little but not really bugs or anything serious. While you can use coatings on the windshield the washers will create chemically-fogged lines and will likely chatter. Both of those fluids also leave residue in the reservoir. However: Do not rely on washer fluid to de-ice your windshield. This is how you quickly tear up your wipers. That and try using the washers on the car. You ll see what I mean quickly. Get a scraper. As for your range... Your battery will hold mostly the same amount of energy. Mostly. But using the heater will use a lot more of it for the distance traveled. The heater can cut your expected range in half if it s having to heat you up a lot. If you also do long distance and intend to supercharge make sure you set the supercharger as your navigation destination so it ll precondition the battery for you. That will make your charging much faster. Park with your windshield facing the sun at the charger if you can to get that extra solar warmth goodness. | Fuzzytech | 2019-11-10 06:04:24 | 66 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
8ybpsj | Anti-selling is behind us - Tesla.com has a new face | [Tesla Model 3 - The car of the future](https: www.tesla.com ) Just noticed today that for the first time the Model 3 is top of the main page in all it s glory with Order Now Learn More Test Drive buttons. Next phase is underway! | Kidd_Funkadelic | 2018-07-12 17:16:52 | 253 | e29ovzy | It s clear Tesla are now getting serious about acquiring new customers for the Model 3. My reservation was late May 2016 ordered June 27 and if I wasn t waiting to get a trade in offer I could be driving my LR tomorrow. Nice to see them moving to the next stage of the Model 3 s life! | ThatIsMrDickHead2You | 2018-07-12 18:05:21 | 85 | Tesla Challenges in Germany |
jmofgn | Anticipated resale value after a year or so - Model Y - Canada | So I have a Cybertruck on order but it will take a while obviously. My Hybrid ICE (2010 Lexus RX450h with 300 000km on it) is showing its age and I am worried it might not last until until I get my CT - and or I might have to pour a ton of $$ into it to keep it going. So I am considering getting a Model Y to tide me over and keeping the Lexus for what the Model Y is not yet up to doing (e.g. towing a 2 snowmobile trailer on a long trip). I imagine that this would also boost me up the queue for the CT as I would then be a Tesla owner already. To analyze whether this makes sense I am trying to get a sense of what the trade in value of the Y is likely to be in about 15-18 months from now when the CT becomes available. Trade in can be very beneficial as I would then have to pay the HST (13%) on only the difference in value rather than on the entire cost of the CT. Of course there might be a difference between trade-in and open market resale value on the Y that could offset this saving. The other factor in this is whether to put down the Cdn$10 600 for the FSD on the Y or not considering that the cost of FSD is rising all the time so that would presumably factor into any trade in value. Lots of factors to consider - I realise that much of this analysis would be speculation as there is little or no hard data where the Y is concerned but maybe experiences with trading in 3 s might inform the discussion. Interested in everyone s thoughts. | Geomglot | 2020-11-02 14:32:23 | 10 | gawg9f9 | You ll probably eat a big loss on the first year depreciation and IMO 1 year isn t enough time for FSD to mature enough that resale values of cars with it will be higher than originally purchased. Just take a look at the used Model 3 market and you ll see that cars with FSD aren t selling for $10 000 more than those without. | Wugz | 2020-11-02 15:02:25 | 32 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
b0b1y4 | Ants in the charge port! | Hi everyone I m getting a weird pest problem with my TM3. I noticed there s ants attracted to the charge port when I m charging. I picked up the charging cable off the floor to prevent them from reaching the port but they still find a way in there. I m concerned they might cause a short somewhere somehow. Anyone experience this or know what or why they seem attracted to the port? Are they attracted to electricity or something? | Ntrees | 2019-03-12 18:15:58 | 14 | eidccj2 | A cursory Googling suggests that ants release a pheromone when distressed which calls other ants to fight the threat. If a single ant got into your charge port and got a little zap it would release that pheromone to attract a million other ants to fight your charge cable. If they get zapped too it s a positive feedback loop! The phenomenon is sometimes referred to as “crazy ants” and is common in Florida. | ScatterplotDog | 2019-03-12 18:32:36 | 22 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
3ugpuc | Any must dos immediately before after taking ownership? | Hey all I m Frank and I m new to the subreddit! :-D Been a Tesla (see: Musk) fan for a while now and finally pulled the trigger and bought a car. I m taking delivery next week and was just wondering if there s anything to keep in mind during delivery. I m currently making changes to my garage to account for the size of the car (my garage is small the car is NOT) and I should have an electrician down in the next few days to install a 240v outlet. What else am I missing? What about specific gear for the car (phone mounts radar detectors etc)? Thanks everyone! :-D | ToBeFrank314 | 2015-11-27 13:26:24 | 17 | cxep6zm | [The definitive list.](http: nickjhowe.com tesla modelsguide.html) | -QuestionMark- | 2015-11-27 13:54:08 | 14 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
btuycl | Any $45k Canadian (BC) Model 3 Owners? | Just wondering if any BC ers here purchase the lowest priced Model 3 at 45k? (I believe you need to walk into the store to order this specific version). 1 - How did you justify purchasing this Tesla M3 because there are some pretty serious limitations (esp Range). I understand that after deductions it comes down to $35k in BC (as long as the Provincial and Federal incentives are at play). 2 - I m thinking of grabbing one for the next 2 years (financing) and then selling it off to get a Model Y. My other option was Leasing a Prius Prime (since its quite cheap and reliable) I do not drive far as I work from home so my commutes are usually within my area (typically). Can anyone walk me through to justify this purchase rather than the Toyota Prius Prime? | jaekwong | 2019-05-28 03:09:05 | 19 | ep3240y | The 150 range model 3 is just a gimmick model to get the others versions included in the 10k rebate. Don t buy the 150 range... Buy the second lowest model comes out to 48k after tax and credits | larrycanada99 | 2019-05-28 03:57:12 | 24 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
7eu23c | Any 3 Owners in LA? | I am going to be in the LA area until Monday and would love to buy dinner for a model 3 owner and talk about the car. I am a little afraid that I will have to purchase the car before seeing it in person so if you would like a free meal let me know! | studiouslurker | 2017-11-22 20:36:14 | 19 | dq7itwa | I just saw two of them with in a week. (one of which I saw minutes ago.) If you are in the SpaceX area you might see one | a1000wtp | 2017-11-22 21:42:40 | 7 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
6zl18t | Any Customer Experience Specialist on this sub ? | I recently moved to Toronto from East coast got laid off in an IT company. While I was researching my opportunities I had to take a pause to think about the job I like to do & a job which I want to do cuz of peer pressure. I am a HUGE fan of Tesla & Elon Musk I keep talking about that to my friends and family & have arguments about EV & ICE cars as well. Also I can literally talk hours on those topics. As always when we decide to switch careers there will a big confusion where to go forward or not. So based on your experience what do you suggest me? I am looking at Customer Experience Specialists role. As the EV market is raising and model 3 is just around the corner I think it s the right time to switch job. The questions running in my mind are Will this be a right fit? What are the pros and cons? How would I grow my career from this job? How is the pay? Is there any commissions ? Work life balance? Please share your thoughts. Thanks in advance. | sarrsb | 2017-09-12 05:32:15 | 13 | dmwexsy | Growth opportunities into sales retail management low pay no commission until higher roles CES as many hours as you want w overtime usually available tedious repetitive work amazing company you get to drive and talk about teslas all day | Errand_Wolfe_ | 2017-09-12 13:23:56 | 6 | Pursuing Career at Tesla |
5u1ho5 | Any Day 1 pre-reveal reservation holders going to wait after getting your invitation to build? | Are you worried about fit and finish reliability etc? Looking for opinions | specter491 | 2017-02-14 17:19:09 | 10 | ddql8rt | I can t remember if I m pre-reveal or not (I know that s weird but I work at a startup and was horrifyingly busy at the time. I remember throwing money at the reservation and looking at pics later) but I was waffling on it for a while but I think I ll pull the trigger as soon as I can. My reasoning is that assuming I can get the full tax credit a $10k discount on the car between fed and state justifies putting up with a reasonable level of bullshit and I ll still have the motorcycle if the car is in for service. | freefallgrue | 2017-02-14 17:25:21 | 13 | Tesla Delivery Woes |
gff0d6 | Any Exclusively Use Supercharging? | Hi guys new M3 owner here. I am in the process of getting my NEMA installed but have had some delays due to the virus and other home construction issues. I wanted some info on Charging. Has anyone tried exclusively using Supercharging the way they would use a car? Supercharge at 20% to 90% every few days or every week. If so what impact has it had on your overall range? Does the cost put you off? How come you didn t charge at home? I know that the Owner s Manual recommends keeping the Tesla plugged in at all times not being used. I know that is best for the battery as it needs to keep at an optimal temperature and it prevents vampire drain (which I know can be serious because I have experienced it on a hot day). | [deleted] | 2020-05-07 20:55:05 | 12 | fpt7d3o | https: imgur.com hqt7yzP I exclusively charge at superchargers (no charging at home or work) and here is a graph of my battery degradation. The spike around 20k miles was a software update that unlocked more of the battery but otherwise I ve seen very minimal degradation. Another concern I see posted here is that after a certain number of supercharges your speed will be limited. It s my understanding that only some older Model S X have this happen. I am still able to pull 250kw from the v3 superchargers and I ve exclusively charged once a week on superchargers since March of 2018. | Baul | 2020-05-07 21:15:51 | 19 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
57q3ll | Any Ludicrous owners near Philly who watch Doug Demuro? | If you haven t heard of Doug he runs a car youtube channel where the content is on odd performance cars. You might actually know him for his famous [ bumper to bumper warranty](https: www.youtube.com watch?v=skPpLE5h5o4) he had on his Aston Martin. That video got really popular here on Reddit last year. He recently did a video on a [Tesla Roadster](https: youtu.be 511wnXSnoa4?t=321). The way his channel works is that fans will email him (at [email protected]) with an offer to come check out their car. He drives down and makes a video. Anyways he ended up being really impressed by the roadster. I emailed him about the Model S and X asking why he hadn t reviewed them ever in his channel. I always assumed it was due to the fact that it s really well covered on Youtube. Well **he wrote back** and it turns out nobody has ever offered! http: imgur.com DPsde7a In his Roadster video he says * The acceleration is massive I never knew they were this fast *. With that said I d love to see him do a video with an even faster Tesla. Anybody near the Philly area with a Ludicrous Tesla preferably an X? S is cool too! It d be awesome to see it on his channel! | asimo3089 | 2016-10-16 05:19:17 | 30 | d8ugsnw | I have an S-P90DL I would offer up. I am near DC and could possibly meet him somewhere. EDIT: I sent Doug an email. We ll see where this goes. | Acrokat | 2016-10-16 16:52:22 | 22 | Tesla Model 3 Review |
8rordj | Any Maryland owners out there | How does the $3000 exercise tax credit work? Did they take it off straight from the final price or did you get a check in the mail after you received the car? | hrds21198 | 2018-06-17 04:26:42 | 10 | e0t0egi | You send in a form after you get your title in the mail. Keep in mind that if your purchase price is over $60 000 you get nothing and that there s a yearly limit for money sent out in this program so move ASAP. | feurie | 2018-06-17 04:30:42 | 7 | EV Tax Credit Impact |
85w0a0 | Any Model 3 Outdoor Cover Experiences | I ll be picking up my model 3 this Saturday in socal (blue aero wheels) and was thinking about getting a cover for it. I m a pilot out of lax and my current car gets disgusting during my longer trips parked in the lots. I was wondering if anyone has the 3 outdoor cover or purchased another cover and could share some thoughts. Thanks! | sauceysen | 2018-03-20 20:20:43 | 17 | dw0ht71 | I have a friend with the outdoor cover Tesla makes. It seemed pretty nice. Was really tight to get on the vehicle but at least then it also stays on. Also had grommets for keeping it better tied down. I appreciated the built in venting. Down side is it s really branded so people will KNOW it s a Tesla. | dirtyfries | 2018-03-20 20:32:56 | 13 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
4fz2f2 | Any Model 3 Reservation Holders considering a Leaf or other Hybrid EV vehicle until delivery? | So my wife drives about 20-25 miles a day on her commute. She currently drives a Jeep Renegade. It is a fun little vehicle zippy great fun to drive but we are paying upwards of $375 or so a month. She honestly doesn t care what she drives and will be getting my 2014 Dodge Durango once the 3 is delivered. My thought process is try to lease a very uninspiring Leaf for her to drive for 2 years and hopefully get a payment around $250 (we have great credit) and pocket that extra $125 a month in savings towards the 3 as well as gas savings. Anyone else take this approach or try out an EV before the 3 is delivered? Thanks for any feedback. | cnastyu | 2016-04-22 15:55:26 | 13 | d2d6noc | A 2 year lease makes sense to me. Especially if your state will give you a tax credit. The only thing I would bear in mind is not to judge the Tesla based on your experience with the Leaf. edit: I just had a thought. If a lot of people did this Nissan is going to have a sh*t ton of Leaf s sitting on lots and not going anywhere once the Model 3 comes available. | DagathBain | 2016-04-22 15:58:04 | 10 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
7jjfnw | Any Model 3 owners in the Philly ( or Entire mid atlantic area) area willing to let me come check your car out? | Willing to travel far to come see the car and take a test drive. My wife and I would gladly take you out to dinner for the privilege! :) Please and thank you. | Koolice989 | 2017-12-13 14:05:55 | 12 | dr6xxme | There was a DC-area owners meet up this past weekend in Maryland and they brought 2 Model 3s out. Keep an eye on that group on TMC. https: teslamotorsclub.com tmc threads tesla-owner-club-mid-atlantic-december-m33tup.103101 | NoVA_traveler | 2017-12-13 16:05:47 | 8 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
7i90cq | Any Model 3 owners with baby car seats? | I have a Nuna Rava Convertible and a Maxi Cosi Pria 85 Max. I m wondering if either of those 2 will work with the Model 3. | carlowho | 2017-12-07 19:35:33 | 10 | dqx56oc | I think the question should be... any Model 3 owners? | bluedeviled_egg | 2017-12-07 21:30:03 | 11 | Car seat configurations in Tesla |
i8hnda | Any Model 3 users with an installed Ohmmu Lithium Battery getting 12V battery error after 2020.28.6 update? | After this update the vendor sent out an email stating that this replace 12V battery soon message popped up after the 28.6 update. X S users are not affected as per the email. I am looking to see if any users here who have this battery have received this error. The email from the vendor states doing the reset (pulling the plug under the seat) clears this and it stays away but I have read that at least 1-2 people did this and the error came back. & #x200B # | Stromberg-Carlson | 2020-08-12 17:08:26 | 14 | g19h5ph | I can t help but think that this is just a result of a change to the software in the vehicle perhaps relating to some self-test of the 12V battery that the lithium battery pack does not correctly emulate. Regrettably with any non-OEM component like this support is always going to be at the whim of Tesla and they re historically pretty bad at supporting their own cars with their own parts let alone a third party s. | tomoldbury | 2020-08-12 22:07:12 | 11 | Tesla ownership feedback and issues |
501f0s | Any Model S owners gearheads coming from a modern American muscle car? | So basically I ve been a gearhead since my teens currently have a 5.0 Mustang 6speed manual that I love driving modding working on etc. I made the enormously bad mistake of test driving a 90D while we were on vacation in June and can t stop thinking about it. It s roughly the same in a 1 4 it s come down to a drivers race every time I race my buddy s 85D but I love the tech the alternative fuel revolution AWD for the winter so I wouldn t need to drive a beat up 99 Ranger for 5 months and have loved Tesla as a company ever since I started making parts for them at work 3 years ago. The 3 reservation is going to my wife and I have the option in the meantime of trading the 5.0 on a 75 90D. I m wondering if anyone has gone from a modern muscle car to a Model S? Do you miss shifting the noise anything? Sorry for the wall of text thx if you read this far Papa bless. Edit: Thanks for the responses everyone appreciate it. I have a lot of thinking to do now.. | WTFbeast | 2016-08-28 21:06:02 | 32 | d70gdsh | I wasn t much of a gearhead but I had a 2008 Pontiac G8 GT 6.0 V8 before buying the Tesla Model S P85+. There are some times when I miss the sound of a roaring engine or the shift of a gear. However those times are growing fewer and less often the longer I drive the Tesla. I have no desire to give up the Tesla and go back. The Tesla is superior is pretty much every way. I still have a Miata. I have put gas in it one time since January when I bought the Tesla. :) | DrumhellerRAW | 2016-08-28 22:06:59 | 17 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
2ak9gn | Any Model S owners living far away from a service station? | Hi everyone My wife and I are considering purchasing a P85 Model S. Had a friend s P85+ for a weekend and fell in love. The only thing holding us back is the fact that the closest service station is ~320 miles away. No supercharger in between us and the station. I contacted Tesla Motors on the website with no response (surprised me). I then called them a few days later and the CSR on the phone was very nice and said he would ask and call or email me. Two days later no response. I know that there is a ranger service but the CSR on the phone said that there would be additional charges if they had to go a significant distance. I don t mind paying extra (assuming I would need them for annual services only) but he could not give me a number (or even if they drove out over 300 miles). Any owners have experience with this situation? Thanks in advance for any help. | glclooney84 | 2014-07-13 04:22:24 | 13 | ciwdmrq | I would like to think that the delay is due to the growing pains of a small company coupled with a summer spike in people requesting assistance information. Hopefully your patience will be rewarded. I m not sure what area you live in. If you click under the [map for 2015](http: www.teslamotors.com supercharger) do they plan a future Supercharger that would solve your issue? It might only be a problem for a year or two until they can build it out to your area or even add a Service center closer as well. | dogfluffy | 2014-07-13 18:46:24 | 5 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
6th3yq | Any Model X owners take advantage have insight on IRS Code 179 (Hummer tax loophole)? | I m thinking since I just started my business and am not making a profit yet that it won t really help me at this point? I just feel like I m missing part of the loophole or something and don t want to miss out on 25k... | dmteadazer | 2017-08-13 19:20:10 | 53 | dlkoa0u | It would be fitting if an all electric vehicle could take advantage of that loophole considering how many polluting Hummers used it. | reddiscovered | 2017-08-13 20:24:38 | 22 | EV Tax Credit Impact |
clpaez | Any Montana Tesla owners willing to chat? | Hello friends! I m a short ways away from purchasing a Tesla but I live in (very) rural Montana and was hoping to find someone to: 1. Chat about owning a Tesla in Montana 2. Possibly find a referral code to earn those sweet sweet Tesla Charging points | drwahl | 2019-08-03 23:16:07 | 13 | evxdrjb | I am one of two service technicians that cover Montana so I m probably well suited to answer whatever questions you have :) Feel to reply or message me. | cf_z | 2019-08-04 03:27:55 | 25 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
5qc4dl | Any New Owners do Their Taxes Yet? | I bought in August of 2016 but havent done my taxes yet and want to be sure they are done right for the tax credit. I usually go to H& R Block but I feel they are a ripoff for what they actually do and may want to try an online avenue this year. Anyone who purchased last year done it or any previous owners have insight on which online system worked best for your Tesla credit? Thanks! | cnastyu | 2017-01-26 19:11:13 | 12 | dcy0ygm | I use turbotax. Literally walks you through a vehicle purchase and asks if it is ev. I didn t buy last year but ran my 2017 though it just to see if it worked the other day. Super simple. | dcoulson | 2017-01-26 19:23:29 | 8 | EV Tax Credit Impact |
6rwo5p | Any Performance Model S owners considering a Model P3D? | I currently own a P85D and after seeing the higher price of the P100D I m considering waiting for a Performance Model 3. As a car enthusiast the performance (and other upgrades) is valuable to me but I m worried I will be disappointed with the Model 3. I have owned a few 911 s so coming down in size isn t a concern... it s more about the other finer details. While I recognize that this is likely a marketing tactic by Tesla it seems like they are really pushing model S owners to stay where they are. What are your thoughts? | shaye2k | 2017-08-06 05:17:03 | 18 | dl8bc1v | Disclaimer: not a Tesla owner yet. I am a performance nut though I had an all-too-brief ownership experience with a B7 Audi RS 4 I took on a number of HDPE trips & autocrosses and I ve loved wrenching on modifying cars since I was in junior high. I ve been trying to convince myself to pick up a used P85 P85+ for about a year now (with the occasional see how far I could stretch the budget dream of a P85D) but decided not to pull the trigger until after the Model 3 final reveal - just in case. Many reviews of the P85 P85+ P85D all mentioned it was crazy fast in a straight line and not too shabby in the corners but that the car still felt large and heavy. Test drives I ve done confirm this (I ve driven a 75D and a P100D Model S as well as a 100D Model X) while the Model S feels great it definitely doesn t attempt to hide its heft very well in the corners the way my RS 4 did. After reading the glowing Motor Trend first drive review: ....to mention body roll is to have already said too much about it. Sure that battery is low way down under the floor. But unlike the aluminum Model S the Tesla Model 3 is composed of steel too and this car s glass ceiling can t be helping the center of gravity s height. Nearly-nil body roll? Magic I m telling you. Magic. And this is the single-motor rear-wheel-drive starting point. The already boggled mind boggles further at the mention of Dual Motor and Ludicrous. I m glad I waited. The Model 3 performance version sounds like it has the potential to be absolutely fantastic for spirited fun drives. I was all ready to jump on board with the new Audi RS 3 (I ve been hoping they would sell it stateside for years) but now all I can think about is Model 3. | quattrophile | 2017-08-06 05:38:13 | 13 | Electric Performance Car Comparison |
718swl | Any Plugless owners? | The Model S inductive charger from Plugless looks operational but there s virtually nothing out there from real people using it. I d love to hear some user experiences. Also anyone know if Model 3 can be adapted this way? I was worried with their modification to disable battery swapping that it also may not take the Plugless module easily. I know it has efficiency loss and it doesn t bother me at all. | digitalcascade | 2017-09-20 04:45:07 | 17 | dn8zma6 | As someone that wirelessly charges their phone I don t see the point of it. For my phone wireless is convenient because I charge it anytime throughout the day without any work and I don t need to worry about the cable or port breaking. For the car it s just once every night I don t worry about anything breaking wireless is an additional purchase and costs more to use. | hkibad | 2017-09-20 05:14:26 | 16 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
o0e947 | Any Reports on Improvements in Back-Seat Room in the Model S Refresh? | Elon made such a big deal about how much more comfortable the back seat is that I was shocked to see the specs appear to show a < 1 inch legroom difference from the current Model S and much lower hip room # s. I m not aware of any real-world reports of how much if any improvement there has been in back-seat legroom or anything else about improvements in backseat comfort. Anything out there I m missing? Any lucky Plaid owners willing to fill me in? | garthreddit | 2021-06-15 13:23:03 | 31 | h1uo7px | There is certainly more space than my old S and the seats themselves are way more comfy. The seats are also reclined a bit more which is both more comfortable and improves headroom. | o2go | 2021-06-15 14:31:36 | 54 | Car seat configurations in Tesla |
3m9f9s | Any Seattle Signature Model X want company driving their new baby home | I ll pay for the gas. ) I m going to the event and figured it was worth asking. PM me if you re interested (former MSFT employee who swears he won t kill you. =p) | imdubious | 2015-09-24 23:02:24 | 16 | cvdhdfc | Bro nobody is going to let your ass in their brand new baby until they ve pressed every button first. You ll probably peel off all the fucking plastic on the new parts won t you! | Squishy_Vengence | 2015-09-25 05:41:20 | 9 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
4osa93 | Any Tesla Powerwall owners out there? | I can t find much online in terms of review. If you have one what do you think of it? Only con I have heard so far is that it is louder than anticipated. | Fortunateproblem | 2016-06-19 06:43:08 | 19 | d4fiw53 | That you can t find much online in terms of reviews (only press releases) should give you the answers you re looking for about them. The PowerWall was announced over a year ago in two forms. Since then production has been a rounding error away from zero (it seems that every new installation triggers a news article) the specs have changed around and one of the two models announced has been entirely dropped likely before shipping a single unit. If your goal is to actually store energy any time soon you shouldn t even consider one at this point in time. They work with only one or two models of inverter (they have to speak Canbus or Modbus to the PowerWall unlike literally every other battery pack out there that speaks volts and amps ) they require expensive installation and they re essentially a public alpha for lithium storage. If your goal is to write a large check to get a Tesla PowerWall in your garage at some point in the future for the sake of having a PowerWall in your garage they re of value. Otherwise look into something more tested for energy storage. A bank of Trojan lead acid RE (renewable energy series) batteries (or any other modern brand) even oversized significantly to keep the depth of discharge limited is going to cost less than the PowerWall have a very useful cycle life (a Trojan T105RE is rated for 2500 cycles at 33% DoD) is cheaper works with just about any inverter on the market (pick one for your pack voltage) and most importantly can be obtained *right now* - you can order a set and have them in a week. Maintenance is fairly low especially if you spring for either a watering system or recombiner caps. The PowerWall is certainly a useful product to Tesla but mostly in the form of free advertising presumably a Look even if we don t move cars we can still go through enough batteries so please keep producing cells! lever with their battery supplier and apparently a driver of traffic to their PowerPacks which presumably are moving in some quantity (just not to homes). It s simply not an interesting useful or feasible system for home power storage right now. | Syonyk | 2016-06-19 17:04:54 | 8 | Tesla Solar Panel Decision |
5opmdl | Any Tesla Product Specialists here? | I m thinking of applying for this role at our local Tesla location. Curious as to what your experience is was and if you d do it again. | PebbleGirl | 2017-01-18 14:27:06 | 16 | dcl2049 | glassdoor is a good resource for employee reviews. The pay is low and the work can become repetitive (repeating same things over and over again to people). But if you can swing the pay and enjoy talking about the car go for it. I m sure the role will be expanding to selling powerwall and solar roof too. I m thinking about making the jump as a delivery specialist but it would be a huge pay cut for me. I m always looking at open positions at Tesla. My goal is to get in at some point this year. | jjlew080 | 2017-01-18 14:44:37 | 8 | Pursuing Career at Tesla |
4moeuo | Any Tesla cars on film or television? | Saw The Brothers Grimsby last night and first time I seen a Model S in movies although it was questionable what they did to it even tho it was a comedy. I believe the Roadster was in Suits if I m not mistaken. Has there been any other movies or TV shows that shows Tesla vehicles? | siowmotion | 2016-06-05 17:30:09 | 19 | d3x36rw | Iron Man 2 it has Elon in it!!!haha | a82320 | 2016-06-05 18:40:34 | 20 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
b26yk2 | Any Tesla drivers work for a “competitor” of Tesla? | I work for a company that is in an industry that will be competing with Tesla (though not in the consumer automotive space). I recently purchased a Model 3 as my daily driver and I m wondering if my company is going to see that as a problem. Anyone here a Tesla driver who also works for a company that could see Tesla as a competitor? Was there any reaction? | PhilJSawdust | 2019-03-17 16:33:30 | 18 | eiqngtr | I am sure plenty of Tesla employees drive Ford s Chevy s etc. I don t see that as a problem. | JFreader | 2019-03-17 16:36:18 | 53 | Tesla Dominance in EV Batteries |
2liq4q | Any Tesla employees out there? | I ve been applying to a number of jobs with Tesla but I m sure they like to promote or hire from within as well as hire people who have connections to current employees. I currently work for SolarCity (Tesla s sister company) and I m one of the only employees within the entire company that has a degree in Sustainability. I love what I do and it s rewarding to be able to help people protect themselves from rising utilities prices. It s pretty freakin cool that we re helping people to go green as well. Still deep down I m really just a car guy. I still get excited when I see sweet new Hotwheels cars in the toy aisles. Before SolarCity I worked at a family-owned car dealership for 5 years. I did everything from sales inventory management financing back-end service and even automotive detailing. I have a pretty solid understanding of how the car industry works but being that my experience comes from a non-chain dealership it s safe to say that I haven t been corrupted by the vicious mentality that often goes along with working at a car dealership. Long story short I have a college degree in Sustainability 5+ years of experience in the automotive industry I have made a name working for Tesla s sister company and I have zero doubt that I would be a valuable team member with Tesla. I m living in Arizona but I m willing to relocate. What else do I need to do to land a career with Tesla? I m seeking an introduction with a store manager or perhaps Elon Musk himself. | vrsicks | 2014-11-06 22:26:08 | 23 | clvb7i3 | Send me a PM and I will give you the email of a HR member in hiring. | Bensonian | 2014-11-07 01:40:16 | 13 | Pursuing Career at Tesla |
5lvdc1 | Any Tesla fans watching the Faraday & Future flagship car unveil today? | Supposedly it should be the direct competitor to Tesla. Which is a good thing as I feel that Tesla has no actual direct competition and a direct one should motivate Tesla to do better. Like Apple and Google. It is even said that the prototype won against a S100D. Link to stream s page here: https: www.ff.com en Edit: It has started. | exjr_ | 2017-01-03 23:28:51 | 92 | dbz14d6 | WHEN THE DEMO DOESN T WORK I CAN T UNDERSTAND THE VP **WHAT S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW** | cvfunstuff | 2017-01-04 03:11:29 | 73 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
4wkeb6 | Any Tesla owners in the North of England? | I don t suppose any of you live in the north of England do you? I ve followed the Tesla since it was announced. I know I m preaching to the converted but it s revolutionary and it s exciting to live in this day and age. My long term girlfriend knows that as soon as we can afford one we will be getting one. But until then... I ve never seen one up close. Or far away for that matter!! I went as far as ordering Uber Lux for all my trips in Paris one week as we read there was a Tesla or two driving for them. That came up blank. They were boring Audis most of the time! If any UK owner might live within a hundred miles of the North East and fancies showing off their toy I would really appreciate coming to have a look maybe even sit in it. I won t touch anything. Thanks! | drucey | 2016-08-07 10:43:55 | 25 | d67q0f7 | I m on the Wirral and work in Runcorn if that s any use to you. You d have to drive past the Manchester South dealership to get over here anyway. PM me if you want to make some arrangements. | UniverseFromN0thing | 2016-08-07 12:36:30 | 7 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
idpel7 | Any Tesla owners with disabilities visual impairment here? | I have a rare eye condition where basically I can t see very well(like barely can see) in my right eye for reference. I ll be able to drive soon and my parents were interested in a tesla for safety reasons(a used one and I m paying for almost half of it). I m just looking to see the experience of other Tesla owners with disabilities in general visual impairment! Any features you use a lot recommend specific option? Or just anything about driving the car! | [deleted] | 2020-08-21 03:41:48 | 24 | g2b0ml7 | Not really relevant to your queation but it s so weird to me imagining young people having their first car be an electric one these days! | SleepEatTit | 2020-08-21 07:53:26 | 9 | Tesla Sentry Mode Setup |
hcl98v | Any advice for Alaska? | Owning a Tesla has been a dream i drool every time i see one pass by. Recently moved to southeast Alaska and have seen quite a few in my town just curious of any personal pros and cons people have. There s no Tesla center near me so i don t see maintenance being easy. I know you can get alignments and oil changes hehe done at a local mechanic. Charging in the winter i know can be rough having to heat the battery. But i should only be here for 2 and a half more years then moving back to the lower 48. Any tips or guides to help along the journey? I m looking at a model 3 hopefully in January of next year. I m super excited but i still get nervous thinking of switching to an EV as I hope that others can relate to. Not saying i wish anyone to be anxious as i am committing on going through with it but hopefully stories of people being nervous as i am and then doing it can help ease the mind. | nkinkade1213 | 2020-06-20 12:08:30 | 13 | fvfs2pk | Make sure you charge on a 240 v circuit. 120 can be unacceptably slow at very low temperatures. | Tm3overcpoanyday | 2020-06-20 13:22:38 | 20 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
tjnotn | Any advice on how to properly wait for a charger to become available? | I have been very fortunate to have never been to a charger where at least one wasn t available. Some of these locations you can t start a line because it blocks roads. Do you park and ask someone to tell you when they are done or how do you all handle it? | Navets2020 | 2022-03-21 22:21:33 | 33 | i1pauc9 | Put your quarter on the supercharger like a civilized arcade gamer. | dakkath42 | 2022-03-22 19:45:52 | 21 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
nrs7fa | Any bad experiences buying a demo vehicle? | I re-he-heeeeelllyy don t wanna wait until August to pick get my new Model Y so I m heavily considering just buying a demo Model Y or 3 right now. There are a bunch available in Existing Inventory in my area. Anyone have any bad experiences with demo vehicles? | cnstarz | 2021-06-04 00:25:57 | 43 | h0ia52b | Bought demo vehicle. No difference from my non-demo vehicle. If anything they may be in better condition because they are directly shown to potential customers. | tp1996 | 2021-06-04 00:29:12 | 49 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
8waxym | Any benefit to keeping reservation if waiting for SR Model 3? | Florida-based Day 1 (pre-reveal) reservation here. Since reservations now seem to make little (or no) different for USA-based LR Model 3 orders it seems likely that they also will not make a difference for SR orders (when those finally open up). With that in mind I m wondering if I should just ask for my $1000 deposit to be refunded since a new order (when SR is available) will seemingly be treated the same as my existing reservation. Does anyone see a reason to leave the deposit with Tesla if waiting for an SR at this point? For those wondering why I don t get the LR: Once every few months I drive about 140 miles in one day but most of the time I only drive about 100 miles week. The SR 0-60 speed is already drastically faster than my current car so I don t see any value for me to spend an extra $9000 now (or even $5250 if I d only get the half-tax credit compared to the LR). | MultipleDimensions | 2018-07-05 14:39:11 | 16 | e1ue6rs | It s still a big possibility that they ll release the SR in order of reservation so keeping it ensures you re not at the back of the line when those are made available. | dstaley | 2018-07-05 17:54:34 | 10 | Tesla Delivery Woes |
f4hvdi | Any benefits of running 265 35 19 98 Y vs 245 40 19 98 Y | Sorry if im not allowed to post this here. I have a 2018 Model 3 AWD. I recently swapped my original 18inch aero wheels to the 19inch turbine wheels from ev wheel direct and I needed new tires. I wanted the Michelin Pilot 4s tires in 235 40 19 but ultimately got denied at Costco and Americas Tire because the tire only had a load rating of 96 Y. So I needed to look for different tires and the guy told me the 265 35 19 98y would work. Now these tires are obviously wider than what I had on my original set up. This would give me better handling performance with the hit on my range and also has the benefit of looking nicer . So my question is are the benefits worth it to go with the 265 35 19 or would It make sense to get the 245 40 19 to still get the added handling performance over the original but not get to much of a hit on my range ? Sorry if I sound uneducated on the subject. I was just lost when no one wanted to put the 235 40 19 96 Y on my car yet thats what Tesla puts on it s vehicles. | robert24i8 | 2020-02-15 23:39:38 | 24 | fhqsz64 | I think that s too wide. It will hit the edge of the knuckle. If you do try it I d like to know how it went. I m running 245 35ZR20 s on stock Performance rims. It fits extremely well. | bradhs | 2020-02-15 23:52:49 | 9 | Tire and Wheel Maintenance |
4critu | Any bets on how many orders there will be Worldwide? | Look at this [interesting Tesla article](http: qz.com 651391 teslas-model-3-debut-how-to-watch-it-what-we-know-about-it-and-why-scientists-are-excited-by-it ) on Quartz s website. Under the heading But will anyone buy it? there is this interesting quote: > Johnson a relative Tesla skeptic forecasts that Musk will receive 100 000 reservations for the Model 3 in the first three months. Sam Jaffe at Cairn Energy Research Advisors expects Tesla will get **30 000 reservations in the first 24 hours 90 000 the first week and more than 250 000 by the middle of next year**. Looking at the recent pictures (200 people at this showroom 400 people at that showroom) I reckon those numbers are way underestimating demand. - Let s say there s an average of 200 people **lining up right now** at each Tesla showroom. - Let s also estimate there are say ~100 Tesla showrooms galleries (I counted 93 [on this list](https: www.teslamotors.com en_CA findus list stores United+States) ) - So that s 200x100=**20 000 in-store orders alone** just in the USA. - Now let s assume that for every person lining-up right now there are 5 other people who will make their order online tonight at the launch time. - So we re now looking at 20 000x5 = **100 000 online and in-store orders** just in the USA and just for March 31st. - OK one more extrapolation: Going back to that [list of Tesla galleries](https: www.teslamotors.com en_CA findus list) for reference let s assume that if the USA has ~100 stores galleries then the rest of the World has...hmm (1 in Mexico 6 in Canada 4+4+2+1+7+22+2+1+8+12+6+12+14+3+16+3+3)~120 stores galleries and let s assume the ratios of people lining-up and ordering online are about the same. So from the rest of the World we re looking at about 120x200x5=120 000 non-US people reserving online and in-store - So in my estimates we re looking at Worldwide Model 3 reservations for just the 31st March being 100 000(US) + 120 000 (Worldwide) = **220 000 reservations** !!! Anybody else have any other estimates based on facts analysis rumours or speculations? **EDIT: T+30 mins after launch. Elon Musk announced that SO FAR they are at 115 000 reservations!!!** **EDIT 2: T+12 hours after launch. Elon Musk has just tweeted they are at 180 000 reservations at ~24 hours. ** https: twitter.com elonmusk status 715934657720639488 | djh_van | 2016-03-31 19:05:27 | 14 | d1ksy0j | I don t even know how to predict any of this anymore. I made a few predictions before today that are all now blown out of the water. I can t believe the overwhelming turnout so far. I m just so happy for Tesla and the future of EVs. | BlackOrb | 2016-03-31 19:10:53 | 9 | Tesla Delivery Woes |
3v0kkl | Any black-roofed non-black Model S s out there? | Up until 3rd or 4th Q 2014 you could order any color Model S with a solid black roof. It was discontinued due to lack of demand and I have never seen one. Then again other options like brown and green were also discontinued but I have seen several of those. | EatMoarToads | 2015-12-01 16:42:01 | 13 | cxj95o5 | I never understood the black roof option. To make it look like you got the pano roof when you didn t? A *white* roof option would at least make sense from an overheating perspective (that s why most school buses have white roofs now). | Perma_dude | 2015-12-01 16:51:18 | 13 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
5fjjna | Any chance Tesla is going to the 2016 Detroit auto show? | Edit: 2017 | radi_v | 2016-11-29 16:24:48 | 12 | daknsmz | Given the laws in place that prevent Tesla from selling in Michigan (I think they re still current) I don t see the point. But you never know until the event. | 110110 | 2016-11-29 16:26:07 | 9 | Tesla Dominance in EV Batteries |
7eyieg | Any chance Tesla will ever use the same plug globally? | I.e.: Type 2 Edit: bot told me to put [discussion] in the post title. Not sure how to do that after the post was made. | Centralredditfan | 2017-11-23 09:29:25 | 11 | dq8gtgn | Globally isn t nearly as big a deal as standarding a plug across regions. Very few people (less than 1 in 1000?) need to move their cars from China to Europe for example. | thro_a_wey | 2017-11-23 13:49:30 | 15 | Evolution of Tesla Subreddit |
5509yn | Any chance of a Model S being there next Bond car? | I believe Bond 25 is in 2018. Why not a P100DL as his next one? Does the franchise have a contract with Aston Martin? | PM_ME_A_NEW_USERNAME | 2016-09-29 03:15:53 | 11 | d86gzwn | Zero chance. Films like Bond make a lot of money from product placement by manufacturers. Tesla doesn t play that game. | magic-the-dog | 2016-09-29 03:28:40 | 41 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
5uoa25 | Any chance the model Y will be unveiled along with the final model 3 this quarter? | Seems like not much has been said about the compact SUV format. I d rather have it than the 3 I reserved. | moneychangers | 2017-02-17 19:57:35 | 15 | ddvjpkd | I hope not. That would just be a distraction and not a positive sign. Once they start delivering Model 3 in volume then they should show us Model Y. | purestevil | 2017-02-17 20:03:00 | 39 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
7evo5u | Any chance we get access to the side view cameras as a form of blind spot check? | On the Honda Civic it displays the view from a camera on the side of the car when you put your turn signal on to help with blindspots. I was wondering if we could ever get such functionality with the model 3? Is there any way to currently do it with the S? | soapinmouth | 2017-11-23 00:32:07 | 13 | dq7rwcz | Rolls Royce does it! Question is can the video processing in AP2 hardware both split the feed to a camera AND processing for autopilot tools. | UnknownQTY | 2017-11-23 00:50:28 | 7 | Tesla Sentry Mode Setup |
7464uk | Any comments and reactions from owners of Tesla Solar roof tiles? | Due to the lack of a dedicated forum for the Tesla Solar product I ll try here. As far as my research goes the first pilot installations of the Tesla solar roof has been done according to [PV](https: pv-magazine-usa.com 2017 08 02 tesla-begins-deployment-of-its-solar-roof ) and others. Anyone of those people (I am guessing it is quite a few) that would like to share any first impressions if you are allowed to do so? If the admins feel this thread needs to be moved somewhere I ll understand. | krillokrokodil | 2017-10-04 05:23:55 | 34 | dnvtoot | I think the only installs so far are Musk s house and his brother s. | _ohm_my | 2017-10-04 05:50:19 | 33 | Tesla Solar Panel Decision |
70vvd8 | Any companies using Tesla patents yet? | Are there any confirmed cases of specific companies using Tesla s open sourced patents yet? I d like to think so but so far I can t find any. (Tesla using them does not count :) | davidjoho | 2017-09-18 15:48:55 | 25 | dn680u3 | To my knowledge no - as I don t think anyone wants to essentially cede parts of the race to Tesla and help make them the standard. | dirtyfries | 2017-09-18 15:50:02 | 13 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
8wltj8 | Any concerns about Wall Connector shortage with increase in TM3 deliveries | Saw someone had ordered their AWD TM3 and immediately bought a Wall Connector - predicted a shortage once TM3 deliveries really pick up. Thoughts on this? Has Tesla struggled to supply Wall Connectors historically? Wondering if I need to pull that particular trigger now despite a 3-5 month wait (no VIN). | EscapeSharkCity | 2018-07-06 17:10:55 | 14 | e1wk7gf | The need window of having the wall connector is actually really narrow. How often will you come home from a 250+ mile trip and have to turn around and go on another longish trip with little to no charge time at home? If you need to go on another 250+ miles the wall connector wouldn t even be fast enough. You d need to just hit a supercharger. Anything shorter than that and your 14-50 will provide more than enough. | MartyBecker | 2018-07-06 18:00:24 | 9 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
m8tb4a | Any concerns about driving through standing (salt) water? | Sometimes the road (NC12) to my summer home in the OBX gets flooded with saltwater and sand and I m wondering what if any are the concerns for driving through those puddles. Obviously I m not talking about deep water up over the bumpers but I m just wondering if there are any special concerns given the fact the the entire bottom of the car is a giant bank of batteries. Other than rust I ve never really had to think about anything with my Range Rover or 4Runner. I rinse ASAP with fresh water after any minor saltwater puddles but right now for example the weather is really tearing up the sand dunes and causing long (not necessarily deep) stretches of water. Driving slow and making sure the suspension is as high as speed permits allows for some semblance of piece of mind but still. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! | thiscantbeitagain | 2021-03-19 22:47:37 | 10 | grjz8wz | don t do it.... salt keeps eating your underbody for a long time... i did it with a non tesla once eventually i replaced every single part on the underbody of the car. | ironinside | 2021-03-20 03:09:20 | 8 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
55xk7m | Any current owners have a Mooshimeter? | Hey everyone. I am a soon to be owner (gotta finish some house work) but one of the things that worries me is the 12v system… In the latest model you can t jump the car easily. Even accessing it takes some interesting steps once it has died… This could be problematic giving its failure rate. SO! Being a bit of a nerd and knowing a bit about electronics I figured I could build a simple and cheap device that would greatly extend the life of the 12v deep cycle batteries as well as provide emergency power when needed (well that is a second box but...). Without a car though I have no way of telling if my idea would work (or really the exact design). There is a multi meter called a Mooshimeter that can track voltage over time (for like two years) remotely using an SD card or your phone. If anyone current owner happen to have one (or might be interested in getting one) would you be willing to attach it to your 12v system and track the voltage over several days weeks? Noting when you drive and when you charge. This would tell us a LOT about how Tesla manages the 12v system. EDIT: I am in Portland OR. I know someone that has one and is willing to lend hers out. | BloodBlight | 2016-10-05 03:24:04 | 22 | d8eqdou | Hi I m from Norway and have owned Mooshimeter since its early beginnings. My Car is a 2014 Model S so battery terminals are avail to me but not on facelift models. What I know is that there is a DC-DC converter topping the 12Volt system. I saw a post either on teslamotorsclub.com og elbilforum.no a guy monitoring the 12volt system over a period of some days. What it showed was it topped the 12Volt battery at set timed intervals. Maybee you can monitor the 12Volt system from the 12Volt socket in the car? Anyhoo! I am willing to perform you re requested task for 12Volt monitoring and presenting the data. | mrexplode | 2016-10-05 06:56:50 | 11 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
79qm2r | Any customer experience specialists? | Cant seem to find any info for customer experience specialists in tesla or salary. Any one here can help with how pay works bonuses? | dtflikecaillou | 2017-10-30 20:48:47 | 10 | dp433zx | Most CES are hourly anywhere from $15-$20ish hiring manager store manager usually determines range. Someone with little experience would be on the lower side. Very rare to be closer to $20 starting out. Different tiers for CES - CES I CES II CES III and Lead Customer Experience Specialist. The higher the tier the closer to $20 an hour. CES do receive Stock. Previously some areas gave Product Specialists (Now CES) commission based on Test Drives and Influenced orders but now this appears to be phased out though in some regions it is reported they do. | thetruegunslinger | 2017-10-30 21:33:46 | 7 | Pursuing Career at Tesla |
76g5fh | Any drummers with Teslas out there? Think I ll be able to fit a 22 bass drum through a Model 3 back door? | It seems like a ridiculous thing to be a deal breaker especially with an early reservation but I ve got to be able to fit a drum set in whatever car I have. Anyone have any insight or experience with this? | destijl-atmospheres | 2017-10-15 01:27:25 | 14 | dodyh47 | Model 3 = unlikely Model S = room to spare Source: I m a drummer | SolarRoof | 2017-10-15 05:00:06 | 10 | Car seat configurations in Tesla |
yb01bb | Any engineers out there that can explain why some basic FSD autopilot features haven t been improved? | Why can t tesla vision see that there s traffic up ahead and start slowing down a little early like a normal human would. Autopilot prefers to go full speed ahead until it s within a certain distance then decides to aggressively decelerate. FSD lane preference is horrid so many times it won t change to the best lane for the upcoming turn until the last minute even though it s had plenty of time to do so. Or I ll be in the best lane for the upcoming turn < 1 mile away and it decides to get out of the lane when it should be staying in the lane since the turn is coming up. There are a lot of other issues but these scenarios seem like relatively easy coding and should already have been fixed a long time ago. But I m not an engineer so maybe it s harder than it looks 🤷♂️ | dt1128 | 2022-10-22 22:05:26 | 347 | iteckzs | > Autopilot prefers to go full speed ahead until it s within a certain distance then decides to aggressively decelerate. Autopilot would get a terrible safety score. | jrlv | 2022-10-23 00:19:25 | 415 | Tesla Autopilot Performance Review |
7ivzza | Any first-hand feedback on the Model 3 in snow yet? | Now that early production employee orders are beginning to draw down and the first non-employees are getting orders and we re approaching winter in the United States it seems we re due to see owners in cold climates or near mountains where the 3 will encounter cold weather conditions and snow. I know several months ago Tesla was spotted sending vehicles for snow testing in New Zealand and Elon has made at least one comment about Model 3 being surprisingly good in the snow. However I believe we ve yet to see any first hand or in-depth accounts of how it handles cold weather and snow. Perhaps even more I m interested to see what the first owners who opt for snow tires are choosing. | Iambro | 2017-12-10 19:11:01 | 15 | dr1s7s8 | > Perhaps even more I m interested to see what the first owners who opt for snow tires are choosing. Nokian for life | run-the-joules | 2017-12-10 19:22:27 | 10 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
5lc0gt | Any guesses as to when Model 3s will arrive at stores for test drives? | I m just curious if they ll be shipped out to US stores all at once right when production begins so Tesla can do test drives and clinch new orders ASAP or if they ll roll out in accordance with the geographically prioritized reservations (i.e. East Coast stores wouldn t see the Model 3 until later in the production ramp-up). Is there any historical indicator such as the Model S or X for new models showing up in stores? | scottg96 | 2016-12-31 22:15:56 | 11 | dbuivap | I know with model X it took a couple months for stores to start seeing any. Went to some stores in CA and AZ | therendevouswithfish | 2016-12-31 22:20:30 | 10 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
c23tkg | Any help with contacts to get this resolved | Our car LR AWD Pearl White went into service for a few days (bubble in dash ink mark on liner- cake that way and it s warranty work) - we waited 2 months for parts (ok we were patient didn t mind the wait bc we could still drive our car) The car came back with the screen really scratched up. My husband at pick up had to ask for a towel to wipe MUD off my dash. They said “yeah sorry for the condition of the car” 😐 I noticed the scratches right away as I was driving out of Tesla Service Center onto a one way highway. My husband texted photos to two service advisors. No response. We both called left messages. I emailed. No response. I emailed a contact at the Nevada office - no response. This morning the service advisor sends my husband a text admitting they took the screen off but the scratches aren t from them. They will give us a price quote if we would like. WHAT THE F?! I can t be more clear— I DID NOT damage my car. TESLA did. We contacted Tech CU and they told us they have more people calling them asking what they can do about damage Tesla service it s “unbelievable” the rep said. My husband has his own business & a lawyer on staff: we consulted this morning. We were advised to go file a police report. And we will pursue it. I don t want it to come to this. They damaged my car & should fix it without me having to fight them to! I have before after pics. I still had the plastic on the screen from the factory! Because I knew I d be getting this service done & I waited to remove it. The scratches are through this plastic (yes I understand it s not a protective layer) but this shows the scratches were deep not just a brush of something by the screen. The scratches are long & plenty. I counted over it 10 & more than 2-3 inches long each. I am so upset. I m a huge Tesla fan. We were about to put a deposit down on an X. Now my husband will never be ok with buying another. 😭and I rightfully so. They damaged our car and want us to pay for it. I regret having them replace the dash. I d rather the bubble in the dash over a scratched to hell screen. 😐 Does anyone have any idea or contact? Any suggestions? I ve blasted Tesla on twitter about it. All I ve gotten was responses that Tesla will make it right & when I responded they are refusing—I m being called a liar. Like damn ! Tesla koolaid is real. Lol Help! What would you do? | MontessoriMom430 | 2019-06-18 15:44:37 | 20 | erhep29 | Good luck we had the similar issue where they scratched up the trunk lid of the car. The refused to take ownership of the issue even when presented with issues. I ended up getting on twitter and engaging with one of the members of the community. I also filled an executive escalation from the webpage. This is not a new thing with Tesla they are cutting corners and then when it results in bad outcomes they are not owning the mistakes and fixing them. I am sorry your having this issue. These are the stories that are turning off new buyers and not the AP issues. The lack of quality customer service and doing the right thing when things go wrong. If the screen cover was on and it went through that they removed the screen and set it down on something and pay no attention to it and then just slapped it all back together. This is not a single one off incident they are starting to happen more and more as they have cranked the screws on service to tighten the belt. | sziehr | 2019-06-18 16:01:26 | 10 | Tesla ownership feedback and issues |
5hv7gm | Any hope for Spotify in US for December OS update? | I know this has been discussed before and several sources said Spotify was coming in the 8.0 update......but any chance we get this in the December update? I am fiending for Spotify...not a fan of Slacker... | phattyh | 2016-12-12 06:44:38 | 10 | db41aki | It s stuff like this that annoys me. A car as technologically advanced as Tesla s and you can t even stream music on it from popular services like Spotify or Google Play Music. I mean you can get this option on the cheapest Chevrolet. | dcdttu | 2016-12-12 20:26:25 | 8 | Spotify Gapless Playback |
6qnlwh | Any hope for bioweapon defence mode in Model 3? | We have had absolutely no information on the possibility of the larger HEPA filter to ever be available on the Model 3. I keep my hopes high that it will be available before deliveries in my area start in 2019. Someone said that there is not enough space but looking at the pictures of the [Model 3 frunk](https: img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net tenant amp entityid AAoZKzc.img?h=373& w=624& m=6& q=60& o=f& l=f) and the [Model S frunk](https: i.imgur.com Bdk2TDN.jpg) I can see at least some potential (maybe it would eat some of the frunk?). My biggest hope is that the availability of the filter makes the car extremely attractive in polluted markets esp in China against its major competitors (Audi BMW etc). | racergr | 2017-07-31 10:42:47 | 23 | dkym0l8 | Probably not until it launches in China at least where the demand for that feature would be the highest. | bandola | 2017-07-31 11:32:59 | 21 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
6ibevb | Any idea how many people waited in line for the model 3? | On March 31st I got to the Tesla dealership about half an hour before they opened to reserve. There were probably about 150 people in front of me. It took about an hour to get in the doors to make my reservation. I know I was among the first to reserve the car but I just wonder about how many people reserved before me. I can t really find any info online about how many people reserved in person before the reveal event. Do any of y all know? Was 150 people in line when the store opened the norm or was mine just especially busy? How many stores are there? I m just trying to get an idea what number in line I am. I m pretty sure I m in the first 100 000. But the first 10 000? Idk... What do y all think? Thank you. | Grintor | 2017-06-20 03:08:30 | 15 | dj4zkbw | Hi. Enter your data here: [Tesla Model 3 Delivery Estimator](https: docs.google.com spreadsheets d 1rKDw72FOIMmSY8wBVl0ECjAjwYV9shlvRiVKKzfu3L8 edit#gid=0) and look for the row that says Your global reservation number . I used many data points to calculate this including the hidden reservation numbers mentioned [here](https: teslamotorsclub.com tmc threads possible-reservation-number-hint-on-my-tesla.71376 page-7#post-1569870). Tesla s website used to show this number before they disabled it. To see all data points related to reservation count look at cells AE5:AE17 [here](https: docs.google.com spreadsheets d 1rKDw72FOIMmSY8wBVl0ECjAjwYV9shlvRiVKKzfu3L8 edit#gid=1583400938). | Teslike | 2017-06-20 03:51:53 | 13 | Tesla Delivery Woes |
5a2mbs | Any idea how recyclable the solar glass tiles are at the end of their lifespan? | Let me clarify: **How** recyclable are the solar glass tiles? | akwilliamson | 2016-10-29 21:05:57 | 14 | d9dbjvw | Probably about the same as traditional solar panels https: en.wikipedia.org wiki Solar_panel#Recycling It s just glass and solar cells after all. | LambdaNuC | 2016-10-29 23:28:47 | 11 | Tesla Solar Panel Decision |
6oxowu | Any idea how reviews from auto publications will work for the 3 and when? | Will Tesla give Motor Trend Car & Driver NYT Consumer Reports et al a model to test and review right from the start? CR buys their own cars to ensure that test models get no special treatment if I recall. Hopefully they have an early reservation then? Just wondering when we can see independent reviews and statistics. TIA | NoVA_traveler | 2017-07-22 21:56:35 | 18 | dkld1qz | Car companies usually lend them one for a week or whatever. | kmonsen | 2017-07-23 03:14:18 | 11 | Test Driving Tesla Models |
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