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em2p27 | Don t switch my phone call to the car s speakers until I sit in the drivers seat | It seems like a semi-daily occurrence where I m walking to the car or pop the trunk and it takes over my phone call. It is super frustrating. They have the sensors in the driver seat to prevent this and they could detect if the driver s door gets opened. Both of these could prevent this from happening. Let s go!!! Edit: thanks for the plat! | godloki | 2020-01-09 01:51:00 | 5,283 | fdlxbcv | Excellent suggestion | ThisIsADemoAcccount | 2020-01-09 01:52:07 | 1,263 | Spotify Gapless Playback |
ifgljn | Don t take your Model Y on gravel roads. | Long time lurker. Coming out of the shadows for a PSA. I have a 2015 85D Model S Heavy investor in TSLA (paid for both cars thanks Elon!) We purchased a Model Y to replace an old SUV. The girlfriend s parents live on a dirt road. A road we ve taken many times with the S and all other cars we ve owned. This damage is from a single trip! I kept the speed around 25mph. The picture is after cleaning the car. Every single white dot you see is a paint chip. Unbelievable. I m sure a clear bra would have mitigated most if not all of these but who knew I d basically have to wrap the whole car?? Don t make the same mistake I did. Don t buy a Model Y unless you stay in the city or get the rear doors wrapped. https: imgur.com PvzgrqD https: imgur.com xYWNDMh | so_here_we_are | 2020-08-24 02:29:47 | 108 | g2nnsq2 | Ugh. I have a Model 3 that is on its third coat of rocker panel paint for issues like this but I never even took it on a gravel road. The car is just so vulnerable because of how they designed the body and set the track. They ve got the technology down pat but they skipped the boring car stuff of making cars like body and paint. When I saw the plastic rocker panels on the Model Y I was so hopeful that all those issues were fixed :( | jolteonthetesla | 2020-08-24 03:36:20 | 83 | Tesla ownership feedback and issues |
4fo89j | Don t up vote me! What s the minimum requirements for autopilot on a Model S? | Because I m impatient but also not flush with enough cash to straight up buy a new Model S so I ve been looking at pre-owned Model S. What s the earliest Model S that I can have autopilot enabled? Thanks! | UnknownQTY | 2016-04-20 16:39:49 | 52 | d2aiq0m | Autopilot hardware was added late September 2014. | pacman1176 | 2016-04-20 16:55:50 | 21 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
9z4jpp | Don t want to wait for your Model 3 this is what I did! | I reserved my Model 3 AWD In January of this year and configured at the end of July. Took delivery beginning of September! But I wasn t getting any help from my delivery advisor no updates no nothing. Not even a call back! So I took it into my owns hands talk to many people in Fremont (I m located in NY). They were no help. I called directly into my delivery location spoke to the person that handles manually assigning VINs. I asked him for a list of unsigned VINs that was close to my configuration or matched it. He was able to pull up unassigned VINs from that delivery location and delivery locations that they were able to transfer cars from to their location! He gave me the list of cars and I was able to pick a VIN that was very close to my configuration. I couldn t be happier. He assigned that VIN himself to my Tesla Profile and gave me a delivery date all without my Delivery Advisor. If you re looking to get your VIN assigned ASAP try this method or if you re having a hard time communicating between you and your Delivery Advisor! Best Of Luck!! | LetsTalkTesla | 2018-11-21 16:12:05 | 41 | ea69ccn | So what did you sacrifice to get your car faster? Different color? Wheels? | dubsteponmycat | 2018-11-21 16:25:01 | 11 | Tesla Delivery Woes |
27e6yn | Don t you get tired of the GenIII posts? | No? Me neither. So I was thinking after the Shareholders meeting that they had a few ideas about the naming of the new model. I was thinking the naming from Model X possibly came from SpaceX. I began thinking about if Tesla would utilize letters from the name T-E-S-L-A and S-P-A-C-E-X (just random thinking) and I came to the resulting possibilities. S is used E can t be used and X is used. P A C T L are left and then I thought... Z because S X and Z can still kind of sound like Sexy . Would be a nice workaround. Just a random self-post I just like to talk about it. Your thoughts? | 110110 | 2014-06-05 16:38:24 | 13 | ci00pbl | Well it s generation III so why not Model 3? S3XY | Orwell84 | 2014-06-05 18:31:28 | 10 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
94v5cj | Door Button Label | [Imgur](https: i.imgur.com l5Xmtho.jpg) None of my passengers seem to remember to use the Model 3 door buttons. I don t know why Tesla labeled them with a dash instead of a door icon. I really wish one of the Tesla aftermarket folks made simple white-on-black stickers of a door icon for the buttons. Till someone offers them I printed DOOR labels with my labelmaker. P-touch white-on-clear label 12pt bold. Does anyone have a better idea? Electrify the door release latch? | jwardell | 2018-08-05 20:58:18 | 25 | e3nzby1 | Get smarter passengers. s | amdizack | 2018-08-05 21:06:53 | 35 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
a8wkdh | Door Decals (Now shipping internationally) | Thank you everyone that has ordered my decals! I am trying not to spam the sub but felt this deserved another post. I have a new online store that supports International Payments & Shipping: [https: www.zendesign.shop](https: www.zendesign.shop) I have several new designs up and have refined the installation process thanks to feedback from several redditors. You can also download the designs for FREE for DIY. Just go to the above URL and scroll down to the download section. I am also evaluating several glow-in-the-dark materials and will hopefully add them to the store once I am satisfied with the results. | Zenatic | 2018-12-23 17:37:55 | 42 | ecfjx1r | I think your PayPal integration is broken. https: i.imgur.com Z7duUIG.jpg It s pulling up someone s info (yours? Another customer s?) during the PayPal checkout. | stevehobbes | 2018-12-24 02:14:05 | 7 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
69o7dv | Door handle broke in valet s hands... | I got my Tesla S back from valet and the driver handle won t present. Could the valet have somehow mishandled it to cause this? Maybe by smashing the open handle in? What causes this failure? | -888- | 2017-05-06 23:19:39 | 60 | dh8373c | Possible but also just possible the actuator died. Have service swap it out. It was a fairly known issue in early Model S. | dirtyfries | 2017-05-06 23:38:05 | 56 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
5m85pt | Door handle did not present itself now working... | Of course of all doors the driver door handle didn t present itself this afternoon. After several FOB tries to no avail I entered through the passenger door and opened up my driver door for myself. I drive home take a call in the car and try constantly to present the door handle to no avail. A few minutes later I walk back into the garage near the car the door handle presented itself. I was under the assumption that this was a bad connection as usually this is the case but now I am not sure. Do you think this could have been a hardware problem or a software glitch? More importantly what are the chances of this problem showing up again? I hate to call the service center given the long lead times in northern VA. | Thekacz | 2017-01-05 18:40:13 | 10 | dc1nlel | Sounds like you got a lemon. I m in Northern VA and I ll gladly take it off your hands for $500 | Brickster720 | 2017-01-05 20:18:07 | 16 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
55sxn7 | Door handle retract and little fingers | Does anyone know what happens to a hand that s in the handle while they are retracting inwards? Do the handles stop retracting when they encounter resistance? Or can they injure? | smallbusinessnerd | 2016-10-04 10:58:15 | 12 | d8dh8av | Even the most sensitive body parts will be OK. | supratachophobia | 2016-10-04 13:22:08 | 21 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
6bsy6y | Door opening itself and setting off alarm | I doubt anyone is going to be able to help me besides Tesla service but has anyone ever experienced their MS door opening itself pops open just barely and setting off their alarm? My neighbor let me know this happened at 4:30 a.m. the other night and I slept through it. Then when I got in my car to go to work the next day I shut the door...and then it opened itself. I ve since been watching and checking the door each time I close it and lock it... But it just happened again! Thx (90D took delivery in August last year) | DarrenDC | 2017-05-18 00:58:08 | 15 | dhp9pmx | It does that when it is feeling neglected. You probably aren t driving or washing it often enough. ) | jmach76 | 2017-05-18 01:02:24 | 13 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
eb70jv | Door rattle missing clips and speaker grille issue | Hey yo. Love my model 3 but the rattles got to me. In working my passenger front door panel I noticed one of the 8-9 clips is missing. I also noticed that one of the speaker grille attachment points is also broken so it s not latching to the door fully. I don t know which is causing the rattle but my car has never been worked on (in the door anyway) so I have to assume it came from factory like this. I couldn t find any retailer that sells the door clips. I saw a post about Tesla for $8 per clip and thought maybe someone had some internet magic for me. I also couldn t even find the speaker grille with a separate code in the parts catalog. Maybe I m out of luck with that one? Thanks folks! | Punker1234 | 2019-12-16 00:03:27 | 14 | fb2p6af | Just schedule service if it s that obvious of a cause then they will get you some clips and fix the speaker issue for free. | tp1996 | 2019-12-16 00:12:11 | 11 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
2mogh2 | Doors frozen closed without any snow | I m not very pleased with Teslas decision to go with frameless windows right now. As most of you know the windows on a model S roll down ~3 4 when you pull on the handle to open the door. This generally works OK when it s warm but this morning it was 28* outside. When I attempted to open the drivers side door the window didn t budge. The door opened a bit but with the window frozen in place I could see the glass flexing against the seals. Uh-oh. So I went around to the passenger door and the same thing happened. It seems my choices where to try to force it and risk breaking the glass or be denied access to the car. There isn t even any snow on the car nor has it rained recently! I d understand the glass freezing if the car had been sitting in a blizzard (though it still would be a big problem). But not on a cold dry day. Here is a picture of the state of the car after I couldn t get inside. www.imgur.com DZjpph2.jpg Right now I m waiting on the climate control to warm the car up enough so that the windows free up and I can open the doors. Any suggestions for preventing this? Does Tesla have a fix? How much worse does snow ice rain make this issue? EDIT - Now there is a spot that grinds a little when the window is rolled up or down. Great. A single stuck window event seems to have damaged the gearing. | AmpEater | 2014-11-18 17:01:52 | 30 | cm6c6qq | Download VisibleTesla and schedule your car to pre-heat every morning. It s better for the battery as well and you will have more regen ability than if you start with a cold battery. | dbfish | 2014-11-18 21:28:32 | 14 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
tmb9jf | Double Trouble - 2x Plaids! Team Red & Black | It s a beautiful site! Team black and Team red Plaids hanging together ) https: preview.redd.it e36rrp9x5cp81.jpg?width=4032& format=pjpg& auto=webp& s=b226a79283ae1c49cc36e8f5eb70da4fe49cb6c1 | Tsportline | 2022-03-24 13:48:10 | 39 | i1xwu9t | What rims on the black car? | SatinGreyTesla | 2022-03-24 15:31:34 | 7 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
jlu6vw | Double pane windows spotted on Tesla Model 3 | Interestingly it s not on the refreshed version of the Model 3. Spotted today in Belgium. [https: driveteslacanada.ca model-3 double-pane-windows-spotted-on-tesla-model-3 ](https: driveteslacanada.ca model-3 double-pane-windows-spotted-on-tesla-model-3 ) | axyprang | 2020-11-01 01:29:59 | 101 | garnro1 | What we really need is a decibel test between the old and new windows. I know these work btw so I m not doubting their effectiveness but want to know how much better they are | zoo32 | 2020-11-01 05:52:43 | 78 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
f2muwf | Double tap (lightly) windshield spray nozzle button to turn wipers on to last setting | Love my model 3 but the wipers and the UI for turning them on is absurd for the recent snow storms I ve been in. I know you can lightly tap the spray nozzle button or hold it to keep the wipers going (without activating spray nozzles). If you want to keep them on without holding the button though taking your eyes off the road in snowstorms and nasty conditions is plain dangerous. A quick fix would be a quick light double tap on the spray nozzle button that turns the wipers on to the previous setting chosen from the touch screen. A double tap again would turn the wipers off. | nickboards | 2020-02-12 06:20:46 | 102 | fhdkfgg | Not a bad idea. The M3 auto wipers are pretty much useless and running them manually is very frustrating. Absolutely the worst part of the car experience for me. What a joke that they can t figure out how to solve the problem. — I am in Van BC so rain and snow all the time. | canmevan | 2020-02-12 06:35:16 | 41 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
4glykl | Down payment on model 3 question. | Question for the people that were in the waiting list for the model x. When did they make you make your official down payment? When the configuration page came out or right before they started building yours? | Brutus1979 | 2016-04-27 00:40:50 | 14 | d2ips4j | Generally speaking you have until delivery to arrange all of your financing details including who you finance through if you re paying with cash or how much you down payment is etc. All that matters is that Tesla has all of the money (including from you and lender combined) by delivery | NewCow | 2016-04-27 00:48:07 | 14 | Tesla Delivery Woes |
kxw634 | Downgrading from an X to a Y | The lease on my 100D is up in April and I m thinking about downgrading to a new Y. I love my X but I d probably love the much lower payment of the Y as well... however I m going to lose my free super charging which is the only way I charge living in a city. So many pros and cons! Does the Y still have that lower storage well in the back like the X? I fill that thing up all the time. Also what about the fact that I paid for FSD with my X and it hasn t come out yet? Anyone a little ticked off with that? Has anyone else downgraded? Are you happy with your choice? Thanks in advance. | pcp-ip | 2021-01-15 14:59:54 | 40 | gjckzoy | They are pretty different cars. The x especially with Raven is has quite a nice ride where the Y is much sportier (stiff). The Y is obviously much more minimalistic. I personally went in for a test drive for a Y and left with am X on order. That said the Y is more efficient when paying per kwh to charge. The rear well will be there if you don t buy a 7 seater though it s not as big. Fsd leases got screwed basically | hipringles | 2021-01-15 15:07:58 | 66 | Tesla Autopilot Performance Review |
6ot7y1 | Downloaded the new AP 2 update today and took it right to the freeway. For the first few minutes on the secondary streets I saw a digital car pop up in the flanking lane and thought oh boy they enabled the other cameras! Nope | But then I got on the freeway and realized that the in dash display not only DIDN T recognize the cars in flanking lanes but also no longer saw more than one car ahead... [slightly blurry proof showing only the first car in front when in stop and go traffic ](https: imgur.com gallery Y08X0) | WhyNotZoidbergMaybe | 2017-07-22 04:53:36 | 11 | dkk1m24 | That s because your AP has to be engaged. Your pic shows it s not engaged. | ShaqLuvsTesla | 2017-07-22 05:10:34 | 5 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
yz5jph | Downloading 10.69.3.1! (2022.36.20) | Opened the app to set the charging limit and saw the new update downloading! Never had FSD before so looks to be rolling out to new testers as well https: i.imgur.com Ovhe5dz.jpg | RedDrago_ | 2022-11-19 06:36:04 | 59 | iwyz6a4 | I m more excited about this bringing me up to the 2022.36.X branch from the current 2022.20 branch than anything else… | ZoidbergsTesla | 2022-11-19 13:13:33 | 45 | Tesla Autopilot Performance Review |
6xis3h | Dozens of new Tesla s wrapped and Parked in Los Angeles | I noticed a parking lot near Burbank Airport in Los Angeles that has dozens (~100) model S and X vehicles parked. As far as I can see all the vehicles are still in the transport wrapping. I know it s commonplace for dealers to stock inventory off their lot for space reasons but since that isn t Tesla s MO I m at a loss. Wondering if anyone has more info on why they have close to $1 mil in inventory in a parking lot. Seeing the latest announcements regarding discounts and CPO cars I wonder if this is Tesla s attempt at loading sales into a particular quarter or holding inventory in preparation for the model 3 reservation holders to be offered model S and X options? Photos shot while driving: https: imgur.com a h029U As I wait for my reservation number to be called I secretly hope that discounts are offered that will make a CPO Model S comparable to a new Model 3. Wishful thinking I know. | chuckesp | 2017-09-02 00:56:55 | 29 | dmg9szg | Any chance these are ultimately destined for container ships to head overseas? | LurkerWithAnAccount | 2017-09-02 01:45:01 | 9 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
2x2el2 | Drag coefficients battery size and the Model X | I was just looking at the Model S drag coefficient of 0.24. I m no expert in aerodynamics but it seems that the drag force is directly proportional to the drag coefficient. Furthermore the drag force is directly proportional to the power consumed by the motors if we assume that power is force*speed. Looking at moderate sized SUV vehicle s drag coefficients they seem to be roughly 1.5 times greater than the Model S. I don t know how Tesla plans on getting battery range over 200 miles even with a 85kWh battery. Even considering aerodynamic design which has limitations and more efficient motors I don t think it can be done. So my crazy theory is that the real reason for the Model X delays is a new larger battery for the X. I think Musk has said there will be some never before seen stuff on the X and I wonder if a larger battery is it. It could be the implementation of a new battery cell which gives higher capacity in the same sized package. I think delays in the development of a new battery cell more easily explains the delays over falcon door issues. Thoughts? Is it possible to get the desired range out of the X with the 85kWh battery? I m curious what you all think. | TheSpocker | 2015-02-25 02:31:28 | 11 | cowb4g5 | > I m no expert in aerodynamics but it seems that the drag force is directly proportional to the drag coefficient. Drag force is proportional to drag coefficient *times frontal area.* The drag coefficient is a function of shape and the shape of the Model X is similar to the Model S. So the drag coefficient isn t going to change too much. The frontal area will increase though because it s taller. And mathematically that amounts to the same thing. | cryptorchidism | 2015-02-25 03:12:00 | 9 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
cptvu3 | Dramatic improvement approaching stopped vehicles... | Starting last Friday I noticed a significant improvement in the way AP or ACC slows down when approaching stopped or nearly stopped vehicles ahead at a stop light or stop sign. I have noticed this improvement has been consistent since then. My 3 used to approach stopped traffic entirely way to fast and then jams hard on the brakes as if it just suddenly noticed a car there. Now the car appears to slow down more gently and from a further distance approaching these stopped vehicles a little more like a human. No new updates recently (currently on 2019.24.4). I haven t checked to see if I got a new map update though. Don t know the previous version so I guess I couldn t say if whatever version I am on is new or not... So is it just me experiencing this improvement or have other picked up on this as well? & #x200B **Update 1:** So based on the wide variation of responses I got to this post I think it may be safe to say AutoPilot EAP behavior appears to vary not just between software version but literally from car to car. This does not appear to be strictly related to what version you are on or the map data though. Which seems odd... I know some say the AP does not update behind the scenes without a software update but I can say with 100% confidence my car hasn t updated in weeks and there was a noticeable change its behavior last Friday. I also noticed it improved how it takes a winding off ramp I take on my daily commute - improved both in steering precision and more appropriate speed. This is not the first time I have noticed improvements with AP without a software update just been awhile since I have seen one as apparent as this. I wish Tesla would be more clear in explaining how this stuff works... | ibelieve2020 | 2019-08-13 14:27:28 | 61 | ewroit9 | I have to say my 18 Model 3 is much more nervous than my 15 Model S. | nickfromnt77 | 2019-08-13 15:30:46 | 26 | Tesla Autopilot Performance Review |
e8jwnz | Drastic Bluetooth Audio Video Sync Improvement | I just noticed my model 3 has improved drastically on audio syncing with videos over Bluetooth. I was watching a rhythm game video on YouTube and noticed that audios are near perfectly matching the beat shown on my video. Almost no delay! I also pulled up a audio sync test video and it was real! I made sure AAC was still on (there was sort of a workaround before to turn off AAC to reduce delays). Anyone experience this? It must have happened recently. I still remembered feeling mildly frustrated like a couple weeks ago. I m on 2019.36.2.4 Edit: Delays are back now. I m confused lol | coltonpan | 2019-12-10 01:59:28 | 46 | facr229 | I would like if Bluetooth connected to my device automatically 100% of the time instead of 20% | robotzor | 2019-12-10 02:30:19 | 17 | Spotify Gapless Playback |
dp5zcb | Draw distance for cars directly behind not accurate. | Anyone else noticed that the draw distance for cars directly behind is off by a wide margin? Mine has been like this since they first added them to the UI which I think was v9? I ve reported it to Tesla. Curious how many else noticed it too. Haven t heard or seen anyone mention it before. In my example the car behind me is a little more than the midway point of the car beside me but the instrument cluster shows it behind the other car. The position of cars beside me are usually quite accurate. It s just those directly behind that seem to be 2x further than they actually are. [https: imgur.com R1fHDz1](https: imgur.com R1fHDz1) Related I ve had times where there was a bicycle or motorcycle directly behind me (less than 1m) and it was invisible to the display. Rather concerning considering this is when I d want to see them more than ever. | MrTreesy | 2019-10-30 12:22:44 | 13 | f5spkyp | I think I have seen discussions on here about this and remember that it was mentioned that the visualization is not a pure accurate representation of what the neural network is seeing. It is a rendering however the neural network is far more accurate than what it is shown on the rendering. Take that for what you will. I have noticed it more with V10 that the cars are not actually where they are shown in the visualizer. For example a truck or car could be at my rear-quarter panel and the visualizer shows us even or that car in front of mine. Highly visible with 18-wheelers. I have also seeing the visualizer show cars sliding into my lane when they are clearly not. In the latter situation the car does not react by pulling left or right or changing lanes because in reality there is no issue hence some confidence in the first paragraph. The visualizer might have *some* regression in V10 (for me it is while driving) but you will find the overwhelming response is I do not have dancing cars any more! | cwanja | 2019-10-30 12:47:04 | 21 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
6r8ezh | Dreadnought: The Most Interesting Part of Tesla | Ever since I saw that now outdated natgeo doc I am fascinated by a fully automated assembly line. The output numbers that Elon threw around are incredible I would love insight from engineers and Tesla employees onto what exactly are the jobs that are being automated? What beyond the open roof hatch in the Model 3 is different that allows for robots to do more work? Where are the efficiencies coming from that allow for such massive increases in production speed? Are the robots able to sense parts of the car and react dynamically or do they only perform rote motions? So many questions. | ChemtrailDreams | 2017-08-02 23:50:38 | 10 | dl35t8w | Tesla s Fremont factory used to be GM Toyota s NUMMI factory where Toyota taught GM about lean manufacturing in the 1980s. Up until Tesla s purchase of the facility in 2010 it was producing an average of 6000 cars per week or more than Tesla s goal for peak production this year. That wasn t full capacity for the facility and it was with 25-year-old techniques and plenty of human labor. I don t think Tesla s production lines are any more automated than other auto manufacturers today or in the near future. I think it s more of a long-term goal... Elon said he hoped for alien dreadnought 1.0 in summer 2018 and that s an Elon time estimate. | odd84 | 2017-08-03 00:20:43 | 9 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
9c6j2b | Dream car acceleration and sound Easter egg | Had a fun idea! What if for the P100Ds and P3D you could select profiles of historical dream cars say a Ferrari Daytona a Lamborghini an original Stingray etc etc and the car matched the acceleration (including fake shift points) and played the audio too. I think that d be such a fun thing to play around with to help you appreciate just how fast these cars are and a fun way to “drive” your dream cars. I would love to see something like this happen! | everydayastronaut | 2018-09-01 21:01:02 | 31 | e58e9cr | Actually the idea of an Easter egg with herky-jerky accelleration and engine noise over the stereo could be kind of fun. But I am already in my dream car. | Louboody | 2018-09-01 21:19:09 | 43 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
dsepvy | Dream come true | One of the local dealers in Renton WA closed down quite awhile ago it s probably been over a year. I ve been driving past that building twice a day 5 6 days a week and every time I saw it I thought “that would be an awesome place for a Tesla store.” It s already setup for auto sales with a service center and everything. Anyway I was on my way into work today and there it was again but this time it had a nice new Tesla sign up! Woohooo! I am very excited to get a dealer (store) that is closer to me! And I can t wait to see pics of the truck (hopefully) this month. | Workplace_Ace | 2019-11-06 10:57:08 | 128 | f6owlvw | Nice but just a small correction. It s not a dealer. Tesla only has their own stores so it owned by Tesla. It s like an Apple store. | kushari | 2019-11-06 11:13:52 | 40 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
b88phw | Dreamcase for Model 3: Need your opinion | For those of you who bought or have used a Dreamcase for Model 3 can you tell me about your experience? Is it comfortable? More comfortable than an air mattress? How easy do the sheets wash? Is there anything I should know before buying this set? What s your overall review or rating? Any and all info appreciated... Thanks! Edit: just bought one. Guess I ll be posting a review here soon. | ElonMousk | 2019-04-01 20:45:44 | 11 | ejwgd7b | I bought one about two weeks ago still waiting for it to ship (keep that in mind if you re planning a trip). Will be happy to post an update after I get it! | mahkus11 | 2019-04-01 20:55:40 | 5 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
7whs4z | Dreaming of when new batch of invitations will be released! | It s been over two weeks since the last batch of invitations was released. Seems like we were close to invites going out to non-owners but since then I haven t heard of anyone else getting an invite to configure. Will it happen soon?? | Jesla3135 | 2018-02-10 00:01:16 | 16 | du0gmeo | 3 months maybe. 6 months definitely. | xAmorphous | 2018-02-10 00:16:23 | 17 | Tesla Delivery Woes |
fkvxqv | Drive Disabled For Software Update | Ironically I am at a supercharger at a grocery store right now and once I got to 90% I unplugged my car and when I put my foot on the break I got the same message. Cannot reboot car with the break steering wheel buttons so I tried to power off the car. left the car powered off for 2 minutes and powered back on and the same message was still there. I am on 2020.4.1 4a4ad401858f and there is no update pending in the software screen. I have a 5G hotspot connected to my car so whatever download it needed should be done by now. So I guess I will continue to block the supercharger until a the phantom download finishes or a tow truck comes and get the car. I will call Tesla service now. Spoke with service and they said there was no update currently being downloaded nor was there one being pushed out. She verified my my vehicle wasn t even in the list to receive 2020.8 só there is no update. Transferred me to roadside and they stated they have to send a tow truck. (At my expense) I will keep everyone updated on this process. UPDATE: was told that my car has not been in a deep sleep for more than 50 days. There is a bug in my version of the software that causes the car to disable itself after that number is more than 50 days. Currently they are going to keep my car overnight due to me arriving 20 minutes before close. Tesla App just alerted me that it s doing a software update. Will continue to watch to see what the version is after this software update is complete. Currently in the loaner car. | Kadeaus | 2020-03-18 19:54:15 | 31 | fkv4xnm | At your expense? The car is undrivable due to a software error -- if that s not covered by the warranty I m not sure what is. (Unless you re out of warranty of course.) | archbish99 | 2020-03-18 20:09:17 | 31 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
6duhvo | Drive before delivery? | Picking up my model s this week are they going to let me drive it before signing my lease docs? | Moronicon | 2017-05-28 15:57:56 | 10 | di5ldyc | Some of the people in this thread are not very smart I agree drive the car before signing paperwork to make sure there are no problems. For all you know the car could be defective and have tons of problems once you sign your stuck dealing with service center fixes if you don t sign you can demand a new car be delivered and that one be sent back to the manufacturing plant. TL DR ALWAYS DRIVE A CAR BEFORE SIGNING FOR IT!! | [deleted] | 2017-05-28 18:02:25 | 28 | Test Driving Tesla Models |
9rn4yg | Drive on Nav coming back in .44 | Just left the Service Center to have a few minor things looked at. One thing was my MCU restarting on me while driving. I had some issues with it before and had the computer replaced already. I was told they spoke to an engineer and .44 should fix my random reboot and would include Drive on Nav. Granted this could be inaccurate or change but I figured it was worth mentioning since I haven t seen anything on it in a while. The fact they mentioned it without me asking has me hopeful that it s true. | mackid | 2018-10-26 18:07:49 | 20 | e8i4alg | It is known. https: electrek.co 2018 10 24 tesla-navigate-on-autopilot-v9-update | zachimal | 2018-10-26 18:09:30 | 7 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
a2shw8 | Drive over 12 000 miles year in a Tesla Model 3 for way less than $0.05 mile using 100% solar energy. | It s interesting how small of a PV system each household needs to charge their EV with 100% solar^fnote (and how cheap it costs). According to PV Watts: https: pvwatts.nrel.gov The annual kWh produced per kWp-DC for New York NY = 1 313 kWh year The PV Watts calculation takes into account losses due to inefficiency. Of course if you live in Los Angeles the PV array will produce more energy (1 661) and if you live in Seattle the PV array will produce less (1 097). And the required amount of [miles traveled per year] multiplied by the car s efficiency in [kWh per mile] equals the amount of energy you need to power your EV per year. Since these are EPA numbers this calculation includes any charging losses. https: www.fueleconomy.gov feg findacar.shtml Tesla Model 3 = 0.291 kWh mile. So (12 020 miles year)*(0.291 kWh mile) = 3 498 kWh year And (3 498 kWh year) ÷ (1 313 kWh year.kWp-DC) = 2.67 kWp-DC Thus a 2.67 kWp-DC solar array (in NY) provides enough energy (3 498 kWh year) to power a Tesla Model 3 with over 12 000 miles per year using 100% solar energy. Furthermore since an average retail price for residential solar is $3.50 per Watt the 2.67 kWp-DC solar array would cost [($3.50)(0.7)(1 000)*(2.67)] = $6 541.50 after the 30% tax credit is applied. So even if the PV system lasted only 11 years (please note that most analysts say that a PV system will last well over 25 years) it would provide enough energy for the Model 3 to drive [(12 020 miles year) * (11 years)] = 132 220 miles. And [(cost of PV system) ÷ (total number of miles traveled) = (cost per mile)] (over the life of the system). $6 542 ÷ 132 200 miles = $0.049 per mile. Therefore it would cost less than $0.05 per mile **and $0.00 per mile for every year thereafter** (as long as the PV system lasts longer than 11 years). Don t have the space where you live for a PV system? Try community solar instead. It is easy to drive 100% fossil fuel-free and save money while you doing it. Footnote: While it is true that the electrons that you create with your PV system may or may not be the exact same electrons that charge your EV for accounting purposes: solar energy in equals solar energy out. Therefore it may be slightly more accurate to say one can offset 100% of their EV energy consumption with a very small solar system. | everyEV | 2018-12-03 20:16:30 | 97 | eb0t5ae | TL:DR - Solar good | iwoketoanightmare | 2018-12-03 20:18:27 | 52 | Tesla Solar Panel Decision |
84qx8o | Drive selector switch thing is definitely real | Got a call today. My Model 3 has a faulty drive selector. They re hoping to get it fixed by Saturday if the part comes in time but they said I can still pick it up on time if I like and bring it in later for repairs. Delivery specialist was surprised I knew about the issue. | ch00f | 2018-03-15 23:11:23 | 43 | dvs4vve | > If the part comes in on time Oh honey... | Oral-D | 2018-03-16 04:35:38 | 13 | Tesla ownership feedback and issues |
k7b6k9 | Drive through car wash model3 no more wipers | Yesterday I drove through the carwash in my model3 and to my surprise the wipers did not come on!! Everytime I had to manually turn off the wipers but now looks like they pushed sw update that recognized the carwash! Now only if they could turn off the headlights when you are parked and waiting in the car. | outdoordawg | 2020-12-05 17:06:51 | 14 | gepqdfc | I thought you were going to say they got ripped off during the car wash. | kristing0 | 2020-12-05 17:20:45 | 75 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
5q85lo | Drive unit went out currently back ordered Service center unsure when one will become available | I m not complaining just amazed that such an important part is back ordered and there is no estimation on delivery dates. I was under the impression that the drive units were getting more reliable. I have a CPO 2012 P85 so I have no idea if this is the first time the drive unit has gone out in this particular vehicle or if it has happened before. We have put about 15k miles on our Tesla since May and fortunately the drive unit replacement will be covered by our CPO warranty. | maksidaa | 2017-01-26 03:58:01 | 32 | dcx4uxh | Did they give you or offer a loaner rental? | unoriginalloser | 2017-01-26 04:26:27 | 17 | Tesla Delivery Woes |
bz68eq | Drive your Model S 3 or X on the track @ NCM Motorsports Park Aug 3rd! | Join us for the 5th Midwest Tesla Gathering at http: www.midwestteslagathering.com register ! The NCM Motorsports Park is a 3.2 mile road course that will provide plenty of adrenaline pumping fun for any skill level. Registration ends shortly so sign up now and don t miss out. Registration also includes Access to Friday night Meet and Greet Lunch at the track Happy Hour with Hors-d oeuvres Sit Down dinner and access to the Corvette Museum See you at the track! | majerus1223 | 2019-06-11 01:29:58 | 23 | eqqh5w2 | Bowling Green KY for anyone else that doesn t want to click the link and search around. | JohnFitzgeraldSnow | 2019-06-11 02:42:28 | 8 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
dlnz7d | Drivelapse | Filmed this with Canon 5D Mark IV and 16-35mm at f 2.8. Tripod in the back two front legs wide on the floor and the third leg sitting inside center cup holder of back seat. Intervalometer shot each frame at 1 2 second shutter ISO 100 once every two seconds and white balance set to tungsten. Total shoot time was about 45 minutes Davinci Resolve sequenced to 24 fps. & #x200B https: reddit.com link dlnz7d video rpc56l8kk5u31 player | ClanLee | 2019-10-22 20:33:03 | 171 | f4terir | I very much appreciate you detailing your equipment and set up. Well done with the shot! | kzbigboss07 | 2019-10-22 23:38:25 | 16 | Tesla Autopilot Performance Review |
2iyqo8 | Driver Assist: Collect data to hasten autonomous driving | I haven t seen it written but based on what I ve seen I think one of the reasons Tesla has placed driver assist hardware even on cars before announcing them (and has coupled it with the technology feature) instead of selling it separately is so that most customers opt for it. I think Tesla is going to gather as much data as it can not just on road conditions but on how drivers react to different stimuli. If Tesla records the drivers actions and the data from the GPS and sensors they can create a large dataset which can then be used for better autonomous driving. It already has the mechanism for sending that data back to Tesla. Of course they would probably anonymise the data to protect privacy. This was one area where google was far ahead of Tesla in that arena they had lots of data from their google earth street cars over many miles. With this one move Tesla could overtake them by leveraging collected data from all their customers. They could iterate over time improving the software making small changes which will lead them towards better autonomous driving. Also through their customers they will have detailed maps of everywhere their customers go with video data road conditions data through ultra sound and other bits of detail which will go towards their improvement. Coupled together it could drastically reduce the time it takes to get fully autonomous cars. tldr: Tesla could collect sensor data and driver reactions to conditions to improve their autonomous driving ability. | Losses01 | 2014-10-11 18:48:32 | 12 | cl6t3n0 | I have friends who are paid to drive around and gather data. Car companies have plenty of data for normal driving. But yes as they have customers getting the data for them for free they will get a lot of more data. Which they will use to verify and synthesize control algorithms. | heltok | 2014-10-11 21:22:08 | 5 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
fcmj2z | Driver Profile to Include Music Settings and Driving Modes | Every time I drive my wife s car I have to switch the Driving mode to HOLD and she complains about my music settings and stations on her recents. I would even like to say we should have more of the settings personalized such as the display mode and etc. | Miffers | 2020-03-03 01:03:32 | 68 | fjbqzce | Driver profile does include driving mode. I have an autopilot profile for long road trips and it reports “switch to park to change driving mode” when I switch to it because it uses Creep instead of Hold. Gotta change that someday. | ScatterplotDog | 2020-03-03 01:38:24 | 20 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
cnuh75 | Driver Profiles should save last listened to Music Station Source | Currently my wife and I each have our own driver profiles when we drive. it s nice that the seat adjustment is coming w the phone key source. Would be nice to see it take it a step further so I don t have to change from my wife s music of Country Hits to mine. Thoughts? | CStyles45 | 2019-08-09 00:17:32 | 85 | ewdzbxn | That s a great idea however the alternative (divorce and remarriage to someone with identical taste in music) may be quicker. | SpellingJenius | 2019-08-09 00:35:24 | 34 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
464jr7 | Driver assist functions have spoiled me... | I was without the driving assist over the weekend with the crazy cold weather we had in the Northeast US (-14F) and didn t realize how spoiled I ve gotten. I really didn t want to be driving! A bit of background - I m a fairly new owner. Delivery in October 2015 almost 8k miles on it now (long commute...). I ve used AutoSteer almost every commute since 7.0 dropped and I ve really come to love it. Some people say But you still have to pay attention what s the difference? Now that I ve been driving a while I can summarily say that it s a world of difference and think I finally figured out how to explain it. Even though I m fully paying attention with AutoSteer engaged it s a different kind of focus. Like a shark who sleeps with one eye open I feel like an observer ready to take over instantly. There is definitely a level in between driver and passenger that having these AP functions places you in. I feel safer with it on. The car sees far more than I do... Doesn t get tired... My attention is really directed now on the cars around me more than the road itself. I make sure that I m ready to take over if the car does something stupid (i.e. the lanes fade out sharp turns etc.) as well as some other minor things like giving folks space if they have a turn signal on (next version maybe?). I m so happy I got this car and am very excited about seeing how quickly we can actually get to full autonomy in these puppies (not this hardware I know). EDIT: living in the northeast this was obvious to me but I m definitely watching out for potholes too (in case anyone reads too much into watching cars more than the road ) | Paleran | 2016-02-16 20:57:01 | 58 | d02gzj4 | I m in the same boat. Took delivery at the end of December and find myself feeling safer and more relaxed on my commute. I like autopilot and will use it frequently but LOVE the smart cruise control. Sudden stops are the bane of my existence and having the car constantly on the lookout does wonders for my stress level. | zaphnod | 2016-02-16 22:38:33 | 12 | Tesla Autopilot Performance Review |
6m819t | Driver assistance features unavailable | For some reason this happens every time the car is pre cooled using the app. And remains unavailable for a while typically till car is off and left for few hours then dissappears on next drive. Any ideas for a fix or why this happens? Tried reseting both center screen dash screen turning car off for few mins and on. Turning off autopilot and auto lane change in settings and turning back on all to no avail. | TMKtheGreat | 2017-07-09 15:32:07 | 12 | djzl1no | Contact your service center. Hopefully they ll be able to pull logs from the car to see what s wrong. | mikeash | 2017-07-09 15:48:55 | 7 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
5k36vi | Driver profiles | What if you could link driver profiles to specific phones? I drive a lot with my father but it always connects to his iPhone first. I have to manually disconnect him first then connect my own. Don t know if a feature like linking phones to profiles would be used that much but I certainly would! If this is a feature already I m truly sorry. I ve searched a bit and couldn t find any info. Happy holidays and have a nice Christmas! EDIT: spelling | WhyNotStars | 2016-12-24 14:14:02 | 25 | dbkzi31 | Good idea! Set Bluetooth connection priorities based on key fob profile | bitofalefty | 2016-12-24 15:43:18 | 13 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
5xhbwe | Driver s door unlatched while driving my 2017 S60 | The dash board alarmed and told me the door unlatched. I was able to open and shut it. This was about a half hour after started my trip. | mre5765 | 2017-03-04 15:18:07 | 22 | dei3efp | Take it to Tesla Service. Happened to me at an intersection the driver s door just popped open. Tesla promptly replaced the door handle and I haven t had an issue since. | DDotJ | 2017-03-04 16:05:56 | 26 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
5scg0l | Drivers seat stuck in recline | Wife was entertaining the kiddo and put the seat back... Now it s stuck and won t go up or down. The seat moves forward and back and up and down just no recline incline. Killed my back driving home from the ski mountain. What s the over under on how long it will take to fix? Edit: called Tesla service center at 9am. Had a loaner by 10am not normal they said they had some early service returns so I got lucky. Wtf... Older rwd 85. Stalk controls are swapped (I knew this). That s a hell of a surprise... Turn signal = speed up or slow down. Regular 85 (no p no d). So slow compared to my car. And even the regen is weaker. Not complaining as I get to try out the non next gen seats (initial reaction is ouch but my back was hurting before). I for sure wish I had the power hatch though. | goofygrin | 2017-02-06 05:29:48 | 12 | dde1ois | Check the fuse - if it s that you can just fix it yourself for a few bucks. | dirtyfries | 2017-02-06 05:35:04 | 6 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
bchh24 | Driving America Forward Act - Chances the full tax credit gets restored? | [TheDrive - Driving America Forward Act](https: www.google.com url?sa=t& rct=j& q=& esrc=s& source=web& cd=2& cad=rja& uact=8& ved=2ahUKEwiay6eYn8vhAhUCD60KHZGwC9kQxfQBMAF6BAgAEAY& url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedrive.com%2Fnews%2F27371%2Fcongress-drives-toward-enhanced-federal-electric-vehicle-tax-credits& usg=AOvVaw24FXykzMbo498Ch6WGxRVL) torn between jumping on the SR+ Model 3 and grabbing that one in the hand $3750 tax credit vs. crossing my fingers the full $7500 gets restored by this (bipartisan) bill. & #x200B Anyone else have this dilemma? | under160 | 2019-04-12 19:05:57 | 14 | ekqnzq2 | Well you haven t filed taxes for the 2019 tax year so if it passed then depending on the wording in the bill you could get the credit. | croninsiglos | 2019-04-12 19:09:36 | 12 | EV Tax Credit Impact |
i3csfv | Driving During a Software Update | Hi all! Thought I d share some “undocumented” functionality I came across: I just installed the 2020.28.26 update on my Model 3 and out of curiosity I decided to try starting the car with the mobile app (to bypass PIN to Drive) during the update. To my surprise it worked and I was able to drive away during the “Updating Autopilot” phase. The screen remained unusable displaying only the update UI. After a short drive around my complex I returned to my garage. The car proceeded to the “Updating Electronic Control Units” phase almost immediately after I put it in park and everything shut down. I m not sure if this is a bug or an important fail safe feature but either way it s good to know. Thoughts? Edit: As others have suggested don t try this. I only did because I m curious about how the software was designed to behave under unexpected conditions. It would appear a lot of care was put into ensuring the car is capable of safely operating without the ICE computer at all | Puka1701 | 2020-08-04 04:31:53 | 37 | g0ap411 | I would strongly advise against driving the car while it s doing a firmware update. Many systems will go offline related to safety during an update. | legolasxvi | 2020-08-04 05:00:24 | 94 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
bl94ef | Driving From South Florida to New York | Hey everyone. I m currently driving from South Florida to New York. I figured I d make a post documenting my trip for those who are curious about long distance traveling on the Supercharger Networking. I ll format as clean as I can and feel free to ask any questions. If no one cares then this is my own personal log. **Vehicle Data** • Model S 75 2017 v. 2019.12.1.1 • Started trip with 78% • Air Conditioning is off for the night drive. • Range Mode is on. **Trip Logs** **Left Home in South Florida: 1:35am** *Started trip with 78% Battery* **Arrived at SC in Port St. Lucie FL [23%]: 3:32am** *Distance Traveled: 137mi* *Est. Charge Time: 40 min* *Actual Charge Time: 36 min* *Est. Battery at Next SC: 12%* **Arrived at SC Port Orange FL [22%]: 6:15am** *Distance Traveled: 136mi* *Est. Charge Time: 40 min* *Actual Charge Time: 30 min* *Est. Battery at Next SC: 12%* **Arrived at SC Kingsland GA [23%]: 9:10am** *Distance Traveled: 132mi* *Est. Charge Time: 30 min* *Peak Trip Charge Rate of 445mi hr* **Left Kingsland GA: 2:20pm** *Started trip with 68% Battery* **Arrived at SC Savanna GA [20%]: 3:52pm** *Distance Traveled: 102mi* *Est. Charge Time: 30 min* *Actual Charge Time: 30 min* *Est. Battery at Next SC: 19%* **Arrived at SC Santee SC [27%]: 5:56pm** *Distance Traveled: 110mi* *Est. Charge Time: 30 min* [Full Station] *Actual Charge Time: 40 min* [See Below] *Est. Battery at Next SC: 7%* *Tesla wants me to stop at Lumberton NC with 20% remaining. I m going to drive a little further to Fayetteville NC and arrive with 7%.* **Arrived at SC Fayetteville NC [21%]: 8:40pm** *Distance Traveled: 150mi* *Est. Charge Time: 25 min* *Actual Charge Time: 25 min* *Est. Battery at Next SC: 20%* **Arrived at SC Rocky Mount NC [30%]: 10:26pm** *Distance Traveled: 95mi* *Est. Charge Time: 25 min* *Actual Charge Time: 25 min* *Est. Battery at Hotel: 10%* *Actual Battery at Hotel: 18%* Staying at a hotel in Richmond VA. They have destination chargers for Tesla s so I ll be topped off in the morning. Will update the last post above with the actual arrival percentage before I sign off for the night. Will continue this in the morning. **Left Richmond VA [100%]: 11:00am** *Est. Battery at Next SC: 20%* | samgabbay94 | 2019-05-06 07:44:24 | 28 | emmwxmf | Good luck did DC to Orlando last year in a S75. Use a better route planner and skip a few stop and go longer. Tesla map planner is very conservative for the current great spring weather. | azntorian | 2019-05-06 11:06:52 | 10 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
fb2gfp | Driving My 2020 Model S LR on a 10 day Ski Trip from Spokane to Revelstoke (615mi 989km)- A Summary of Remote Snowy Mountain Driving | I took a fairly unique trip and thought I d share it with you all. I believe it s somewhat unique because it took place in very cold weather traversed very mountainous terrain and passed through very remote areas of the US and Canada. The DCFC network (Flo) I used is fairly new so I m assuming I m the first one to have done this. My 10 day itinerary: * **Leg 1** Friday - Drive 118 Miles to Rossland BC * Saturday - Ski * Sunday - Ski * **Leg 2** Monday - Drive 175 Mi (282km) to Revelstoke * Tuesday - Ski * Wednesday Ski * Thursday - Ski * **Leg 3** Friday - Drive 175 Mi (282 km) to Revelstoke BC * Saturday - Ski * **Leg 4** Sunday - Ski and drive 118 Miles (189 km) to Spokane WA Stipulations: I have a Yakima Rocket Box on my car [seen here](https: i.redd.it h8z3ns57ngd41.jpg). We had 3 grown men in the car ski gear and clothing. I have relatively new Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3 winter tires installed. I have a clear bra installed as well. **Leg 1** \- We left with a full state of charge in my new car. This would be my first road trip in the Tesla. I have an eGolf that I ve traveled in the region with a much lower range so I knew a bit what I was getting into. It was 22F when we left town and dropped into the teens by the time we arrived. The car was preheated had a full state of charge climate control was on and we were using seat heaters and the steering wheel heater. **Start: 100% battery = Completion: 46% battery $5.40 USD (@0.10 kWh)** **Charge 1:** When we arrived in Rossland we used the Flo Network DCFC station. Downtown is stupid cute with great restaurants cafes a brewery bars shops and a grocery shop where we stocked up for the trip. We d prepared to use the Flo Network ahead of time. We needed the app installed and I ordered a card as a backup in case the app didn t work. I precharged my account with $50 CAD. I also purchased the Tesla CHAdeMO adapter ahead of the trip in order to use Flo. **Start: 46% battery = Completion 62% (15.6kW in 21 minutes) $6.48 CAD** **Charge 2:** We charged via the 110V destination charger that came with the Tesla in our heated garage in Rossland for 16 hours. **Start: 62% battery - Completion 79% (21kW in 16 hours) (free shh!)** **Leg 2 -** We drove to Castlegar which is mostly downhill in cold weather (18F). It s a 35 minute drive. **Charge 3:** We charged via the Castlegar Visitors Center Flo Network CHAdeMO charger while we shopped at the Canadian Tire for some stuff for the trip and grabbed some coffee for the road at a nearby place called Bagels and Brew. Yum! **Start: 72% battery - Completion 82% battery (10.4 kWh in 27 minutes) $7.94 CAD** This was the big part of the trip. We were going to drive from Castlegar to Revelstoke through Slocan Valley stop at Halcyon Hot Springs eat lunch soak drive to the ferry cross Arrowhead Lake and arrive at our destination with a comfortable amount of charge. That s 250km of mountains passes snow lakes and very very few towns. I knew there was a fast charger in Nakusp a few Level 2 chargers along the way and a Tesla Supercharger in Revelstoke. If my math was right we d get there with > 20%. I won t leave you hanging. We got there with 28%. Woot. Probably didn t need to charge in Castlegar but it allowed us to breathe easy while we enjoyed the views. There was only one radio station in Nakusp! Crazy how remote that place is! Here s the Tesla waiting for the ferry. [I bet I could jump that lake...](https: preview.redd.it s9qwxrkydqj41.jpg?width=4032& format=pjpg& auto=webp& s=e85b46c2f51504f49a6b0b47faec49f6cb77ca2f) **Charge 4:** Our destination in Revelstoke didn t have a heated garage but it did have a wall socket for me. I destination charged L1 for 4 nights and got enough to keep all our local driving free. Amazing how much I lost with the cold nighttime temps and Sentry Mode enabled! **Start: 28% battery - Completion 52% (50kW in 4 nights)** **Charge 5:** Time to leave Revelstoke. We left Friday morning and went to the Tesla Supercharger site downtown next to Denny s. I had a traditional Grand Slam thank you very much. We charged for about an hour and we left with a full state of charge. The Supercharger site was being ICEd when I arrived but the guys in the pickup truck moved it as soon as they saw me. Nice charging location especially with a Tim Horton s nearby for coffee! **Start: 51% battery - Completion 100% battery (49 kWh in 1 hour) $0.00** **Leg 3:** So here s where we messed up a bit. We got on the TransCanada Highway and drove west about 30 miles out of the way. Oops. Round trip 60 mile penalty. By the time we got to Halcyon Hot Springs on the other side of the ferry the Tesla nav was saying we d only have 5% charge when we got to Castlegar. With a little research we found that Nakusp a mere 5 miles out of the way had a Flo Network DCFC station. So after another glorious long soak in the hot springs (which was needed after all that skiing!) we headed down to Nakusp. We found the fast charger plugged in and grabbed lunch at the nearby Lodge at Arrow Lakes. Delicious food and had some great conversations with people who were on helicopter ski trips out of the lodge there. So cool! **Charge 6:** Nakusp DCFC station **Start: 72% battery - Completion 100% battery (38.6 kWh in 53 minutes) $15.18 CAD** We arrived in Rossland with plenty of charge. Great trip through those mountains. They re insanely beautiful! Lakes glaciers! **Start: 100% battery = Completion: 33% battery** **Charge 7:** Rossland DCFC station. Grabbed some shwag at a local shop grabbed an apres beer at Clansey s and a growler at Rossland Brewing Company. **Start: 30% battery - Completion 95% battery (65kW in 1 hour 35 min) $27.32 CAD** Arrived in Spokane with 56% left on the battery and smiles on everyone s faces. My buddies absolutely loved the car and both said things like skepticism erased and I m completely convinced all cars will be electric. **Trip summary:** Total fuel cost: *($56.92 CAD\*.76= $43.26USD) + $5.40 USD* = **$48.66 USD** Total time spent fast charging: **3 hours 16 minutes** Total time charging in garages: **56 hours** Total kWh: **347.6 kWh!** Average driving Temp: **\~21F (-6C)** Total Distance: **615 miles** Average speed: \~**60mph (100kph)** Total Regrets taking the Tesla on this trip: **none.** | No_U_Crazy | 2020-02-28 22:01:42 | 304 | fj1x1fj | SO. FRIGGIN. JEALOUS. For the car the trip and the skiing. Wow the price of power was high at some of those places. Super high. | yycTechGuy | 2020-02-28 22:41:55 | 36 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
kg78us | Driving Safe | I have removed five posts in the last 24 hours due to not driving safe. Those people that posted these have been given a temp ban. Do not post unsafe driving. This means pictures and videos. It is in the rules. Rule 1a. This month we have been chill with rule 1. This is not one that I will be chill with. This is a warning. If you post one the temp ban has been increased. Don t be stupid. Edit fixed a word. | rcnfive | 2020-12-19 12:54:14 | 252 | ggd1nys | At least on mobile I see no 1a rule. I wish you would enforce rule 1 more. Between this sub and the model3 sub all we get are: I just ordered I got a vin I got a pickup date I picked it up I washed my car. | JFreader | 2020-12-19 14:39:40 | 90 | Evolution of Tesla Subreddit |
8zmwgv | Driving a Model 3 Performance tomorrow - Requests? | I m scheduled tomorrow morning to drive one of the Performance Model 3 demos. While I ll be looking it over closely and taking pictures is there something you d like me to pay special attention to (other than the road) and report on? I ll be sure to photo that ‘sweet DUAL MOTOR badge! EDIT: **No drive tomorrow** sadly. Instead it s rescheduled for Friday or Saturday. It appears my Owner Adviser jumped the gun on test drives as they need to wait for a Tesla press release. Apologies for getting anyone s hopes up... including my own. EDIT 2: **Drive rescheduled for Saturday afternoon** (PST). If I haven t seen anyone address your questions & requests by then I ll be sure to do so. EDIT 3: The drive finally happened - https: imgur.com a Tf3XmYa. Short story: very fun and level in the twisties. I m ordering one. | kaihanga | 2018-07-17 17:01:08 | 97 | e2jv1g8 | Driving modes: Ludicrous? | iceraven101 | 2018-07-17 17:05:34 | 34 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
3ln4gm | Driving a Tesla feels like owning the first iPhone... in 1985. | Seriously. I don t know how to communicate to the ICE folks around me in stronger terms that the fully computerized car + high-tech powerful electric motor + high-tech battery + powerful regen braking + large touchscreen + OTA software updates + home charging + high-speed highway charging combo is absolutely going to kill it whether it s from Tesla and or other manufacturers. And I know I m preaching to the choir here but even a year into owning my P85+ every day I drive it it s still like Wow. Damn. This is *nice.* I m actually bringing it to a car show in a week to preach *ahem* spread the good word. :) | ABC_AlwaysBeCoding | 2015-09-20 04:20:16 | 264 | cv7ni5f | Well said. I tell people that it s like the gods from 20 years in the future handed me a car and said this is what all cars will be like one day. People don t understand when I say that the internal combustion engine is dead but it just doesn t know it yet. | JaunManuelFangio | 2015-09-20 05:13:36 | 49 | Tesla Model 3 Review |
7bl36x | Driving a Tesla in a restricted area | Hello I work in a restricted area where recording is strictly forbidden. I had plans to buy a Tesla Model S within the next month but suddenly thought about how Teslas record a lot of data whenever the car is moving. Is there a way to completely turn off recording say when I get to the front gate? If there is is there a way to easily prove to the guards that it is not recording? Finally (this one is the least likely) is there a way to have the Tesla automatically stop collecting data when I get to the coordinates of where the gate is and resume data collection when I am leaving? Thanks in advance for your input. | anal_pudding | 2017-11-08 12:46:59 | 73 | dpirvcv | Are you planning on driving your car into a SCIF? Park it in a parking lot like the rest of us. | utc4984 | 2017-11-08 13:10:25 | 49 | Tesla Sentry Mode Setup |
6qj1mt | Driving an ICE after driving a Tesla | I had to drive my wife s car today and I felt like it was trying to kill me. Take my foot off the brake and it tries to launch me into a wall. Take my foot off the accelerator and it just hurdles forward with no regard for safety! I even had to turn it off when I stopped and PRESS A BUTTON like some caveman to lock it. I m being somewhat hyperbolic but it really does go to show how easily you get used to the EV way of car ownership and driving. I Got and walked away from an unlocked running car at least once today. Model 3 owners you are in for a life-changing experience. | UnknownQTY | 2017-07-30 18:43:23 | 137 | dkxnmju | Did you turn on the wipers as you tried to put it in reverse? Happens to me every time. | navinsiri | 2017-07-30 19:08:52 | 62 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
7kunig | Driving an ICE after the Model 3 | We ve had our Model 3 for about 3 weeks now. I drive it during the week since I have a longer commute. My wife drives it on weekends. Which means that when she has it I m stuck with the Prius. Don t get me wrong the Prius is a great car. But it now feels terrible to drive it. Regen Braking: It takes you a couple of stops to get used to the regen braking. At first it feels unnatural. But give it time and you learn to love it. The car feels much more “controlled”. Now driving the Prius especially downhill feels like a loose cannon ball rolling down and I feel so dependent on the brakes to stop it. It feels flat out unsafe. With the Tesla even going downhill I just let go of the accelerator slowly and the car practically comes to a stop by itself. I only have to use the brakes at the last 5-10% of the stop. The car just feels so in control. It s amazing. Steering: This thing feels so good to drive. It s hard to explain it or quantify it. And again for lack of a better word the Prius feels “loose” in comparison. The Tesla feels solid. Making tight turns or any steering in general the Model 3 just gets it it feels connected. The Prius doesn t. It even ruined my perception of our now replaced Accord which was my car and I loved. Accelerating: WTF. You guys know this already but Jesus. The Tesla just responds. At full stop? Responds. Going 70 and need to pass someone? Responds. Just a gentle press on the accelerator and this thing goes instantly. It feels like an extension of yourself. They got it tweaked just right. It accelerates exactly how much you want it to. By comparison the Prius or even the Accord feel laggy. It is as if there is a middle man that relays the information. It doesn t feel quite right. There are many others but I wanted to only talk about the driving experience itself. When I get into the Prius now I feel like I opened a door to the past. Feels antiquated deprecated old. And I can t wait to go back to the future. TL DR: As it has been said time and time again here driving a Tesla ruins other cars. Edit: Spelling Edit: For the people complaining about the comparison between a Prius and a Model 3. Look I have a Prius I had a Accord Coupe EX V6. Those are the only two cars I can compare to. I can t compare to an Audi or BMW or Mercedes because I don t own them. | Filippopotamus | 2017-12-19 17:15:15 | 210 | drhakld | Stop I can only get so erect before my 3 arrives. | frumpy_cat | 2017-12-19 17:39:43 | 103 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
56t30s | Driving around the USA sleeping in a Model S | I ve owned my Model S since January. In April I did a two week trip from Phoenix to Chicago and back through Colorado and Utah. I enjoyed the trip and got to thinking about being able to travel frugally by using the SuperChargers and sleeping in the back of the Tesla. So I saved money ordered some custom foam pieces to level out the back quit my job and left on an adventure around the USA. I m almost a week in and it s going very well! If anyone has been thinking about trying some travel in the Model S I highly recommend going for it. If I can help answer any questions please post here. I m also blogging my travels at ryanroams dot com for anyone that wants to see the pics. I ll be seeing the Tesla factory later this week on a tour. :) Easily the best car I ve owned! Very much enjoying traveling in it and seeing more of the USA. | DrumhellerRAW | 2016-10-10 17:11:41 | 72 | d8m3cyz | Very much a bucket list item of mine. I just traveled from LA to Seattle sleeping in the back of a minivan. The hardest thing I found was finding a location to park to sleep overnight. Where do you usually park? | Tesla-Tesla | 2016-10-10 17:18:06 | 13 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
5iwwqc | Driving cross country on I-90 in Model S | We are driving from the Seattle area to Michigan on I-90. Figured we would share our experiences and allow you guys to ask questions. We started yesterday and are currently in Butte Montana. Last year we drive to Kansas and back so not our first winter road trip. Car is a Model S 85D and should cross 50 000 miles today. Car is performing well. Mostly been driving speed limit or 5 over. But had to slow down to 70 from 80 speed limit from Missoula to Butte. Probably because temperature dropped to -14° F. I ll post pictures and updates in comments below. Please understand questions will be answered during SuperCharger stops. So it may take an hour or two before we answer. | breser | 2016-12-17 22:05:34 | 53 | dbbjyi0 | First update. Butte SuperCharger is not plowed but only a few inches. https: imgur.com a jjvkF Also mods can you help with flair on mobile and can t do it. | breser | 2016-12-17 22:11:19 | 20 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
783kel | Driving from Atlanta to Orlando with a toddler: supercharger recommendations? | We re taking our 3-year-old daughter to Disney World from Atlanta. Based on the distance we ll be stopping at two superchargers with a few options available to us (Macon Tifton Lake City Ocala). We had a bit of a bad experience stopping at the supercharger in Chattanooga (which is inside a tiny airport s parking lot so nothing at all to do eat etc.) so I m curious for any suggestions on which superchargers might be easiest to kill a half-hour with a child (e.g. available restrooms restaurants sitting areas etc.). I m aware that the Tesla supercharger map has this information but it s not always accurate (none of the restaurants listed for Chattanooga were open) and it doesn t list the more subjective aspects of these stops (e.g. is this really a restroom you want to be stopping in is this really an area where you want to stop etc.). | Starsy | 2017-10-22 22:45:46 | 11 | doqtovv | https: supercharge.info has a more comprehensive list than Tesla does. Just select a supercharger and click nearby . https: www.plugshare.com usually has a lot of comments by actual users warning you of issues local perks food recommendations etc. For instance last time I traveled I checked plugshare and saw someone had left a recommendation for a nearby restaurant that gave 10% off to Tesla owners. It was a great. | silverwolfe08 | 2017-10-22 23:41:06 | 9 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
57irf0 | Driving from Austin Texas to El Paso Texas... How bad could it be? | I m thinking about road tripping from Austin to El Paso (probably alone) and was wondering if anyone had tried this? If so how bad was it? Looks like I could hit superchargers in Waco Cisco Sweetwater but then I m left going to random EV chargers after that. Thoughts? Comments? | humblemastermind | 2016-10-14 21:12:36 | 10 | d8sjv9v | That s a miserable drive in an ice... Head up to Arkansas the leaves are turning and its quite pretty (and hilly) this time of year. | goofygrin | 2016-10-15 01:09:21 | 9 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
cggatb | Driving in the mountains | Hello all I m from south Florida and it s flat as paper down here I ve never actually driven in mountains before. This pass week I was on vacation at Yosemite and Sequoia National parks. When I drove down the mountains I was told to put the rental car in a low gear so you wouldn t kill the breaks. Now I knew to do that before hand just I ve never done it before. I saw a bunch of Tesla s in the mountains is there a mountain mode for Tesla s or something? Or does the regenerative braking fill that void? | aaron2888 | 2019-07-22 17:36:36 | 22 | eugyus2 | Regen takes care of it and gives you miles back in return! | fpatton | 2019-07-22 17:46:13 | 36 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
ipn1o9 | Driving my Tesla S P100D with 0% juice | Just a bit of experience with driving to a Supercharger hoping to reach it... The first time this happened I was driving with my son. It was hot and according to the navigation system the next Supercharger was 53 kilometers away. Turns out: This was in direct line. The real distance on the street was about 80 kilometers. And the screen said that I had juice for another 51 kilometers. So we decided to use a map with local small charging stations. It was hot. I turned off the air conditioning screen on almost black windows open light out driving as slowly as possible trying to avoid that people on bicycles took us over. And: We reached the charging station with still four kilometers as a reserve. Unluckily the charging station required a special cable. And to get this we would have to drive more than 120 kilometers. We called Tesla. They said they would send us a tow truck which would take about four hours. No option. We called a friend who had a Tesla longer than we had and his advice was to just drive on slowly trying to reach the Supercharger which was still about 25 kilometers away. If we wouldn t make it we still could call the tow truck. After about half of the way we were on 0%. When we were only about one kilometer away I remembered one posting I read about a guy who had to call the tow truck for the last few meters... With this horror tale in my mind I drove up the ramp to the charger being afraid that this uphill way could kill the last bit of juice especially after ignoring all the warnings like not being able to start the car again if I stop. Three months fast forward. This time being warned I had enough juice to reach a Supercharger if not driving too fast. 154 kilometers 150 kilometers on my display. Knowing that slow driving no light no airconditioning and smart braking when it goes downhill can make a difference. The navigation system shows all clear. I drive on the highway. Saving juice whenever possible. The Supercharger is ahead of me. I saved so much that I even dare to drive a bit faster. Will be on zero. And then comes the surprise: There IS a Supercharger. But not as shown by the navigation system at a station at the highway. But on the other side of the highway. On a small path. So I drive slow now. On the highway. Watching how the percentage goes to zero. See the next exit is ten kilometers away. Drive there like a snail get to the right street using my mobile phone for navigating (and cursing Tesla s navigation system....). 14 kilometers to go. Now driving in the hottest sun I ever imagined again ignoring all warning messages eventually arriving at the station and plugging it in. It was so low that the charger obviously had a hick-up: For about ten minutes it showed that it will only charge one kilometer an hour. But after this time it eventually started to charge fully. So Tesla-drivers in Italy: Be warned. The network there is okay if you drive from North to South or the other way. But if you visit someone spontaneous as I did the next day be prepared for sweaty palms. When I was down to 200 kilometers a friend called asking if I come by for a wine. Calculating. If all goes well I should be able to go there and then drive to the next Supercharger. But hey: Me and calculation is like a cow and foxtrott - of course I was short on juice again. We tried at my friend s to use the normal house charger which resultet in some blown fuses. So in the middle of the night I drove on. It showed 32 kilometers left the charger was 42 kilometers. But while the way to my friend was going up (and consuming more juice than I had expected) now it went down. And I learned that instead of showing me kilometers I gained by recuperation it just stays on 32 kilometers for8 kilometers driven. So I reached the Supercharger again with zero. Maybe one day someone will have the business idea to put some batteries on a truck and drive to electric cars stuck in the middle of nowhere to charge them.... | NetAtraX | 2020-09-09 19:20:51 | 16 | g4l0gmr | Sounds like you need to plan ahead just a tiny bit better. | Dr_Pippin | 2020-09-09 20:37:12 | 88 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
4okcir | Driving my Tesla for Uber around Denver Comic Con this Weekend | I live in Wyoming and thought it would be fun to to Comic Con and use Uber to give rides. Not really hoping to make any money as much as spread the good word and get more EV s on the road. Gave my first ride last night and it was a lot of fun showing what the Tesla can do to a group that had never been in one before. | walkingcrow | 2016-06-17 17:30:31 | 28 | d4dau9f | Are you launching it for people or keeping it calm? | dirtyfries | 2016-06-17 17:46:33 | 11 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
4r1qzf | Driving my new to me 85 from Oregon to Texas. Any tips for long haul driving? | Just as the title says I just bought a used 2014 85 with autopilot in Oregon to avoid taxes. (I m military and an Oregon resident but currently stationed in Texas.) I know this is going to be a long slow trip. But is there anything I should know as a new Tesla owner driving halfway across the country? | udayserection | 2016-07-03 11:57:37 | 17 | d4xlepg | Don t watch a Harry Potter DVD while driving | Meats10 | 2016-07-03 12:29:23 | 55 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
ithqdo | Driving my wifes M3P is making me hate my 18 Lincoln Navigator L. Is Tesla or any other company coming out with something to compete against Suburban Expedition Max etc? | We got a 2020 M3P a few months back for my wife to replace her BMW 335GT. After doing a 1000 mile road trip vacation and normal daily driving we are really enjoying it. We didn t opt for FSD but the adaptive cruise cruise and its controls are so simple and effective on the M3P. The controls in the Navigator are so clunky and slow to react. The Navigator is no slouch at 450 hp but the turbo lag and waiting on the transmission to downshift is painful. I do love the HUD in the Navigator though. I need a big SUV though to haul our two 70+lb dogs weekend suitcase for 3 wagon full of softball gear catchers gear bag etc. for travel softball. The Y and X aren t near big enough. Any plans for a Cyber SUV? Rivian has one coming out soon but I suspect it is Tahoe sized at best from the pics. | lancer360 | 2020-09-15 21:08:24 | 44 | g5ej8g2 | If you truly can t live without a long wheelbase Navigator and there s just no way to manage the load there s really only one option: [https: www.proterra.com vehicles zx5-electric-bus ](https: www.proterra.com vehicles zx5-electric-bus ) Most people don t actually need \*that\* much vehicle or when they do it s 1% of their use but if you re the exception there s not much you can do. | majesticjg | 2020-09-15 21:11:52 | 38 | Tesla Model 3 Review |
kd0gnm | Driving on summer tires below 40F for a few weeks | So I imagine a lot of other people are in the same situation and was hoping some of you might be able to lend some advice. I just took delivery of my MYP on Friday and live in the Boston area where temperatures are mostly sub 40 at this point. I originally thought I d have more time to figure out a winter tire situation but the car ended up being delivered much faster than I was originally quoted. This is my first time driving on performance summer tires and from what I ve read using them below 45 is a big no no- can damage the tire compound and grip is diminished. Realistically I won t be able to get winters on it until end of the month. Should I be avoiding driving as much as possible? Will they perform well enough for the next two weeks that I shouldn t worry too much? I ve been resisting any spirited acceleration and driving like an old person but would appreciate any advice from those of you also living in colder climates edit: Thanks for the advice everyone much appreciated. I was able to get a hold of the Tesla service center via email and they said they would pop the winters on for me tomorrow anytime after 1pm without an appointment so I m all set thankfully. | skottydoesntknow | 2020-12-14 16:08:16 | 13 | gftrcmj | I wouldn t do it. They are literally like ice skates if the ground is not bone dry in those temperatures. I made this stupid mistake on my first luxury car (got it delivered in the Midwest winter because I was moving to California in a week) and 3 days into it I took a turn at 6mph lost traction and ended up in a ditch costing $3000 of paint and body work otherwise known as 2 sets of tires. | chillaban | 2020-12-14 16:51:29 | 29 | Tire and Wheel Maintenance |
madw9e | Driving to CO from VA any tips appreciated! | Hello I m moving to CO soon and going to be taking my first big road trip from VA in the MY. I was just wondering if you guys have any tips to make the trip fun and efficient. I ve been doing some research and a lot of people have recommended using ABRP. We will be stopping at hotels with L2 charging so that should help us charge overnight. We ll be on I-70 for the majority of it. As for Autopilot how much faster do you guys typically go over the speed limit with that? I ve read that some people like to coast at the speed limit while others like to go really fast and do more stops at superchargers. Any other tips will be greatly appreciated! Links to their favorite road side kits or air compressors will be greatly appreciated! | riskymilk | 2021-03-22 03:33:09 | 45 | grryc7l | I typically go 5 above unless everyone else is going like 10-15 above. Make sure you have a 5-10% grace charge level at every stop and factoring in for cold weather. | BonerDylan | 2021-03-22 03:47:30 | 35 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
errrfz | Drove 17KM @ 0% towards a Supercharger | We left this Supercharger [https: www.google.com maps?daddr=44.410803 -79.709357](https: www.google.com maps?daddr=44.410803 -79.709357) with 84% battery On my way back from Blue Mountain this weekend because we didn t have a charger at the cottage we left with about 7% left on the battery (had a snowflake with some cold reserves too). We got to the Nissan j1772 ChargePoint adapter after lunch which is on the way to Toronto just outside Blue with I believe 2% available battery and charged up to 11%. In hindsight I should have charged up to 15-20% but I saw the cold reserves and was like ahh the battery will warm up and it ll give me access to it as we go (is that even how the cold reserves operate?). [https: i.imgur.com KN7EIJz.jpg](https: i.imgur.com KN7EIJz.jpg) [https: i.imgur.com obzjW6u.jpg](https: i.imgur.com obzjW6u.jpg) We got on Highway 26 and headed to the Barrie Supercharger and I m just panicking as I m watching the screen and the % is just steadily dropping and at a faster rate than the KM left to my destination. We decided to turn off the heater and seat heaters so minimize drain. We got 1.3KM out from the charger and t car was losing pretty much all power we were slowly decreasing speed (i m flooring it here btw) from 65km to 60km to 55km etc. As we were approaching the supercharger the car was not giving me more than 35KM. At the end of the day we made it.. I ll probably get roasted for not planning my trip better but I definitely did learn a lot from the experience and will plan my entire trip ahead of time. What I ll do differently next time: 1. Try to book a cottage with a charger 2. Charge up to 100% in Barrie on my way there if I will not have a destination charger and will be staying overnight 3. Use my Aero hub caps (fully forgot to throw them on first trip with the car) Thanks for reading! & #x200B edit: Added the TeslaFi entry incase anybody was interested [https: i.imgur.com 2w0l3sz.png](https: i.imgur.com 2w0l3sz.png) | kingbijan | 2020-01-21 08:23:45 | 143 | ff5my9g | You could have also plugged in at the house using 120V trickle charge. Most houses should have a plug in the garage or externally or just run an extension cord :) It should be good for about 1-2% charge per hour. | sreddit | 2020-01-21 10:02:43 | 126 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
hk96ic | Drove a 2019 Tesla S P 100D today for the first time | I used to work at a car dealership but just quit. I was picking up some of my things and also meeting my last customer. This was a customer I had been working for like 4 months so although I quit I was going to sell a damn car to this guy Anyways this guys super cool. He s like an old rich hippie but a millionaire. Basically how I wanna be in 20 years. Moral of the story he impulse bought this Tesla without telling his wife now she s pissed because they re having another baby and they don t wanna put the baby in the Tesla. So we re testing a Ford explorer ST. Just shooting the shit on a test drive. Then he brings up his trade. This is my first time hearing about the Tesla too. I m stoked. I tell him I ve never even sat in a Tesla but they re sick. He then asks so you wanna take it for a spin when we get back?! I m like fuck yeah let s go. Then we get back... And he hands me the fucking keys! I thought he meant like he d drive I d just ride. But no. So I m sitting there. My dumbass can t even figure out how to open the door. Like I said never even sat in a Tesla. So I hop in this bitch and start it up. Jesus Christ the leather seats are super comfortable. Idk what they use but they re more comfortable than any leather seats across any other manufacturers. They re soft smooth leather with almost pillow like stuffing. They re mad comfy. I start it up and everything comes to life and it s just so stylish. Everything s white and black and feels so stylish and futuristic. I mean it s a nice ass car. They re not using cheap ass mass produced Chinese plastic trim. I mean EVERYTHING in the car **feels** nice as fuck. It feels like you re sitting in a space ship. Or just walked into an apple store. Or like you re inside if a penguin. Everything s black and white and the lines are so futuristic and smooth and minimalist. It s such a clean sharp looking vehicle inside and out. So I m driving this $130k Tesla down the busiest road in town and he reaches over and puts it in autopilot. He says take your hands off the wheel I m like what the fuck dude....okay and it drives itself. A car swerves in front of us and it adjusted. It keeps itself in the lane. It stops at a stoplight. He says on the way to work I m mostly just on autopilot playing on my phone I m like what the fuck but now I understand. Then he tells me stop driving like a grandma this things got like 800lb ft of torque all available instantaneously . I m like sure dude I ll gun it All you hear is whiiiiirrrrrrrrrrrrrr the electric motor moaning. My head slams against the headrest. I seriously start to get light headed tunnel vision and my stomach does a flip. I don t know how many Gs this thing pulls but it feels like way more than any roller coaster I ve ever been on... We get 0-60 in what feels like 0 seconds. It s fucking ridiculous. Probably realistically like 2.5ish seconds I think it is. This shits dangerous. Seriously. It was almost uncomfortable. The guy was just laughing at me the whole time and I had a grin ear to ear and was literally just like what the fuck the whole time. We finally got back and I m just grinning the whole time. Customer is super cool he comes in and signs everything right away for the switch to the Explorer ST. He walked out with a $24 000 check. We fucking paid him $24 000 for the ST since he bought his Tesla in cash. Coolest day selling cars by far. Glad I m gone though because I know we re gonna have so many idiots coming in wanting to test drive the Tesla Also I ve been in the market for a new car but today I learned there is such a thing as too fast. I d crash a Tesla in a heartbeat if I ever owned one. I think I m gonna go with like a hot hatch or something with a small turbo now because I don t need a muscle drag supercharged car. It was seriously scary how fast that thing accelerated. Super fucking cool vehicle though all in all and most epic day of work ever. Thanks for listening to my Ted talk but for real today just absolutely blew my fucking mind. | coco4shade | 2020-07-03 00:36:54 | 190 | fwrb9bx | You know you re old when you read a comment about an old guy -> *imagines Methuselah* then reads his wife is having a baby -> *so that would make me an old guy too?* | djh_van | 2020-07-03 00:53:13 | 99 | Tesla Model 3 Review |
76mfsg | Drove a Model X for the first time. My thoughts... | Alright as someone who has been following Tesla for the last 4-5 years and never set foot into one of their cars I finally had the chance to drive one. The boss showed up in his white P90 Model X and let me take it for a spin. He made me stop the car in the middle of the street and floor it. I can t even begin to describe the feeling. Very much like being in a plane right before takeoff. No noise just breathtaking. Also I had never quite understood the regenerative braking aspect until now. I had always thought that when you hit the brakes it converts that into energy but its when you lift your foot off the gas and the car slows down like you re hitting the brakes is the regenerative braking aspect. I just felt the need to share. I am an early Model 3 res holder having done it within the first minute on 03 31 16. I am in Western Canada and currently quoted for a Late 2018 delivery. The patience is real. Decided on White Aero Wheels Premium Package. Now if only that production ramps up as planned..... Edit: I cant spell brakes. | cchackal | 2017-10-15 23:09:23 | 64 | dof4smk | Sorry but it s brakes braking. Glad you liked the ride though! It s hard not to! | That_Vegan_EV_Guy | 2017-10-15 23:31:11 | 12 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
7ire8k | Drove a P100D last weekend and saw the 3 at the LA Auto Show. A few thoughts... | I ve been going back and forth on my day 1 3 reservation...until last week. The P100D was ridiculous - seeing auto pilot work was like seeing color tv for the first time. I drove home in my Jeep feeling like it was 1860 and I had a horse and carriage. However the interior looked shit and the 3 was the same way today. Also the rear still looks a bit Mazda 3ish. If there was a decent competitor (save maybe the XC40 but it s ICE) then I would go for it. However Tesla seems to be 3 years ahead of the game so I m sticking with my 3. | thrwaway8921 | 2017-12-10 02:59:03 | 28 | dr0uo1e | Maybe I m weird but I don t think Mazda 3 resemblances are necessarily a bad thing. | Foxhound199 | 2017-12-10 03:10:51 | 28 | Tesla Model 3 Review |
bkf0t3 | Drove a Tesla Model 3 today changed the way I look at cars. | I have a 2019 Volvo XC60 and after driving the Model 3 today I can definitely say I want one. It is hands down the most innovative automobile I ve ever driven. Every single component was more advanced than my current cars or any past cars. The driving dynamics are incredible and it doesn t feel like you re sacrificing anything by owning one. Tempted to put a deposit down immediately. Lord help me I just bought my car and I love it...and now the Tesla has ruined it. | JaredStephenson | 2019-05-03 23:36:10 | 355 | emg7inq | Good... Goood.. | Treevvizard | 2019-05-03 23:48:33 | 247 | Tesla Model 3 Review |
8alnh7 | Drove a Tesla for the first time yesterday... | First off it was amazing! As someone that s owned stock in Tesla for a long time and who reserved a Model 3 on April 2nd (I avoid anything to do with April 1st. I work on the Internet) I finally got around to actually driving a Tesla. I drove a Model S mostly to test out what the lane keeping and other autopiloty stuff was like. So I made sure to drive during a time when I d have traffic one way on the drive and relatively no traffic on the return visit. I just wanted to share some of my observations and some of the things that I learned which despite all of my reading I had not known previous to this test drive. 1) The Tesla employee that rode with me told me that about 75% of people who test drive start with regenerative braking on low. And only about 1% of people opt to turn Creep off. I thought that was weird since I wanted RB on standard (the highest it appeared to go in that car) and Creep off so I could see what driving an electric vehicle was really like. Also he had to explain the whole autopilot doesn t drive the car for you so you have to stay just as aware as you would if it didn t exist thing which I feel like everyone should know about by now. But I m glad they keep putting that out there. 2) Hill brake. Not sure if that s the correct term but with Creep off the car is basically in neutral. So you ll roll backwards on inclines or forward on... declines(?). However if you push down on the brake pedal it locks you like you put it in park. Pressing on either the brake pedal or accelerator immediately disengages it though. 3) Accelerating in the car is very deceptive. Without the sounds that normally accompany an ICE car my brain tried to override G forces I experienced to tell me that I wasn t really accelerating very quickly. At one point I told the co-pilot I was going to gun it and whilst gunning I felt myself press back into the chair but thought Oh I must be going about 20 mph now... Turns out I was going 56 mph and climbing quickly. 4) There is no emergency brake in the car. At least not that I saw. Never thought to inquire about that. 5) There is no spare tire (at least not in a Model 3 which I asked about in the showroom). If you get a flat you have to call them to come out and change your tire. Lol. 6) With regenerative braking on standard removing my foot quickly from the accelerator made it feel like I was stabbing the brake. It didn t take long to compensate for this but it was more dramatic than I assumed it would be. 7) Autosteer disengaged twice while I was using it. Not because I wanted it to but having to keep my hands on the wheel somehow led to me just... moving it more than it wanted me to? I really don t feel like I moved my hands but maybe I failed to move them with the wheel while it was turning? Anyway after the second disengagement I would have switched to just using one hand on the bottom of the wheel (not advised I know but I was moving at like... 10 mph in traffic at the time) but I didn t want to try that with my co-pilot in the car. 8) I was always curious if the follow distance setting was something that people often changed while using autopilot or if you set it once and that was it. Chewbacca told me that some people do it one way and some the other but I found that you really needed to change it manually depending on if you were in traffic or not. Personally I was a 3 in traffic and a 7 at full freeway speeds. I tend to be cautious around randos. 9) Everything else about the car was intuitive. Does braking disengage adaptive cruise control? Yes. Does turning the wheel disengage autosteer? Yes. Does disengaging autosteer disengage adaptive cruise control? No. What s this thing do? BOOM! Everything made sense. In conclusion I hate driving and I feel that if alien life discovered our planet viewing the North American transportation system would force them to conclude that intelligent life didn t exist here. However driving a Tesla is without measure the best experience driving I ve ever had. Autopilot (or the paired down version currently available) was life changing. Best thing ever. I cannot wait for my Model 3. Honestly buying anything else seems foolish now. Let s hope everything works well when I get it. | laioren | 2018-04-07 22:28:35 | 83 | dwzla5u | hahahaha. Fool. If you have no idea when your Model 3 is coming you will soon do everything in your power to get behind the wheel of a CPO S until your 3 is ready.... Sincerely Someone who is driving a CPO S because the Dual Motor Performance 3 isn t available yet. | SomeGubmintGuy | 2018-04-07 22:39:09 | 71 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
caljv3 | Drove a Tesla model 3 for the first time yesterday. Holy balls. | I scheduled a test drive about two weeks ago and drove 2 hours yesterday to finally experience the car I ve read so much about. I gotta say holy shit! Better than I could have ever imagined! Handling was perfect(didn t get to try out sport steering option which I regret) acceleration was crazy it was like I was constantly in the 6k rev range of an ICE car but without the annoying engine sounds that accompany that. The ride was comfortable lots of room in the back and the glass roof just makes the car feel so much bigger. Also made sure to look at the panel gaps that people complain about and I guess this one just didn t have that problem as I saw no difference between the model 3 and the Audi parked next to it. Though they did have some older model s that did seem to have some weird gaps. I could say so much more about this car but I ll just say that it exceeded all of my expectations. On a side note I brought my parents with me and my dad also got to drive it. He would not shut up about it on the way home. “This car is the future” and “if I m gonna buy a new car it s gonna be from the guy who builds rockets”. They were also super surprised that the guy who drove with us didn t try to sell the car afterwards. I tried telling them that Tesla doesn t have dealerships but they were convinced that there would be some sales tactic involved. 10 10 experience. Edit: another side note we also decided to install a 240v receptacle outside of the house we airbnb and offer something like a 25$ discount to people who drive their EVs to the house. All because of this test drive. | whoscuttingonions1 | 2019-07-08 14:13:52 | 1,702 | et9fe2z | Buy it | lostmyusername2ice | 2019-07-08 14:18:46 | 434 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
eky36r | Drove in Model 3 LR AWD Aero from Mt. Shasta to Reno Susanville needs a Supercharger | I don t know how many people make the drive to Oregon from Reno or to Reno from Oregon. But the drive last night was not the most comforting. It got down to 18F which is -8C outside and constant management of the climate only to keep seats warm and windshield not fogged up really sucked. I stopped by at the destination charger in Susanville just in case for about half an hour which added about 20 to 30 miles and then drove to the V3 supercharger in Reno. It would have been a much nicer drive if I didn t have to decide between making it to my destination and not have my balls fall off from being frozen. I m really posting this to see if anyone else has a similar opinion experience. My opinion experience obviously doesn t matter if I m the only one having issues since majority rules. I m sure though if it were daytime and summer the drive would have been much more doable during winter as it stands it s not that great. I cannot imagine anyone making the same trip in SR. & #x200B As for the rest of the trip I drove to San Jose for a run then to Oregon to pick up a puppy and then back to Reno. In total I drove for 1050miles and only spent $39 on charging. I did stay in a hotel with free charging in San Jose. | 7up8r | 2020-01-06 18:31:25 | 37 | fdez5b8 | Three superchargers are planned on SR 139 in 2020- Susanville Adin and Newell. [tesla.com findus](https: www.tesla.com findus?bounds=42.94430501648968%2C-117.21715638080019%2C39.62255661436722%2C-125.09984681048769& zoom=8& filters=supercharger) | dbfish | 2020-01-06 22:28:24 | 7 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
4kbqpw | Drove my First Tesla Today and OMG | It was such an incredible experience that I can t even contain my excitement. I brought along a friend with me who didn t know a lot about them. He was definitely in for a treat. I got to drive a fully spec d Model S P90D. One thing I was amazed by was the turning capabilities of the car. The salesman told me that because of the design of the car the wheels can have turn a very high degree radius. We were doing donuts in an area no larger than 3 sq metres. Wow The highlight was definitely the ludicrous mode. Everything I ve seen in videos still didn t prepare me for that feeling. You know the one....where your stomach starts comes up through your mouth. Roller coaster for sure. We did it a few times 0-100 in 3 seconds and man it doesn t get old. My 2001 Sentra makes it in 13 seconds so you know I was just floored by the experience. Of course driving on the highway with autopilot on was just plain nerve racking and incredible obviously. Here in Toronto we have a lot and I mean A LOT of traffic. To have a car handle stop and go highway traffic is such a blessing. That alone is the most useful feature I would gladly use everyday. I wish I can get one now. I ve asked them to email me their inventory of used vehicles. I m not sure I can wait 2 years for the Model 3. I m so jealous of Model S owners. I can t help but point one out to anyone I m with when I see one on the road. Lucky ducks! | pmich80 | 2016-05-21 02:37:08 | 11 | d3dt9z0 | The salesman let you do donuts with the test drive car!? And in a small space? Forgive me if I sound skeptical because I am... | alumpoflard | 2016-05-21 04:23:46 | 11 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
c523b3 | Drove my car to Jackson tonight didn t drive it home. | Drove up to Jackson MS to look at a second vehicle found out first hand how bad the roads are. Took a turn towards the interstate down a dark road and hit a pot whole I couldnt even see. Tire air rushed out almost sounded like glass breaking. Tesla roadside was A+ and found me a tow truck in about 10 min. They arrived probably 15 after that. Two wheels are going to have to be replaced and hopefully no other damage. Dropping the car at the Tesla service center that opened about a month ago. I thought the only time I was going to see my boy blue on a flat bed was during delivery 😂 http: imgur.com a GzxTbJ0 TLDR Dodge the pot holes!! | jwm1223 | 2019-06-25 04:00:38 | 47 | erzgq8f | Cautionary tale: don t outdrive your headlights. Glad you re ok. | run-the-joules | 2019-06-25 04:02:26 | 35 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
4whrhe | Drove my first Tesla today | And I am absolutely 100% sold. I won t be able to purchase one anytime soon but I m glad I got to experience what it s like to drive one. Thanks Kathy for being extremely friendly and trusting a 18 year old to drive your car it was absolutely fantastic! | AnAngryAlien | 2016-08-06 21:04:44 | 73 | d675xsq | > Thanks Kathy for being extremely friendly and trusting a 18 year old Well of course she would. It is statistically likely that it is all you will think about every day for the next 10 years. | robotzor | 2016-08-06 22:52:18 | 42 | Tesla Model 3 Review |
90knxg | Drove the P3D today comparisons with a BMW 4-series | I test drove a Performance Model 3 at my local store this afternoon. They actually have three P3D test drive vehicles all identically equipped in MC Red with the Performance Package white interior and FSD. The one I drove had about 50% charge. For comparison purposes I brought my 2015 BMW 435i Gran Coupe to the store then after the P3D test drive I retraced the same route in the BMW. Pictures: https: imgur.com gallery AU7rfRQ Impressions observations and comparisons: * Driving Modes: CHILL and SPORT (left it in Sport of course) * Acceleration. From a complete stop there is considerable shove. It s not as brutal as a P85D (and by extension a P90D or P100D) but it s certainly impressive. Put another way the P85D makes you grunt with discomfort as you struggle to speak words. The P3D lets you say “holy sh*t”. What is far more impressive is the amount of instant torque available at higher speeds. 50-75 on the highway feels instantaneous. * The front motor emits a high frequency whine when accelerating quickly. Our Model X also does this but the Model 3 is louder. * Steering response is unbelievable. With the P3D in Sport it reminded me of my old E90 335i which had the best steering of all time of any car I ve driven. The Model 3 s steering ratio is quick and there is virtually no on-center dead spot. It s telepathically responsive. By comparison the 435i even in Sport is too light and lacks any sort of meaningful feedback as is the case with almost all modern BMWs. * Wheel gap is still pretty huge (four fingers) even with the lower suspension of the Performance package. It s bothersome enough to me that I d want to look at aftermarket options or wait until next year for the air suspension and hope that there s a lower setting. * Ride quality is surprisingly comfortable even with the 20s but I feel this comes at the expense of wheel control. There were times when the back end felt under-damped and I could detect a tiny bit of float. On the same sections of road the BMW had noticeably better wheel control with no perceptible float. Credit the adaptive dampers on the BMW. Tesla needs these. * The white interior is nice. But without a dark headliner I feel it lacks the contrast needed to generate that “wow” feeling you get when looking at the Model S or X interior. * The white dashboard trim feels like a very high-quality plastic or composite. It has a satin finish. I much prefer this to the wood. * The seats are surprisingly cushy and very supportive during spirited driving. The BMW has more seat adjustments (thigh support side bolster support and headrest tilt) but the seats are far less comfortable and not as supportive as they look. The Tesla s seats don t look that special from a performance standpoint but they are very effective in practice. I was pleasantly surprised. * The center screen is insanely responsive to inputs. I thought MCU1 in my Model X was decently fast after the last software update but the Model 3 is an order of magnitude more responsive. * Tire noise and road-impact noise is very low in the Model 3. The difference wasn t as apparent during the test drive but became crystal clear as soon as I got back into the BMW. The 4-series crashes over bumps and tire noise is almost always present. It was surprising because I always thought my car was relatively quiet on the highway. * Wind noise was problematic. The Tesla rep and I noticed this immediately on the highway. It clearly wasn t normal so I d chalk this up to a defect that would likely be fixed during delivery prep or handled by an SC post-delivery. * The audio system sounds as good as the UHFS (Premium Sound) in our Model X. There is a wide soundstage up front and the overall sound is somewhat laid back with very low fatigue. Bass is strong and tight though somewhat over-boosted (just like in our X). Of course this is one area where opinions will vary widely as everyone s taste in music is different. For me during my short audition I thought it was impressive. By comparison the BMW s Harman Kardon system is extremely fatiguing with no clear front soundstage. Bass is punchier thanks to the dual under-seat subwoofers but not necessarily as accurate. * The underline under Dual Motor is chrome not red. It just reflects the red paint. However the underline in the about screen is red. :) **Correction:** I ve been told there actually is a thin red line in the center of the underline. Let me know if you have questions! Edit: forgot a few more things: * Regen feels stronger than in our Model X. It s so strong that it was difficult to test the actual brakes since regen did most of the work... * ...but when I did manage to test them I found a nice firm brake pedal with no wasted travel. The amount of braking is controlled more by pressure than by distance (hope that makes sense). By comparison my 4-series M Performance Brakes have a significant dead spot at the top of travel then they bite hard. It makes low-speed driving a jerky affair. * Multi-coat Red is stunning in person. | blueflash17 | 2018-07-20 23:00:58 | 513 | e2r51v5 | Thanks for the great writeup! This is the most detailed Tesla Model 3 Performance review currently available! Way more details than the Wall Street Journal one :) | ChessNotCheckers_ | 2018-07-20 23:09:49 | 132 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
btscmr | Dry Electrode Batteries vs Solid State Batteries | What is the difference between the Maxwell dry electrode batteries and solid state batteries? According to Wikipedia solid state batteries use solid electrodes and a solid electrolyte instead of the liquid or polymer electrolytes found in lithium-ion or lithium polymer batteries . It seems like Maxwell s batteries meet that criteria but I ve never heard anyone refer to them as solid state batteries. So what is the difference? Update: The answer is that dry electrode batteries still use a liquid electrolyte while solid state batteries use a solid electrolyte. Thanks [croninsiglos](https: www.reddit.com user croninsiglos )! I was confusing a solid coating of the electrode with a solid electrolyte. | anbuck | 2019-05-27 22:35:39 | 21 | ep2bnhd | Electrodes are solid in today s lithium cells. Maxwell s tech is in the manufacturing process. It eliminates a solvent that requires a lot of expensive heating to evaporate the solvent. | _ohm_my | 2019-05-28 01:10:29 | 13 | Tesla Dominance in EV Batteries |
9z8etn | Dual Motor badges available for installation | Just received an email to schedule installation of the dual motor badges. Hoping I can pick up the badge and leave badge-less. I am in the SF Bay Area. > Great news! We have your Dual Motor badge for your Model 3. > > Confirm a time to visit us on December 1 or December 2 2018 at 3055 Clearview Way San Mateo CA 94402 and we will complete this complimentary installation in about 15 minutes. > > Please let us know if you plan on coming in so we can be ready for you. > > We appreciate your patience while we got these badges ready and we hope that you have been enjoying your new Tesla. > > For any questions please view our New Owners FAQ or visit our Model 3 Support Page. > > Best Regards > Tesla Service Team | chadbrochill69 | 2018-11-21 23:08:46 | 21 | ea78k7c | **Badges? We don t need no stinkin badges!** | Pdxlater | 2018-11-22 00:27:51 | 22 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
iwgoal | Dual versus Tri motor Cybertruck? | In July I reserved a Dual motor CT because 20k seemed much for the extra 200 miles charge. I was think that I very rarely drive more than 300 miles a day. I also reserved FSD for 8k. Then I started thinking about the concept of ride sharing it out and use of battery capacity in other ways like VTG. Don t know if I will rent my CT and if VTG is real thing but I m starting to think 20k for the extra battery may actually be worth it. I checked so I know I can update my order to a Tri but should I? Thought I would get so me opinions from the Tesla community before I decide. Thanks in advance! | 0ldHer0zer0 | 2020-09-20 16:11:48 | 27 | g5zvmf4 | If you plan to use your CT for hauling anything for any appreciable distance the added range will likely come in handy. I assume the 500mi model will get me about 250mi towing... | JakeTrilla | 2020-09-20 16:29:54 | 51 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
vw47gl | Dublin CA Service Center Kudos | Austin Model Y road trip from Houston to Colorado to San Jose in 3 days to start a new job tomorrow. 2 week old MY. 30 minutes from hotel - big screw goes into the tire. Get an alert. So we call Tesla roadside assistance. Within 30m we have a tow to the Dublin SC. They tell us they can fix it tomorrow but give us Uber credits. We thank them. One of them off handedly tells us it ll help us get home. We remark we don t yet have a home - it s a one way move for a new job tomorrow. She goes into the back and finds a tech willing to work overtime to replace our tire for us. I often hear of Tesla SC horror stories but this is a praiseworthy story. It s a Sunday at 4pm and they are going above and beyond. Sucks to lose a 2 week old tire to a road hazard on the highway but thankful we can go forward with a fresh tire. | HobbitFootAussie | 2022-07-10 23:33:09 | 155 | ifnuk80 | Dublin SC isn t usually open on the weekends. That s great what they were able to do for you | mplopez99 | 2022-07-11 00:25:24 | 20 | Tire and Wheel Maintenance |
blwatl | Due to many requests I removed the coin holder from my USB console insert. | Free Downloadable 3d print files and photos here: [https: www.thingiverse.com thing:3614881](https: www.thingiverse.com thing:3614881) & #x200B The link to the USB hub I used: [https: www.amazon.ca gp product B07L32B9C2 ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_asin\_title\_o02\_s00?ie=UTF8& psc=1](https: www.amazon.ca gp product B07L32B9C2 ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8& psc=1) & #x200B If you print one out please share a photo. & #x200B Old post with coin holders: [https: www.reddit.com r teslamotors comments blljtz i\_designed\_and\_3d\_printed\_a\_model\_3\_console ](https: www.reddit.com r teslamotors comments blljtz i_designed_and_3d_printed_a_model_3_console ) | crujones43 | 2019-05-07 21:12:55 | 56 | emrzzjg | People still do the whole physical currency thing? | croninsiglos | 2019-05-07 22:04:35 | 12 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
636ysg | Dumb Q: Any advantage to having Tires Swapped at Service Center vs. a Tire shop? | On my RWD Model S fearing winter weather I had the Service Center install a set of Pirelli Sottozeros. Of course we only got a few inches of snow all winter. I only have one set of wheels so I need my original tires swapped back onto them. Are there any compelling reasons to have the SC do this over a run-of-the-mill tire shop? (For example anything unique about Tesla TPS sensors? Concerns about a tire shop knowing how to get a Tesla on a lift? Etc.) | Hollyfeld_Lazlo | 2017-04-03 14:05:28 | 21 | dfrshcr | They might not know they need to put it in Jack mode (if you have air suspension) so that could cause some damage. If you do make sure you tell them to do it and how to do it. | kushari | 2017-04-03 14:41:19 | 10 | Tire and Wheel Maintenance |
kba2rc | Dumb Question about 120V outlets | My landlord installed a 120 V outlet connected to a 20 amp breaker so I could charge my car outside. Do I need a special adapter to draw 20 Amps (well 80% of that) or can I use the regular 3 prong plug? That looks like 🔌? (With the third round prong) | Th3HappyCamper | 2020-12-11 20:00:25 | 17 | gffoed2 | That regular 3 prong plug is known as a [NEMA 5-15](https: www.tesla.com ns_videos commerce content dam tesla CAR_ACCESSORIES MODEL_3 CHARGING_ADAPTERS NEMA5-15_1099345-00-C_1.png) and will allow a max of 15 amps. The mobile charger will pull 80% and so you ll get 12 amps. If you want to be able to pull more they will need to have installed a [NEMA 5-20](https: www.tesla.com ns_videos commerce content dam tesla CAR_ACCESSORIES MODEL_3 CHARGING_ADAPTERS NEMA5-20_1104932-00-B_1.png) outlet and you ll need the [appropriate adapter](https: www.tesla.com ns_videos commerce content dam tesla CAR_ACCESSORIES MODEL_3 CHARGING_ADAPTERS 5-20_individual_1104932-00-B_0.png) for the mobile connector (Tesla shop link: https: shop.tesla.com product gen-2-nema-adapters) | metaltailz | 2020-12-11 20:07:11 | 21 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
4z1gw4 | Dumb idea to lease a Model S for two years while waiting for a 3? | I m towards the front of the line on the 3 since I reserved in store on 3 31. I decided to lease a model S 60 base model w AP for two years while I wait for the 3. Judging by the previous models I have to imagine the 3 will be delayed a bit. Is this a bad idea spend all this money on a base S or would it be smarter to save up money for a loaded 3? I currently have no car payment. Anyone else doing this? Edit: I live in MA | phish0742 | 2016-08-22 16:50:36 | 41 | d6s2egu | The two year lease is a horrible financial decision. Did you even look at the numbers? Just get the 3 year lease and trade it back in to Tesla once your Model 3 arrives. If you live in CA consider that if the funding comes back for the CVRP $2500 rebate you ll automatically not be able to get it if you do a 2 year lease. When you submit the paperwork you need to show a minimum of 30 months on the lease. | red_stripe05 | 2016-08-22 17:08:41 | 24 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
31fkeb | Dumb question about the autopilot feature | I know how it works setting the speed and all that but does it turn with the curves along the highway? Or do you need to steer? Cause I know that it can slow down speed up depending on traffic. But does it do any of the steering? | ParadiseCity1995 | 2015-04-04 16:40:32 | 11 | cq12gq2 | It will soon. The most it can do right now is traffic aware cruise control which controls speed. But in a few months they will roll out v7.0 which includes self steering capabilities. | DDotJ | 2015-04-04 16:51:12 | 11 | Tesla Autopilot Performance Review |
c6t04w | Dumb question incoming: A C recirc and defrost | Hi Team Tesla! We all have those common knowledge things we should know but never found out and then it got too late to ask. Please take it easy on me I come with humility here s mine: Summer day 80 degrees out and the windows fog up. Should I be using the cold defrost or heated defrost? Is there a reason there s a cold hot front windshield defrost but only a hot rear windshield side mirror defrost? Seems like a rookie question but this ties into when it s super humid out (post pre rain) - when the bottom third of the windshield gets those little condensation circles what should I use then? Secondly air recirculation. Does anybody constantly keep it on or keep it off always due to specific reasons? I don t know when to turn it on and when not to. Additionally how does keeping it on or keeping it off impact range? I imagine one is working *slightly* harder than the other is this assumption correct? Thanks for the input! | Enceladus17 | 2019-06-29 01:59:59 | 15 | esb1m53 | The answer is actually pretty simple and not Tesla specific. Don t feel bad most people really don t know this either. Your front defrost is just regular vents just like the ones pointing at your face. When you turn on your defrost what you are really doing is turning on your air conditioning. Before the air comes out of your dash it is directed through different chambers depending on what you have it set to. Defrost takes advantage of a side effect of how A C works- A C uses something called an evaporator core to inject and expand refrigerant changing it from a liquid to a vapor as it boils inside of the evaporator core. This changing of states from liquid to vapor removes heat from the air that passes through it. By removing the heat from the air it also removes moisture- the stuff sticking to your window. So this is your front defrost. It doesn t matter TOO much whether you have it set to Hot or Cold (although matching the outside temp is the quickest)- it primarily works because it is blowing dry air at your windshield and removing the additional moisture in the air. Your REAR defrost does not have climate vents to move air so uses direct heat to remove the moisture. The lines you see on your rear window are actually just long lines of wire with just enough resistance to electricity to convert that electricity to heat. (And some of those lines are often antennas but this is unrelated to your question.) As far as your recirculation- this switches the source of the air coming out of your vents. It will pull air from outside the vehicle until you turn on the recirculation then it will pull the air from inside the car near your floorboards. Recirculation is mainly valuable if it is REALLY hot cold outside since you are warming or cooling only the air already inside your car. If you are using your A C without recirculation it has to continuously cool down new air pulled from outside. Now Range- recirculation will only very very minorly affect range since all it is doing is moving a flap of plastic to use air from inside your car vs. outside. If it is SUPER hot your A C will run *a little bit* more if you are NOT using recirculation. So- recirculation uses inside air and doesn t really affect range. Air Conditioning Defrost DOES affect your range since it uses energy to run another accessory (your compressor). Let me know if you would like me to clarify anything or if you have any other questions! | DTCU1000 | 2019-06-29 02:28:49 | 45 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
gm1atg | Dumb to buy a tesla now? Or otherwise | This purely a purchase for the future and for myself my current car is a Subaru Forrester 2016 with about 29000. While these times are uncertain I am debt free emergency funded savings filled investment cooking 23 year old millennial who has no reason to do this other than a) loves EV technology b) wants to change the carbon footprint even though food and consumer consumption could be changed too c)the Kona looks like it will fill my needs but the convience reliability of the superchargers and tesla pioneering the future make me think this will be a long term (depreciating) investment I will regret maybe? But can afford. “We were so concerned with ourselves of buying a tesla model 3 we never considering if we should” Let me know your thoughts! Thanks | BovtheRower | 2020-05-18 13:18:57 | 57 | fr11fcu | Run your Subaru to 100k miles and after decide. By that time Tesla battery tech will probably be twice as good as it is now. Consider staying debt free. You are in a better position than many. | iglitk | 2020-05-18 14:16:05 | 239 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
b0a9u7 | Dupe of breaking news removed but Electrek post hours later is up | I posted a critical update about EAP FSD pricing 30 mins before another. Not sure how I missed it. A lot of users on my post commented appreciating the update. 2 hours after my post an Electrek post is up on the same topic. 5 hours after my post my post is removed as a dupe but the Electrek post isn t. What gives? March **11** 9:52PM Pacific: link to twitter: https: www.reddit.com r teslamotors comments b03paq eap_prices_going_back_up_monday **Status: still up (it s first so makes sense)** March **11** 10:27PM Pacific: **(my post)** twitter screenshot link in comment: **Status: removed 5 hours later.** https: www.reddit.com r teslamotors comments b03zpw eapfsd_upgrade_prices_going_back_to_normal_ok March **12** 12:34AM Pacific: **Electrek link**: **Status: Still up** was already up when my post was removed. https: www.reddit.com r teslamotors comments b04ynf tesla_is_bringing_autopilot_prices_back_to_normal | baselganglia | 2019-03-12 17:10:02 | 40 | eid5a6w | Completely agree. Also Fred should not be a moderator on this subreddit. | zmarty | 2019-03-12 17:17:52 | 115 | Evolution of Tesla Subreddit |
91ok0t | Durability of clean look vegan white leather | Considering white interior. What is the durability and how well does it stay clean? | parashara108 | 2018-07-25 04:10:11 | 14 | e2zsj75 | I would refer to post 58 on this thread talking about the material when Tesla switched from leather. https: teslamotorsclub.com tmc posts 2208662 Copy paste below: “Lots of misinformation in this thread as well as a lot of misconceptions. I am in the leather vinyl upholstery supply distribution business. My company is a supplier to the automotive aftermarket marine aircraft and commercial markets. I grew up around fabrics and vinyls and I know them very well. I m not here to change anybody s minds but Tesla is spot on with this change. First of all let s talk about leather vs. vinyl. Vinyl technology has come a long way over the last 50 years 25 years and 10 years due to formulations topcoats and fabric backings. Over the last 10 years vinyl technology has come so far that I could show you samples of vinyl and samples of genuine leather and you would swear the vinyl is genuine leather and genuine leather is really vinyl. Durability? You d never believe how durable vinyl is today. Much more so than genuine leather hands down. I could show you test after test that shows that on both the Martindale and Wyzenbeek durability tests an average vinyl would consistently beat a good leather. Types of vinyl? Yes there are now different types of vinyl. The Ultra white seats (which I have) are actually not your traditional PVC vinyl. They are actually Ultraleather made by Ultrafabrics. This is a very high-end polyurethane-based vinyl. This is the top-of-the-line material on the market today. It is used in high-end spas high-end custom cars yachts cruise ships and many other high-traffic luxurious applications. You re lucky to be able to get a material this nice OEM in a vehicle. This stuff retails around $150 yard and the street price is around $70 yard or so. It passes over 400 000 double rubs on the Wyzenbeek abrasion test. A good quality leather MAY pass around 25 000-50 000 (which is considered Heavy-Duty). Yes that s a huge difference. Even a mediocre PVC vinyl will go 75 000 double rubs on a Wyzenbeek test. FYI- a double rub is denim material rubbed up and down the material (that s one double-rub). It simulates your butt sliding across the material. So the vegan aspect is a marketing move but this is definitely a durability move. Leather does NOT hold up. Check out your leather seats in any other car you own after about 75 000 miles do you see the left side of the seat wearing (cracking wrinkling etc)? I guarantee you that the Ultraleather interior as well as a standard PVC vinyl interior will hold up much longer. If Tesla is going for the million mile mark on these cars which they ve said they are this is clearly why they re making this move. I m happy to take any questions on interior components.... :)” | ThaiTum | 2018-07-25 06:56:06 | 28 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
345841 | Durability of solid white vs. multi-coat white. Is it worth the premium? | I m in the process of ordering a Model S (yay!) and I m somewhat conflicted about this. I m perfectly happy about the colour of the solid white so it seems a bit silly to spend a lot more on a nearly identical colour. But if it being a multi-coat means it ll look a lot less worn some years down the road it might be worthwile. | kaspar42 | 2015-04-28 12:05:20 | 18 | cqrcxi9 | I have the multi-coat i believe its a matter of visual depth to the paint not really protection. If you want protection get a clear bra. The multi-coat also looks good is specific lighting conditions but most of the time looks like just white. | majerus1223 | 2015-04-28 12:26:40 | 10 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
f98zcs | Duress PIN to drive | I m sitting here in an empty Mall parking lot at 5 am thinking if someone decided they would like to try out a Tesla what would I do. I though about enabling PIN to drive but if someone forcibly requested your PIN (gunpoint or knifepoint) is pretty much hands down give it to them. But what if we had a duress PIN that still started the car and ran as normal but notified the authorities of the stolen status of the car and current location heading. Not sure if there is an infrastructure in place already of what potential of abuse might exist but it s just a thought. Feedback? | KiloDoubleMike | 2020-02-25 11:37:13 | 105 | fiq5oje | This is a solution to a problem that nobody has. Just give them the car and the pin and then call the police. | LuckyDrawers | 2020-02-25 13:04:28 | 206 | Tesla phone key functionality |
4drvuw | During my Model 3 pre-order I checked I would like to test drive a Model S .. now what? | Did anyone else check this and if so did you get any sort of communication from Tesla about scheduling a test drive? | CrispRat | 2016-04-07 16:40:01 | 28 | d1twrk8 | guys i m honestly quite afraid to test the model S.. what happens if I love it and I want to buy an S instead of a 3? I can t afford it and it would break my heart to let it go... | ELI5_Life | 2016-04-07 19:00:20 | 18 | Test Driving Tesla Models |
qct24t | Dutch NFI has reverse engineered Tesla vehicle logs | The Dutch NFI has reverse engineered the Event Data Recorder (EDR) logs. From the paper: > Tesla Motors has allowed access to their vehicle s Event Data Recorders (EDR) since 2018. Raw data can be obtained from the Restraints Control Module (RCM) and contains the last 5 seconds prior to a deployment event as per 49 CFR Part 563. Online translation of that raw data is offered but only for Tesla s sold in North-America. However the vehicle s gateway also continuously logs data over the course of its lifetime and contains far more signals and over a longer period of time than EDR does. These logs reside on an accessible SD-card and its contents have been reverse engineered and validated in experiments with a reference vehicle. This paper addresses the contents and structure of these vehicle logs. How to access this data and what precautions should be taken for the acquisition and analysis is also covered. [Link to paper (in English)](https: www.researchgate.net publication 355202701_Reverse_engineering_and_evaluation_of_Tesla_vehicle_logs) [Link to news article (in Dutch)](https: www.forensischinstituut.nl actueel nieuws 2021 10 21 opgeslagen-data-in-autos-bevatten-een-schat-aan-informatie-voor-strafrechtelijke-onderzoeken) | owl_says_w00t | 2021-10-21 14:28:09 | 59 | hhjhd1y | Check out the github page: https: github.com NetherlandsForensicInstitute teslalogs | Caelorum | 2021-10-21 21:17:21 | 26 | Tesla Sentry Mode Setup |
ef1ts2 | Dutch cars top 10 sales by brand change over 2018-2019 in % | Although there still a week to go in 2019 I made his graph already. As you ll probably know the Tesla Model 3 sales went crazy in the Netherlands. So I was wondering which brands are selling less then? This graph shows the top 10 best selling car brands in the Netherlands and how much they are selling more or less compared to 2018 as a percentage of their total sales. [ Dutch car sales change over 2018-2019](https: preview.redd.it dx622w0l9l641.png?width=764& format=png& auto=webp& s=19dc368de54ccd24df7b792079666ed31eb3870a) Source is [opendata.rdw.nl](https: opendata.rdw.nl). Also notice cars include SUV s here. In contrast a site as [cleantechnica.com](https: cleantechnica.com) doesn t count SUV as cars in their graphs but they are included here. | Xennan | 2019-12-24 14:11:50 | 39 | fbxs1m9 | The graph would be better if it also had volumes and not just percentages. You get huge swings in percentages if the volumes are low say company X went from 100 to 300 cars the percentage change is large but the volume is small so it is really irrelevant. Volumes also give you a sense if the overall market is growing or shrinking. Maybe the other brands went down because total sales were down but Tesla went up because they just started shipping a decent volume to the country in 2019? | par11576 | 2019-12-24 14:48:59 | 15 | Tesla Challenges in Germany |
hf6n90 | EAP --> FSD Upgrade for $3k | I just received an email from Tesla offering the FSD Upgrade for $3 000 on my 2018 Mid Range Model 3 which currently has the Enhanced Autopilot (EAP) option. This upgrade is normally priced at $4k and I missed the boat on the 1-week $2k fire sale last year. It s unclear what the price will go up to on July 1st but my assumption is $5k. Decisions decisions! I m very happy with EAP and skeptical that FSD will be a meaningful upgrade from EAP anytime soon. What would you do? | gb013 | 2020-06-24 18:39:07 | 41 | fvvm9pc | Buy it just for the HW3 upgrade. Love seeing stop signs and lights on the visualization. | sss179 | 2020-06-24 18:40:28 | 22 | Tesla Autopilot Performance Review |
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