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Went to take M3 delivery - rejected the car for fit issues. Now what? | I hope I made the right call. Went to go pick up my SR+ Model 3. Blue black with18 inch wheels. Everything was looking good until I got around to the back and inspected the trunk. Looked good at first but after opening it and looking around inside it wouldn t close without slamming it. If you closed it with normal force the latch wouldn t catch and the whole trunk lid was misaligned. Not like a little but a very noticible gap on one side from 10 yards away. My appointment was after service had closed so they couldn t try to adjust it. If I drove it off the lot I d be looking at returning for repair. Not knowing why it was so badly out of whack I rejected the car. *****UPDATE ***** Delivery center called to tell me trunk was fixed and now within spec . Told me I could pick it up today. Rather than be disappointed again asked delivery guy to look at the car (he hadn t and was relying on service techs). He looked and sent pictures. Although trunk now closes properly substantial gaps visible between edge of trunk and back glass. Manager got involved and confirmed it wasn t just the trunk - the back glass is also misaligned. Another Model 3 in my configuration is on a truck from Fremont to arrive tonight. They ll have it prepped for a (tentative) appointment for tomorrow afternoon. We ll see how it goes. Very glad I rejected the car. Thanks for the responses. Just hoping to match with a replacement by the end of the month for the tax incentive. Delivery specialist said they had one on site but with 19 inch wheels. He was going to Ask the GM if they could give me that one for same price as a way of apologizing. For those of you that rejected a car how long was the wait for another match? How was the second delivery round experience? | 2019-06-21 04:27:09 | 33 | Man I m sorry for you but feeling luckier all the time after reading this that my delivery last month seemed to go without a hitch. | 2019-06-21 04:32:27 | 28 | Tesla Service Experience Feedback | 22,414 |
Saving for a Model 3 | I know this has been brought up in previous discussion but I just wanted to get some feedback from some of you who may be in the same boat as me or have already purchased reserved a Tesla vehicle. I just graduated from my graduate program and started working for a consulting firm making $60 000 per year. I was fortunate enough to be given a full-ride scholarship to attend grad school and received a government stipend to pay for any living expenses thus I have $0.00 in student loans. In previous threads someone recommended to the OP that they should take out at least $300.00 a paycheck (~$600.00 a month)and put it aside for the deposit for a Tesla. I followed their recommendation and opened a savings account. I don t have any living costs because I live with my parents (for the foreseeable future) and my daily commute to work is relatively short and sweet (for NJ commuters). I was originally set on purchasing a Model S but I ve come to realize that it is still way out of my price range even though my financial situation is pretty good. Estimating that the cost of a Model S would be roughly $85-95 000 it wouldn t be in my best interest to dedicate a majority of my savings to a car of that price range. I do estimate however that the Model 3 will be upwards of $45-50 000 (with features). Basically I just want to get some of your opinions to make sure I am 1. Making a financially-smart decision by investing in this vehicle 2. Am on the right track to building a decent savings for the Model 3 and 3. That I should have enough money come time to make an initial payment. Thank you for your responses and hopefully my wall of text wasn t too confusing! Edit: Well my dreams have been shattered! Lol jk I appreciate all of your responses and will definitely take them into serious consideration. I think it s best to just save my money and not invest in a Model 3 until I am living comfortably and am in more financially stable situation. | 2014-08-01 14:04:48 | 21 | I think this is a terrible idea. I love Tesla and would love to own one but buying a $50k car before owning a home is a bad bad idea. If I were you I would take advantage of living with my parents and aim to save as much as possible. $60k a year means you should bring home close to $3k a month. Since you have no living expenses you should be able to live off $1k and save $2k every month. In two years you will have $48k saved up and could essentially buy a Model 3 with cash. But that money will be better spent towards a down payment on a home and will save you A LOT of money that would otherwise go towards paying interest. Putting a large down payment on a home will keep your monthly bills very low. In return you will then be able to save a nice down payment and then purchase your Model 3. I think you would be much happier in the long run if you go this route and it should only put you off from buying your MODEL 3 by a year or so. | 2014-08-01 15:13:04 | 21 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 16,778 |
Surfers divers etc.: What do you do with your keyfob while out on the water? | I used to put my keyfob in one of those zipper bags when I m kitesurfing as I had done with the keys of my previous cars before. Yesterday I found that the bag had broken for some reason and the keyfob must have been submerged in water for some time as it was completely dead and worked neither actively nor passively. My phone was no use because it was inside the car obviously. Second keyfob was at home but my house keys were in the car as well. I was able to get a backup house key with some trouble. Not an option when I m on vacation or in some remote spot (which might not even have cell phone service). I realised - the hard way - that having a proper strategy for these situations is much more important with a Tesla than it is with other cars which you could just open using the physical key. Now I m wary about using zipper bags again but what else can I do when I m in a location that doesn t have a safe or some other place to deposit a key? Those surf locks that you attach to the rims probably aren t a good idea as the keyfob will be too close to the car so anyone could open it. I was thinking about taking only my cell phone and putting it into a large enough surf lock which I have yet to find and leaving the keyfob at home. Though there are many ways this could go wrong too. So I was curious what others do. | 2019-06-11 21:21:56 | 12 | So far I ve just hidden my key fob down the street in some bushes. Lol. I ve considered putting together a little combo lock box under the car with a Faraday bag. | 2019-06-11 22:27:10 | 13 | Model 3 phone key issues | 18,066 |
Tesla Community | Hi everyone! I am a Freshman in college and am doing my first paper of the Tesla discourse community! I was wondering if you all could tell me about this community. Here are a couple questions I have. Even if you just answer one question that would be great! What is your main way of communicating to each other? (Are there any events Get togethers?) As Tesla owners what are your goals beliefs and values? How does everyone participate in this community? Are there specialized words or abbreviations used? What is the membership threshold is there for the Tesla Community? How do Tesla Fans gain prestige and credibility? Thanks for your time everyone! It would be great if you could help me out! | 2016-09-19 14:46:30 | 14 | There s Tesla facebook groups meetups TMC online and chatting at superchargers. People are generally really chill like to talk EVs local events - rarely anything related to politics or actual debate unless it s directly EV related. That s what I do anyway. | 2016-09-19 14:52:02 | 10 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 18,467 |
Running costs of model 3 in the uk | I m looking at buying a model 3 and I d like to find out if anyone in the UK can give me an idea of the running costs per month in or year since owning one? How much is the electrical charging costing per month insurance tyres brakes etc. Is it still £0 road tax? Also how much to have a charge point installed in your home? Did you go through Tesla or a 3rd party to have it installed? What quotes have you been given to install one? | 2021-03-17 18:03:56 | 12 | I have done 21k miles over the last year in my SR+ and not had any issues no need for tyres. And road tax £0 :) Its cost me just shy of £300 to charge at home. I m on octopus agile in the summer and octopus go in the winter (5p unit overnight). I had a Rolec charger installed (govt grant +£250 I think) but it is truly smart (will check your price and charge at the right time will charge at best CO2 KWh for the environment). A friend got a pod point charger and there is nothing smart about it. The app for the Rolec also incentivises smart charging with a £5 Amazon voucher every 20 points (charges). The only thing I would say is the contactor on the Rolec wall charger is a bit noisy when starting and stopping the charge. Another friend had the Tesla charger but it developed a fault and isn t smart either - he says it s not worth it. | 2021-03-17 18:40:11 | 8 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 16,656 |
Cannot charge Model Y now that I have enabled power sharing. | **EDIT: Resolved** Went back into the wall charger settings looks like it had toggled to disabled on its own after I had closed it. So it was a software switch. I toggled it back to enabled and now everything works. The toggle was also bad UX as it was not obvious which state it was in by looking. \--ORIGINAL BELOW-- Had my Model Y since May. Been charging on a wall charger I had installed back then no problems. Today an electrician came and added a second wall charger on the same 60 amp circuit. I configured them for power sharing. My first one is primary and I added the second one to it. I set the max total to be 48amps. Both chargers have green lights. And I can plug either into my car when I do both the charging port on the car and the light on the charger turn blue. So far so good. I push the start charging button on the car... nothing happens. so I pull up the app and press start charging it gives me the error messages Start Charging Failed Failed to start charging. Charging in progress. but the app and the car itself all show that charging is stopped. I have tried resetting the chargers by flipping the breaker then turning it back on after 30 seconds. I have tried resetting the cars electronics by holding the 2 scroll wheels until the screen turns off and comes back on with the pulsing tesla logo.. I have tried leaving it plugged in for several minutes to see if there is just some kind of delay. My car is already at 80% charge I changed the limit to 100% before this test in order to do the test. | 2021-09-21 23:17:02 | 28 | Went back into the wall charger settings looks like it had toggled to disabled on its own after I had closed it. So it was a software switch. I toggled it back to enabled and now everything works. The toggle was also bad UX as it was not obvious which state it was in by looking. | 2021-09-22 02:00:39 | 13 | Tesla charging port locking | 3,649 |
Is it time for Tesla to start advertising? | They are no longer a startup but a legit car company looking to sell 500K cars a year. There is a lot of misunderstanding about their product and many mainstream buyers have no idea of approachable usable and reasonably priced an EV like the Model 3 can be. I think it s time... | 2019-04-24 13:25:05 | 25 | They don t need to even spend money on it. Have a contest for best advertisement by owners. Top 3 winners get lifetime supercharging or maybe even a Model Y if they are feeling generous. They will get hundreds of good ads with very minimal capital spent on it | 2019-04-24 13:33:58 | 36 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 10,013 |
Bluetooth Key Sensitivity Is Insane | Last night someone in my family was working on something in the garage when they noticed my Model 3 was unlocking and locking over and over again. My bedroom happens to be directly above it but that s still a good amount of distance away from the car. I can only imagine how much that would drain the battery with the car doing that over and over again. It only stopped after I turned the bluetooth on my iPhone off in the settings. I hope this is addressed in an upcoming update. The car should only activate within a very close proximity from my phone or key card. I wonder if this is an issue for people who have to leave their cars outside on the street or who are visiting friends family elsewhere and the car just happens to be randomly unlocking on the street. That s a scary thought. | 2018-01-09 16:40:14 | 79 | Disable walk-up unlock in the car and it ll stop doing that. When you actually want to get in the car the doors will unlock as you use the door handle to open the door. | 2018-01-09 16:42:45 | 79 | Model 3 phone key issues | 2,959 |
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Reasons for getting the RWD Model 3 | Rumor has it that the Dual Motor upgrade will only be around $3k extra for the Model 3. It will likely lead to more power longer range and better control especially snow ice traction. I can t think of a single upgrade more worthwhile and when spending nearly $60k on a car would find it hard to justify *not* spending an extra 5% for AWD. The only obvious reason is that the Dual Motor version is 9 months delayed compared to the RWD one. Are there any other reasons one should consider if $3k seem negligible? | 2018-01-31 20:16:17 | 20 | Tax credit | 2018-01-31 20:17:48 | 58 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 16,197 |
Sundays | If you want to break the rules post on Sunday for (Shitpost Sundays). Make sure to flair the post as a Shitpost Sunday otherwise it has a chance of being removed. [Read more here](https: www.reddit.com r teslamotors comments cunjnl rteslamotors_reminders_and_faq) | 2019-08-25 10:55:57 | 10 | Best time of the week. Thanks to whoever came up with this idea. | 2019-08-25 11:35:42 | 5 | Growth and Moderation of r/teslamotors | 17,941 |
LED Headlights? | Any news about the LED headlights somebody spotted at a Supercharger a few month ago? Are they coming to production or not? | 2016-01-22 11:33:25 | 22 | They re in production on the Model X. | 2016-01-22 13:51:08 | 15 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 10,646 |
Does Tesla employ any battery scientists? Are they actively working to increase battery technology in-house? | I red an interesting article about the tipping point for electric cars. [link](http: www.businessinsider.com the-2020s-could-be-the-decade-of-the-electric-car-2016-2?r=UK& IR=T) The author claims CEO Elon Musk s plan is to build a giant battery factory in Nevada to use economies of scale **not radical chemical innovation** to lower battery costs — and more importantly secure a massive supply of battery cells to satisfy Tesla s goal of selling 500 000 vehicles annually by 2020 (emphasis mine). In my opinion I think advancing battery technology will be the key to long term success of EVs. And I was wondering if this is something Tesla is specifically taking on. | 2016-02-26 14:54:35 | 8 | Tesla has a small in-house team of battery tech researchers but i think their main focus is to monitor other battery development efforts. Musk from an interview with Barron last year: > “At this point we have quite a good understanding of all the battery technologies in the world. Right now we track about 60 different efforts around the world to develop improved batteries and some of them hold some long-term promise. We rate all of them from one to five where five is we should be doing business with them and one is complete BS.” At the time Musk said there were no four or fives but there were some threes and some might eventually be promoted to fours. A long time ago Tesla poached Panasonic s [Kurt Kelty](https: www.linkedin.com in kurt-kelty-5604bb) to lead battery tech at the company. The guy knows his battery cells. Tesla also has a battery research agreement with Jeff Dahn s team in Halifax but I think it is only set to start later this year. And yes Musk called the chemical improvements in the cells that will be produced at the Gigafactory 1 moderate . | 2016-02-26 15:15:11 | 22 | Tesla Battery Production Optimization | 5,350 |
What do you do at 9p Friday after you are handed keys to your new Model 3? | Hope you took a nap cause that s going to be a long night of fun driving and joy. | 2017-07-26 23:31:15 | 16 | Find the battery sticker and post a picture of it for some sweet kar... oh... never mind. | 2017-07-26 23:41:52 | 36 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 22,602 |
Tesla MBA Leadership Development Program | Apologies if I m not posting in the right place. I am in my early 30s employed full-time at a small company and currently in a MBA program. The MBA students at my university were invited to Tesla s open house for their MBA Leadership Program. Has anyone had any experience or info regarding this program? | 2018-03-03 00:01:04 | 19 | Elon doesn t like MBAs http: www.aps.org publications apsnews 201311 profiles.cfm | 2018-03-03 04:28:19 | 8 | Career Decision - Tesla vs. Ford | 19,042 |
Buying in texas | I live close to Austin and would like to reserve the model 3. Will the deliver it to the pickup center in Austin if I reserve? | 2017-03-02 00:11:44 | 12 | Yes. We re picking up our CPO P85 from North Houston this weekend. | 2017-03-02 00:20:27 | 4 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 3,194 |
What Would You Do? | So I am on my (second) longest road trip since I bought my S85 two years ago almost to the day. This is road trip #6. My others with one exception I have stayed at hotels with a destination charger. This particular trip the area we are staying there were very few options for hotels with destination chargers and the ones I found we didn t like as much as where we chose to stay. So I pull up into the hotel and ask if they have chargers for EV s. It turns out they do but not Tesla specific chargers. Oh and you have to valet in order to use them which costs $25 night. To park my car literally 100 feet from where it is now and use about $3 in electricity. The other option if I don t pay for the valet is to take about two hours out of my day tomorrow to drive to the closest SC charge my car and then drive back to the hotel with enough charge to get where I am heading the following morning. This is a classic example of how crucial destination chargers are. It s my own fault for my predicament I should have chosen a hotel with a destination charger not only to support the businesses providing them but to spare myself the inconvenience or extra money. I am not a cheapskate by any means but I do detest being ripped off and a $25 valet fee is in that category IMO. Especially in a place with ample free parking I am not in a major metropolitan area where parking is at a premium and you have to expect big fees to park a car overnight at a hotel.... | 2016-09-30 23:07:14 | 15 | Valet. Two plus hours isn t worth it. | 2016-09-30 23:39:57 | 15 | Tesla Supercharger Road Trips | 22,448 |
It s the dealerships stupid... | Yes I stole that from the 1992 presidential election slogan. And today it finally dawned on me just how stupid I ve been. Buying a car from a dealership adds roughly 30% to the cost.* (Actually 8.6% correction below.) And my epiphany today is that more than any single factor this is what will (in the long term) ensure Tesla s success. I ve heard some interesting commentary from ignorant naysayers who think EV s have inadequate range think that GM or Nissan will be able to out-compete Tesla because they *must* sell some compliance vehicles but can do so at a loss because of the profits they make on their gas land-schooners or make the (absolutely brain-dead) long-tailpipe argument etc. It s been kind of amazing to me how much astro-turfing is going on from the desks at the Koch Brother s office to your local gearhead who loves the smell of burning gas and the sound of his transmission grinding gears. From battery costs to autopilot to federal rebates to the annual worldwide production of lithium there are dozens of fascinating issues (all of which balanced together actually make EVs not just attractive but profoundly *compelling* compared to ICE vehicles) but my personal moment of clarity today is that most of those issues really don t matter anywhere nearly as much as this simple one: Tesla is free of the dinosaur dealership network burden. And this is going to progressively let them wipe the floor with the major manufacturers. GM Nissan BMW will not and CANNOT fight their dealer network no matter how much of an albatross around their neck the local showrooms become. GM has (as an example) lately made a fair amount of noise that the Bolt should be successful partly because of the massive GM dealership network. That every major community in the country has dozens of them and every small community has at least one fairly nearby. The idea that there will be millions of Americans only minutes away from a dealership that can sell them a Bolt a Leaf or an i3 should seem like a huge threat to Tesla. What IF for example Chevy were actually able to get their R& D department to deliver the Bolt with a decent autopilot system? (They won t GM isn t going to have anything to even match what Tesla did in 2015 until sometime in 2017 and is only planning to put it on the Cadillac even then! To which I say: Mediocre!) Or what if BMW retained the (absolutely fantastic) truly electric drivetrain with the *optional* range extender on the i3 but finally gave it a gas tank larger than (literally and I wish I was joking here...) 1.9 gallons? What if Nissan delivers a 200 mile range Leaf in a year? It all doesn t matter. None of it. Because the current dealers hate electric cars. They hate them. They absolutely passionately HATE them and would uninvent them in an instant if that were possible. Have you noticed that no one talks about how you ll be able to take your Bolt cross-country stopping at the GM-version supercharger network? Because you won t be able to. Strange isn t it? GM has access to literally thousands of ideally-located places to put chargers. Tesla has to find and lease (at tremendous expense) places for their network. GM has been gifted a map of the US that Tesla would be green with envy over. But it won t help GM because the very last thing that local dealerships want is to have dozens of Bolt owners visiting their location every day charging and sipping coffee in the lobby for a half hour and then moving on without buying something expensive. Those Bolt owners will infect the minds of the other visitors there who are being good little customers buying oil changes and spark plugs and getting their steam-engine-era-transmissions and engines fixed yet again. And my revelation (and the reason for my rant of the day here...) is that the current dealership owners and salespeople will NEVER change. For awhile I was genuinely thinking: Nissan will get the Leaf right next year and make it longer range or and add a range extender like the BMW i3. BMW will wake up and grasp that they were SO close with the i3 (because many of us will *never* buy another transmission that we ll have to repair out of warranty someday which is what kept me from the Volt) and we loved the i3 concept but just laugh (or cry) at a 2-gallon gas tank for the one-in-ten long distance trips we need to take. It really doesn t matter how good of a car the major manufacturers come up with their local dealers will drag their feet until the old generation literally dies off. They will talk visitors out of it they won t make sure the chargers in the parking lot work they certainly won t be interested in putting higher-level chargers on their property and they absolutely won t pay for them. They won t care if the charger spots are blocked by gas cars parked in front of them. GM won t build a supercharger network separate from the dealership locations and the dealerships will quietly torpedo any attempts to make their property part of a supercharger network. It s the dealerships stupid. And the dealerships are stupid. And ONLY Tesla has a business plan that will keep them free from dealerships. This will take years (decades really) to shake out. But an individual Tesla vehicle will be dramatically more profitable in 2030 than whatever Bolt GM is selling at that point. Because GM will probably still be trying to squeeze it through a dealership network. It s the dealerships stupid. The entire dealer network concept is in the DNA of GM Ford (and all the other majors at least as it applies to the US.) The my hand washes yours relationship between Detroit and Main Street Small Town USA is decades older than ANY of the current executives or employees on either side of this. They cannot comprehend who they even are without the other. They are co-dependents trapped in a mutually abusive relationship. One day there may be a colossally jarring and ugly divorce. Or eventually they may manage to build a new and very different future together when enough of the current dealership owners who are used to high-margin service revenue have died off and left the business to make way for a smaller number of new generation owners. Future dealers will have to be willing to accept that the community Ford store will be a (financially speaking) a Starbucks next to a supercharger with an attached tire shop that also swaps batteries and a showroom where you can select your next 300 000 mile lifespan car that will also only need tire rotations and rare battery replacements. If you are a Starbucks owner today this actually sounds like a good business to expand into. Assume Tesla corporate tells you: Hey you sell coffee. We d like to pay to put chargers in your parking lot run the electric cables and we ll pay for the electricity. (Assume that Tesla is paying for this because we Tesla buyers add the unlimited supercharging option or maybe that Tesla gives us a pay-as-you-go option. Either way no one gets a free lunch here but the costs are actually not much at all on a long-term spread-among-many-users basis.) Sounds good. Now Tesla wants to put a few service bays in a little building next to your Starbucks so that tire rotations and battery swaps can be done. Tesla corporate pays the salaries for these guys they aren t expensive technicians anyway. They don t have some sort of advanced certifications they just do tires and batteries anything more of an issue than that and they flatbed the car to a regional service center. And maybe we add another small showroom for new cars to be looked at. Starbucks will like all this because they sell more coffee. The current dealers absolutely do not want to become Starbucks franchises selling coffee. So they will fight this tooth and nail. The owners salesmen service people everyone under that roof. They will call their congressmen they will astroturf they will insult your Model 3 at dinner parties. And they sure are not going to try to get you into a Leaf or a Bolt or an i3. Even IF they finally start to make some really good cars and match core features like autopilot they won t want to sell them. It s the dealerships stupid. I can t believe I didn t actually see this is THE issue here really. It s an absolutely huge problem and it s a problem Tesla will never have. EDIT: * I was incorrect in my recollection of a 30% additional purchase cost from buying through a dealer. I m leaving my original error (I really dislike ninja edits that try to re-write history) and noting next to it and in more detail here that the most solid numbers I ve found so far point to an 8.6% figure. (See www.justice.gov atr economic-effects-state-bans-direct-manufacturer-sales-car-buyers for more information.) I stand corrected and agree that being hit in the head with a hammer is better than being hit in the head with a sledgehammer. It s still a pretty bad experience either way though. | 2016-04-09 22:50:05 | 64 | Have you been drinking? Cause I have and I don t know what the fuck is going on. I ll assume you are on the right track! | 2016-04-09 23:33:28 | 44 | Future of Electric Cars | 10,297 |
Possible to find a CPO [60|70|85]D for under $50K? | I ve been interested in getting a Tesla for quite some time. My wife recently gave me a Model 3 reservation as a gift but optimistically I m not going to get that car until late 2018 at the earliest. The gift is more about agreement to actually spend this kind of money on a Tesla rather than the particular car. As such I ve been looking at getting a CPO Model S instead. We live in the mountains in Colorado so I think a D variant is mandatory for our comfort in the winter. I ve looked through the historical data on the ev-cpo site and I did not find any D variants for under $59K. I ve read several posts that suggest there are more CPO vehicles out there however. So is a D variant a pipe dream for under $50K? I know people [have bought](https: www.reddit.com r teslamotors comments 6451ml buying_cpo_will_my_car_tell_me_whenwhere_to_stop dgazgbz ) the S85 for ~$45K at least. | 2017-04-28 17:20:23 | 14 | You should check out www.teslainventory.com (run by a fellow Coloradan). | 2017-04-28 17:40:50 | 6 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 15,367 |
Adaptive Cruise Control (or TACC) Bug Keeps Triggering After AutoPilot Disengage (18 MPH Limit) | This is becoming increasingly bothersome for me and a quick search through this subreddit isn t turning up any mentions by other users experiencing it. Is it just me? & #x200B I ve found that when the cruise control is triggered by taking over steering while in autopilot the target speed automatically resets to whatever speed you re going at that second. So if you re going 22 MPH when you take over steering the target speed resets from say the speed limit of 65 MPH down to 22 MPH. Unless your speed is below 18 mph in which case the target speed is reset to 18 mph for some reason. & #x200B When in rush hour LA traffic I usually don t feel confident letting autopilot change lanes since it s just not quick enough so I temporarily take over the steering to change lanes and then quickly kick it back into autopilot. Most of the time I don t realize that this move triggered my target speed to be reset to a dangerous speed like 18 mph until the flow of traffic starts picking up again and yet my Tesla doesn t get above a crawl. By the time I realize the cars in front of me are moving further away without the Tesla speeding up I try feverishly spinning the right dial (Model 3) to get the speed back up to the speed limit (which seriously sucks when it s at 18 MPH) figure out it s taking too long as people start honking and swerving around me so then I slam on the accelerator while the car keeps trying to slow me back down to 18 mph and I realize if I want to just quickly set it back to my current speed I have to either tap the brake and then reengage autopilot or (IIRC) just try to engage autopilot while already in autopilot. & #x200B There s no way this can be by design right? Has anyone else experienced this? I say bug report every time and it thanks me but I doubt this is actually helpful. & #x200B For reference my Model 3 is on 2018.50 7e49f8a | 2019-01-31 03:24:37 | 9 | It s controversial but by design. AP disengages at your current travel speed. There s an opposite camp of people surprised by the car surging forward after taking over. PROTIP: flicking the speed wheel up will take you to your current travel speed. After a while it ll be muscle memory to do that before letting go of the accelerator. | 2019-01-31 03:28:10 | 20 | Tesla Autopilot Performance | 1,235 |
Can Tesla roll out all superchargers on their US map by the end of 2015? | I was looking at the supercharger map in Tesla website. (http: www.teslamotors.com supercharger) It shows that by the end of 2015 they should roll out a bunch of new superchargers. In Texas alone it appears they will have 5-8 more over all I estimate around 45 more to be added. In the suparcharge.info website it shows 15 sites in construction and 9 in permit state. Does anyone else think they will not have time to finish all superchargers on the 2015 map? Especially considering that there are a lot of permits at the 50 days mark which probably means that the new ones will also require at least 50 days of permits. | 2015-10-14 16:59:44 | 14 | Tesla has opened 14 new superchargers in North America since Aug 1st which is roughly 1.4 per week. We have about 10 weeks left in the year so if the pace remains steady I think it s reasonable to expect another 14 to open before the end of the year. Also with respect to the duration of the permit periods it varies widely. Some locations hover in permit status for months and I ve seen others go from permit -> construction in several weeks or less. It really just depends on the specific issues and roadblocks that they encounter in each locality. That stated if the map on their website represents an additional 45 more to be added I would be surprised to see them achieve that goal. Regardless the rate at which they are adding stations (especially worldwide) has been great over the last 12 months. | 2015-10-14 17:23:12 | 8 | Tesla Supercharger Road Trips | 3,403 |
Wondering opinions about what people use for flat tire emergency | Not sure if Tesla Roadside assistance or AAA is better for flat tire emergency. AAA has roadside assistance and free towing for 200mi. Tesla Roadside apparently is part of the warranty that s 4yr or 50K mi [View Poll](https: www.reddit.com poll gpcynm) | 2020-05-23 21:24:28 | 6 | Where is C? The folks who ve bought their own spare and jack? It is not uncommon. | 2020-05-23 22:58:49 | 7 | Model Y Wheel Options | 23,861 |
CPO price jumped after ordering | Just put the $1000 on a 2016 CPO. Confirmation email was sent and the price is $24 000 higher. Called Tesla and they said it should be the lower price as that s what it says in their system as well. Has this happened to anyone else and am I about to get screwed? | 2018-01-06 02:50:50 | 7 | Full disclosure: just got an email from Tesla they are honoring the lower price! Wooooohooooooo!!!!! | 2018-01-06 03:22:59 | 26 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 3,269 |
NoA lane-change oddities | Just got back from our second further-than-a-charge trip with our new Model 3 and I have to say I m glad I have AP and NoA. They make long-distance driving much easier. I had several instances in which I had to take control but overall I ve been really pleased with AP s handling both around town and on the highway. One thing that I observed that seemed quite odd however is that on certain stretches of road -- I m not certain whether it was the same stretch in both directions -- NoA appears to ping-pong between two lanes. It will move into the left lane to follow route then immediately move into the right lane to exit the passing lane. In another spot there are two exits close together -- the right-most lane exits first then the next lane second and the remaining lanes stay straight. Even though the highway that it s trying to get to is the second exit it is *determined* that it has to change into that right-most lane to follow route. Both times I ve driven that intersection I ve first overridden the lane changes then ultimately taken control when it attempts to lane-change onto the shoulder after the right-most lane has already exited. I tried to submit a bug report for these but voice command persistently understood me as book report. 😞 Are these issues others have experienced? Beyond just assuming that Tesla will look at (or at least automatically process) interventions is there any utility in bringing these stretches of road to Tesla s attention? | 2019-12-27 04:01:28 | 9 | Yeah I ve had lane changes that aren t necessary I think even just cancelling them will help train the NN for future updates. You can hold the car icon on bottom left of your screen to submit bug report. I usually describe the problem as I hold it in (5seconds or so) | 2019-12-27 04:09:12 | 3 | Tesla Autopilot Performance | 14,117 |
Just Picked Up Model 3! Couple of Questions. | 1. Do I need to manually disconnect charging every time from the app when I want to disconnect or can I just pull out the plug? 2. What exactly is charge current? Is there any consequences for having it at the max of 43? It seems to be set at a default of 30 3. What happens if you press park while driving? Just curious. 4. Also one thing that was concerning was that one side of the undercarriage came unclipped. It was easy to fix as I just had to reclip it but now sure how this could leave the factory like this. Also one side of my rear passenger door seems to be higher than the other. Again not sure if this is concerning. | 2019-08-18 02:39:35 | 31 | 1. Pull out the plug 2. Charge current is charge current measured in amps. You want what s appropriate for the circuit you re charging on... 12A for a 120V w mobile connector 32A for use with the mobile connector at 240V and 48A for the wall connector. 3. If you hold park button down while driving it will apply the [emergency brake](https: youtu.be pnfoHMk67DI?t=129). 4. Ask the service center to recheck the clips and the door. | 2019-08-18 02:46:57 | 23 | Tesla charging port locking | 10,369 |
Am I going to be wasting my money? | I am a fanatic and hopefully a Model S owner within 2 years however I am not very tech savvy. I am concerned that I won t understand how to get the most out of a spaceship. I read posts about connecting cables wall connectors and understanding energy use and using the futuristic features all of which make my head spin a little. Am I in over my head? Should there be a Tesla for dummies book? | 2016-12-25 10:26:36 | 9 | I feel like it s quite intuitive but I m very good with tech so that could be why. Maybe try to go to the store and have a go at one and have a feel for the controls and settings? | 2016-12-25 11:24:45 | 10 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 1,442 |
PSA: Don t hold your camera while you use Autopilot. Get a suction cup. | Seriously people. I ve seen at least 3 videos already who do this. It only takes one off ramp road debris or other driver to mess up. | 2015-10-16 21:00:48 | 37 | Get dash cams people. It ll save your ass (and make your insurance adjuster attorney happy as well) if a accident happens. I m still fighting with the twat that merged into my wife caused $15K+ in damage to the Tesla and now thinks he can lie to the insurance to avoid liability. Should have spent the ~$300 as soon as I bought the car and put it in ASAP. Would have saved me a lot of headaches. I got the BlackVue 650 dual front back off Amazon for less than retail (came with 32gig card as well) | 2015-10-16 22:32:32 | 13 | Tesla Autopilot Performance | 14,807 |
Determining if I should get a Model 3 | So i ll be try to be clear and concise. I live in CA. I have a round trip 120 mile day commute 5 days a week. I can charge from work which would mitigate electricity costs. Assuming a 6 year finance for 600 monthly. My alternatives are Kona EV for 5000 less A hybrid like the Kia Niro averages 50 mpg 4 year 500 monthly Do current Model 3 owners fee this car could old up 10 years driving this much? Sidenote: I currently drive a Ioniq EV on the unlimited lease. Edit: more than convinced! As soon as my lease is over i ll be driving a Model3 with autopilot! Thanks guys! | 2019-04-18 14:47:47 | 11 | Yes. Autopilot & gas savings alone will improve your life. Getting to work & home way less stressed from the frustrating parts of regular driving the autopilot takes care of. | 2019-04-18 15:07:53 | 20 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 5,022 |
Very Direct Sales. | Will we see a day in which you order a Tesla and it autonomously drives to the location of your phone when its completed? | 2017-02-21 22:26:50 | 8 | One can hope. I imagine the bigger impediments to this being things liability and customer satisfaction - rather than technological. | 2017-02-21 22:29:35 | 8 | Bestla Tesla Companion App | 22,070 |
Was wondering what do electric car owners say instead of gas pedal | When you let someone drive your car do you still say press down on the gas gas pedal because that s what your most familiar with saying? or do you call it something else now like accelerator power pedal etc what s the actual name for it now | 2017-06-29 18:18:53 | 19 | Velocitator. The brake of course is the deceleratrix. | 2017-06-29 19:05:41 | 59 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 22,268 |
Thoughts after 4 000 mile 12 day road trip in Model 3 SR+ | My wife and I bought the SR+ at the end of June and since the Tesla sales guy was nice enough to hook us up with free supercharging for a year we decided to make the most of it. Was a little nervous going into it having not taken a LONG road trip since college along with the relatively limited range of the SR+ but with Covid & cabin fever eating away at us we went for it. In summary the trip was AMAZING. Autopilot is a god-send for long highways and allowed me to do 100% of the driving (my wife did offer to help..) and still feel relatively refreshed and excited wherever our destination was. Something about having a car drive for you releases certain euphoric chemicals in my brain that are energizing. I m sure this will wear off in due time. The supercharger network is very robust and I rarely felt range anxiety (except on the way back as I will detail below). The trip was from Milwaukee -> Denver (2 nights) -> Moab (2 nights - visited Canyonlands and Arches) -> Salt Lake City -> Jackson WY (Grand Teton) -> Yellowstone -> Red Lodge Montana -> South Dakota (Black Hills and Badlands) -> Back to MKE (11 states) **General thoughts:** * The battery arrival estimator was generally fairly accurate in good conditions. I usually ended about 5-10% lower than what the estimator thought going 5-10 over on highways with AC on (80-90 degrees) and music playing. I knew to expect this and made sure I had at least 15% charge at minimum. * Avg energy used: 262 Wh mi * The Tesla is a blast driving up and down mountains and around national parks. Make sure you do this. It seemed like I got better mileage going up and down mountains from the regenerative braking vs. just a straight road. I ve read this isn t the case but that s how it seemed at the time. * Superchargers were generally conveniently placed - I never ran into any chargers that didn t work and never had to wait for a spot. With the exception of Wyoming they weren t much further than 100 miles apart. The national park chargers are key. One night in Murdo SD (middle of nowhere) we were starving and needing to charge at around 9 PM and the supercharger was right next to a delicious pizza place that was probably the only restaurant open in town. Felt very fortunate in that moment. * If its after 9 10 pm there s a good likelihood you won t have a bathroom available at a supercharger since many are near retail restaurants malls and not gas stations hotels. There was more than once I had to improvise a bit.. * We got to experience ALL types of weather from 30 degrees and a snowstorm to 100 degree blazing sun. The Tesla definitely prefers warm weather... The freak rainstorm snowstorm in Wyoming and South Dakota was intense and good lesson in battery management. The highways were very wet it was windy and the battery got POUNDED. There was one portion at the beginning of the storm where thank god I left with about **35%** estimated battery to the next charger because I arrived with around **5%**. At one point was doing 55 on a 80 mph highway for a bit. Hopefully in the future the estimator will better be able to account for wind speed temperature change precipitation in its calculation (is it supposed to already?). The estimate would start high then drop very quickly during this portion. It s like it starts the learning process on the current conditions over on each charging stop? * We car camped one night in Yellowstone. It was fun for the novelty but awfully tight for 2 adults who are used to a king bed. We had some inflatable mats would probably be better with a low-profile twin air-mattress. With some anti-anxiety meds I was able to get a decent night of rest at least. The rest of the days we found hotels the day before generally (which was a bad idea for Jackson Hole over Labor day weekend. Whoops..$$$$) * My wife LOVED the fact she could watch Selling Sunset on Netflix during charges. I usually walked around or planned out the next bit of driving sightseeing. I ve read how some people hate having to stop several times for a road trip. I didn t mind it at all and found it refreshing and interesting to see different places and what was around the superchargers (only exception at the VERY end when I wanted to get through Wisconsin and get the f\*ck home). * Had a LOT of people in parking lots parks wherever ask me questions about the Tesla. I was happy to provide plenty of positive info to them and they all seemed very intrigued. People are generally floored to know the car only costs $40k. * Only times we didn t use superchargers were in Red Lodge MT (public level 2 Tesla destination charger) and car camping in Yellowstone with a 110v plug in to maintain battery for AC at night and a small fan. * After we got back and resumed normal use at home the max battery charge is stated at 240 instead of 250. 4% battery degradation in less than 7K miles seems excessive? Hopefully the calibration is off or something.. **Thoughts on Auto-pilot (basic only sorry):** * Generally worked fantastic. * I think I only had 1 or 2 phantom breaks over the whole trip. * Probably used it 80-85% of the time. * On many mountain highways it was not safe to use. Speed limit would be 70 but then it s temporarily 35 bps because of curves. Autopilot did not know about curve slowdowns. Maybe with the most recent update this is fixed? That would make it a lot more usable. I finally got pretty good at the scroll-wheel to adjust the cruise speed towards the end which helped. * Still even if it knew the speed I generally felt nervous going around curves with cars next to me. It would tend to hug the inside of the lane which was way too close for comfort. It also went over the outside lane once or twice on curves (not going over the speed limit) so after that I usually drove manually. I didn t mind too much since the mountains are fun to drive but could be improved on for sure. * Auto-pilot became inactive during much of the snowstorm. Not surprising but notable. Only time on the trip I couldn t use it on a highway besides a short point in Utah when the sun was too intense. * Auto-pilot did work great in the rain which was very helpful and relieved a massive amount of stress. * Very nice to have on slow national park roads to take in the sights! That was probably too long. Do people read this far? Much of the drive was beautiful not including Illinois Iowa and Nebraska. | 2020-09-18 22:59:02 | 246 | > That was probably too long. Do people read this far? Much of the drive was beautiful not including Illinois Iowa and Nebraska. These posts are the sorta things new potential owners love to find as it gives them some relief and extra excitement to get their own. | 2020-09-18 23:18:32 | 130 | Tesla Supercharger Road Trips | 21,090 |
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Keeping M3 Standard charged to 100% | Hey there I have a Model 3 Standard (not SR+). It has the same battery as the SR+ but is software limited by around 10% I believe. That being said charging to 100% in theory is actually charging the battery to 90%. Do you agree with this logic? | 2021-06-22 17:15:46 | 61 | There was a person in another thread with one of the software limited Model X s and they were told by Tesla to charge to 100% since it was actually only 80%. The best way to confirm this would be to plug in an ODB scanner and see what your pack voltage is at at 100%. | 2021-06-22 18:04:07 | 110 | Tesla Supercharger Road Trips | 10,598 |
FSD zero percent financing option now available for owners in China. Hopefully this will come to US as well | https: twitter.com tesla__mania status 1251131715663179777?s=21 | 2020-04-17 22:06:52 | 196 | This is only worthwhile if the software stays tied to your account and not the car. | 2020-04-17 22:52:35 | 60 | Tesla Autopilot Performance | 6,286 |
2021 Model 3 trim parts from Tesla | Does anyone know if it s possible to get the 2021 model 3 trim pieces and use them to replace the trim on an older model? Hopefully the mirror parts too. Either ordering them as parts and doing it yourself or paying Tesla to do it? I d much rather have the actual part than some black vinyl on top of the factory chrome (since that s what usually comes in chrome delete kits). | 2021-03-22 22:22:17 | 28 | Most of them are indeed the same I can say that much. How do I know? Well my 2021 Model 3 had a door replaced and the new trim that Tesla sent the body shop was damage on arrival so they ordered it again and got sent the chrome piece instead so they ordered it a third time but rather than continue to keep my car in the shop for who knows how long until Tesla get s their act together they put the chrome trim piece on so I can drive the car until the proper piece comes in. So long story short my 2021 Model 3 has a < 2020 chrome trim piece on one door :) So they must be the same. | 2021-03-23 01:07:13 | 24 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 608 |
PSA: Always check your home charging outlet if you aren t pulling full current | I had noticed lately that my model 3 wasn t pulling the full 24 amp from the 14-30 that the builder put in my garage when we built the house in 2018. It seemed to be a random thing that I had originally attributed to the cold weather in PA. It was only pulling 11-12 amp instead of 24. Sometimes it would be all 24 and other times it would be 11. However I noticed the brick had a blinking light and when I looked up the instructions it said that there was a ground fault. I thought I would just have to tighten the wires but when I took the plate off the outlet I noticed that one of the wires melted. https: imgur.com a xkQ4HNf | 2020-01-10 14:28:18 | 110 | Remember folks. There are torque specifications on terminals. They aren t suggestions they re required for safety. | 2020-01-10 15:31:24 | 48 | Tesla charging port locking | 14,773 |
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Do I qualify for the $7500 tax credit? | So as many folks have pointed out not everyone will qualify for the full $7500 tax credit. As I have just discovered I may not qualify because I m already banking on lots of existing credits education and kids. Seems funny to me that if I chose not to go to school or have kids that I d be able to take more advantage of this. The following link explains where to look on your prior tax returns for whether or not you ll qualify for the full amount: https: ttlc.intuit.com questions 2719896-what-does-tax-liability-mean-is-that-the-amount-i-still-owe Essentially on a 1040 look at line 63. On a 1040A look at line 39. On a 1040EZ look at line 12. If the dollar amount on these lines is not at least $7500 then you will not get $7500 back. You will get whatever that line says which in my case since I have the education and child credits is about $1500. With that in mind I have some soul searching on whether I keep my reservation or cancel and buy at a later time. Make sure you checking your math prior to doing this. As many folks have pointed out the tax credit is not the same as a refund and as such you cannot count on getting the whole $7500. Go check your tax returns and the amounts listed on the lines above. If they re not at or above $7500 then you may want to refactor your plans accordingly. | 2016-06-01 23:11:20 | 43 | A heads up that you should **not** use line 63 on the 1040 (and corresponding lines on others). You want line **56**. We use the term tax liability a little loosely and line 56 only applies to *refundable* credits not non-refundable ones like the EV credit. [Here s the 1040 for reference](https: www.irs.gov pub irs-pdf f1040.pdf) (PDF) for the rest of this post. What s going on in line 63 is your *tax* found on line 47 minus all non-refundable credits (48-54)... note the enter -0- comment - that means if you owe $4000 but get $5000 in credits you only subtract $4000 and don t get to put in -$1000). But note then it also adds all those *Other taxes* to get to line 63. *These do not factor into your credit!* Source: [Form 8936](https: www.irs.gov pub irs-pdf f8936.pdf) (PDF) is where you apply your plug in EV tax credit (linked to [from here](https: www.irs.gov credits-deductions individuals plug-in-electric-drive-vehicle-credit-section-30d)). Note it says (emphasis mine): > Enter the smaller of line 19 or line 22 here and on Form 1040 line **54** or Form 1040NR line 51. So the EV tax credit applies to your taxes prior to line 56 not 63. Example: Like say line 47 is $6500 (your tax ) but you also have $3000 in self-employment taxes (line 57). Before applying the credit line 63 will $9500. But you only get $6500 worth of the EV credit - *not* the full credit. And then you will owe $3000 in those SE taxes because $6500-$6500+$3000=$3000. | 2016-06-02 00:50:23 | 17 | EV Tax Credit Information | 19 |
New Model 3 Delivery Experience | Prior to the Model 3 I had been driving the same car \(my parents old car\) since high school and that was in the early 2000s. My husband also has a car from the 90s from his parents. So neither of us have any car buying experience to compare this to. With that in mind here is our experience timeline on the purchase from Tesla. * 3 31 16: Line waiter * 4 10 18: Configuration email & configured the same day * 5 10 18: VIN assign * 5 16 18 to 5 18 18: After playing phone email tag due to vacations & such for a few days we finally received a delivery date. * 5 18 18: Tesla emailed us with all the documents to sign we signed them and then immediately drove to our credit union and got a loan. This happened in a span of 3 hours. It felt very rushed but EXTREMELY efficient as everything was done on our computers or phones. * 5 22 18: Took delivery \- about 45 minutes \(paperwork about 15 minutes & intro to all the features and driving it around\) * 5 26 18: Discover drivers tail light was unplugged. Not sure if it came this way or it was loose. Plugged back in and it works now. Everything worked out really well! It was super fast and no major headaches were involved. Would definitely buy from Tesla again. To be honest we didn t know what to expect after reading some scary reviews of the flaws on other Model 3s. If we took a ruler to our car we might find that some gaps are slightly larger than other by a millimeter or two but they re fine. Aesthetically it looks great! Is everything perfect? Of course not. No car is perfect. However at this price there isn t another car that will drive ride and look as good as the Model 3. It s nice to take part in something so revolutionary. How was your experience? It s always nice to see some positive posts! | 2018-05-27 02:24:57 | 84 | Just picked up mine and had the same seamless experience- and I was pretty paranoid after reading the forums! After the walkthrough they did mention that our drivers side mirror was “misaligned “ and they had already ordered a replacement. I for the life of me can not see an issue but it s nice to know they are looking out for things I wouldn t even notice! | 2018-05-27 02:28:48 | 29 | Tesla Model 3 Delivery Experiences | 13,815 |
Letting friends drive your Tesla | Are you overprotective about who drives your Tesla or do you let your friends test drive it? Personally I enjoy letting friends and family experience the wonders of driving my Tesla while I am being chauffeured around. It is a simple thing and they get very excited about it. | 2020-07-05 03:50:04 | 89 | Hell I ve let *strangers* test drive my Model 3. Back in 2019 a guy came here to the sub to ask if anyone was willing to bring their Tesla to his wedding to have it act like a demo car. That sounded like an interesting idea so I said yes. I had a *fucking* **blast**. Getting to show off the car not only to interested adults but also to all the kids. They absolutely ADORED Beach Buggy Racing 2 (this was just a few weeks after it launched) especially getting to use the real steering wheel and brake pedal as the controls. They played for hours with my supervision while the adults mingled in ways that kids don t care for. And the adults *raved* about both the acceleration and AP. Every test drive included at least one passenger who was was completely blown away. I would not be surprised if I sold at least two Model 3s that day. Even the older gentleman who d been driving Mercedes all his life (he was clearly pretty wealthy) had only positive things to say about the experience. | 2020-07-05 04:03:04 | 117 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 10,864 |
Right hand drive Tesla owners. Which side or the boss is the indicator stick on? | Hi guys (n gals) I was wondering if Tesla have the forethought of a complete conversion and put the indicator on the right side of the steering wheel or if it s Euro Lazy ? | 2015-05-15 21:52:00 | 5 | Indicator stalk is on the left side of the steering wheel in RHD Tesla s. | 2015-05-15 22:26:08 | 3 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 16,570 |
Question for all the 2013 Model S owners! | I have the opportunity to purchase a 2013 with 15k miles from a private seller for very very cheap. My biggest concern is the inability to get an extended warranty from Tesla and potential repairs down the road. & nbsp So 2013 owners how many miles did you get before your first major repair (covered or not covered by warranty)? & nbsp Thanks to anyone who can help! | 2017-01-25 03:49:48 | 11 | 15k miles that is very low. Do you know why they are selling it with such little usage? | 2017-01-25 04:56:02 | 9 | Tesla Warranty Maintenance Insights | 15,852 |
Any books recommended for a Tesla fan? | I have been wanting to make a post like this for a while thinking I would post in r booksuggestions but I figure there are enough like minded individuals here to set me in the right direction. I am looking for books or interesting information for things that I am interested in including everything Tesla energy usage through history (possibly touching on the politics surrounding it?) solar energy and eco-conscious home design. Any suggestions are appreciated!! | 2016-01-09 01:42:08 | 5 | I watched Revenge of the Electric Car today and I m reading [Wait But Why](http: waitbutwhy.com 2015 06 how-tesla-will-change-your-life.html) at the moment started with basics. | 2016-01-09 01:43:37 | 5 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 1,643 |
Why auto tilt when mirrors are folded? | I have my mirrors set to auto fold when I m at home since my garage is a bit narrow. When I back out of the garage with mirrors folded they auto tilt. This seems silly and useless to me. I would suggest skipping the auto tilt if mirrors are folded. I would still like auto tilt turned on when backing up in other settings. Make sense? Am I the only one? | 2019-12-30 05:00:29 | 35 | Because it s more work to program two different mirror responses for when in reverse. Having it tilt in both cases doesn t have a negative affect. Seems like efficient use of Human Resources in programming—not just this but probably other similar edge cases too. It adds up | 2019-12-30 05:31:24 | 24 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 23,415 |
Just picked up my new Model 3!! Only one complaint. | This car is fabulous and I m already so obsessed. My only issue is with the breaks. I love the regen breaking but whenever I want to completely stop the car the first inch or so of me pushing down on the pedal doesn t seem to do anything. I have to push it way further down than I would expect to get the car to stop. Is that normal? I m coming from a 3 series if that means anything. | 2019-10-18 00:17:05 | 20 | Sounds like an issue with the brake lines. They may need to be bleeded. I would take it to a service center or contact mobile service. | 2019-10-18 00:26:14 | 43 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 10,509 |
What do you think the Tesla model 3 will look like? | As [Elon said](http: www.reddit.com r IAmA comments 2rgsan z cnfqeii) the model 3 will not look like other cars. | 2015-01-15 01:10:24 | 8 | Probably the most anticipated car design ever. I m of the theory that it will be three models ( sedan coup suv ). After all of the plan is to appeal to the widest market I believe some level of variety is important. But even if they don t go that route... Really hard to say what it will look like. I think it will be more aggressive and ambitious in styling than the model S or model X. But when I imagine a car that looks like no other car my mind is taken to some terrible possibilities. I hope they keep it within the theme of their current styling even if they take it in a direction we don t expect with body style. Just nothing too ridiculous. But having a hard time picturing what it could look like. I would love to see sketches of what various people want it to look like. Though I doubt we ll come that close to what it will actually be | 2015-01-15 01:36:00 | 10 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 22,615 |
Autopilot Emergency Braking Safety Feature just saved my Model S | I experienced my first (and hopefully last) emergency braking in my Model S this morning on the way to work. Traffic was going about 50mph near a hill in heavy traffic then right as I peaked over the hill traffic was absolutely stopped. Before I could even react my Model S slammed on the brakes and started beeping. My backpack (and laptop in a case) flew into the windshield and dashboard as the car skid slightly and stopped. Everything happened very quickly. I m very thankful for Autopilot s Emergency Braking feature. Without it my reaction-time alone would not have been fast enough. Even 100% slamming on the brakes I would have rear-ended the car in front of me because I wouldn t have started braking in time. I was thinking afterward (and audibly thanking Tesla) and it seems like the braking feature is constantly doing the math for you calculating the braking distance needed to stop in time. Even if a car is 100 feet in front of you (like in my case) it knows the limits of physics and will engage for you. Anyway great job Tesla! | 2016-08-05 18:55:40 | 676 | Cool! It s great to hear stories about when the technology works! Were you driving with Autopilot at the time or was this the Automatic Emergency Braking? I thought AEB only reduced your speed by 25mph. | 2016-08-05 19:16:53 | 90 | Tesla Autopilot Performance | 2,487 |
My Experience For Anyone Thinking of Purchasing FSD | I ve had it for nearly a year now. Nothing special nothing close to FSD promises. Auto park rarely detects an open spot and I m usually much faster to back in then the number of moves the car needs. Enhanced summon is an unreliable party trick at best. Navigate on autopilot isn t worth the price of FSD since you get most of the functionality with what s included in autopilot. I also brought my car into service once and inquired about HW3 at the same time. Was told that they d start upgrading sometime for eligible owners but that I wouldn t be proactively notified by Tesla and that I should keep calling in and checking (wtf?) In retrospect probably should have either (1) bought Tesla stock with the money I spent on FSD (especially a year ago before the insane run up as of late). By the time FSD is actually ready the investment will probably be able to net a new Tesla. Or (2) splurged on P3D stealth performance | 2020-01-11 07:47:24 | 916 | I m also disappointed by FSD. I have automatic lane changes but half time they are stupid ones and I have to cancel them or do them manually. Only used summon once as a party trick. I ve never seen autopark pop up. I hope it gets better shortly because I m paying $100 a month for something that doesn t really improve my overall driving experience in any way. | 2020-01-11 11:29:22 | 269 | Tesla Autopilot Performance | 13,246 |
New theory on Model 3 battery pricing. | Before I start I m going to be rounding numbers to the nearest thousand. So here we go. The Model S. The price difference between the lowest and highest battery capacity is about 34% increase from base to highest. AKA $23k. It wouldn t make any sense for the lowest to highest Model 3 battery cost difference to be 65% increase ($23k) from the cost of the base model especially with the cheaper battery cells. So assuming Model 3 follows the percentage increase of Model S we can guesstimate how much it would cost for battery upgrades of the Model 3 (low mid or high battery capacity). This will put a mid range battery (AWD) Model 3 at $43k and a high end non performance (AWD) 3 at $47k. Personally I m hoping to be lower than this but if the trends follow the Model S this would be the price. Thoughts? | 2017-04-25 06:39:59 | 8 | yes | 2017-04-25 10:45:25 | 8 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 13,977 |
Guidelines for purchasing pre-owned Model S? | Sorry if this has been asked before - didn t find anything in the brief search I did but I do remember people saying that you should purchase Model S of a certain year or newer (2014?). I see 2014 60kWh models with supercharger and tech package as low as $50k which is EXTREMELY tempting. I m okay with the lower range but definitely would want autopilot which I believe the old tech package would include? Anything else to look out for? | 2015-12-20 22:34:45 | 15 | If you want autopilot you ll need to find a late 2014 model or newer. I d recommend keeping an eye out on the [EV CPO consolidator](http: ev-cpo.com) and filter on AP cars if that s what you really want. You won t find any AP cars for $50K anything in that price range will be lacking autopilot. The cheapest AP cars I see are around $70K. | 2015-12-20 22:38:30 | 4 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 7,387 |
[Discussion] Speculation time: why might Tesla be increasing configuration invites despite an apparent production slowdown? | My thoughts: * They re doing some retooling right now and are confident that their production rate will go up by a large margin very soon and want customers at the ready. * There s really no rhyme or reason to any of this. The left hand generally doesn t know what the right hand is doing and they re focusing on fixing production bottlenecks more than delivery strategy. * They have a few hundred thousand people who would be happy to have the opportunity to give them $2500 with no promised delivery date and are looking to tap into that cash cow. * Color wheel batches are paramount and they re looking for which configuration will give them the largest group of deliveries. Anything else? | 2018-03-06 00:53:23 | 16 | If batteries are generally the bottleneck and if prod slowed down at Fremont then batteries would stockpile and when the prod line was restored it would run fast enough to catch up to previous totals. | 2018-03-06 01:03:47 | 36 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 24,752 |
Is it worth leasing a Model 3? | Coming to the end of my Chevy Cruze lease in the not too distant future. Like any breathing red-blooded male I d like to get into a Tesla. There s no way the Model S is cost effective for me - the model 3 however seems to be. I want to get away from “big car” crazy gas prices and into tech. Heading off to test drive the model 3 tomorrow (I test drove the S years ago). I m really considering a model 3 lease. Is it worth it? Is the price on the site really what you pay? How have you found the 3? Thoughts? | 2019-05-26 21:44:58 | 20 | Worth is subjective. For most people locking in a 45-50% depreciation value and not being able to keep the car after the lease term is a major turn off. The rest relies on your own finances. | 2019-05-26 21:46:38 | 19 | Tesla Lease Experience Considerations | 10,021 |
Garage wonkery with Model 3 | Have been having so much fun with my model 3. Have had it for a couple months and 1500 miles or so. Delivery was great service center has been great resolving a couple of delivery issues. Car is SO AWESOME to drive. One weird little thing I haven t been able to figure out how to resolve... When I first received the car I had the in garage charging cable temporarily plugged into a 15 amp plug that required the car to be pulled in the garage nose first. Programmed the garage door opener everything was great. When I d get ready to leave the garage would auto open and close behind me. When returning home garage opened as I pulled into the driveway. & #x200B Have now installed a permanent charging plug that requires the model 3 to be parked backed into the garage which I actually prefer because leaving in the morning is a little tricky with the kids cars in the driveway. However the auto garage door is seriously confused by this situation and I ve had to disable it. If not disabled the car assumes it s parked nose in and tries to open or close the garage door because it senses the back garage wall behind it. This morning it almost closed on the nose of the tesla and I had to very quickly reverse back into the garage to avoid it. (I probably could have just pressed the little green button on the screen to stop it as well but in the instant I did what came naturally) Also when backing in the driveway when returning home the garage door doesn t open automatically. I looked through the manual and searched online. Has anyone figured out how to configure the car to know it s being backed in so the auto garage door feature works correctly? & #x200B 1st world problems I know but I figured others in this forum might share them and have a solution already figured out. & #x200B | 2018-11-30 13:24:57 | 9 | Go to home link Go to profile Go to auto open Back in driveway Reset location Adjust target distance in feet realizing it is a gps geo fence Profit ? | 2018-11-30 13:32:27 | 25 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 7,115 |
Tesla Financing & Used Teslas | I wanted to ask if anyone would mind sharing their experience financing a used Tesla and wanted to know how the warranty works with them. Also was curious what the monthly payments for some people since using a financing calculator is just going to give you a ballpark. I am tired of dealing with gas guzzling cars and them breaking down. I don t make a lot and all my cars so far we re used however I am almost done with my Computer Science Bachelor Degree and hopefully will start making more money. I wanted to get a new car next but a used Tesla might help save some money. | 2019-08-18 03:00:40 | 20 | If anyone can also cover what fees you pay when purchasing a used car from Tesla I ve been wondering this when calculating how much I will pay. | 2019-08-18 03:34:41 | 6 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 18,947 |
Tesla Model 3 18 Aero Winter Tire and Wheel Package Sold Out Out of Stock | I guess I waited a little too long. I went online today to order the Tesla 18 Aeros winter tire and wheel package and the system shows sold out as well as out of stock . My question is whether Tesla will meet the demand for this later this season or if that is it until next year. I emailed Tesla (corporate) as well as the Lawrence Avenue (Toronto) service center asking the same question but based on past experience I won t hear a reply for a few business days (from the SC) or a few weeks (from corporate). Has anyone else already asked this question and got an answer from Tesla? I really want the aeros for winter and will have to look at buying four new wheels over the counter but that drives my total winter package price up by $CDN 120.00. (local tire firm supplies the tires TPMS mounting balancing etc etc). Thanks. Cheers. | 2018-10-29 00:33:31 | 20 | Just a suggestion: I am assuming you have Aeros on your car now. The Aero winter package is $2000 USD which is a good deal for wheels tires TPMS. If that s not available consider the following: 1. Buy a set of winter tires locally and have them mounted on your current Aeros. These should cost around $800. 2. Over the winter stalk owners forums and ebay for Aero take offs. 3. Have these Aeros mounted on your stock tires in the spring with new TPMS sensors. You might even save some money this way. | 2018-10-29 00:43:18 | 13 | Model Y Wheel Options | 19,066 |
Still no news on the “Something special” for (3 31) reservations ? | Sorry if this has already been answered but with more and more orders starting to roll out what s gonna happen to the promised “something special” for those that reserved on day one ? I know Elon tweeted he was working on something back in August.. Also is there any speculation on what it might be ? | 2017-11-28 02:38:18 | 21 | My guess it s it s something software based. For the cost of the ass pain for the logistics of ordering and shipping out a $5 tshirt to just some subset of people dealing with I didn t get mine s and such they could hand a dev a spreadsheet and say give them $40 in supercharger credits and have that done 2 hours later. We almost *want* it to be software based. It can be a lot more substantial that way. | 2017-11-28 03:04:46 | 38 | Tesla Model 3 Delivery Experiences | 17,785 |
Who actually is Tesla s competitor? | I hear google apple bmw chevy...making autonomous driving vehicles and or EV s but are any of them a threat? Google s car while the best autonomous isnt electric and has somewhere around $150k in equipment...so I have a hard time seeing their car competing. Perhaps in a commercial space but thats about it. Apple is vaporware at this point until we see something. If they are going to compete and they very well may they are probably 5 years or more away from getting into production - afaik they dont have any manufacturing plants yet. Chevy the volt has both electric and ICE - using something around 40 miles on electric before using gas. It has a top speed of 100 : and with no extras is priced at $35k. Its biggest pro is the interior design...its more in line with what Americans are used to. The body for the 2015 also doesnt look like a turd i wouldnt be caught dead in like previous years. BMW - i know nothing about it. Teslas cons really are availability and until the 3 cost. Their pro s are so far ahead of the pack with superchargers range performance safety ratings...its hard to say anyone is a true competitor right now. On cost alone the model 3 and volt are in line but based on safety superchargers and performance - i dont know why i would ever choose the chevy. The chevy also does little to remove our oil dependency since it has an ICE. Some of my thoughts may be outdated or incorrect but i did my best to fact check what i said first so please correct me if im wrong. | 2015-08-19 16:40:32 | 26 | Model S competitors are actually other luxury sedans in the same price range: Merc S (or E) class BMW 7 (or M5) Audi A8 etc. When it comes to other electric vehicles and or hybrids there s no contest. That s the whole point really. Not to make an electric car that simply rivals Volts and Leafs etc but to make a great car period. The concept of ICE is THE competitor the mainstream mindset that EVs can t really work in the real world the idea that green cars have to suck and be a compromise and a pain. Because if your goal is to make a car that s supposed to compete in an already small and crappy market of EVs you re not going anywhere. However if your goal is to make an awesome car that competes on the overall car market AND it just happens to be electric then suddenly your target market is three orders of magnitude greater. Tesla is the first to do that and that s why they re winning. TLDR: Tesla Motors is a car company every other car company that produces a vehicle in the same class as Tesla is their competition. | 2015-08-19 17:04:00 | 33 | Future of Electric Cars | 23,311 |
Loophole for car as home battery? | I ve been asking and looking around and hooking up your tesla car as external battery seem to void the warranty. I talked to a tesla service center they even tell me that when a car comes in with excess battery charge they discharge the car by turning the wheels stationary on a roller bench airco blasting and radio at the maximum. This got me thinking. Let s assume you can install a roller bench in your garage. If you put an electro generator on this bench. (I work from home so my car is always home) Then you could charge your car from solar. At night the car drives the generator to (partly) power your house electro. I do realise you cannot handle heavy load with this kind of setup but you could however cover a lot of ground -) This would mean only 1 cycle per day? | 2017-02-02 08:38:09 | 7 | Surely the cost of adding a generator would be more than just buying a battery in the first place? Like a powerwall 2? | 2017-02-02 09:32:13 | 13 | Tesla Supercharger Road Trips | 11,121 |
Charging Rate Question | Ok so I cant seem to figure this out and so hoping someone here might know. On my last road trip at one supercharger I charged to around 95-97% at night because I wanted to sleep in the car and then leave as soon as possible in the morning and hopefully skip one charge. While I was doing that I noticed that even approaching 97% I was still getting over 30 miles hour charge rate. When I m at home however on a NEMA 14-50 once I past 90% it starts to slow down well below 30 miles hour usually I see it around 15 at 90%. Its not a big deal but I m just a curious person. Does anyone know why it slows down so much more with a home charger when the battery is obviously capable of doing a higher rate? Edit: Interesting Since I posted this I decided to push my car up to 100 and see. Ive now hit 97% and still getting the full 30 miles hour. This is the first time since getting 16.2 so I wonder if whatever updates they put in to use the 150kw chargers also speed up the last few percent of charging at home. :) | 2019-05-31 18:31:22 | 9 | I m curious as well I assumed it was due to the heavy initial supercharger load creating thermal load in the battery vs the slow and steady rate on home charger. In other words if you had a nice cool battery with a 95% soc would they now charge at the same rate? | 2019-05-31 18:45:41 | 5 | Tesla Supercharger Road Trips | 3,800 |
Omar s Yoke Adventures #3 | So its been a week since I picked up the car. I ve driven about 400 miles total and about a dozen trips of any meaningful length. TL DR I am feeling very comfortable with the yoke and the stalkless scheme. By no means perfect but I have mostly stopped thinking about it in daily driving. [https: osultan.smugmug.com Cars Refresh-Model-S n-jF42tn i-ndZ3GSZ A](https: osultan.smugmug.com Cars Refresh-Model-S n-jF42tn i-ndZ3GSZ A) | 2021-06-18 17:58:22 | 210 | Gotta say…Omar s experience with the yoke is 180degrees (pardon the pun) opposite from every review I ve read this week | 2021-06-18 20:13:28 | 60 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 14,322 |
Have there been any more fires since Tesla installed the titanium underbody shield? | I was talking about the Model S battery the other day in r electricvehicles and started wondering if there have been any more fires since the titanium shield was installed. Maybe there have been some and the media just got bored of reporting on it. | 2015-06-22 07:15:12 | 18 | To the best of my knowledge - no. But I haven t heard any story about any owner running over a concrete block or tow hitch a story that would hit reddit pretty fast I would imagine. It s weirdly quiet about all of that these days.. | 2015-06-22 07:49:20 | 13 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 7,700 |
Who would buy a Supercharger for their garage? | It s non functioning and a display piece. I think it would look nice in someone garage. Is this something anyone would be interested in? | 2017-09-16 02:28:40 | 34 | Do you...have one? | 2017-09-16 02:30:47 | 41 | Tesla Supercharger Road Trips | 23,345 |
Signature X high amperage chargers | Anyone have any ideas on what the real story is with high amperage or dual chargers on the X? Did I really miss out on some BS easter egg to add this to my car? Or is the easter egg for non signature models that are starting to roll out? And or whats the deal with the maybe it has a built in 60amp charger instead of 40? Would love any non anecdotal info particularly from sig owners. Thanks! | 2016-01-13 16:58:30 | 5 | I m not an owner but I ve been following this closely: Tesla originally announced a single 72A charger. Then they shipped a single 48A charger. With an easter egg on the website you can get the option to order with the 72A charger. There has been no indication of a dual-charger configuration. Some people has speculated that the dual-charger implementation is maintenance prone but I don t know if that s true. | 2016-01-13 17:13:39 | 6 | Tesla Supercharger Road Trips | 17,206 |
Q1 2017 Deliveries | PALO ALTO CA -- (Marketwired) -- 04 02 17 -- Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) delivered just over 25 000 vehicles in Q1 of which approx 13 450 were Model S and approx 11 550 were Model X. This was a new quarterly record for us and represents a 69% increase over Q1 2016. Our delivery count should be viewed as slightly conservative as we only count a car as delivered if it is transferred to the customer and all paperwork is correct. Final numbers could vary by up to 0.5%. In addition to Q1 deliveries about 4 650 vehicles were in transit to customers at the end of the quarter. These will be counted as deliveries in Q2 2017. Q1 production totaled 25 418 vehicles. This was also a new quarterly record for us. Tesla vehicle deliveries represent only one measure of the company s financial performance and should not be relied on as an indicator of quarterly financial results which depend on a variety of factors including the cost of sales foreign exchange movements and mix of directly leased vehicles. Source: Tesla Inc. | 2017-04-02 19:27:40 | 130 | Guidance is 47 000 - 50 000 for the first half of 2017 so this is great news! | 2017-04-02 19:38:16 | 31 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 15,701 |
Prediction: First non-owner Model 3 invites will go out on Wednesday | [*Wednesday Night Edit](https: www.rover.com blog wp-content uploads 2015 12 i-do-not-like-the-cone-of-shame-up-pixar-doug-dog-960x540.png) I took a look at the Model 3 Invites spreadsheet this morning to see just how far Tesla has exhausted the list of owners who have reserved. On the spreadsheet 581 owners have put in their reservation date. The vast majority of them have received invites as long as they reserved their Model 3 before July 8 2017 likely indicating all of them before that date have received invites and they simply haven t updated the spreadsheet. After July 8 2017 there are only 17 reservations remaining which is 3% of the owners on the spreadsheet. Last week s invites went out to 59 owners on the spreadsheet or 10% of them. This means when another round of invites goes out this week (Recently it has been on Wednesdays) a third of them will go to the remaining owners and two thirds of them will go out to people who are not owners. Obviously we re working with a sample size here since we don t have Tesla s actual list but I think there is pretty good evidence here that Tesla is 95%+ the way through owner reservations. Source: https: docs.google.com spreadsheets d 1BWscIZyLsh42IHcj1AJNfEF-vzj-vRo-3skcCXgO_Nc edit?usp=sharing | 2018-01-29 17:10:53 | 179 | ~~Wednesday~~ Thursday *is* February 1. My delivery window is currently December-February. I like the way you think OP. I ve decided your speculation is 100% accurate. EDIT: You get the point. | 2018-01-29 17:19:46 | 73 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 15,495 |
Has autopilot 1 reached it s max potential? | As a non-owner it sounds like TACC with AP1 is pretty darn good. As AP2 hardware starts to get better what will become of the first iteration? Is there still room for improvement? Will Tesla just stop working out it from a software standpoint? | 2017-03-11 20:05:47 | 21 | Even lane holding with AP1 is quite good. Note that what Elon calls longitudinal control (TACC) shares a lot of the same sensors and control loop between AP2 and AP1 so I expect any fine tuning there to apply to both cars. But yeah in terms of major features I think AP1 peaked. But even compared to the new 7 series lane assist abilities AP1 is still head and shoulders superior. I wouldn t view it peaking as a bad thing -- it s still the industry leading ACC + lane holding system and it ll take at least a few years for it to trail the pack so to speak. | 2017-03-11 20:33:20 | 19 | Tesla Autopilot Performance | 7,648 |
Superchargers for Tesla Semi s? | Anyone thought about how this will be implemented? | 2016-07-21 18:11:05 | 8 | Calling it now - it ll be some kind of [PowerPack](https: www.tesla.com powerpack) strapped to a truck - which will give insane distance. There will be swap stations instead of charging. | 2016-07-21 18:12:44 | 6 | Tesla Supercharger Road Trips | 18,022 |
How much solar energy does one need in order to fuel your Tesla at home? | Since there are discrepancies on how to fuel them vs. a hybrid or plug in hybrid i wanted to know this. Thanks in advance for any insight. | 2016-11-29 20:16:03 | 17 | about this much: < -------------------------------> | 2016-11-29 22:16:56 | 12 | Issues with Tesla Energy Installation | 8,506 |
Anyone in the North East of England have a Model S? | Bit of an odd one but basically I want to show my partner the car since it makes convincing her to let me get one a lot easier :D I was planning on taking her for a test drive but Tesla have upped the minimum age to 25 since I last did it. Obviously I won t be driving your car. If not a trip to Manchester is in order! | 2015-10-25 11:29:04 | 5 | I ve only ever seen 3 out and about up here. As a back up option Phoenix taxis based in Blyth have a white Model S in case you don t find anyone. | 2015-10-25 13:00:48 | 6 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 1,983 |
Simple UI tweak to greatly improve usability of audio controls on the 3. | Move the album art and title to the right side of the audio bar. The new “select source” button is a needlessly uncomfortable reach away. | 2018-05-30 11:14:26 | 55 | Also can we ditch the album art as the thumbnail for favorites? can t remember which icon is which. | 2018-05-30 14:56:01 | 10 | Spotify Integration Analysis | 17,224 |
Looking to attend Model 3 event | I currently live in Fremont and I am hoping to be somebody s +1 for the event! If you re not from the area I can provide accommodations like driving to and from airport anything else. Potentially willing to pay to get in as well. | 2017-07-18 18:50:13 | 17 | Do you put out? | 2017-07-18 19:04:37 | 34 | Tesla Factory Tour Restrictions | 11,082 |
Model 3 Frunk Before Dual Motor Availability | Warning: This whole conversation is speculation... The Model S was initially released with a much larger frunk than it has today. When the D was first revealed new S RWD kept its frunk size and the new AWD Model S had a smaller frunk. Then the facelift meant an even smaller frunk for all Model S regardless of D or the new AC filter. The reasoning was part sharing and cost reduction. We re about to repeat history here (except we know more about what to expect this time). The Model 3 is being released with RWD only and probably a few features planned for later refreshes. So do you think the initial Model 3 RWD will have a bigger frunk than the future AWD option? When the AWD option shows up will all model 3 shrink frunks or just the AWD versions? | 2017-03-31 19:28:47 | 8 | My guess would be that there will be one frunk size. Costs more to do two. | 2017-03-31 19:32:30 | 25 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 11,758 |
Another Lengthy Trip Report | I have done this before and I felt compelled to do it again. For owners who have done countless road trips this may bore you. For others it may be lengthy and not offer much. But I will do it anyway in case one or two new owners or potential owners benefit. Every time I do a lengthy road trip in my S85 I learn a little something. The details: DFW area to SE New Mexico. I had two SC s I planned to use: Cisco TX and Sweetwater TX. I read on supercharge.org that the Sweetwater location might be having issues. Called Tesla and was told it was out of service on 12 22. Was leaving 12 23. I posted here and someone told me it was working but very slow. This proved useful because all Tesla told me was it is out of service and not sure when it will be working again . So I set out with a backup plan of using an RV park I found on plugshare. Called ahead and they confirmed they would have space available. Based on the info I was given here I chose to try Sweetwater and see if it worked. I figured if it was at least 29 miles hour it would be as good as an RV park (in fact better bc it would be free). It was working fairly well charging over 200 miles hr when I started and close to that even when the battery was fairly full. Crisis averted. The last leg of my journey was 190 miles to SE New Mexico. No Superchargers or destination chargers after I left Sweetwater. I knew the elevation change would be a bit of a challenge (2100 to 3900 feet not extreme but enough to make a difference). The weather was warm enough though and I figured 230 miles charge was enough. I was driving cautiously on this last leg of the journey from the very beginning but by the time I was 150 miles out I was already getting warnings to slow my speed. Which I did. Averaged 55-60 MPH the rest of the way. I listened to the nav despite having about a 30 mile difference between distance to drive and rated range when the warnings showed up. I figured that was plenty but still slowed down. The combination of elevation change and stiff wind in my face (which was not obvious in the middle of nowhere with no flags in sight for a long period of time no leaves on trees) it was a long haul and I was glad I was cautious early on. Wound up with 62 miles rated range when I was 45 miles out so at that point I started to accelerate a little heavier and arrived with 5 miles to spare. I knew I would pass a lot of RV parks when I was approaching my destination so I had that as a backup plan. Didn t wind up needing them. Many family members who were tracking my trip who heard the end result assumed I almost didn t make it . This wasn t necessarily true although if I hadn t been cautious I would have needed to use an RV and it could have added 1-2 hours to my trip including charge time. Lastly arriving at my destination FIL had assured me in advance he had a 220 I could use when I got there. This turned out not to be the case. So I was stuck with a standard outlet. I had already calculated prior to leaving that if I had to use a standard outlet and I kept it plugged in charging the entire time I was there I would have just enough charge to get home after 2.5 days 3 nights. Only trouble is for whatever reason late in the afternoon on my final day the charge rate seemed to drop using the standard outlet. At this point I was getting nervous because I didn t want any delays getting out of town the following day. We managed to find an RV park within a mile or two of FIL s house. It was Christmas Day I had never used an RV park to charge before. I figured we had to try it out but I was skeptical we would find the place open or be able to pay to connect. Turns out the place was a ghost town but the outlets were readily available and working. So I plugged in for a couple of hours (with a note on my car asking someone to call me so I could arrange for payment if they happened by) then drove back to FIL s and all was good. On the way home today wind at my back elevation dropping it was an entirely different trip and smooth sailing. TL DR: Things I re-learned and or learned on this trip----elevation change and wind are a huge deal. If you have a long leg to travel max charge always----period. Always have a backup plan. | 2016-12-27 02:46:28 | 21 | Stop at an RV partly ... As a newly-minted Tesla owner I never knew that RV parks had 220V connections available. Good to know. Thanks for the trip report. | 2016-12-27 04:08:59 | 6 | Tesla Supercharger Road Trips | 1,540 |
PSA on Brigading | We understand that our sub contains enthusiasts of Tesla and some that aren t but that does not mean we should allow attitudes and actions that are clearly elementary. Our team has been in touch with related vehicle subreddits (initiated by our side) to ensure that an open line of communication exists and that all sides are aware of how people act and treat one another. We will not accept or allow overzealous users to brigade in threads to intentionally instigate. If you do participate you should try to take the high road stick to factual information and never stoop down to one s level even if they are being unreasonable (in other subs **and in ours**). Everyone is passionate about something so keep that in mind even if you disagree. We remind you to report comments that violate the rules or users who instigate or troll. And as we ve noted previously we are actively being strict on toxicity no matter who it is from. Please remember that in a world of competition innovation and diverse demographics we are all human and we should all want positive attitudes and progress. | 2019-09-18 20:52:35 | 101 | I don t know who needs to hear this but the car you drive is not a valid personality trait. Brigading for or against a car is silly. | 2019-09-18 21:02:10 | 131 | Growth and Moderation of r/teslamotors | 14,756 |
I finally did it ordered the Model X | Posted this on TMC as well. So I finally went ahead and did it. I ordered the Model X. I m both incredibly exciting and scared out of my mind. I ve never bought a car even half this amount before. Here s the package: * X75D (EDIT changed to 90D) * Solid Black Paint * 20 Silver Wheels * Multi-Pattern Black Seats * Dark Ash Wood Décor * Light Headliner * Six Seat Interior * Supercharger Enabled * Enhanced Autopilot * Full Self-Driving Capability (may remove still deciding) * Subzero Weather Package * Towing Package I m coming off of an Audi Q5 that just cross 106 000 miles and the maintenance on a german car is killing me. My yearly cost to own won t be that different just the monthly payments. Probably won t get delivered until February or March at this point. My DS said may people have held off delivery this year to get at 2017 build. EDIT: after much discussion on TMC forums I was convinced to change from a 75D to a 90D. It ends up being $140 extra per month on my loan payments. I hope my wife doesn t kill me. 😰 | 2016-11-17 04:38:35 | 75 | $97 450. This includes the referral code. But I m close to dropping the self driving option. | 2016-11-17 04:57:01 | 20 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 8,849 |
TPMS in cold weather?? | I just got my 100D a few weeks ago and today in Toronto it was unfortunately -10 degrees C. When I sat in the car I noticed that all 4 of my tires were indicating low tire pressure at 2.4 bar even though they have been fine since I got it. As I drove a bit they all slowly crept up to about 2.6 bar where they have been since. Is this something that s expected in cold weather or is there an issue with the sensors tires? | 2017-11-10 20:15:52 | 8 | Yep. As the tires warm up they ll tend to correct. Totally normal. | 2017-11-10 20:16:37 | 7 | Model Y Wheel Options | 18,162 |
4680 and the million mile battery | Seems like it s been a bit since we ve heard references to the million mile battery . Have we had any clearly stated goals stating that the 4680 will be the first target attempt for a million mile battery? or was it just a general long term ambition to eventually create one? I know 4680 is just a form factor but kinda curious if the form factor is enough or innovations on chemical composition will be required as well.... maybe both. | 2021-12-11 13:06:41 | 30 | > Seems like it s been a bit since we ve heard references to the million mile battery . Because once the LFP was released there was no longer a need to talk about a battery already in production. 250 miles x 5000 cycles is over a million miles. | 2021-12-11 17:00:00 | 35 | Tesla Battery Production Optimization | 751 |
Model 3 - I love the motor sound when Preconditioning battery for Supercharging | I love the noises the Model 3 motors make when Preconditioning battery for Supercharging . It makes it sound so futuristic and what I expect an electric car to sound like. I wish it made these sounds all the time. Almost serves as an audible warning for pedestrians but it probably needs to be a little louder even though it is definitely noticeable at it s current state. | 2019-08-25 17:34:08 | 37 | Get a performance model s x. When you enable the full ludicrous mode it makes a similar noise warming up the batteries for full power | 2019-08-25 17:35:13 | 23 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 11,568 |
Will a baby stroller fit in the trunk of a Model 3? | That looks like a mighty small opening. I m amazed I didn t notice it until people pointed that out. | 2016-04-03 14:46:12 | 5 | It sure will. Musk has FIVE kids and JB has three. When they are involved in design they make sure it s as practical and family friendly as possible. | 2016-04-03 16:06:14 | 7 | Model 3 Seat Impressions | 23,660 |
Is there legal limitations to the resale of a Model 3 for non-employee owners? | I know early deliveries of model 3s included legal clauses that the vehicle not be sold for more than original price. After reading an article about Ford suing John Cena for reselling his Ford GT I m wondering if early deliveries of Model 3s will have a limitation clause? | 2017-12-01 18:05:43 | 14 | But how is Ford going to sue someone they can t see? | 2017-12-01 18:29:47 | 23 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 10,206 |
Model Y RWD in Production Final stages! | There have been quite a few news articles mentioning that the model Y RWD is rumored to be in the final stages of trial production runs. Anyone else on here have a AWD on order and waiting for the price of the RWD to come out? I ve been on order for 4 weeks and don t have a VIN yet may be worth the wait. 45k or bust?! 👀 | 2020-08-06 11:59:44 | 22 | I m hoping for $45k. I assume it would be a huge demand boost. | 2020-08-06 13:57:15 | 17 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 12,953 |
Venting: Boasting about AP hardware included in the base car means nothing | Oh wow those cameras and sensors on the car look sweet | 2017-07-29 15:15:12 | 8 | The HW is used for safety features so it s not just dead weight if you haven t enabled EAP FSD. | 2017-07-29 15:19:00 | 12 | Tesla Autopilot Performance | 22,060 |
Scheduled Departure Broken | So after not really going out anywhere for the last 5 months we decided to take a road trip to a nature preserve that s some distance away. For these 5 months I ve kept the X at 55% charge plus or minus 5%. I set up scheduled departure to start charging at 5 am so we would be ready to go with 100% by 11am. Turns out the car decided nah....I ll just start charging at 12:15am. So now the car is going to sit at 100% SOC for about 5 hours. Two questions: (1) what the hell. Is scheduled departure totally broken or am I doing something wrong? And (2) is this event likely to result in any noticeable battery degradation? My solution going forward will be to charge it to 80 or 90 overnight and then bring the slider to 100 closer to the departure time...but that s a workaround to a feature that should work. Edit: Thanks everyone for the great insight. I believe I ve found a workaround: set up a programmed charging session on TeslaFi. Set it to start charging at an actual time and let TeslaFi give the order so to speak. Thanks again! | 2020-08-14 12:52:47 | 20 | It s not broken. It just isn t designed well. Scheduled departure will finish charging the battery by 6am because of the misguided assumption that everyone s cheap electricity rates at 6am. It s dumb but that s how it works. If you set it to be ready by 11am it will finish charging by 6am. Take a look at the screenshot in this article. https: www.teslarati.com tesla-scheduled-departure-customized-charging-explained | 2020-08-14 14:45:54 | 25 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 16,814 |
App Feature Request | A push notification when the climate preheat has reached the desired temperature. I know this has been posed in the past but I m bringing it back. It would be convenient and would prevent me from forgetting when I m at work and draining energy unnecessarily. Sorry guys I gotta go my car is warm now. | 2019-12-04 14:18:10 | 17 | I don t personally have a need for a push notification to go off two to five minutes after I set it on the app. If that. It s not an ICE that takes 10-20 minutes. | 2019-12-04 14:20:35 | 12 | Tesla Climate Control Issues | 2,086 |
[Discussion] Fully Autonomous Semi Trucks | Unless I missed it Elon didn t mention self-driving semis. But surely they ll have the FSD hardware. How do you think Tesla will introduce it? Will there be cabin-less models? Maybe some states will prohibit self-driving and a driver will only be needed for certain states. I think we can agree fully autonomous semis will happen in the next couple years. ----- So what s Tesla s semi-secret plan? Could they possibly cut the middle-man and run their own hauling service? Do you think any of the gen 1 Tesla semis will ever really drive fully autonomously on a real haul? | 2017-11-18 04:52:58 | 5 | When he talked about the 3 semi convoy the graphic on the screen showed the lead semi with a driver and then the next two semi s had no driver. He then went on about how much cheaper that convoy would be compared to 3 diesel semi s or even trains. Cheaper due to lack of drivers in the two semi s. There is your fully autonomous semi - just following a driven semi. | 2017-11-18 05:01:03 | 6 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 24,344 |
Model Y SR | Does anyone still have an order for a MY SR? I have not heard anything from my SA and I called the general number and all they said is that they might still fulfill the order. My SA said that when Elon tweeted it was off menu you still couldn t place a new order. They were just selling the SR s in their inventory. I placed it before that but had to place a matching hold until I had enough money. Really hoping they still honor my order! | 2021-03-23 06:17:48 | 6 | If they don t have any more they will cancel the order. No guarantees as they are not making any more | 2021-03-23 06:19:11 | 17 | Tesla Model 3 Delivery Experiences | 12,958 |
Tesla Model 3 - Car of the year Denmark. | First time an all American car wins. First time an all electrical car wins. As a Dane knowing our tax and regulations the high electricity price not well founded (private) solar panels models for home use and with the government still not decided if they will keep the lesser tax on EV s (a small reduction) in 2020 also.... THIS IS AMAZING! I see more and more EV s here and the M3 surely is visible on the longer commute (as I who drive 170km day) on highways. So to see the M3 winning this battle is a HUGE DEAL! Congratulations TESLAMOTORS. And a big thanks to people in this community for helping out answering questions and testing from time to time when it has been needed. EDIT: A link to the article be warned it is in Danish. https: fdm.dk nyheder nyt-om-biler 2019-11-amerikansk-elbil-bliver-aarets-danske-bil | 2019-11-28 08:58:18 | 175 | Congrats to Tesla👏🏼👏🏼 | 2019-11-28 09:07:47 | 14 | Tesla Model Y Purchase Consideration | 19,061 |
how long does it take to receive a lease contract? | Ok maybe a strange title but maybe my description will help. How long is typical from deposit on a vehicle to hear from the credit team and receive a payment contract from them? Last Mon (6 days ago) I put $2500 down to lock in a floor demo 90D that had been discounted recently. Credit application had already been submitted for a new lease and I was told everything was fine before putting down the deposit. Now MyTesla account show the car VIN on my account but I have not heard received an actual contract detailing the financials of the lease and MyTesla account doesn t show my credit application as complete or attached to my account. I ve spoke to my OA about daily and he tells me this is nothing to worry about. I m wondering if this is typical for Tesla or if the recent price drops configuration changes have delayed completion of my contract. I was told 2-3 weeks for delivery I m starting to wonder if my car will get here before my lease contact does. I ve been given an estimate of my payment but not an actual concrete number which seems atypical. | 2017-07-23 20:59:45 | 5 | Yes this pretty typical. You will feel a bit ignored for awhile. Those people are just slammed with other customers. Everything will fall into place in the end. | 2017-07-23 22:07:44 | 5 | Tesla Model 3 Delivery Experiences | 25,389 |
Music continues to play while watching Netflix on model 3 | Does anyone experience this problem? I m on 2020.12 | 2020-03-15 23:07:28 | 18 | Yes. I ve seen that a few times in recent months. Having two sound sources is quite weird. I had to exit Netflix and re-enter to get it to stop. | 2020-03-16 01:08:36 | 6 | Spotify Integration Analysis | 13,190 |
Tesla Semi Roadster reveal: Let s make this an professional Unpopular Opinions Constructive Criticism Technical Questions friendly thread | [Discussion] - should be a flair... **Apologies for the an in the title I should be more careful when re-typing next time.** I ll make a start. 1. From a minimum power weight cost and manufacturing perspective is there an argument for a single motor for the Tesla Semi rather than four? 2. Given the good power to weight ratios of electric motors and even low-capacity batteries the costs of high-performance electric sportscars their weight and lower drag... Why don t electric sportscars like the Rimac and the new Roadster which very often have efficiencies of 3 miles per kWh simply have extra slightly more expensive-than-normal compact light low power efficiency-optimised motors to deal with normal speeds at 4 - 4.5 miles per kWh and simply forgo 20-25% of the extra battery mass which would invariably weigh more and doesn t inherently have an absolute power advantage? 3. Given the facts on commercial availability and researcher opinions on current battery technology and that even people like JB Straubel have been proposing about 10 minute charging years ago why are so many people putting so much faith in Tesla s ability to deliver on the new Roadster s performance? | 2017-11-20 00:46:53 | 8 | Looks like no one has answered #1 but sharing motors with the model 3 is a *huge* manufacturing advantage. Plus a single motor with high enough power output is physically a lot larger so it wouldn t fit in the current layout of the semi and I suspect cooling one giant motor may be more challenging. The pros of a big motor I guess would be in theory lighter weight and fewer moving parts (so better efficiency maybe) but I think the challenge of physically fitting it somewhere would negate that. Finally take a look at how passenger electric trains work - they too use multiple motors placed close to the wheels. | 2017-11-20 02:50:22 | 7 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 19,443 |
Spotify improvements - gapless playback option and collaborative playlists - upvotes needed to make them do it. | For improvements to Spotify we can hand in ideas which need to be voted on in order to get introduced. The amount of Tesla owners on the Spotify idea page probably isn t that high compared to all other users so I m kindly asking you to please upvote and or submit other ideas. Feel free to add your vote links below. Gapless playback: https: community.spotify.com t5 Live-Ideas Tesla-Gapless-Playback idi-p 4970959 Making collaborative playlists visible: https: community.spotify.com t5 Live-Ideas Tesla-Make-collaborative-playlists-viewable-in-native-app idi-p 4970962 Edit: For a change I d rather prefer to have those upvotes on the spotify idea site instead of getting reddit karma. Edit#2: IT S IN! Both features were added with 2020.48.12 | 2020-06-06 15:45:16 | 398 | First they need to actually fix what they have. I get constant loading errors. Playlist playback is utterly broken with loading errors and playing the same few songs over and over again when you listen to a playlist in random order. The USB music player has been broken for a couple of years now. As much as I love all the fun and games they really need to fix the music player. | 2020-06-06 16:16:47 | 70 | Spotify Integration Analysis | 17,693 |
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Auto High Beam Fix 2022.40.4 | I was on highway today I decided to give auto high beams a try after months of not using them. I am on update 2022.40.4 and to my surprise they worked flawlessly considering how bad they were before but this time it was recegonizing cars from very far away even behind hill!! I am guessing it was a stealth update in the last few updates. Give it a try is it the same for you or it s just me? I saw some posts as well confirming that this update made their auto high beams good for highway. | 2022-11-11 01:43:31 | 177 | There is a lot of positive feedback at the german Tesla forums seems like 2022.40.4 is a massive improvement for Auto High Beam. Switching back to High Beam is a bit slower than before but no one is complaining any more. | 2022-11-11 13:34:00 | 103 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 2,364 |
Needs service car may not restart next time popped up twice on my dashboard | Twice in the last three days I got a message on the dashboard screen that read Needs service car may not restart next time . I called the closest service center and they asked if the car would turn on which it would so they asked me to drive an hour to them so they could analyze the car. Their initial reaction was that there s a problem with the large battery but won t know for sure until they run some diagnostics. Luckily they have a Tesla loaner for me but I m curious if anyone else here has seen this before because when I did a search I couldn t find anything. | 2017-07-31 19:02:48 | 6 | What model config? | 2017-07-31 19:09:00 | 2 | Tesla Service Experience Feedback | 47 |
Initial Ownership Tasks in Wisconsin | Hi! Can anyone who lives in Wisconsin share their experience with taking delivery of and registering their Tesla? I m taking delivery of a Model 3 soon (I ll have to pick it up in Illinois) and wanted to see if anyone has any tips or warnings about the process since Wisconsin is so difficult about Teslas. Thank you! | 2019-12-04 17:52:51 | 18 | Drive it like you stole it :) | 2019-12-04 17:57:16 | 10 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 9,687 |
Oldie but Goodie | This is definitely a repost but it s my favorite Tesla thing ever I haven t seen it posted in a while and we ve had a lot of new comers. Mods can delete. https: www.youtube.com watch?v=nR_DJJ5qMEg | 2016-08-03 15:55:22 | 56 | That was adorable! Fan-made I assume? I hadn t seen it before mods please don t delete :D | 2016-08-03 16:03:10 | 8 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 14,320 |
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Model X audio randomly turns off with loud pop | 2019 model X. Ever since the previous a software update there has been this issue where the audio cuts out randomly. We listening to music in the car and there s suddenly a loud pop and then no sound. The problem seems to remedy itself after the car turns off and turns back on. Does anybody else have this problem? If so are there any fixes? | 2019-12-31 00:04:34 | 21 | This has happened one time to me with my Model 3. After a reboot (holding the thumb wheels I m not sure how to do this on a X) it s never done it since. | 2019-12-31 00:09:01 | 14 | Spotify Integration Analysis | 12,805 |
Is there anyone who can give me an in depth review of the model 3 premium audio system? | I ve read every model 3 review and watched all the youtube reviews. The best I ve found is the premium audio system is very good compared to the model S but not as good as the X. I m an a v professional and sound is very important to me. Can anyone give me more insight into the audio system? | 2017-12-19 22:20:58 | 31 | In short: It s very good! Good bass doesn t rattle at high volumes. Not sure how else to describe it. | 2017-12-19 22:43:47 | 10 | Tesla sound system comparisons | 10,201 |
Question about single-foot driving | Hey there internal combustion enthusiast here. I ve heard that Teslas let you drive by only using the gas pedal. Does that mean that you have to keep your foot in it to keep it going and that when you take your foot off the pedal the car will brake? And is there a way to turn that system off so you accelerate brake like in a normal car? Trying to wrap my head around this because it sounds really interesting. Edit: I don t own nor am I buying a Tesla I m just curious. | 2021-02-03 00:32:18 | 7 | One pedal driving is awesome. It doesn t drive the actual brakes but engages regenitive braking in the motors. It is strong enough to bring the car to a complete stop. On older cars you could turn it off but it seems Tesla has taken this option away. Takes a few days to get used to then it becomes your normal driving . | 2021-02-03 00:36:21 | 32 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic | 15,819 |
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