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I'm experiencing some of what I wall call e-fatigue. The science is all there. We have readily identifiable high level risks that can negatively impact the future for society. We have workable solutions. I'm not the -- we all have to ride bicycles, live in tents, and eat tofu type -- but I...

I placed reservation shortly after Ford getting access became official. It's been crickets ever since. Anyone get an adapter yet?

Curious if anyone has any solutions for how to view someone's recent Twitter posts. I used to have a Twitter account, but these days when I try to log in it just "oops something went wrong". So I can't log in anymore, I guess. If I try to view someone's Twitter feed, like say Tom Nichols, the...

I just spent some time thoroughly looking over a dealership lot yesterday, something I haven't done in a long time. It was a Ford dealership. I found it to be a surreal experience. First surreal observation was that Ford does not sell any cars anymore. I didn't even realize that. No...

I'm going to do some research on the tire life for EVs. There's been a lot of talk lately about tires not lasting as long on EVs vs gas cars, but I think this argument is probably heavily overblown and partially driven by the FUD crowd that doesn't like EVs. I've personally experienced no...

Some thoughts after 10 years of me driving and living with EVs. They do pretty much everything we need them to do (save for fully support pull through towing). We still need better infrastructure, but that's coming. Purchase cost is still an issue. But I think there is really just one major...

Pray tell, when will auto makers start making powered rear view mirrors with memory like seats, steering wheels, side mirrors, pedals, etc? Any thoughts? Why does no one attempt to do this? For me, my wife and I share vehicles and frequently switch back and forth. Memory profiles are...

Anyone been to the Bass Pro Supercharger station passing through Kansas City lately? I noticed just this week that it is no longer just a 6 stall V2 station, but now has 8 additional 250 kW stalls listed on the Tesla website (total 14 stalls now). I'm wondering what it looks like. Are the new...

I sometimes think of carbon emissions as a business problem. Business engages in risk management. Carbon emissions are a risk. The likelihood is high, the scope is high, the risk is high. It's a high impact risk. Any business with any sense would engage in mitigating that risk. The only...

I'm curious as to what details we have on the Cybertruck steer by wire system. Do you all trust steer by wire? I don't trust steer by wire systems. Electrical systems can die suddenly, and I don't want my steering dying suddenly while I'm driving. In my 8 years driving Teslas, I have had...

It's actually kind of hard to find good information on physical bed sizes for the different EV trucks. As we have a lot of EV owners here, I thought maybe we could create a thread. I've got measurements for my 2023 F-150 Lightning bed I'll post. Would be nice to also see Rivian, Cybertruck...

I traded in my Model 3 for an F-150 Lightning (Lariat trim level). I still have my old Model S. Thought I would provide some unbiased impressions, as I don't favor any one company over another for EVs currently. I was interested in getting an EV pickup truck. Prior to buying, I was impressed...

According to articles I've seen, the long range Model S gets somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 to 600 miles of range. Just curious if anyone has any suggestions on where to find no BS reviews of EV range that includes Tesla Model S? This should be statistics that include and detail...

Supposedly, you can drive an S when the center screen is down. However, I would caution that this seems to not always be the case. My center screen goes down occasionally, and when it happens, it says to hold the brake for 30 seconds to drive the car, or something to that effect. But this...

Right now, my Model 3 often doesn't know which way it is pointing. Seems to mostly happen at the beginning of a drive. It will think it's pointed 90 to 180 degrees different than it actually is, which totally screws with navigation (and I'm sure FSD would be totally FUBAR as well). It will...

I know this has surely been discussed elsewhere, but I wanted to add my own experience in a thread. I haven't been following supercharging as closely as I used to, but I recently had to make a trip from KC to St. Louis and back. I was delighted to see there were new charging locations...

eMMC means the center screen and attached hardware, yes? Same as MCU? I have a 2014 Model S P85. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 2018 or 2019 I had the center screen replaced due to screen bubbles. How do I know what I have and don't have at this point? What do I mean by that? 1) With 3G...

Encountered a quirk Tesla needs to work on more for Autopilot/FSD. I was driving down the highway this morning. The sun was low in the sky, and a tad orange from hazy skies. AP showed a yellow traffic light over and over and over and over as I was driving down the road. Funny, but also a...

Curious what some takes are on why the "stealth" Model 3 exists. I have one myself, and happily so. I like performance paired with the 19" rims, and I don't care much about the other performance model enhancements. Not sure if they ever made other color combos, but at the time I got mine, it...

Just because people ask "how often do you ever have a flat tire", I like to post every time I get a flat tire and have to have my car towed because it doesn't have a spare. Anyway, missed seeing a pot hole today and it blew out the tire on my 3, and I had to be towed back home. My last flat...

So, I was playing around with some calculations, in particular air pressure calculations. If Mars has a very deep molten core, and given that it's pretty cold there, then it's arguable that you could dig to some really deep depths with boring machines. Pressure should increase as you go down...

Today we picked up a rental car to replace our Model S while it gets repaired (collision repair due to someone running into it in a parking lot). The rental is a Toyota Corolla. As I got in, I hit my shin on the dashboard. I tried to back the seat up but it was already in the furthest back...

Curious what people have done for bike carrying on a Model S with pano roof (has roof rack attachment points) and no hitch. I currently have one of those bike racks that can attach to a car trunk or rear hatch on an SUV that I used with a Ford Escape originally. I'm not a regular biker, just...

I have an S and a 3 and a Clipper Creek charger with an adapter to charge our Teslas. Here's a few things I wish they would change: 1) Swiping left and right in the app to switch between cars. I never ever remember which way to swipe to switch from one car to another, and 50% of the time I...

Anyone have any insights into how much range is needed to make using an EV in the rocky mountains a reasonable choice? A typical trip for me is a week in the mountains of Colorado, making a loop and visiting a couple of different areas. For example, starting in Denver, I might go to...

I've historically been a huge fan and occasional defender of Elon Musk, but I've been harsh on him lately because I believe his statements of late risk making him a liability to Tesla. Elon has done or said dumb things before that have gotten him into trouble -- his seemingly unfounded "pedo"...

Could use some votes from Model S owners on this poll over in the Model 3 forums: Improving Dimming Mirror Performance? It's about trying to compare the performance of the mirror dimming feature between the S and the 3. Thanks.

I have a 2014 Model S (pre-autopilot) and a 2020 Model 3. The auto-dimming mirrors on the Model S work flawlessly. The auto-dimming mirrors on the Model 3 are unreliable. There are lots of reasons why the feature may be unreliable -- could be it's a different technology than on the 2014 S...

There has been the occasional rumor of a Model S/X interior refresh, and some think they will go to a single landscape screen like the Model 3. I think this would be a huge mistake. The current dual screens with portrait layout works really well and provides far more screen real estate that...

We recently purchased a 2nd Tesla. We've had a 2014 Tesla Model S P85 for a few years now. We just purchased a 2020 Model 3 Performance. We really enjoy all the newer features on the Model 3 that we don't have on the older S, but the S still has it's own advantages and charm as well...

I got the 2019.40.50.1 update. I turned on all of the options in the Tesla menu for text messages, and went to the bluetooth screen on my iPhone, clicked the (i) for Tesla Model 3, and turned on notifications. However, the text messages still don't work. If I go in the Tesla menu to the...

Kind of a fun activity is going back and looking at performance specs of cars past, in particular ones you yourself may have owned. The information gets harder to come by over time, but this website has a good amount of information: https://www.automobile-catalog.com/ I've always liked...

32.6 added some new bluetooth music capabilities, and I'm curious to see what the playlist behavior is for different phone types. For an iPhone 6S we can now see the currently playing playlist (didn't show up immediately, it seems to show up first time song changes maybe?). We can select the...

I've got autopilot for the first time (I have a new Model 3 now; I've had a Model S for a few years but it was pre-autopilot), and let me start off by saying I absolutely love it. That said, it could still use a little work. Attached is a little tease of how I would represent autopilot...

Having homelink installed via mobile service. A couple of pictures for anyone interested. One look under the frunk tub, plus a picture of a Model X service vehicle which I hear isn't too common right now.

Can anyone with more knowledge than me explain why I can get into the car with the phone key disconnected? Multiple times now I have come out to my Model 3, got in, only to discover I could not start the car because the phone key is not connected. Setting aside the all too common issue of...

Just a interesting point of debate. What trim level is a "sleeper" at this point? Is it a Model 3 LR AWD with Performance Upgrade? Is it a Model 3 Performance without Performance Upgrade? And what should we call it? Sleeper Stealth LR AWD P Performance P3D- Performance Sort Of Performance...

I've had my new Model 3 for a day and a half now, and I wanted to share some first impressions. I've had a 2014 Tesla Model S P85 for several years now, ordered CPO in 2016 I think it was. We initially ordered a Model 3 to replace our Ford Escape, and we ordered a LR AWD model but switched it...

Under the direction of science and the belief that we can and will convert power generation to technologies that will greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, I have been working towards phasing out my own personal fossil fuel use. My family is close to a benchmark moment. We have a Model 3 on...

Can someone provide me a list of the functions that the Model 3 steering wheel controls can operate (or a link to thread that discusses this)? I don’t mean stalks, just the controls on the face of the steering wheel. Thanks.

This has been bugging me for years now. Maybe there is a way to crowdsource a solution? There are several ways home electricity use could be monitored. Special outlets that can track usage (like a built-in Kill-A-Watt) where you could replace all outlets in the house with them. Special light...

So I've been eyeing Arcadia Power's Community Solar program for a couple of years now. I was finally ready to take the plunge, but their account creation process gives me pause. They also have a Wind Energy program and the sign up process seems to be directlng people heavily to the Wind Energy...

My GE Wattstation is no longer working. Seems it's about 4 years old now, maybe 5. Car charges fine elsewhere. Inspected wiring at outlet and in breaker box and it looks fine. It still seems to power on but won't charge the car. The internal fuses seem ok. After some debate, I decided to...

I have a neighborhood car show coming up in a couple of months that I usually take my 2014 Tesla Model S P85 to. This time I'm thinking of creating some posters detailing the technology improvements for Tesla EVs over the past few years, as they may not be aware of how the technology continues...

Just wondering if anyone knows whether or not Tesla is allowing test drives of Model 3's in the USA yet. My wife and I are interested in getting one for the efficiency, range, and autopilot (would be very nice for my regular long range travel for work), but I'd like to test drive one first...

I've got a family member getting a used 2016 Nissan Leaf SV. A quick couple of questions for anyone that can answer. Did the 2016 Leaf come with a portable EVSE? What types of plugs could it plug into? And how was it packaged -- did it have a dedicated spot in the car somewhere, or did it...

I’ve seen a number of posts about screen bubbles, but it’s usuallt the center stack screen. I’ve got one on the instrument cluster screen. So apparently it happens there too. Anyone replaced an instrument cluster screen out of warranty? I wonder what the cost of it is.

supercharging today, my S seems to be charging (miles remaining going up) but it shows 0 kW and 0 mi/hr. Anyone seen this before? I find it a little disturbing.

So today three things happened and I wonder if they are all related. First, the radio stopped working. It just has no sound, and I can't change the station -- not with shortcuts nor with direct tune. A reboot of the center screen didn't fix the problem. Second, and I found this quite odd...

Because someone wanted to see it, here it is: It's disguised as a workshop bench in the garage. To provide a little history, my cats prefer using litter box on the 1st floor, but for years we have been troubled by having no good place on the 1st floor to put the litter box. This finally...