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    12.3.4 Intervention within first 3 minutes

    I don't have a tesla yet...am considering whether to get FSD. saw a video on youtube and the car was doing 34 in a 25 mph zone. does this happen often? Did the driver alter something to let it happen? I don't want to get tickets because the software allowed it or the cameras didn't see the...
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    convert excess heat to electricity to charge the battery or the 48v battery?

    https://www.science.org/content/article/cheap-material-converts-heat-electricity using tin selenide, etc. you can use excess heat to make electricity. Imagine the heat produced by the sun on the outside of the vehicle. How about the excess heat produced by the motors? Granted that there has to...
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    gold nanorods melt ice

    https://newatlas.com/materials/de-icing-surfaces-gold-nanorods-sunlight/ spray onto windows, solar panels, headlights, etc.
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    Tesla Van

    i want passenger windows, fold down flat seats to camp on, towing a light trailer with a UTV on it at least 250 mile range.
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    Tesla Van

    I just watched a video on youtube.com which presented about 5 different models of vans...one was essentially a bus. it seems the poster had no clue what style will be sold. However, the poster seemed to think that the basic cybertruck wheels, batteries, motors, frame would be used...even for a...
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    Driving to Alaska....

    Juneau is probably out. ferry to Haines and drive north, turn left at the junction to go to anchorage. I'd rather drive the whole way, but charging stations???? rich
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    Driving an EV to Anchorage, Alaska

    Has anyone looked into a trip that direction?
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    FSD future pricing and Mobileye

    If the point of FSD is safety; then when FSD is completed Tesla insurance should be full replacement for incidents requiring greater than $XXXX for both injuries and repairs. The insurance should last for the "life time of the vehicle"...whatever that is? Maybe the insurance cost might go up...
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    Charging problems (240 and 110)

    It is possible that the wires at terminals are heating up and then losing connection or partially losing connection. However, normally in the USA ground and neutral are the same and the main panel should be the only place where there is an actual, physical ground. subpanels should be connected...
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    Does anyone here use a Garmin GPS to replace / supplement the native navigation?

    i live in the mountains. gps will mostly work, except when on single lane road with trees or cliffs on both sides. a really good garmin will show more roads, but updates slowly.
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    Wiki Largest gaps between Superchargers on US Interstates

    there is supposed to be a Tesla charger in Superior, Mt and another almost to Missoula, but i have no idea if they are super chargers. from Coeur d' Alene, Idaho to kingston, then Thompson Falls, to Kalispell, and on to the Canadian border there are NO Tesla chargers at all. i had to install my...
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    Wiki Largest gaps between Superchargers on US Interstates

    I-90 coeur d' alene, idaho to kingston, turn NE to Thompson Falls, Mt, head for Kalispell, and then to the canadian border - NO Chargers!
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    FSD Price Cut to $12k Tonight, Aug 31/ Sept 1 2023

    what would happen if Tesla insurance was the only brand you could get and they required FSD? my state, Idaho, doesn't have Tesla insurance yet and I don't know where to go.
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    Expired emergency Tesla charging station, Murray, Idaho [Expired]

    This marketplace listing has expired and has been removed.
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    Tesla van!!!

    FSD combined with insurance at a discount for purchases over 100 would be a selling point. where i live is about 1.5 hour drive from the nearest city, coeur d' alene, idaho. that is also the nearest Tesla charging station, except for my own, emergency charging station. with weekly deliveries...
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    Tesla Van

    Food trucks (vans) are a specialty vehicle. However, imagine a van designed on cybertruck style with access windows on the sides that raise/lower and still fit into the exo-skeleton idea. The back of the van c;ould have both a warmer oven and drink/ice cream units/access. while the sides...
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    Tesla Van

    do you suppose that sliding rail doors could be mounted on both sides of a van operated by linear actuators? thus sliding vertically after being pushed out to clear the sides and top; then raising vertically? if a van was built on the idea of the cybertruck, then the sliding door might fit in...
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    Expired emergency Tesla charging station, Murray, Idaho [Expired]

    This thread is for the general discussion of the marketplace listing emergency Tesla charging station, Murray, Idaho. Please add to the discussion here.
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    Robotaxi Opportunities

    Getting Tesla to reply is difficult and I suppose you have to know where to send the question. my location is north idaho, village of 33 people that love ICE cars. Due to high fuel costs and the possibility of saving a lot of time driving to a grocery store, doctor, dentist, larger city like...
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    FSD robotaxi use for shopping and parked

    In the future when robotaxis are available I can imagine someone calling one to go grocery shopping or multiple shopping trips. So the user gets to the grocery store and it parks. charges are made by the mile? time? and the user shops. the user comes out and the taxi is gone. oh wait, maybe...
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    Will FSD work on gravel roads, no center line, no fog line?

    a fog line defines the edge of the driving lane on the right side of the road. in most places it is illegal to drive outside of the fog lane...i've been ticketed for doing that when turning a corner at a spot where there used to be another complete lane for turning and the legal lane was...
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    Tesla Van

    if mercedes can build a sprinter van; then tesla can build it better and cheaper. why a minivan? why not a bigger van?
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    Tesla Van

    @elon musk make it optional for robotaxis, movable/removable seats, easy inside cleaning, cybertruck style body? i.e. use the stainless steel, 250 mile range when filled with 8 adults, charging usb outlets for every seat with the power coming from a small battery located in the seat bottom...
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    Wiki Supercharger Progress

    I am installing an EMERGENCY charging spot at my house in Murray, Idaho because coming East from coeur d'alene, idaho to go to Thompson Falls, Mt there are zero charging stations. On from T. Falls there are no stations to Canada that i could find. I will have signs when the charger is up and...
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    Will FSD work on gravel roads, no center line, no fog line?

    I live in an area with roads that are not up to par. Potholes, frost heaving, no center lines, no fog lines, no charging stations, gravel or dirt roads are common. FSD is never mentioned in regards to poor road conditions. We have little WIFI and cell phone service. How does FSD navigate...
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    Tesla should start a larger factory/business in the Congo for a couple of reasons

    Tesla gets some of the cobalt and maybe other raw materials from the Congo and has no factory/business in Africa. So my idea seems like a win win for both Tesla and the people of the Congo. Get the people a better life, the country a better economy, Tesla makes sure that kids aren't being used...
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    Tesla Van

    for a robotaxi you need large range so you don't have to charge frequently. for passengers from/to airports or train stations you need luggage volume. for commercial cargo you don't NEED windows, but does that mean you can't have them? for different sizes of families you need seats with seat...
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    Standard 110 outlet question 125amps

    I'd contact i'd contact an electrical contractor to install another panel, 240vac 50 outlet that is lockable if outside, otherwise lock isn't needed. put it where the cord will reach the car when parked.
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    Tesla Van

    Too short for me. I'm thinking more taxi compliant; 8 seats minimum, space for luggage, airport compliant, wing extendable solar panels when parking, seats on rails in order to move them forward / back. Range; able to operate most of a day.
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    Tesla Van

    I believe Elon will want to use the same "format" for a tesla van as a robotaxi. Personally, I'd like a van with at least 8 seats and 2' x4' of storage, seats that fold flat and are removable to carry more. rail mountings for rear seats to allow them to be moved forward/back. solar panels on...