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A quick guide on how to create a couple of useful automations in Home Assistant that resolve a couple of minor irritations I had with the tariff. These are: Preventing the car from charging during peak periods immediately upon plugging in. Ensuring that the Tesla charge limit is always above...

Just signed up to this, although unsure of full details: Obviously you need to be a PodPoint customer with a smart meter. Seems a similar incentive to Octopus Agile whereby you're paid to use electricity when wind generation volumes are too high. As I'm on Intelligent Octopus, I'll have to...

With family in Norway and Slovakia I decided to combine summer visits into a pretty long road trip. Drove through 13 different countries in total with 5 ferry crossings: Scotland > England > Netherlands > Germany > Denmark > Norway > Sweden > Poland > Czechia > Slovakia > Austria > Germany >...

Started to smell a faint damp sock smell so changed the cabin filters for the first time. Done 29k miles over 3 1/4 years in a low pollen, low pollution area of Scotland. Here's the state of them, to be fair, I've seen worse: The filters didn't smell too bad, so cleaned the A/C condenser...

For the last 7-8 months, I've been meeting up with some friends in a nearby city for dinner. We've done this about 5 times. Different days of the week, different restaurants and at different times. I'm in this city for different purposes for work and with family on different times/days of the...

Wondered if anyone had any experience of renting a model 3 with Hertz in the UK they could share? I've got a meeting in Derby in a few weeks time. Will fly into Birmingham airport, collect the car from Hertz then drive up and down same day. For the SoC upon return it states: So given that...

Please let me know if you need assistance calibrating your offside headlamp. Please also let me know if you're unsure what the vacant lane immediately to your left hand side is used for. 😉

Just a post of appreciation for how well this car seems to be holding up, after being parked outside for 3 years and driven 26k miles including through 3 Scottish winters. :) Spent a few of hours cleaning the winter grub off, probably futile but felt it fitting to mark the occasion. Fuel costs...

The owners manual states under 'Service Intervals': My car is almost 3 years old so figured I should get this done. Reading further on in the maintenance section: So the steps to "health check" the brake fluid appear confusing. "Do not top up your brake fluid" yet here's 4 steps detailing...

Stock tyres have done 25k miles and the rears are now approaching the limit. Plan to replace all 4 for continuity and want to use this opportunity to run all seasons. Car is a Model 3 SR+ on 18" rims. Was originally looking at the Vredestein Quatrac Pro but during a search found that Kumho now...

Just started to use home assistant to automate many parts of the house, would now like to connect it to the Tesla. Ideally I'd like to view: Current charge level Plugged in/unplugged status Internal cabin temperature Charging status Would also be good to control: Locks Defrost/climate I...

2022.44 reported to include: Sentry mode option to turn off camera based detection, instead activating sentry mode only when intrusion is detected Adjustment of sentry mode clip length Thai language support. Not sure if this is the 'Christmas' update or a pre-cursor to it. Perhaps more...

Looks to be rolling out in China first but would expect a similar scheme to rollout worldwide in due course. Premise is that you receive credits for each person you refer, and they get credits too. These credits can be exchanged for shop items. Looking at the video in the tweet below, one...

The external button to open the boot appears to have failed on my car. This is a 2020 TM3 without power tailgate. Can still open the boot via the app or infotainment screen. Noticed in the weeks preceding the failure that the boot seemed very heavy to open, so I'm wondering if there's some...

Few early installs in France today. Still waiting for images of release notes but it seems: Ability to reposition blind spot camera feed to any corner of screen Support for cloud saved driver profiles, log on to other Tesla vehicles to load your settings and preferences Turn signals on display...

No installs in UK yet but has been seen in Australia.... https://www.notateslaapp.com/software-updates/upcoming-features/id/742/first-look-at-tesla-software-update-2022-12

Not certain we'll see much of this rollout in the UK as seems to be for new Model S/X (adaptive suspension) and I'm assuming the autopark function will require vision only (no radar) which I don't believe the MIC cars have been updated to.

Found this whilst clearing out some possessions at my in-law. I feel very privileged to be part of a two Tesla household: I've found a few more light bulbs, spark plugs, radios and digital clocks made by Tesla too. These items were made by Tesla Czechoslovakia (still running and owned by...

Not noticed these before so seems like they're a new addition. £220 seems a lot to add a bit of light to the door sills but they do look good: https://shop.tesla.com/en_gb/product/model-3-illuminated-door-sills

Trip was compliant with covid regulations in the UK and the European leg was permitted due to compassionate exemption. 1. Car details 2020 TM3 SR+ No heat pump No aero covers 3rd party mud flaps front and rear Tyre pressures ~45 PSI 2021 Maps. 2021.4.18.2 2. Route Map Scotland >...

Found this really cool, if a tad unnecessary. However, it seems like a decent proof of concept for self driving/self charging robo-taxis.

Installed some felt front wheel well liners today, mostly for aesthetic reasons, partly as I like to tinker and slightly because they may improve road noise from the front end. These are the liners: I dressed these with CarPro Cquartz Fabric Coat after a failed attempt on a test patch with a...

Can anyone share their experiences of travelling by ferry with a model 3? Particularly with regard to the alarm settings? I've got an 8 hour overnight journey coming up. On previous cars I could choose to lock the car without setting the alarm, is that simple to do with the model 3? I found...

Assuming it's charging as the owner peered back into the cabin after plugging in, looked content and walked off. I know there was discussion about opening up the network to non-Tesla vehicles, and there was a bug previously that allowed this on V3 units, but is this live now? Charger was a...

New feature available in the latest update of the PodPoint app, for those with PodPoint Wall Chargers. Seems like a nice, simple implementation for charging start and stop times, to take advantage of off peak rates for tariffs such as Octopus Go.

I'm a bit late to this but thought it was an amusing read... https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands/3020257/electric-avenue-nc500/ Quite an elaborate April Fool's article stating that in order to cut pollution levels on the route, you must hire one of 1421 Model 3s, provided in a...

Just logged into my Octopus account and noticed this: Looks like you get a chance each month to win money off your electricity and gas: Didn't win anything this month, unfortunately. Not seen any marketing material about this so not sure if it's certain accounts or I just spotted it...

Moderator comment - post originally appeared in I hope we didn't hear it here.... More rumours about potential partnerships, this time with Toyota: https://www.torquenews.com/1/tesla-and-toyota-are-considering-jointly-developing-small-electric-suv-platform

If any one fancies charging their Tesla using tidal power, take a trip to Shetland :) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-56482777

So I did just check the date wasn't 1st April.... https://www.globaltrends.us/2021/03/elon-musk-may-move-into-smartphone.html Tesla Model Pi Smartphone which connects to the Starlink satellite network, also a brain computer interface (neuralink?) with Marscoin mining capabilities and solar...

Bulb are currently trialling a new EV tariff. https://www.current-news.co.uk/news/bulb-launches-ev-solution-offering-cheaper-overnight-charging 4p/kWh for 4 hours between 2am-6am, 20p/kWh at other times. Their app should provide the ability to schedule charging, view the cars battery and...

Tesla are planning to provide mobile capable repairs at certain supercharger locations soon. Instead of booking into the service centre or mobile (home) service, certain items will be available from a mobile ranger stationed at a supercharger location. I think this is a great idea and follows...

Not sure if other Octopus Energy customers have received this? Took less than 5 minutes to complete, get the feeling they're looking to review their Go/Agile offerings as there were a few questions about preference towards fixed/variable tariffs and how you make use of them. Also gauging...

A new German owner has discovered this addition on the underside of their bonnet: Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/teslamotors/comments/liatoi/new_flaps_discovered_on_a_model_3_q12021_in/ I can only think it's either to redirect water from sensitive electrical areas or perhaps to redirect...

I've seen a few examples of this recently. Tesla owners are parking their car, often on a slight hill when it's been snowing and the car just slides away once the owner is out of the car. See here: Here with added fireworks: And lastly... Not sure if this is just a Tesla thing due to...

Spotted on a model X via Nikola / Tesla Software Version Bot: https://twitter.com/TeslaVersion/status/1355680782883250179?s=19 No release notes as at time of posting.

Unfortunately I may have to make an unplanned trip to Eastern Europe tomorrow. Does anyone know of an alternative to Tesla's Schuko Adapter that could be purchased and possibly be delivered or collected tomorrow? Schuko Adapter I guess a standard UK/EU travel adapter isn't going to cut it...

Tesla Console Not had a chance to try this yet but the project looks promising. Access the link above from your car's browser to access the app interface.

This was announced today: MPP Cooling Party Controller | Mountain Pass Performance Designed to offer similar levels of cooling that Track Mode offers on Performance models, yet on LR and SR. This means that you can get maximum power output for longer if you can start your vehicle from a...

Trying to get an idea of appetite for a project that I've been considering, if you could answer the poll that would be most appreciated. Firstly, for those who are unaware of TeslaMate: adriankumpf/teslamate I've been using TeslaMate for a few months now and really enjoy it. Following the...

Many believe that Charge Place Scotland (CPC) offer free charging nationwide, unfortunately that's not the case. Individual councils have the power to introduce tariffs for electric vehicle charging and so far 12 out of 32 appear to have done so. I asked CPC to provide me with a breakdown of...

I'd been looking for a way to mount some ipads/nintendo switch in the rear of the car for the kids. Given the Model 3 has no headrest mounts and I already have some headrests cushions that wrap around the headrest, I was really excited to find this option: The mount clips onto the plastic of...

Not sure what this guy was thinking but can't help but feel bad for him: Car was 2 days old. Owner wasn't used to snow. Source here

Tesla to Be Added to S&P 500 Index Share price predictions? Personally, I feel that the admission is mostly baked into the current share price. Might see a short spike. Having said that, after market trading is currently at $461, market closed at $408 today.

Came across this: Curvature Map It's a roadmap that highlights twisty roads :) The colour gradient goes from Moderately Twisty to Very Twisty. Useful if anyone feels like going for a drive with no other purpose than to enjoy the car - or in the example below, to get your eyes tested.

Not revolutionary and there are other ways to achieve this however this process is pretty seamless. For Samsung phone users with Windows 10, the latest Win10 build (20H2) allows you to connect to your phone with the 'Your Phone' app to display apps from your phone on your Windows desktop...

Just installed the 'Wide angle side mirror glass for model 3' with the 'blue lens anti-glare' from Hansshow. Wide angle side mirror glass for model 3,S,X | Intelligentized Auto Parts | Hansshow Cost was $68.85 after using the discount code 'becausetesla'. Delivery took just under 6 weeks...

Just watched a video by 'EV Dave', demonstrating how useless his Model Y is in 6 inches of snow: I found it really uncomfortable to watch when he: Scraped the snow off his car with a ruler Tried to activate the wipers when frozen Banged the top of the window to release the glass. Kicked the...

I've just set Sentry Mode to exclude my home location only. The phone app still says Sentry Mode is active though. Is this normal or does my car not know it's at my home address? I registered my exact address on Google Maps about 3 months ago and got an email confirmation confirming the...

Just going through the Autoglass process to replace my windshield as a stone hit it and there are two large cracks in it. Will cost £75 as have fully comprehensive insurance with Direct Line. Won't affect no claims bonus. What caught my attention was that they claim to have replaced 220 Model 3...