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Letter “R” under the clear coat of the paint on a new “inventory” Tesla model Y

This is a pic of the paint that is near the sunroof:

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There appears to be an “R” that is below the clear coat. It is smooth around it as well as on top of it, and it isn’t going away with a microfiber cloth.

I’m sure this isn’t normal haha, but just wanna make sure I’m not crazy….tesla should fix it under warranty right?

My delivery day was yesterday when it was raining all day so I missed that spot and didn’t catch it until today. I did make a service appt before the 24hrs/100mi after delivery though!

Free supercharging transfer - anyone do it?

I bought my 3 in late 2018 and got permanent free supercharging. A week or two ago I got an email from Tesla saying I could now transfer my free charging and my full self driving to a new car if I take delivery before the end of this month.

So I just picked up my model y today, FSD transferred but not supercharging. Two people at Tesla told me they would open a ticket about it (the rep who handed over the car, and a phone rep earlier in the day while I was on my way to pickup). All assured me that it would transfer

Just getting nervous that a big F U from Tesla is on the way.. I still have my 3, scheduled to sell to carvana next weekend.

Anyone else do this transfer? What were your experiences?
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Does anyone sell a Wall charger / outlet switch?

I would like to switch between a Tesla wall charger and a NEMA 1450R outlet that I would like to make available in case someone wants to plug in their RV.
Does anyone sell a switch like that? I NEVER want them to be on at the same time and would like to avoid having to run a second 6AWG wire.
Thanks for any info you can provide.

OT: Cost to Install Single Zone Mini Split

I’m seeking to reduce kWh daily use (and PW drain during outage) by cooling our bedroom w/ 12k BTU, 22 SEER, 230 volt, single head mini split.

Two bids/quotes:
Both about $9k.

Product pricing for outdoor compressor, indoor head unit, and line set is about $1,500 (Mitsubishi) and under $1,000 (Bosch from Lowe’s) if line set not included.

Install shouldn’t take more than 8 hours.

Is $9k bid/quote ridiculous or is that possibly fair?
$7k install cost?

Southeast Pennsylvania (Philly suburbs)

I read @CrazyRabbit did DIY in garage just to cool PWs! That is 😎
I don’t have the know how.
Still cool and, installed Mr. Cool mini split to boot.
How cool is that?!

Second question:

Lowe’s offers about 5 different prices for what appears to be the identical Bosch 12k BTU single head pro package with 20+ SEER, ranging in price from $850 to $1,500. Only difference I can identify in the cheapest package is deletion of the line set and SEER reduction < 1.
Am I missing something or is the $850 package a steal?

FSD 12.3 today - utter failure!

I've got FSD 12.3 as of this morning, and it is so bad I think something must be broken. I have been using FSD 11.4.9 for months, including two trips to California and back (from Phoenix). Here's what is going wrong.

First, an anomaly in regard to the software download (yesterday), version 2023.44.30.25 replacing 2023.44.30.8 on my 2023 MYP: It downloaded midday yesterday, and oddly the release notes said FSD 11.4.9. The software seemed to install cleanly, and I took it on a quick test drive last night. Still FSD 11.4.9. Today I got up and the release notes say FSD 12.3. Hmm.

OK, so I tried to take a 24 mile round trip from north Phoenix to Carefree to pick up a bag of coffee beans. (A destination I've used before for testing FSD.) The result was utter failure. FSD could not take me to my destination, nor could it take me home again once I got to Carefree. And the reason for that is that it refused to turn - it failed EVERY turn. All FSD would do was to stay in whatever lane I was in at a stop and then go straight.

Here are the problems I had, in order.
1. Autosteer temporarily unavailable. I could not turn on FSD for a mile or so until I got out of my neighborhood and onto a street with painted lines. I noticed several times that FSD would not engage if there were no painted lines on the side of the road.
2. Refused to get into turn lane / would not follow nav. Trying to turn right onto Carefree Highway at 27th Ave, the car refused to get in the turn lane and turn.
3. Never put on a turn signal. Related to the above, I'd say.
4. Refused to get in a turn lane even when I manually put on the signal and the nav was telling me to turn. This seems really weird because the car did change lanes just fine on multiple lane highways when I manually used the turn signals. It only refused to turn at a corner - any corner. Every corner. The last corner on the trip gave me a 'auto lane change unavailable' message.
5. Stops at GREEN lights! Yes, on Carefree Highway, a 55mph rural road, the car repeatedly slowed and STOPPED at green lights. The display showed the lights were green too.
6. Will not proceed from a stop light or a stop sign by itself. ? Every time I was stopped at a light or a stop sign, the car sat there with a message that I needed to use the accelerator or gear stalk (how?) to proceed. When I got it going, it did such slow acceleration that Buicks were going around me.
7. Will not go more than 5 mph over the speed limit. Meh.
8. Very inconsistent behavior coming up to stop lights. Actually, in retrospect it's like the car reversed red and green lights in ways. If the light was green and empty of cars, my car would start 'slowing for traffic control' 500 feet ahead of it. And it was gently brake to a stop - at the GREEN light. However, when coming up to a red light with cars stopped, my car would zoom in at 60mph then jam on the brakes.
9. There were several times where I had to pull the stalk multiple times to get FSD to engage.

The weirdest part is certainly the lack of turning, but in particular when I was coming to a turn with a turn lane and manually put the turn signal on. Not only would the car not get into the turn lane, it fought me and I had to disengage to make a turn.

I'm wondering if my FSD software is all mixed up between 11 and 12. It's completely unusable, unless you never need to turn.

Return policy on Cybertruck?

What’s the deal with returns currently? This thing is supposed to be for my wife. She loved it on photos and video. She just saw a matte black on one the road and didn’t love it. She did see it from the back/side and not the best look at it. I have a VIN so it’s coming soon. I know that an R1T, which she loves the look of, is a much better choice but the Cybertruck is just so cool. If we get it and she hates it for whatever reason, then what? I don’t want to lose the ability to get new Teslas in the future. Do you need a reason to sell it back to Tesla? If they say no then I can flip it? Granted by the time we would potentially sell it, it may be for a loss. I just don’t want to be stuck with something that’s not ideal for my wife because of cool factor. Thank you!

Minor scuff damage on bumper

Hi all

I’m a fairly new Tesla owner having only received my car last week and I’m looking to get some advice from the community.

As I drove into a car park today I saw the autopark feature come up on my screen. So I decided to give it a try for the first time ever. As the car reversed into the parking spot everything seemed like it was going ok up until the car had collided with a concrete pole.

It was only a minor scrape which mainly affected the rear bumper, the eyebrow fender and just a tiny chip in the rear quarter panel. From what I can see there doesn’t appear to be any dents on any panels.

Being a bit devastated by this I’m looking to get it repaired but I’m not sure what it will end up costing. At this point I’m not sure whether it’s worth putting in a claim through insurance or if it will cost less than the excess to repair.

I’ve raised a service centre request with Tesla and I’m booked in for next week but I’m not sure what they can do or how much it will end up costing?

Will they be able to repair the paint damage at the service centre or would they need to replace the bumper and eyebrow fender?

Is it worthwhile putting in a claim to insurance or will the cost to fix be less then the excess ($1000).

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Going on a 4.5 month cruise out of FT Lauderdale need parking advice

Next January I am going on a 4.5 month cruise from Ft Lauderdale leaving January 25th, 2025 and returning June 7th 2025. I would like to drive there and leave my car while I a gone because I would like to do some site seeing on my way there and back (Will be traveling from Whistler Canada and back). I am wondering if anyone has rented a car locker and if it is possible to get o that you can plug the car in to keep it from totally draining the battery. Any advice would be very helpful.

Tesla Model S 85 - Vragen

Hi Team!

Ik heb een aantal vragen over mijn Tesla Model S 85 (2014)
Hopelijk kan en mag ik die hier stellen omdat ik op dit momen geen idee is wat ik moet verwachten haha!

Ik rij nu al ongeveer 2 jaar nu in deze geweldige auto en heb 255k op de teller staan, nu heb ik dus een issue wat lijkt op een draag arm. (Links voor)
Nu ben ik veel tegengekomen op het internet vooral internationaal wat ik kan verwachten qua prijzen maar heel veel komt niet overeen.

Mijn vraag is, Wat zou het ongeveer moeten gaan kosten om zoiets te laten vervangen en hoelang duurt ongeveer een repartie zoals deze?

Ook was ik benieuwd naar jullie ervaring met "wind" problemen, soms als ik rij merk ik echt dat ik veel ruis in de auto hoor en soms ook niet, is dit makkelijk op te lossen?

Heel erg bedankt alvast en jullie tips zo ver ik kan zien nu op de forums zijn amazing!
(im new haha!)

Windscreen advice needed

Hi Everyone
I have a crack in the windscreen right in the drivers eyeline that is booked into National Windscreens on 3rd April. Nothing sooner. I am told not to drive the car as I could be stopped (understandable) and insurance would be void in the event of an accident (also entirely understandable.

I need the car for work, as does my wife. We don't have an alternative we can use.

Has anyone had any luck escalating this with either their insurer or repairer as the car is not drivable? (As an aside the crack is getting bigger by the day sitting on the drive and heading for the centre camera centre cluster on the windscreen as well)

Thank you for any thoughts

Used Plaid market... Are 2021 Model to avoid ?

Hello,

Currently considering used Plaid or new Highland Performance (if the damn specs come at some point ! )

With the depreciation of those cars (though maybe not as bad as 3's) I'm kind of relunctant to put more than 60-65K

We can start to see 2021 model year around the 65K mark for around 40K miles

Is there a noticeable difference vs 2021 vs 2022 vs 2023 models ? Powertrain vibration issues seem to be all years and mainly solved by lowering so not super worried vs a 2021 in regards to that.

Would you buy a 40k miles Plaid personnaly ? I'm super maniac vs battery SOC on my 3 (65% daily) so my main concern is battery health on a used car with less maniac owners...

Use would be DD and AutoX with beefed up suspension and brakes / wheels, maybe a few track days a year when I want to run something else than my C7 Z06 race car.

Thanks
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Turning signal button "stuck"

Anyone who has the new refresh model have experienced the turning signals being stuck or cannot depress the button? I received my vehicle on Feb 4 and have experienced this at least 4x. I thought it was my finger placement at first but I verified that it wasn't the cause. The signal button was completely depressed and no change lane indication was initiated then given a few seconds later then I can press the button again..

Model S vs 3 /Y appearance and perception

I completely understand looks are subjective, but I had a discussion with customer at Mercedes the other day. I was describing how “Tesla” in general makes every other vehicle feel “slow” … to wish she replied that Teslas are “ugly”. I was a bit taken aback by the comment but then I realized she might have been referring to the 3/Y line, not the sleeker MS. Is the super popular M3 / MY line creating a perception problem for the MS? After all you see many more of them on the roads and that is the perception when people think of Tesla. Just wanted to share with this forum. Thanks for your comments.

FSD 11.4.9, First time use, subscribed to get v12 Beta

So seeing the vast improvements with v12, and NEVER HAVING FSD before. I rented it yesterday and at 11.4.9 Beta.

As someone who used to race, and seeing videos of FSD I’ve never thought it was ready.

I HOPE to get v12 beta in the month rental to try.

All that said, my experience with current version was downright scary and dangerous. I have a 2023 M3P.

I made sure all cameras were completely cleaned and drove out on a completely clear day today.

First right turn onto a highway where traffic was doing ~55mph. It attempted to pull out in front of a car WAY too late I had to stop it.

Then on that road, it jumps right into a lane to turn off for no reason as there were clear marks and we weren’t making a right hand turn.

A little later, when coming up on a stop light and fist in line is braked late even though the light was red for a while…then once almost stopped hit the gas, had I not been vigilant would have driven into the intersection.

This happened AGAIN at another light.

Simply turning left in a left hand lane, where there were curbs, no in coming traffic it really had no idea what to do and appeared it would go over the curb.

I had a couple instances of fantom braking as well.

All of these to me, are extremely dangerous. I’ve kept up with a lot of FSD videos, especially v12 and hopeful, however even having this installed as is, and attempting to use it even being very attentive still increases the risk of an accident.

Just thought I’d share, and honestly although earlier versions of FSD clearly had challenges. I did NOT EXPECT 11.4.9 to be this untrustworthy. I’m excited to try v12 and hopefully before the month ends.

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Pulled over because of no front license plate

I live in Minnesota where you are required to have a front license plate on. I think it looks bad so I have held off on mounting it. I just got pulled over today for the first time because of it. He said it was required to be on and he checked my tint on my back window and said that needed to come off, I said it was factory. When he came back he said the tint was fine because a model Y is considered an SUV and could stay on. Then his mood totally changed and he asked if he could open my door, I taught him how to do it and I think he literally pulled me over to see what the inside of a Tesla looked like. He let me go with a warning. I think I'm going to take my chances and wait to see if I get pulled over again.
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Model x Tax edition order

Placed an order for a Model X tax edition 7 days ago. Original estimate said end of March but got changed to March-April.
The service advisor said I should see it in like a week but from what I am seeing everyone is getting it about 30 days later. No vin assigned yet.

Im here in NY Long island not sure if they get faster deliveries here.

Service advisor said that if my car is delivered in April, I do not qualify for the free supercharging promo.

buying a used tesla from non-tesla dealership

have been searching for a 2020/2021 model x with 6 seats and FSD for a few months. after a few failed private party deals and 0 showing up on teslas website, i’ve found one a few states away.

i’ve put a deposit down and the current plan is to fly up next saturday, complete the purchase and drive it back.

the people im speaking with are completely clueless about teslas. it’s a big toyota dealership. apparently today they’re going to get someone on the phone with me that works up there that knows all about them? but we shall see.

my big question is what can they do this upcoming week to make the transaction smooth. my biggest concern is the fact that they probably don’t know how to transfer the car to me via the app and i’m going to be 600 miles away without the ability to use tesla superchargers for the drive back.

Holding off payment until last minute - how long can you wait?

Picking up car 3/26/24.

Pending: Plaid Payment (down payment).
Pending: Bring Check for Self-Arraigned Finance to delivery day.

Question: How long can I hold off prior to delivery day before sending payment? I want to hold off as long as possible in the event Monday morning 13-15% off is available and losing the $250 makes sense.

How long before delivery do they give you?

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Solo Roadtrip from San Diego to Vancouver (Canada) in a 2022 Tesla Model 3 Long Range

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Technically I drove to Richmond, a city just south of Vancouver but definitely within the same metro.

Forewords
It’s been 30+ years since I last drove 1,000+ miles solo. I was in my early 20s and it was a barely operable 1980 Datsun 280ZX with no power steering, no A/C, no power windows and no radio. I drove from LA to New Haven (CT) and back 6 months later. Now in my 50s and despite very fond memory of that car, I would not be able to tolerate it for more than 50 miles nowadays; just spoiled by modern amenities, especially in a Tesla.

This time, my wife was flying to Vancouver to visit her family. I wasn't planning to go initially but later was able to free up schedule. By then it was not possible to catch the same flight at reasonable rate so I decided to drive. Thankfully she supported my decision.

Stats
Total miles driven 2,902 (including local driving in Canada)
Total kWh consumed 725
Total SC stops 21 (including 2 return visits to the same SC)
Average Wh/mi 250 (much higher than expected)
Wh/mi Northbound ~270 (very high, not sure why)
Wh/mi Southbound ~220 (that's what I was expecting)
Wh/mi Before Trip 233
Wh/mi After Trip 236
Total kWh charged 784
Total $$ charged $258.66

Supercharger Notes, Comments and Observations
  • Charged mostly at V3 locations.
  • No wait whatsoever, even the busy locations near city center.
  • With the sole exception of Irvine (last stop before home), every location was half-empty or better.
  • Every stall worked the first time; didn’t have to change stall anywhere.
  • Every stall began to charge very quickly, indicator went from blue to green within seconds.
  • No Ford EV sighting at any of the locations.
  • Many locations do have other EV chargers nearby, but were mostly empty.
    • I did see some Tesla at ChargePoint, probably intentional-slow-charge for shopping, dining, etc.
  • Oregon and Washington SC cost appreciably cheaper than California.
  • British Columbia beyond cheap… almost made me wanna be a Canuck.

Driving/Navigation Notes, Comments and Observations
  • Did not detour or sightseeing; strictly drove to where I needed to go. Same for the return trip.
  • Did not set end destination (Richmond/home) and let Tesla do the rest.
    • Planned each stop individually and made changes as necessary.
    • Purposely charged at V3 locations as much as possible (Tesla would not).
    • Learned that Model 3 LR at 80%-90% charge can go 3+ hours / 200+ miles before needing to charge but often my bladder cannot hold this long. Thus the trip was planned around my limit more so than the car’s.
    • For longer sections, I had to apply strict fluid-intake to make it.
  • Mostly 70 mph and hardly exceeded 75.
  • Standard 18” wheels
  • FSD not equipped/optioned
  • Switched between autopilot, cruise control and manual driving intermittently, pending road condition and traffic.
  • I-5 the entire way northbound.
    • Very poor efficiency; not sure why maybe strong wind and road condition?
    • Mostly 2-lanes outside of urban areas.
      • Constantly had change lane for passing or yielding.
  • Returning trip, chose Hwy 99 in the central CA stretch.
    • Much better efficiency.
    • Outside of urban areas, 2, 3 or 4 lanes.
      • Also had to switch lanes occasionally but was able to stick to the middle lane for a good stretch.
  • Shasta Mountain Pass was the scariest of all mountain driving, especially southbound when I drove through it before sunrise.
    • I was passed by tow trucks, cargo vans and even semis, with these drivers much more experienced and confident.
  • Tesla Nav surprisingly accurate on SoCal traffic condition with its blue/orange/red indications.

Other/General Notes, Comments and Observations
  • Tesla Semi sighting: None (saw multiple trucks hauling Tesla but none Tesla Semi)
  • Cybertruck sighting: Two
  • Other makes/models EVs rare outside of SoCal; non existence in Canada.
    • It seems that non-Tesla TVs owners probably don’t venture far from home.
    • Also drivers in the Pacific Northwest regions seem to prefer Tesla above all other EVs.
  • Tesla very popular in Canada (at least the areas I drove to), much more so than SoCal.
    • By my observation during the 2 days in Richmond, ~10% of vehicles on the road are Tesla.
    • Per Google Maps, gas price in Richmond is C$2.06/liter or US$5.72/gallon. Easy to see why owning an EV is much more worthwhile in Canada, although not sure why other makes/models not successful there.
  • Do not assume all Target locations have a Starbucks inside; some don’t.
  • Starbucks in OR, WA and BC (Canada) did not ask for tip when using credit card for payment.
  • While LA traffic was predictably horrendous, Portland’s traffic was surprisingly bad as well, far worse than Seattle’s. Sacramento was quite mild by comparison.
  • The magnificent volcanoes of the Pacific Northwest Ring of Fire look unreal, or surreal, or stunning, or.... short on vocab to truly describe seeing these close up. Hard to imagine that most of these are alive and could go off one day.
  • USA passport + Tesla + solo driver = very quick entry into and exit out of Canada.
    • I saw other cars taking longer but for me it was <15 seconds in and out.
  • Tim Horton’s coffee and donut nothing special but when in Canada, you just must, at least once. It's a checklist thing.
  • Canadian roads are narrower with roundabout; most simple but a few crazy ones.
  • Tesla will convert Canada’s speed limit to mph

Day 1 - Charging Stop # 1
Distance 114 miles
Location Commerce (LA)
Site Casino
Stalls 40
Type V3 / 250 kW
Time 17 minutes
Charged 27 kW
$$/kWh $0.34
Amount $9.18
Rating Highly recommended
Notes/Comments
I was gunning for Burbank but horrible LA traffic plus exploding bladder necessitated the reroute. It’s a good location with a short walk to the casino and clean bathroom. Limited food option inside but not expensive, with a formal restaurant and a quick-bite place. At $0.34/kW, it’s also very cheap considering it’s location and probably the cheapest in LA.

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Day 1 - Charging Stop #2
Distance 91 miles
Location Tejon Ranch, CA
Site Outlets
Stalls 76
Type V3 / 250 kW
Time 25 minutes
Charged 33 kW
$$/kWh $0.40
Amount $12.80
Rating Highly Recommended Both Leaving and Entering SoCal
Notes/Comments
Although there’s really not enough time to experience this outlet and food options limited, this location is highly recommended going either direction. North bound the next stop is unfinished and South bound you need enough charge to make it through the Tejon Pass. I witnessed a flatbed with a Model Y on it, probably ran dry trying to climb the mountain.

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Day 1 - Charging Stop #3
Distance 191 miles
Location Santa Nella, CA
Site Hotel
Stalls 48
Type V3 / 250 kW
Time 31 minutes
Charged 54 kW
$$/kWh $0.36
Amount $19.44
Rating Highly Recommended
Notes/Comments
A beautiful, historical-looking hotel with clean bathroom. Time charged ideal to walk around this place. But if you want to eat something, not sure pricing here or you’d have to walk a bit far to McD.

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Day 1 - Charging Stop #4
Distance 148 miles
Location Dunnigan, CA
Site Shopping Plaza
Stalls 8
Type V3 / 250 kW
Time 22 minutes
Charged 42 kW
$$/kWh $0.37
Amount $15.17
Rating Recommended
Notes/Comments
Having just 8 stalls was initially a bit concerning but it was past 8pm by the time I got there and nearly empty. Good place to stop and eat, with BK, Taco Bell, Starbucks and gas station nearby.


Day 1 - Charging Stop #5 (Last Stop of the Day)
Distance 125 miles
Location Redding, CA
Site Hotel (Holiday Inn)
Stalls 44
Type V3 / 250 kW
Time 31 minutes
Charged 49 kW
$$/kWh $0.43
Amount $21.07
Rating If You Have To
Notes/Comments
Not cheap considering the location and time of day charged (10pm). If you’re staying at Holiday Inn, which I was, OK, but if just charging, all food options either a bit of walk or across the street. Also not sure if Holiday Inn allows bathroom usage.


Day 2 - Charging Stop #1
Location Redding, CA
Site Hotel (Holiday Inn)
Stalls 44
Type V3 / 250 kW
Time 8 minutes
Charged 4 kW
$$/kWh $0.43
Amount $1.29
Rating If You Have To
Notes/Comments
I just charged a bit before leaving, to gain back what was lost during the night with Sentry mode on. Same $0.43/kW even at 6:50am. Skip this place if you can; I did, on the return trip.


Day 2 - Charging Stop #2
Distance 151 miles
Location Medford, OR
Site Shopping Plaza
Stalls 12
Type V3 / 250 kW
Time 33 minutes
Charged 50 kW
$$/kWh $0.26
Amount $13.00
Rating Highly Recommended
Notes/Comments
SC location with Target in the same plaza always preferred. Bathroom is usually clean, right by the front entrance and no need to ask for permission. I picked up a bottle of local Oregonian wine here but haven’t tried yet.


Day 2 - Charging Stop #3
Distance 107 miles
Location Sutherlin, OR
Site Traveling Rest Area
Stalls 51
Type V3 / 250 kW
Time 13 minutes
Charged 20 kW
$$/kWh $0.35
Amount $7.00
Rating It’s OK
Notes/Comments
Could’ve skipped but just wanted to check out OR’s largest SC. It’s big but that’s about it. Not much there other than a few fast-food eateries; closet one is Taco Bell. When using bathroom at a restaurant, I try to always buy something, so I got a basic taco there.

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Day 2 - Charging Stop #4
Distance 120 miles
Location Salem, OR
Site Shopping Plaza
Stalls 12
Type V3 / 250 kW
Time 22 minutes
Charged 37 kW
$$/kWh $0.28
Amount $10.36
Rating Highly Recommended
Notes/Comments
Target; this place also has many other eateries where Medford lacks.


Day 2 - Charging Stop #5
Distance 94 miles
Location Kelso, WA
Site Shopping Plaza
Stalls 12
Type V3 / 250 kW
Time 21 minutes
Charged 28 kW
$$/kWh $0.30
Amount $8.40
Rating Highly Recommended
Notes/Comments
Another Target location; enough said.


Day 2 - Charging Stop #6
Distance 92 miles
Location Tacoma, WA
Site Shopping Mall
Stalls 16
Type V3 / 250 kW
Time 20 minutes
Charged 26 kW
$$/kWh $0.22
Amount $5.72
Rating Highly Recommended
Notes/Comments
Cheap rate, considering busy location and rush hour (~6pm). MOD Pizza close by was pretty good, although not cheap.

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Day 2 - Charging Stop #7 (Last Stop of the Day)
Distance 150 miles
Location Surrey, BC (Canada)
Site Shopping Plaza
Stalls 12
Type V3 / 250 kW
Time 17 minutes
Charged 30 kW
$$/kWh $0.18
Amount $5.63
Rating Highly Recommended
Notes/Comments
A bit of walk to the supermarket but no biggie. $0.25/kW already cheap if in USD but it’s CAD (= US$0.18) and actually the most expensive that I charged in Canada.


Day 3 - Local Driving in Canada
Location Richmond, BC
Site Shopping Mall
Stalls 20
Type V3 / 250 kW
Time 31 minutes
Charged 29 kW
$$/kWh $0.14
Amount $4.01
Rating Highly Recommended
Notes/Comments
Even cheaper, and I charged in the middle of the day.


Day 4 - Local Driving in Canada
Location Richmond, BC
Site Shopping Plaza
Stalls 40
Type V3 / 250 kW
Time 15 minutes
Charged 18 kW
$$/kWh $0.12
Amount $2.14
Rating Highly Recommended
Notes/Comments
By far the cheapest charging of the entire trip! No wonder Tesla (but strangely not other EVs) are so popular in Canada.


Day 5 - Charging Stop #1 (Returning Home)
Distance 195 miles
Location Lacey, WA
Site Shopping Plaza
Stalls 12
Type V3 / 250 kW
Time 19 minutes
Charged 43 kW
$$/kWh $0.34
Amount $14.62
Rating Highly Recommended
Notes/Comments
Another Tesla location and quite fast.


Day 5 - Charging Stop #2
Distance 162 miles
Location Salem, OR
Site Shopping Plaza
Stalls 12
Type V3 / 250 kW
Time 27 minutes
Charged 49 kW
$$/kWh $0.28
Amount $13.72
Rating Highly Recommended
Notes/Comments
Ideally I’ve would liked to try a different location but from Lacey, Woodburn too close, Harrisburg a bit far and looks kind of desolate, so back to Salem.


Day 5 - Charging Stop #3
Distance 198 miles
Location Grants Pass, OR
Site Restaurant Parking
Stalls 8
Type V2 / 150 kW
Time 39 minutes
Charged 57 kW
$$/kWh $0.35
Amount $19.95
Rating Recommended if you eat there
Notes/Comments
V2 but on purpose, to eat at Black Bear Diner. It took a bit long; was warned by Tesla to move my car. Also spotted a Cybertruck.

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Day 5 - Charging Stop #4 (Last Stop of the Day)
Distance 117 miles
Location Mt Shasta, CA
Site Hotel (Best Western)
Stalls 4
Type V2 / 150 kW
Time 34 minutes
Charged 36 kW
$$/kWh $0.29
Amount $10.44
Rating Highly Recommended if staying there.
Notes/Comments
Only 4 stalls and V2 but there’s another SC across the street (also V2) with 16 stalls. I did stay there, as I didn’t want to go back to Redding’s Holiday Inn.

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Day 6 - Charging Stop #1
Distance 204 miles
Location Woodland, CA
Site Shopping Plaza
Stalls 8
Type V3 / 250 kW
Time 14 minutes
Charged 31 kW
$$/kWh $0.34
Amount $10.54
Rating Highly Recommended
Notes/Comments
Another Tesla location and also Costco.


Day 6 - Charging Stop #2
Distance 149 miles
Location Chowchilla, CA
Site Shopping Plaza
Stalls 12
Type V3 / 250 kW
Time 19 minutes
Charged 42 kW
$$/kWh $0.45
Amount $18.90
Rating Highly Recommended but quite expensive
Notes/Comments
Save Mart a very nice supermarket but bathroom not in front.

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Day 6 - Charging Stop #3
Distance 174 miles
Location Tejon Ranch, CA
Site Outlets
Stalls 76
Type V3 / 250 kW
Time 13 minutes
Charged 33 kW
$$/kWh $0.45
Amount $13.20
Rating Highly Recommended Both Leaving and Entering SoCal
Notes/Comments
Had to stop there to prepare for mountain driving. Also the fastest charge of the trip, equivalent to 152 kWh.


Day 6 - Charging Stop #4 (Last Stop Before Home)
Distance 123 miles
Location Irvine, CA
Site Shopping Plaza
Stalls 8 + 12 (two locations but same plaza's back parking lot)
Type V3 / 250 kW
Time 28 minutes
Charged 46 kW
$$/kWh $0.48
Amount $22.08
Rating Recommended only if you have a purpose there.
Notes/Comments
Most expensive, both rate and total charge. The stretch, although only 123 miles, I spent 3+ hours in the purgatory of LA rush hour traffic, where Tesla Nav led me to local roads on some stretches. Nearing the end, I had to treat myself to good Taiwanese food so had to charge there.

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Final Words
I still very much enjoy solo driving long distance, but this trip exhausted my body and mind to the max. Next time I would much prefer slowing down a bit, maybe 3-day one-way, to include detours and hopefully in a S or X. Also very fortunate that no charging wait or other issues whatsoever throughout this trip. Compare to my very first Tesla roadtrip back in Sep 2019, Tesla probably tripled (or more) the SC locations. I was fully expecting to see many Ford EVs but that was not the case.

Thinking of selling

Thinking of selling my 21 blue white interior M3LR, just over 19,000 miles.

Decided at the ripe old age of 59 to retire myself from paid employment and don’t really need the Tesla, I will need a second car though for town journeys/ shops etc.

Seems crazy mind you when I’m the space of under three years I’ve basically chucked about £25k out the window. Twas it ever thus with new cars….

I was actually, when buying the car doing some man maths and half figured that we’d have a baby Tesla on the go by now but looks like that’s still a way off.

Not sure whether to hang on for a bit or just bite the bullet now and sell her on.

Love the car but I am a tad conflicted because let’s face it it’s a cheap runner really but don’t want an expensive out of warranty costs in my retirement.

An age old dilemma really. Just talking it out here by way of sorting my head out.

Help Please

My apologies for the “Help” hook to get you to look at this thread. This is not the usual Tesla related request for help. I’m writing this with the approval of the Moderators, Firstly, to offer some advice to those of us with prostates which may save your life and secondly, to ask you for a small sum for charity.

Almost a year ago I was with a friend and work colleague when he died from complications caused by prostate cancer. His cancer was not picked up initially because he had a “normal” PSA test. Unbeknown to him, his Doctors and us, his “normal” was way below what actually is normal for most of the population. With the result that his cancer was not diagnosed until it was too late.

My personal advice therefore is please get yourself a yearly PSA test so that your normal level can be recorded, whatever value it may be, so that a result which is anything different to your normal will be investigated immediately.

1 in 8 of us will get it.

The second part of this post is to promote a tribute to our friend Alan.
A charity motorcycle ride of almost 3000 miles, with 72 hours in the saddle over 24 days.
I know some of you Tesla owners are also motorcycle owners and hope the following will be of interest to you as well as the larger community. I know some of you Tesla owners are NATS employees an so you'll be getting this from 2 directions.

Wayne, Shaun, Harvey and Richard, who are all Air Traffic Controllers, will ride around all the 24 National Air Traffic Services (NATS) units and will record their journey in a daily Blog. The Journey starts from Alans last unit Aberdeen Airport, on Sunday the 14th April and traverses the UK, including Northern Ireland and as far South as Gibraltar before returning to the UK to finish the challenge at NATS Headquarters at Whitely, near Southampton.

The guys have willingly given up their time for this and are using their annual leave to complete the task. They have had tremendous support from all parts of the UK. Triumph Motorcycles have kindly donated 4 bikes and technical support, Arai Helmets have donated 5 helmets, one of which has already been signed by personalities such as James Whitam, John McGuiness, Steve Parrish, Michael Rutter, Dom Herbertson, Kyle Ryde, Ryan Vickers, James Hillier, Peter Hickman, Sammy Miller, Charley Boorman, Henry Cole, Allen Millyard, Matt Armstrong and Skid, With the James Bond stunt team, Lee Morrison, Paul Edmondson, Nick Knowles and more to come.
This helmet will be auctioned off after the event with the proceeds going to the charities. Please keep watching the website for details.
There are a list of sponsors who are supporting the challenge on the website.

The challenge website is www.24in24.co.uk Please take a look.
Within the website there are links to the Just Giving pages of the 2 charities being supported by this event. Prostate Cancer UK and Aerobility which is the NATS supported charity.

You will see the guys on South Today News shortly and there is an article in Motorcycle News (MCN) this week. They’ve even had a letter of support from the King who as you know has his own prostate problems.

Here is Waynes video from Instagram explaining the challenge.


Its a bit Air Trafficy ..

Swanwick = The air Traffic Control Center for the London Area

ATCO’s = Air Traffic Control Officers

CTC = NATS Corporate HQ at Whiteley, Hants.

If you see 4 matching Triumph Motorbikes with matching helmets in close formation in the UK between the 14th and 20th and on the 30th April please give them a toot or wave.

Any amount will be gratefully received. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

On behalf of the team and Alan... Thank you

Chris

Tesla wants to replace my Model Y Standard Range battery pack with an LFP pack

I drive a 2021 Tesla Model Y Standard Range that I bought almost exactly three years to the day from today - in March 2021, ordered in January 2021. In case you're not aware this was a very short lived version of the Model Y and was only offered for sale for about 6 weeks in early 2021. Nearly identical in every way to the LR model but with only rear wheel drive and 244 miles of range.

It's been at the service center for about two weeks with a battery issue. They called me yesterday and said that it's going to take a long time to get a replacement pack for my car (I presume there's not many of them around). Then they offered to replace my pack with a new LFP pack. Said they have most of the parts in stock and might be able to have it ready the next day. Asked me to come in and sign something to authorize that work.

Verbally they explained that the acceleration would be impacted by about .5 seconds on 0-60 and mentioned that they had to upgrade the suspension a bit to handle a little more weight. Also would get about 10 miles more range. I suggested that it would be just like the current RWD car with 260 miles and the advisor concurred.

I rushed over and signed it before they closed as I was excited to get my car back quickly.

Well today I get a message that they need another part and the ETA is about 1.5 weeks away. So I'll have to wait.

In the meantime I get to ponder if I'm really pleased with this deal or not.

Cons:

car will be heavier, slower, less efficient.. might go through tires sooner, might handle worse

Pros:

brand new battery pack, not refurbished
new pack better than my three year old pack which was not really delivering 244 miles on a full charge (not that I charged fully)
longer life span of battery since a) it's new and b) it's LFP

Since I've got time to wait and ponder, I wonder if I should accept this deal or push for something else (that might be better).

Any suggestions


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New 2024 Model Y Break-in period?

As a new Tesla owner, for that matter a new EV owner, I have what might be an absurd question. For every new ICE vehicle I have owned, there is a break in period of 500 - 1000 miles, where you return to the dealer for an oil change, gerneral inspection of the vehicle, etc. Is there any reason, thought, guidance regarding a break in period for an EV. I have tried to ring my local Tesla service department, which is impossible since no one, “live” answers and any message I leave is not returned. So, I thought I would pose this question to all the experts on this forum, which I have found great, as a new owner. Thank you.
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