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    Model Y shipped without charging port

    I have the exact same scenario with my new M3P - delivery date listed as May 9-13. Had to take my Y to SC for minor issue and while it was there, I walked the parking lot and found a M3P with same configuration as mine. Looked closer. Same VIN, too! The service guys did some investigating and...
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    Supercharger - Alvarado, TX

    Given the crowds at the Waco Supercharger, this will be a most welcome addition to the network. I drive from Fort Worth to Austin for every Longhorns football game and man, weekends at Waco are getting outrageous. Last trip, all 10 stations were in use and there were perhaps five cars waiting...
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    Panel brands - what Tesla tells me

    How big is your system? Mine’s only 4kW so maybe it’s not worth disrupting the supply chain at all for me. Still, I am a bit peeved I can’t get the GF2 black panels. Trying to decide whether to push back some more. Are there significant advantages to the Panasonics over the Q.Cells?
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    Panel brands - what Tesla tells me

    I just got my solar proposal from Tesla and while I’m happy overall with the price and design, I’m a bit surprised at their choice of panels and their insistence that it’s the only choice. I told my Tesla advisor that I was willing to pay a little bit more or wait longer for panels from...
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    Idle fee at empty Supercharger?

    I assume the Supercharger Vigilante Squad would decree that whoever had the last remaining Tesla in an “I Am Legend”-style dystopia with one working port left should still move the car when it gets to 90 percent, just in case. But here in pre-apocalyptic America, when I wonder if Tesla is...
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    Idle fee at empty Supercharger?

    For anyone who still doesn’t get it, this thread is not about charging etiquette, costs or self-importance, it’s about Tesla explicitly stating a policy on its website and not adhering to it. It’s about telling customers, “We will only charge you if you do X” and then charging them for doing Y...
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    Idle fee at empty Supercharger?

    WTF is up with people being so officious and obstinate? I just knew my post would bring out the Supercharger Justice Mob.
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    Idle fee at empty Supercharger?

    Must be hard to go through life always being right about everything, huh? Someone wise once told me when you think everyone else is an asshole, you’re the asshole. You can’t give me a good reason why I should have moved my car from a deserted charger in the middle of the night, other than that...
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    Idle fee at empty Supercharger?

    I urge you all who are on Twitter to tweet @tesla and @elonmusk about this issue. I did. All of us who can afford a Model S can likely afford an idle fee, but this is just a fundamental question of whether Tesla intends to be honest and trustworthy toward customers. I hope it’s some kind of...
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    Idle fee at empty Supercharger?

    I didn’t get the notice this time (but have in the past, and dutifully moved my car as quickly as I could). Clearly there is something wrong here - no notices as in the past and a blatant contradiction of stated policy. Has anyone complained or spoken to Tesla about this?
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    Idle fee at empty Supercharger?

    Just got back from a road trip in which I became desperate for some shuteye and wound up sleeping at the Supercharger in Midland, TX, from about 3 a.m. to 8 a.m. (Yeah, I know it violates SC decorum but mine was the only vehicle at that SC the entire time.) Anyway, I received an email from...
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    Supercharger - Fort Worth, TX

    FYI, you may have noticed that the nav says the Whitmore charger is down due to a “temporary closure” and I can confirm that’s true as of this afternoon. I was nearby and curious so I verified it. On an unrelated note, based on a road trip from Phoenix the last two days, I can attest that every...
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    Supercharger - Fort Worth, TX - Clearfork

    I agree with you, Kavy, but there's something reassuring to me about having a Supercharger close to home. Any number of issues could arise with home charging. Not long ago my driveway gate broke, barring access to my garage charger and forcing me to either use 110V+extension cord or charge...
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    Insurance recommendations - DFW area

    I live just south of downtown Fort Worth -- in a still-iffy, gentrifying neighborhood -- late 30's single male with excellent credit and no tickets or accidents on my record in the past decade or so. Progressive charges me $802 for six months for my 90D. 100/300/100 with $500 deductibles for...
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    Supercharger - Arlington, TX

    I abused it for another 10 minutes on my way out of the ballpark tonight. It was just me. Nice night view, too. Be gentle with the pitchforks.