Recent content by Couscous19

I stopped the fans getting carried away. Fix in case anyone else needs it in the future: Via the Tesla app on my phone I turned the AC on and set the target temperature to 16 Celsius so it would blow cold air. After 20 seconds of that I changed the target temperature to 20 C so it would blow...

Good tip but not the case unfortunately. No climate control on when we got back yesterday and even check to make sure it was off this morning.

I unplugged my car around 11 p.m. yesterday and it was making a humming or whirring noise. Looking online it sounds like this is the car sucking in air to cool the battery. Seemed odd to me given that it’s only ~14 Celsius in the evening here but if it stopped soon then whatever. I checked the...

Oohh so as in right before you plug in to the supercharged turn range mode to ON so it doesn’t restrict the charge rate as much on a hot day?

Silly me, should have mentioned that I was not sharing the stall; only 3 cars on a 10 bay supercharger and we were all spread out. To reply to my Kiwi friend, I just have a plain 85 kWh model S so sadly no firing the car out of a bullet chamber. I even have a small dog so spent the whole day...

Today I had a long drive across the UK, twice stopping at superchargers. The charging rate during the 2nd time was much lower than I expected and the rate did not change throughout the entirety of the session. It reminded me of the new Leaf limiting charge speed during a 2nd rapid charge of the...

I’ve noticed that I have not heard the fans on my model S churning away during superchargering. This struck me as odd given how hot it’s been during the day lately and how when I plug in I hear other Tesla fans blasting the battery with cool air. Should I be worried? I queried it with Tesla who...

I bought my used S85 with the intention of having it for 15 or 20 years. That means that, while Tesla have done a good job at putting in systems to reduce battery degradation regardless of user habits, I am keen to do everything in my power to minimise the degradation. Am I right in thinking...

I have a used S85 made in 2014. I usually drive with the display showing battery %age rather than range. However I have noticed that since I got the car (August 2017) to now the range displayed under “typical” when fully charged has reduced from circa 240 miles to under 230... quite a lot of...

My partner and I recently returned from an excellent holiday destination for EV drivers and I thought I would spread the word. Aber Cottages Brecon Beacons – Aberhyddnant Farm Holiday Cottages – Organic Farm Holiday Cottages Brecon Beacons Lovely, well priced holiday cottages, perfect for...

I generally try and follow all the usual tips about battery degradation since being able to use my model S with minimal capital expenditure over the next 10/20 years was one of my reasons for purchase. However, I left my car at a supercharger during dinner tonight and didn’t move down the...

I generally try and follow all the usual tips about battery degradation since being able to use my model S with minimal capital expenditure over the next 10/20 years was one of my reasons for purchase. However, I left my car at a supercharger during dinner and didn’t amend the charge limit. As...

Here’s the super cheap one: EV Charging Points For The Home | EV Charging | Rolecserv

As another poster said, get your free Tesla charger at your parents if you’ll be there often. Get a cheap one that is OLEV grant compatible at your residence. This is only £200 although there’s another manufacturer that, after the grant, only charges £99 for a 7 kWh point. Couldn’t find the...

I recently got hit by the cold weather in a long journeyand didn’t quite have enough to make it to the supercharger. We used Ecotricity and CYC rapid charging points to grab the extra bit of juice but found thecharging to be crazy slow using the type 2 tethered available. At both sites we only...