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    Choosing new or remanufactured battery pack.

    The replacement remanufactured battery delivered the same full battery range as the damaged battery it replaced. The damaged battery before replacement was degraded by 11%. The replacement was degraded by 11%.
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    Choosing new or remanufactured battery pack.

    Within only a couple of miles, the remanufactured battery and the damaged battery that it replaced were equivalent. Both had a range of about 277 miles at 100% charge (11% degradation from new). I get that it might be Tesla's policy to replace a damaged battery with an equivalent rather than a...
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    Choosing new or remanufactured battery pack.

    I can definitively confirm that the remanufactured battery they used in my repair (insurance, non-warranty) did NOT provide the same distance as a new battery. The remanufactured battery delivered 11% fewer miles than a new battery.
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    Choosing new or remanufactured battery pack.

    I very nearly had an identical issue. I hit a rock with 102k miles on the car. With a $1k deductible insurance approved Tesla's estimate and a replacement battery was installed. Frankly, I fully expected a new battery replacement. But I found out only after the install that Tesla replaced...
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    Replacement battery falls short of new [non warranty - insurance replacement]

    So I had my high-voltage battery replaced on my 2018 Tesla Model 3 Performance. At 103k miles with 11% battery degradation from new, I ran over an 8" rock that damaged the underside of the car. Tesla Service replaced the battery (ASY,HVBAT,75KWH,AWD-RWD,1PH,RMN1137375-01-K). Total parts...
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    Range Loss Over Time, What Can Be Expected, Efficiency, How to Maintain Battery Health

    My 2018 Model 3 Performance had 101k miles on it when I ran over an 8” rock and damaged the battery. The estimated range at the time according to Recurrent Auto on a full charge was 280 miles – a battery degradation of 11% from the rated range of 315 miles on a full charge. After spending...
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    High voltage battery replacement labor

    I am having my HV battery replaced for $9,255.50 in parts cost and officially 9-hours in labor.
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    Run theater mode while not in driver seat

    Worked for me!
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    Supercharger - Ellsworth, ME

    8 Supercharging stalls at 250 kW just went live on 3 March 2021 in Ellsworth, ME. supercharge.info
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    Model 3 Nature Pictures

    Zion National Park
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    Tinting suggestions in Portland/Vancouver area?

    Can anyone recommend a high-quality organization for some tinting on my Model 3 in the Portland, OR / Vancouver, WA are?
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    Sentry Keeper- free Windows software to manage your Sentry videos

    Here's more on using the RaspberryPi as a USB drive from github - cimryan/teslausb
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    Sentry Keeper- free Windows software to manage your Sentry videos

    I suppose I should wait for the next release ... but this is the error I get when running - "Run-time error '13': Type mismatch"
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    Supercharger price hikes: what's your opinion?

    You may recall Elon was offering $5k in return to those who bought early versions of the M3 Performance if they were willing to give back the free lifetime Supercharging that came with the car. What does that tell you about the value?