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    Embedded USB Album Art - How Do I Do It?

    BertL, Thanks! The 53 page bug list does have some interesting insight into the Media Player/Album Art issue that has been around since I purchased my car over two years ago. At least now we have shuffle mode... I had originally written an Applescript to rename the genre to a playlist name to...
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    Embedded USB Album Art - How Do I Do It?

    I realize that this is an older thread. For those that have been to the service center, has there been any resolution? I use the TeslaTunes app to convert my iTunes library. Works great... What I've noticed (and I guess I'm asking if anyone else has seen this) is that the media player in 8.0...
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    EZ Pass Transponder Advice

    Maybe... the black dots are where the windshield is not coated, that much we've proven. But getting the antenna oriented and read is another issue... I'd test it by using a pay lane on the dulles toll road. That way you won't get fined if it doesn't read. Could also allow you to orient it...
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    Winter Range Anxiety - P85D , can I keep this car?

    I don't have much data (other than my recollection) but my energy usage has dramatically improved as the various updates have been released. I have a P85D. It will be interesting to see how the car performs next winter. We don't have the brutal winters that Canada has, but I took several...
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    My Experience with Upgrading the Sound System in my 2014 P85

    Agreed. Also, by design the Tesla's sound stage is forward. The rear speakers are really just background. In my other cars, there was more front/rear balance. The more I listen in the Tesla, the more it now sounds natural to me.
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    Tesla - Apple Watch support

    My watch arrives in June... great watch app. $10 is a no brainer.
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    Real-world comparison of my cost per mile - MS versus ICE

    Ha! My brother-in-law is a car geek too so we'll go for a spin around the coast... And trust me, the electric bill is the least of what we'll consume once I get into his wine cellar. :)
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    Real-world comparison of my cost per mile - MS versus ICE

    Based on my experience, the Tesla uses much more energy in the initial mile or so than it does afterwards. A short trip here or there won't be as efficient as longer trips... and I mean around town, not out on the road. On road trips, it's much better. My 130 mile trip to the Delaware costs...
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    Does cruise control save energy, or not?

    The best I've seen for TACC is to pull behind an 18 wheeler that's cruising and then set distance at 1 and turn on TACC. The drafting effect is huge. But, as others have said, easy terrain, flat, no stop lights, etc. TACC will do a very good job. Add in variables and you can't beat the...
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    Made a long trip in the P85D, only got 190miles on full charge

    I drive a P85D and agree that it takes a certain amount of experience to properly gauge range. And without that, range anxiety hits! Driving from Washington, DC to Rehoboth Beach, DE (relatively flat with a mixed road type- interstate, highway, two lane road, small towns at 25 mph and speed...
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    Opinion on location of 9500ci radar control module, please

    How noticeable are the external sensors?
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    View Waze Incidents on the Tesla browser

    Just visit Maryland... there aren't any speed cams here, just a ton of revenue cams! Speed, red light, school zone (double fines). Even worse is Washington, DC where the target cameras are focused on Maryland and Virginia commuters. In my prior car, I had permanently installed an Escort Premier...
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    Tesla - Apple Watch support

    Very cool. I'm using Numerous on my iPhone and it's a very intriguing app. Coupled with an Apple Watch- killer. I ordered a little late so I am a June delivery for an Apple Watch (cheaped out and ordered the sport band with it for the causal summer look) ... but the Numerous connection makes...
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    Firmware 6.2

    Yep. I went right to .188. Over the last couple of days, felt a little left out as I didn't receive the .168 release. Stuck on .153 (I think?). I may switch to the sport mode for daily usage. I only charge to about 80% (200 miles) and most days only drive 10 miles or so (but some days maybe...
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    Firmware 6.2

    Hmmm. It was pretty responsive before! I bet that is where the other .1 seconds of acceleration comes from... not an increase in power. So now Sport mode might make a little more sense... Thx!