Recent content by Mark Vallaster

Everyone -- I've done some searching online but I've only found opinion articles. is there a place where factory installed possible upgrades to the model S are shown? I've scoured the Tesla Website and can't seem to find them. I know of a few -- AP1 to AP2 upgrade, 3g to LTE upgrade, and...

This weekend I'm traveling to Asheville, NC from DC. We're staying at a new hotel downtown called the AC Hotel by Marriott. The web site says that it has two complementary changing stations in the garage. I called to see what the connection type was and the person I talked to was a bit...

I have a friend that ordered a model 3 early. They lived in an apartment building that had a charger in their garage. They just bought a condo with no parking at all -- only onstreet. they are betting on reverse charging. Meaning they can charge in a garage at work and then let it sit...

um, because for ICE cars there's a gas station every 7 feet as you drive down the highway. For us, "refueling" requires a bit more strategy.

It's not like charging a phone where you charge when its low. The computer is very sophisticated and manages the battery condition. Leaving it plugged in allows that to happen. I plug it in whenever it is parked if possible and allow the computer to do its work. I normally charge to about...

guilty on the walking behind the electric supply.

Wow, you are right -- that's pretty epic. Thanks for the trip report. I'm very jealous!

This hasn't been my experience. I'm about 1 1/2 years in to my 85D MS and I've always found it is about the timing of the trip. We just did a trip from Washington DC to Winston Salem NC and back over the weekend. There are 4 superchargers on that route (woodbridge, glenn allen, south hill...

Is there a way to change the temperature setting to lower it? On days when we are in and out of the house in the car, it would be nice to have it set to 90 or something that would let the car cool down more quickly when you turn on the air conditioning from the app.

A good post. I'm a pilot as well and when learning autopilot I was constantly reminded that its a tool like every other instrument or piece of equipment. And all equipment is failable. Its there to make our workload easier and you're still in charge.

I did a lot of reading on this when I got my 85D a year and 1/2 ago. There were people posting about battery degradation and chemical properties and all sorts. there was one guy in another forum who actually bought a second tesla and took it apart to understand the battery configuration and...

Everyone -- My wife stopped at the Warsaw NC charger on the way back to DC from Wilmington and had a horrible experience. While charging, she attempted to enter the Quality Inn to use the restroom. She was told that the restroom was out of order -- and by coincidence it was out of order 2...

What I've always read (and I've read several enthusiastic tomes about this topic) is charge what you need and leave it plugged in. If you only drive 30 or 40 miles in a day, charge to 50% of the battery and plug it in each time. When you need to drive more than that, increase the charge on...

There's a Sheetz in Altoona that I've used twice. Chademo. Once successfully. the second time the charger was broken.

buy the 14-50 80 amp extension cord and then the appropriate dryer adapter. I can 2 of them -- one for each mother in laws house.