Recent content by mrbry

Just got the car back, they were nice about it and really tried to get me a loaner (which I did get) since there was obviously something else going on and it might be a while to debug. They said it turned out to be a faulty master charger controller. I believe I had the master charger replaced...

My late 2012 model P85 is having serious 12v issues. Was first replaced proactively at an annual service last year or year before, I forget. Went in for annual service this year late Jan, few weeks later get low 12v warning. Call Tesla, they say it's safe to drive and it warns a month early. I...

Status update on my LA -> SD -> LV -> LA trip this weekend. LA->SD (Fri 1/17): I stayed at Hotel La Jolla which had 2 blink chargers. I was charging at 10mi/hr and was able to get enough charge by the morning. Blink cost for me was $1/hr and the hotel valet rate was $14/day. Before arriving...

Thanks for the tip Mark! Very timely, I'll be heading to Vegas this weekend and it'll be my first time using the Barstow chargers.

Heading to Vegas this weekend for a bachelor party. This time I'm bringing the Tesla and will keep all your suggestions in mind and report back! I'm coming from SD instead of LA this time around. So my trip will be LA -> SD (overnight @ Hotel La Jolla) -> LV (weekend) -> LA.

ugh, I can't believe this is still happening. I feel like they should have done a recall if this was widespread and they knew what was causing it.

Yeah, the situation was a bit more complicated since we were also giving other people rides and we were all staying at a hotel off the strip. Didn't have much downtime as everyone also wanted to leave early Sunday morning to avoid traffic back to LA. Just wanted to minimize any timing drama...

Thanks for the info everyone. I ended up having the gf drive in her ICE. It sounds like not much has changed for charging options (few slots at Venetian). The SC rollout map looks like there'll be a SC installed at Vegas or at the border anytime now... For everyone that did the roundtrip...

Hi everyone, P85 here, what's the status of LA->Vegas. Is there still only a Barstow SC and scrounging around for some charge while in LV? Deciding between the ICE or the Tesla for this weekend and I'll only be there for one night.

I saw that and the hotel was booked when I was there, and was going to suggest it to the OP. However, looking at the Recargo comments, it seems these are actually non-existent as of Oct, so I didn't bother mentioning it. If anyone can confirm or deny the existence of the chargers at the Hyatt...

I was just there for a bike event last month. I drove up from Los Angeles and charged at Harris Ranch and Gilroy on the way up. Fremont was crowded with a queue of people waiting to charge so I skipped it. I hit traffic for the last 30mi or so on the way in. I kept track of the energy graph...

Thanks, I'll try that when I get home. I did try to push down, but obviously not hard enough with my pinky finger nail in that slot. I think my pinky is just a bit too big.

Which tabs and which way do I push?

I don't think there's a spring. Just a tiny bit of play, maybe a millimeter or so, not enough for tilting the battery. There's also electronics behind there it seems so I don't want to push too hard either. I tried sticking my pinky nail in that hole in the top to try and push down but...

Has anyone replaced their keyfob battery? I feel like an idiot since I can't figure out how to get the battery out of the holder. It seems the battery is held in by 3 fixed tabs that aren't movable. Help?