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    Consumer Reports gives the Model S a low reliability rating "44" out of a 100?

    Since the Tesla broke consumer reports rating system, the car has only gotten better. So this is all about reliability. Knock on wood but my 2013 hasn't had many issues at all.
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    Does Tunein Premium Work In our Cars?

    Sorry if I wasn't clear. 1. I have TuneIn premium. 2. I have logged into my account from the car. 3. I have followed audiobooks and other premium content from my phone app and from a web browser. 4. From my phones app and browser I see all followed content - both premium and not premium 5. From...
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    Does Tunein Premium Work In our Cars?

    I have tried and do not see the premium content in the Tesla under favorites....other favorites are there.
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    I really hope Model 3 doesn't have rear wheel covers....

    Falcon wing - that's what I get for replying too fast. I definitely see that as part of the basic style of the Model X. Regarding the Roadster, I don't claim to be the expert, but a recent fastcompany article had the following quotes which are interesting (although there are lots of articles...
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    I really hope Model 3 doesn't have rear wheel covers....

    Agreed; that was the balance to which I was referring. Roadster was pretty much in progress when Elon took over. The S is a car whose innovations were granted more on the inside. For the X, I can only say: Gull Wing Doors. I can only go by the statements that they have made that seem to imply...
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    I really hope Model 3 doesn't have rear wheel covers....

    Don't see them following what others have done before...seems too far from Musk and Tesla culture. the real balance issue is: being innovative Tesla on one hand vs schedule and time to market on the other. The innovation comes with real schedule risk. Another challenge for them is mass...
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    Does Tunein Premium Work In our Cars?

    Did anyone send a request to Tesla as well? Seems like both sides may need to co-operate if Premium access is to happen in the car.
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    WSJ: Toyota Maps Out Decline of Conventionally Fueled Cars

    Ummmm.....25 years too late.
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    VisibleTesla

    I've been running vt from ubuntu for quite a while. Currently, my server is on 14.04 lts. Java: I use openjdk version 7 (1.7) and not the oracle version Launching; from cli; java -jar "<path>/VisibleTesla 0.50.07/VisibleTesla.jar" & can put same command minus & in the startup applications...
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    Model 3 will have less features than the S. Which one would not make it?

    Supercharger will absolutely be there. Removing it breaks the vision of EVs being able to make ICEs into fossils. The vision is a mid cost car that replaces the need to have any ICE in the typical house and proves why ICE "training wheels" in the hybrid model aren't needed. Removing...
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    Smart Air Suspension in the "real world"

    Works...raises before I get there without needing to slow down...granted I'm not going very fast due to a turn.
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    Worse than ICE'd; complete disrespect

    Hotel just said that they'd look. They didn't seem overly concerned. I had considered that it was an EV owner for a moment, but if it had been the j1772 from the spot in which the truck was parked, it would have been more likely. Since it was the tesla hpwc cord dragged across the tesla spot...
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    Worse than ICE'd; complete disrespect

    We were at a hotel with an hpwc. There was a truck parked in the EV spot next to the hpwc with a cord attached to the truck. I was at my car which didn't need a charge so was parked down the aisle from the charging spots. My first brief thought was that there was an electric plugin truck of...
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    Amenities, walkability, Tesla's Supercharger Location selection criteria...

    A few observations: 1. Many strip mall areas and suburbs just aren't meant for walking at all. That doesn't have anything to do with Tesla. 2. One of the worst walks is the bridge from the supercharger to primanti brothers in Cranberry, PA 3. supercharger locations are varied. Most that we've...
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    Is it Conceivable to Go Back to ICE After Driving a Tesla?

    can't imagine going back....whenever I need to drive a rental or relative's car I feel that I'm driving an antique that's past it's technological time.