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Hi everyone, today my 2010 Roadster started honking periodically when parked in the garage. It will honk 3-4 times in a 2 minute time window and then stop for an hour or more. It hadn't been plugged in for a little while so I plugged it in (it was at around 100 miles of charge left). I...

Thanks for the help everyone. Bonnie, I had looked at PlugShare before I posted this thread but I didn't realize there was a "residential filter" option that needed to be enabled so thank you for that. I had called the Tesla number a couple times and I either spoke to someone from Sales that...

Hi all, I just moved from Connecticut to Palo Alto. In CT, I was using my 240V charger but the house I moved into doesn't have the NEMA outlet I need (and the electrical system would need to be upgraded but that's a separate problem). Unfortunately it turns out that my 120V yellow charger...

I hate to ask this but will Roadster owners be given a chance to pre-order the Model 3 before the general public (or Model S owners)? I wasn't interested in the Model S (too big a car) so I didn't pay attention to the launch that closely but as I recall Roadster owners were able to pre-order...

I just had my service done today in NY and it was just $600 (plus tax). They said it would take between 4-5 hours and sure enough it took just over 4 hours. I think part of that time is running diagnostics and recharging the AC so I don't have a good sense for how long they are actively...

I don't know about the hotels by Mohegan Sun but if you are coming up from NJ you could use the supercharger in Milford which is between exit 40 and 41 on 95. Mohegan Sun is about 70 miles further up the road. So not ideal if you would need to stop in both directions but may be better than...

OK thanks. I decided to wait to see how the latest group buy goes but I might be game for the next one if the feedback remains as positive!

Hi all, I know it will be a few weeks before you get the glass roofs but please share your experiences when you get them. I was on the fence of joining the group buy but my wife wisely suggested we wait to hear how you all like it first to get a larger sample size. Thanks!

It sounds like the installation of the glass top is somewhat similar to the hard top. If so that would mean that once you install the glass top you would leave it on for a while. Is that right or can you easily put the top on and off every day depending on the weather? Phrased another way, is...

I would love higher capacity batteries but I would prefer to keep the same range and increase performance if possible. But honestly I would prefer that for 5+ years from now when my battery pack starts having limited range. I would assume most Roadsters out there are 1-5 years old so I doubt...

Any idea of any of this will apply to roadster owners? I assume the first 3 items would be easy enough to give roadster owners but I wonder if the battery warranty is impacted for us.

Hopefully this isn't off topic: often times when there is an article about EVs people in the comments claim that EVs require more energy to create and are less recyclable. I think this is mostly due to the mining of lithium and creation of the batteries. For example see: The Electric Car’s...

I think this qualifier is a little sneaky since they are probably not planning on producing more EVs than Tesla. I do think that the partnership with the rental companies to provide 12 days of alternatives cars is a smart idea. Of course people can rent these cars on their own but getting it...

Hi all, I just sent Rich my latest logs. I have 15k miles on my roadster but I haven't been able to drive it that much recently. Since I only drive about 20 miles per day, I have mostly been charging with the 110V but I did drain the car down pretty low and then recharged it in range mode a...

Here is a different article on the same subject: Energy Department Launches For Battery Manhattan Project | TPM Idea Lab Note that they specifically mention that they are not going to be working on Lithium batteries as others are already making good progress on them. So while this is...