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So Tesla wants to charge me a diagnostics fee of $265 just to tell me what the problem is. I’ve paid for Tesla service before but never have they charged a diagnostics fee. Pretty frustrating.

What is the effect of not repairing this? Is it actually a safety issue? and what would the implication be (if any) in a collision? I’d be very reluctant to dish out $1,000 for this if safety is not compromised.

I’m in the same boat. Tesla did a repair for this same issue under warranty which fixed it for a while but I recently had this alert pop up again. Now I’m out of warranty. A lot of things don’t seem right about this. If Tesla repaired it with a “band aid” fix before shouldn’t they be...

Disagree. I’m an owner and I want other manufacturers to pay Tesla a fixed rate per vehicle to support expanding the supercharging network. It’s not sufficient to simply charge $/kwh. Part of the cost baked in to the purchase of a Tesla is to support the charging infrastructure.

How much do these manufactures have to pay Tesla to gain access to the supercharger network? Or is Tesla just giving it to them for free? There needs to be a commensurate increase in the number of superchargers to accommodate all the excess vehicles. Other networks will not keep pace with Teslas...

the 89% round trip efficiency is indeed disappointing. Other DC coupled solar battery storage units have higher round trip efficiencies, closer to 95%.

I found this LG unit but it’s not clear if it’s DC coupled. Hard to tell what the PCS is doing. Is it feeding the battery with DC from solar? https://www.lg.com/global/business/download/resources/ess/ESS_HOME_8_10_Datasheet_EN.pdf

@Transformer @cali8484 what are the LG and SolarEdge whole home BESS that are the equivalent of a Tesla Powerwall? Im particularly interested in the spec sheets. A cursory inspection of their websites wasn’t very helpful.

There is no way I can replace my inverter with a “like for like” if it were to fail. They stopped manufacturing it over 10 years ago. It seems pretty crazy to force solar system owners to completely rewire their system just because they put in a new inverter. I have 20 panels on one string so...

Is UL 3741 applicable to solar installations that are 15+ years old? My system doesn’t have rapid shutdown now and it is still approved to operate. If I need to replace my solar inverter, I can’t see how they can require me to comply with new code unless there is a retrofit requirement. The...

For some reason, each software update recently seems to increase the default zoom level on the map. At this point my map defaults to a 500’ radius around my position. Not sure how that is helpful. How do I set the default zoom level?

PW2 is a deal breaker for me. I mean if PW2 is the only option I will look elsewhere for my battery storage needs. What is the technical explanation for PW3 not integrating with an existing solar system if it replaces the inverter? Setting aside positive grounded panels.

You should be able to order PW3 direct regardless of what your setup is but installation will be on you.

Ok, fair point. Glad I do not have Sunpower panels.

Right, I would replace my 17 year old inverter with PW3.

Correct, I don’t accept what Tesla says at face value 100% of the time. I like to understand how things work and Tesla doesn’t provide any logical reason to support that statement.

A solar inverter is a solar inverter. It doesn’t matter what brand of panels you have. I will connect my panels to the PW3 and it will work.

What size is the solar inverter in the PW3? It seems to depend on the PV voltage? My PV array operates at 240 V so does that mean the max I’ll get is 240 x 13 = 3.1 kW? That would be disappointing.

Anyone order Powerwall direct recently in SoCal? I’d be curious to know the PW version and whether anyone has requested PW3.

How does this work if you order Powerwall direct? Can the order be canceled before a purchase agreement is signed?

@andy92782 what are the dimensions of the Powerwall you received? PW3 is considerably smaller than PW2.

Manufacturing costs are expected to be lower for PW3 but this may not translate to the retail price.

So the PW3 has an integrated solar inverter with MPPT?

Oh, I think you meant kW not kWh.

@TJ21CT what do you mean by 20kWh in/out?

This is very interesting. Has anyone ordered a Powerwall direct recently and confirmed the version? I would think Powerwall direct orders would be processed faster and therefore better reflect current inventory.

@andy92782 what makes you believe you will get a PW3? Tesla hasn’t officially released it and the specs on the website for current orders are consistent with PW2.

I read that Powerwall can either be charged by solar or the grid, not both. I’m wondering why that is and what the difference would be in terms of wiring. I have an existing solar system installed many years ago. Do I need a Tesla solar inverter to charge the Powerwall with solar? Or will my...

Interesting that they used to make a DC Powerwall. Do other battery storage solutions for solar offer DC input? I’m new to this area and am not familiar with the range of solar battery storage products available.

Seems inefficient no? The inverter has to covert DC from solar to AC, but then the Powerwall has to reverse the process and convert AC to DC to charge the batteries.

Tesla Powerwalls store energy as DC electricity and supply the home with AC electricity. Thus, all Powerwalls must be equipped with an inverter. If I connect my solar panels directly to the Powerwall then the DC from the solar can directly charge the Powerwall without need for an inverter. Thus...

I read that Tesla started allowing consumers to purchase Powerwalls directly thru its website. However, after putting in my address the only option displayed is to purchase thru a certified installer. Is this correct?

My friend has a Hyundai Ioniq and he was recently able to power multiple appliances in his home during a power outage using an emergency power adapter that comes with the Ioniq. The adapter provides a 120 V outlet directly from the charge port. The Ford F150 Lightning is also equipped with...

HW 2.5 vehicles do not have Vision and yet the auto high beam feature is worse than it was a year ago. Previously, auto high beams would only enable when I manually switched high beams on. Now, the only way to have auto high beams is to enable it in settings which causes the high beams to enable...

Per CVRP staff, Tesla would need to apply to the program first in order to be eligible. They are not automatically approved just because they dropped prices.

Well I’ll be darned. I repeated the same process as before except I added the reboot in the middle. Problem solved.

Thanks. Yep, I deleted the Bluetooth device on both the Tesla and my iPhone and then proceeded to repair it. However, after doing so the Show Notifications setting is not there.

This is impressive. However, shouldn’t the driver assistance features have prevented the vehicle from veering off the road? I guess it was traveling too fast for the computer to react and apply corrective steering?

I’ve been having lots of issues with Sync Messages in the Tesla software. I decided to repair my phone to the vehicle thinking this would solve it. However, after doing so, “Show Notifications” disappeared from the Bluetooth settings on my iPhone. How do I get it back?

I got a letter saying I should schedule the inspection in the mobile app and that it would be completed by mobile service. However, while scheduling the visit in the app, mobile service was not an option. I’m currently booked at the Lake Forest Center next month. It’s a big inconvenience that a...

I’m on iOS 15 and Sync Messages stopped working recently. I have the Bluetooth setting enabled on my iPhone to show notifications but the Tesla software refuses to enable the option.

I already had automatic activation before this software update. There’s no need for MyQ to make that work. Am I missing something?

Seriously? Why would I pay $45/year for the exact same functionality I have on my phone? This is so lame.

Forgot to update this thread. I received an email last month saying my vehicle is affected and Tesla would need to inspect my vehicle. I haven’t received any further contact to schedule the inspection.

There is absolutely no reason to use encryption unless you are passing sensitive information. It’s crazy to think there is no need for good old HTTP.

Mail server requires port 443 for Exchange Active Sync to work. Solution was to run a secondary virtual host on port 8443.

I have a personal website that runs on port 80 and a web mail server that runs on 443 on the same domain. I like to access my personal website in the Tesla browser to display useful information from a dashboard. Since a couple firmware versions back, I can no longer access the HTTP site; the...

Do you ever drive your car in public? If so, it is trivial for anyone on the road to photograph your license plate and obtain your VIN.

I have distilled my UI/UX requests down to two items that are fairly easy to implement. I hope that Tesla could consider these suggestions for the 2022 Holiday Update. 1. Bring back the map zoom in/out buttons. When the user touches the map, these buttons should appear. I cannot fathom why it...

I couldn’t find a thread on this already. Anyone know what type of service repairs would cause this? I had my rear seats removed by service last year so they could access the HV penthouse. The center seat belt anchor was detached when I got my car back. Am I affected...