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I assume there's a variable in the gateway file that needs to be changed in Toolbox. For a hot minute after the refresh in 2016 they software limited the speed and installed 72 amp units in every car.

You should ask in the Model 3 forum. 💡 The Model 3 bolt pattern is 5 x 114.3.

I can't find any reliable numbers but I doubt the median is substantially different than the mean in this case. 500k sounds like "a lot" until you consider that 17+ million cars are sold in the US every year. Again, this just isn't true. With the tax credit a Chevy Bolt can be had for under...

It’s often FAR less expensive to lease a German luxury car for 3 years than it is to purchase it, because they’ve built an entire business model around leases with artificially inflated residual values. Step 1: Write a lease with an unrealistically high residual value, which lowers the monthly...

Short trips in the cold are basically the worst case for efficiency. Its the same in ICE cars, you’ve just never bothered to notice. There are countless studies that all show EVs are far more sustainable and produce far fewer emissions over their lifetime, even with the dirtiest grids. That...

But almost anyone buying a new car in the US can. The average new car transaction price in the US was $48,000 in September. A new Model 3 can be had for under $30k. Even a new Model Y can easily be had for well under the average. “They’re too expensive” is just not a particularly valid...

That’s a very high estimate and doesn’t match anything I’ve ever seen in 7+ years. I’ve left my car for many weeks at a time and lost maybe 5% max in normal circumstances.

The modules I was referencing enable existing functionality already programmed in but disabled in our region. To my knowledge there's no software present on Tesla cars at all yet to enable this functionality, in any region, so there's no hack to enabling it.

Almost completely negligible compared to the consumption associated with keeping the car "on" continuously.

I would never, ever, trust Tesla with a service as important as insurance.

2170 and very likely will be for many more years.

Number of alerts has essentially zero impact on power consumption.

Your car has a baseline consumption when not sleeping of about 300 watts. So if you’re charging at 1000 watts, about 30% of the energy you’re consuming is wasted. Very inefficient.

There isn’t one.

😘 CT reservation holders 😂

There was never any way to take this cosplay “truck” seriously, no matter the completely made up specs. This is a Bro Dozer toy for Silicon Valley nerds and always will be - just like Lord Elon himself. Nobody is buying this thing for real work… just a super-odd way to flex while towing your...

So what are you confused about? Sounds like you’re up to date.

My 2016 Model S had 280,000km when I sold it and was going strong. Drive on.

Heh, that’s super weird because the car is running firmware 2023.20, which was clearly released after January.

Email [email protected] explaining your situation, damages, and what you expect as a remedy. They will probably ignore you. After that your next step is most likely small claims court if you want compensation.

Nobody knows, so nobody here can tell you.

It’s been safe to assume that for over 6 months. Inventory discounts are to drive sales. They keep certain configs in certain regions at certain discounts, but only a few of them. When someone buys that model with $2500 off, one of the same configs with $500 off will be discounted more to take...

Honestly it’s really just turn off sentry as cabin overheat is only active for 12 hours anyway. Shortest tutorial ever. “Turn off sentry mode.”

You’ll find that a properly installed 14-50 and purchasing the mobile connector is only marginally less expensive than a Wall Connector. I would not install 14-50s in 2023. Especially not with the cheap Leviton receptacles you’re going to find at Home Depot that like to melt.

Yes.

There was a vegan at Thanksgiving this year and they were in charge of bringing the mashed potatoes. Mistakes were made.

All model S/X were like this until early 2020.

There is no Tesla executive that cares the tiniest bit about your problem. You are correct that they have no interest in talking to you - it’s deliberate.

Do you need the third row or have a fetish for ugly cars? If either, buy the X.

Yes, you’re getting bad information from a sales person making $15 an hour that has probably been with the company for less than 6 weeks.

1) your battery has no capacity warranty, so the 70% thing is not relevant. That said it doesn’t matter because it looks like you’re getting a new one. 2) you don’t have anything to worry about regarding the warranty as the issue clearly happened within the warranty period, the car logs will...

I wouldn’t buy a 2012-2014 Model S at pretty much any price. Too much other expensive stuff to go wrong, even with a new battery. 2015-2016 with free supercharging might be a different consideration.

I could see a future scenario where home DC chargers become more common for situations where people really need or think they need 80-100 amp charging. Put the expensive conversion equipment on the wall instead of in every car when so few people need it.

Best case, you trip the breaker if you try charging both cars at the same time because you’re drawing more current than the circuit can provide. Worst case you melt something or cause a fire. If you want to charge two cars at the same time, you need two circuits.

Better question: why would they NOT add the camera from the get-go if they indented to in the near future? The wire and camera itself are surely the least expensive and complex component of the entire system.

Precisely. People have been squinting real hard and wishing every shadow into a camera for well over a year now.

You’re seeing what you want to see.

The S could probably go away tomorrow without much issue but Tesla needs a real 3-row SUV if they want to be taken seriously in the US market. The X needs to continue with a major redesign and simplification. The cybertruck is a cosplay joke and they’re going to sell through the people willing...

Hard to say at this point, I don’t really know. What I’m saying is they’re showroom pieces. Not test drive units.

Those aren’t demos and nobody’s gonna be driving them.

Tesla quality is what it always has been - variable. There is no credible evidence to suggest that late quarter cars are somehow "worse". Just order what you want when you want it and hope for the best.

The Aug '17 and later S75s with the 4.3 0-60 are great. The earlier models limited to 5.5 sec 0-60 are fun too but a little pokey.

One of the largest variables affecting road wear is vehicle weight, so you could argue that they are indeed paying a proportional share.

I know you’re using this as an example of an easy and convenient UI, but hot damn, what year is it again? It’s been ages and ages since I’ve had to manually set the time in one of my cars. 😂

Can’t speak for most, but it’s what I do. It just doesn’t matter and removing the visual reminder of the inherent variance in guessing range is liberating.

There is no right number. Set your display to percentage and let it go. It doesn’t matter.

If it’s any consolation neither number is anywhere close to correct. It’s not worth worrying about, so don’t.

I had this happen at the airport once, car was losing range at an unexpectedly high rate for no particular reason. Like you I came back to a completely frozen/dead MCU that needed the two button salute to bring back to life. I assumed at the time the MCU crashed/froze in a weird state and...

Yes. Every EV made in the last several years has it.

It did not.