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OK, here is a little history lesson, with certain highlights from the last years: I put my own deposit down in December 2012, but eventually had to wait 21 months for my (non-signature) Model S right hand drive delivery on September 23rd, 2014. Tesla has their own calendar which doesn't always...

HK Pleasure Vessel Grade 1 license study group: A few of us Model S owners in HK started a study group on Whatsapp, to prepare for the written and oral tests. If you are interested, please send me a PM or comment below. We will exchange information, study together. Meet up for either sailing...

IM Tesla has just been launched for the Danish Superchargers. Norway is next! If you are in Denmark, or driving through Denmark, visit 1) tinyurl . com / sucdk 2) Register (get a user name) 3) Done The browser will remember you (in that particular browser), so you only need to log in once...

The new Hong Kong CLP triple-combo EV charger test - January 2016 CLP is now installing a triple standard charger from ABB. Before, they were installing ChaDeMo/J1772 dual chargers, while the new one is an AC/ChaDeMo/CCS charger So while (AC) J1772, the American standard, is gone, (AC)...

Many names for an event like this! We call it "Eco Rally" For our upcoming November 29th Rally in Charged Hong Kong | Hong Kong Electric Vehicle Association, we are planning to make the rally into an Eco-Rally. Different models of EVs, though very dominated by Tesla to say the least. We are...

In the Hong Kong Drive Electric week 2015 final event at Tamarind, I won third prize. This gave me the possibility to choose the prize of testing a BMW i3 for a weekend. Since it turned out to be Thursday to Monday, it was 4 days of testing, just over 300 km. Two adults and two kids under 2...

One year ago, today, the first 8 Tesla Model S signatures were delivered. See pictures here #72 I will be at the Kai Tak supercharger tonight, and dine at "The Old Hangar". Booked a table for 14, still many seats left if you are interested. 7 pm!

There are more and more places one can rent a Model S now. Various locations in Europe and the US, but also other locations, many lesser known. I rented one in October 2014 in Germany, and was very satisfied! Oh, the joy of driving a Model S while you are on vacation! Still a bit expensive...

When I am in China, and my Model S is in Hong Kong, the Tesla app shows the position wrong. GPS in China is offset for some reason, not sure if it's the USA NAVSTAR that does it to annoy China, or it is China that does something to annoy the US. Or maybe it is because of different map datums...

Consider to organise yourselves in an association of sorts in Australia. It's a good way to put pressure on government and companies, to have a formal organisation to bring up EV related topics, ie charging infrastructure, road and registration tax etc. In the USA, it's Plug In America | We...

I heard that regen should have been lowered in the latest release. Maybe just the onset of regen, ie more docile engagement for comfort? Haven't tried it myself yet - just wondering if driving dynamics for regen were changed. If so - would have been nice with a warning if the car after an...

My car was delivered September 2014. It has ISO-FIX connectors, not sure about LATCH, I don't know that standard. With the 14 month old just growing and growing, he needs a larger seat. Despite, he is getting a little sister later this year, so we will need to have two seats. His sister will...

We are now finally ready to accept membership sign-ups for Hong Kong EV owners, drivers or just people with interest in clean air, EVs and so on. We cover any vehicle that can plug a cable in to charge a battery (ie Toyota Prius is just an ICE car with electric regen and not within the scope of...

Ah, yes, you can hold a baby in your lap, "hands free", but not a phone. Having one of each, I can testify to holding a baby is much more distracting than holding a phone. Also, in the unlikely (but possible) event of a crash - I would much rather have my baby strapped in, rather than my...

MODEL S论å￾›_手机汽车之家 Are any users here on a Tesla Motors forum like the one above? I wish I could read it. If some keen user has the time, I would love to hear a short summary of what is being discussed, just the essentials. Are they discussing the same issues as we do?

HK ELECTRIC VEHICLE OWNER MEET-UP - 25 January 2015: This is going to be an important day, in the HK EV history: CHARGED HONG KONG - HK Electric Vehicle Society charged.hk - 電動車.香港 (website not active yet) On this very day, we intend to formalise our growing EV community, by establishing...

I am arranging an EV car / plug-in meet-up for lunch at the Gold Coast Yacht and Country club on Sunday the 25th (2015 if in doubt). There will be some "known surprises", for instance most likely the creation of an EV / plug-in organisation in Hong Kong, as well as some "unknown surprises"...

After going off topic on the HK news thread, I started this thread, intended for new drivers and expats, to learn more about how to drive legally, safely and efficiently in Hong Kong. The first subject was solid lines on the road: Which can I cross, and under what conditions. See post #507 and...

From other threads, I am doing testing with charging: Single vs dual charger installed, 1 vs 3 phase, Tesla vs non-Tesla charger (all AC) While doing that, I was wondering how rated and typical range is calculated. It is obvious that when selecting "Distance" in the units screen of settings...

There are several whatsapp groups running in Hong Kong, ask jh78 for details if you like to join. As members from the groups are recruiting Tesla Model S owners they meet, friends, relatives and so on - the groups are growing towards the WhatsApp limit of 100 members. And lx3h and myself (and a...

Not really HK specific, but here goes: A lot of people, even within the industry, confuse Power ( Watt W ) Potential ( Voltage V ) Flow ( Current/ampere A) Energy (Watt hour Wh) As Watt is Joule per second, ( W = J/s), energy can also be expressed as J, although since Joule is pr second and...

With electric cars, we are saying "NO!" to the death spiral of fossil fuel burning. It's bad for all of us, for the human race, our course to accelerated extinction. Instead of saying "no" to ICE cars, we are actually saying "YES" to cars that don't burn anything. It is easier to show the good...

This is an important subject. Even many parking lot attendants seems to lack knowledge about EVs. Why? Maybe because no-one seems to be using the charging spots, except for ICE vehicles. Example 1: Maritime Square, Tsing Yi - the parking attendant said she never saw the three EV spots used...

After getting infected by "curb rash" on both off-side wheels, I now also hit a small block to make you avoid parking along the curb. Annoyingly so low you cannot see it in the mirrors, I think these parking lot attendants do that on purpose just to "teach you a lesson". Why not have POLES or...

If the car performs in all ways, but the looks aren't appealing - would you consider it anyway? I am just thinking - the competing technologies that Tesla Motors and other BEVs have to meet, have many drawbacks in the first place. Strange designs won't be helpful to the sales, would they? Who...

Quite often you want to go back and find some previous discussion about a regular occurring problem. I was thinking it would be nice with a thread where this post #1 would be an A to Z list with links to mainly this forum, but also external links, where applicable. There is also room for short...

UPDATE: You can now go directly to this page by bookmarking/typing tinyurl . com / wikitesla (remove the spaces) Since I cannot make this page into a Wiki it seems, it is now located in the dedicated Wiki menu - so that any user can contribute. Please update it as you find relevant. Keep it...

As I just replied here: #3 I found some good rule of thumb to calculate the range you can go at a specific speed, just using "Typical Range" from the speedometer indication. I have read about similar rules of thumb for elevation changes - how about making a collection of these ball park...

I finally got it, while learning more and more about the car. "It", - you know that, lifting the foot off the accelerator, it can be hard to hit that sweet point where it's not braking, just coasting? I asked for a shortcut to toggle between low and normal regen - and got a lot of flak for even...

Rented a Model S in Europe, and having a ball (more later) Supercharging works fine, except the charge port doesn't want to open with the plug switch (only few times, seems like a bad receiver?) The normal charging has been interrupted several times, and it would say something like "Charge...

. Asking for renting a Tesla Model S for 13 days, I have received prices ranging between 1,800 and 9,100 EUR (!!!). For 9,100 EUR I could probably save money buying a second hand car, then selling it again when done. Of course, not very practical, but 9,100 EUR is a bit over the top, while...

At the moment, most if not all charging is free in Hong Kong, apart from the cost of the parking itself. Should shopping malls, parking lot owners and so on consider to install fast chargers like ChaDeMo? At some stage they would want to recoup the price of both installation, as well as the...

I know there are already many threads here on charging - supercharging, charging standards, installation, dealing with managers/owners committees, ChaDeMo and so on. With this thread, I would like to encourage users to take the time to go to Open Charge Map - The global public registry of...

After making several posts about other things than the recent TM news debate - I was wondering why there was no feedback at all, to any of my recent posts. It might be a coincidence, just wondering if a lot of people suddenly blocked me, or just chose to ignore me because of other posts I have...

I HAVE tried the search function, but couldn't find relevant information, so here goes. I had the car for a few weeks now (Hong Kong, right hand drive model). We don't have the navigation working yet, since TM is still testing various solutions before installing it some time in (estimated)...

This is my post #1000 here on TMC *), and this also the day(s) I finally took delivery of my right hand drive Tesla Model S 85, silver metallic with pano sunroof, air suspension, tech package, textile seats, dual chargers, sensors and 19” wheels. *) You had to look left, didn't you? Well, if...

I have been working on an extensive renewable energy project located in Scandinavia, for about 5 years now, which involves - Solar electric - Solar thermal (space heating and domestic hot water) - Underground Seasonal Heat Storage (store excess summer heat, get it back in the winter) - Drain...

Not sure this is legal, but how about setting up a network of owners who have enough spare time, and want to drive their cars more? Marriages, limo service or just people who want to try the car. Or tired of the old worn Toyotas, driven like rally cars and with 10 mobile phones on the dashboard...

I was going to get seat covers for my textile seat Model S (which arrives in about a month), from http://www.wetokole.com/TESLA.html But they only do for LHD cars. Anyone in the UK heard of custom made (and well fitting) seat covers, front and back seats, for the Model S? Naturally, they...

Is it normal for TM Stores to carry an inventory of parts like floor mats, touch up paint and so on, in the service centers? I plan to visit Powell St center soon, hoping I can just walk in and get the items I want. Anyone in Vancouver who wants to show off their Model S (or Roadster?), then...

Just went to a Tesla Motors store in NY, all I could get was apparel, no parts, not even touch up paint sticks. Might get another chance tomorrow, a different place, to go to a proper service centre. Anyone else in HK need parts urgently, time to PM me today. No, I am not going to bring you a...

Model S on the way, I live in Hong Kong, one more month until I take delivery. Wednesday afternoon I should be in Manhattan, and will likely go to the Tesla Store on W 25th St, just to get my Tesla anti-dope while waiting. Anyone around who like to say "hi", here or PM, whichever you like...

OK, so this is now mainly a Autotoll thread. While we are at it, has anyone considered installing more gadgets, while they are at the nosecone anyway? Installing a Passport 9500ci radar detector / laser diffuser I'm not intending to drag race the Model S at any time, but the stealthy silent...

Since February I think, sourcing parts for your Model S has been the order of the day - now I can finally modify my tagline here on TMC It took TM 5 months to "source my parts" - they must have found some really good ones, since it took that long. This is for sequence #114 on the standard...

Just spotted a white Model S in Sam Shing on Castle Peak Rd, CK 110 I think it was. Can't wait until this will be a daily occurrence, much less until it will be more than once pr day.

As it seems I am one of the few textile seat customers, I wonder if anyone is even thinking seat covers. I am planning to get seat covers, so I can pick the colour, protect the seats and have all those options like sunglasses pocket, seat pockets and so on. http://www.wetokole.com/TESLA.html...

So when do they plan on releasing the app? Cars have been out for weeks, the app has been out for more than a year in other markets. Tesla Model S on the App Store on iTunes Click the "View in iTunes" and it still says

Having 28 TMC members on the delivery tally for Hong Kong, there are only 15 here: Tesla Model S X Reservations and Deliveries It would be interesting if more upcoming owners would add their location to the list (you can ask to be anon, when you add it). Note it takes moderator approval to...

This is my own way of showing what happened. There were plenty of professional photographers and videographers, who will show this event in a more conventional way - I guess eventually published somewhere. This is about a minutes worth of a different angle. 1 second in the video is about half a...

I was considering to move somewhere, where I could park my car next to where I live and install a charger myself. Ideally, some place where I control my own parking lot, and also the roof. I would like to install solar power and charge my car that way. The only solution seems a house or...