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  1. GasDoc

    Told my Powerwall won't charge off Solar

    Sorry that I've been absent from this thread. Thanks for all the input. This is going at our second home, up in the hills, which we might retire to someday. My primary motivation currently is to have some backup in the event of an outage. I generate enough power that PGE sends me a check for...
  2. GasDoc

    Told my Powerwall won't charge off Solar

    I think my Powerwall is supposed to come with an inverter. But I don't understand these things much. Maybe I just need an upgraded inverter for my solar array to bridge the technology gap?
  3. GasDoc

    Told my Powerwall won't charge off Solar

    The major downside of my configuration is that if the grid power is down, my reserve is limited to the capacity of one powerwall. Solar won’t charge it. On the other hand, if I could charge off solar and had sufficient battery and sunshine, I could weather through an indefinite power outage...
  4. GasDoc

    Told my Powerwall won't charge off Solar

    Yeah. The guy said it would be an additional $8500 to add the second Powerwall, redesign the system, wait for permits, and install two walls at once. To add it later would be the same $8500 for hardware and about $3k for installation costs. So I pay a three thousand dollar penalty to install the...
  5. GasDoc

    Told my Powerwall won't charge off Solar

    This would require a redesign and new permits, likely months of delays. I waited years for Tesla to come through with this free Powerwall from the referral program. I'm going to go with installing now and paying the penalty down the road of an additional installation fee when I purchase a second...
  6. GasDoc

    Told my Powerwall won't charge off Solar

    Can't the extra energy just be wasted somehow?
  7. GasDoc

    Told my Powerwall won't charge off Solar

    My free Powerwall, from the referral program, is being installed this week; after five years of waiting! We are installing at a home that has an existing, owned, 12kW solar array. The array is at least ten years old so I imagine it's degraded some and not really 12kW anymore. Tesla called me...
  8. GasDoc

    Referral Program: Who is still owed prizes?

    I'm trying to gauge how many members are still owed rewards from the various programs over the years. I was an early adopter and received numerous rewards including the Radio Flyer toy car, Arachnid wheels and service/purchase credits. For my first Powerwall, they could not deliver and gave me...
  9. GasDoc

    Can I ask Tesla to change my referral powerwall to powerwall+?

    Been waiting since 2018 for my Founders Series Powerwall. They recently sent me the contract and I signed it; it'll be for the newer Powerwall as the Founders series is discontinued. No timing for installation or site survey though.
  10. GasDoc

    Discussion: Tesla Energy / Auto Customer Service

    I've been waiting for a Powerwall referral since 2018. This year they finally completed the paperwork. But no survey or project start date in sight. Class action time?
  11. GasDoc

    Buying or selling a Powerwall 2? A warning...

    You mean people have actually had powerwalls installed??? I won one as well as a Gigafactory opening party invite in the FIRST referral program over 2 years ago and haven't gotten a PowerWall. All my people took delivery, we got to go to the gigafactory and got email confirmation of the prize...
  12. GasDoc

    My delivery is on for tomorrow!

    No dashcam purchased yet. Have to figure out where to power it. Was told that current draws are monitored and tapping into the wrong circuit may trigger some protections. M3??? I was hit by an M5. This is Hillsborough.
  13. GasDoc

    My delivery is on for tomorrow!

    They included this new style charger with both 110 V plug and NEMA 14-50
  14. GasDoc

    My delivery is on for tomorrow!

    I was told by my DS yesterday that it would be "cheaper than a tank of gas". So $17 for 85kWh which gives me roughly 200 miles? I'd say the math works out.
  15. GasDoc

    My delivery is on for tomorrow!

    No NDA. A short clause in the sales agreement that I didn’t buy with the intent to resell for profit.
  16. GasDoc

    My delivery is on for tomorrow!

    No mention of any gift
  17. GasDoc

    My delivery is on for tomorrow!

    They charge for SuperCharging from the outset. No electricity included with car other than what's in the battery.
  18. GasDoc

    My delivery is on for tomorrow!

    OK. OK. I'm home...LOL Impressions of the Model 3 Fremont delivery center: Really nice facility. No public charging but that's nitpicking. You check in and they tell you to have a coffee and a seat while they get your DS. Good baristas and all the usual coffee drinks available as well as tea...
  19. GasDoc

    First Customer Delivery?

    I just got the call from the DS. Tesla and I have a date tomorrow afternoon for me to take possession of my new red Model 3! non-employee 3/31/16 early deposit in store, 11/21/17 config, 12/7/17 VIN
  20. GasDoc

    Tesla owner configurations begin

    I was just called and scheduled for delivery TOMORROW! 12/20/17!
  21. GasDoc

    My delivery is on for tomorrow!

    Delivery specialist called at 7pm tonight. Said that I can have my car tomorrow. Four weeks to the day that they said my car would be ready in "four weeks". As luck would have it, I have the afternoon off. So picking up in Fremont at 3:15! In store order 3/31/16 Configured 11/21/17 VIN...
  22. GasDoc

    First Customer Delivery?

    Im guessing that it’s a software issue where finalized customer UI software needs to be installed. An owner (employee relative, no NDA) told me that the software, until recently, didn’t even have the FM radio UI.
  23. GasDoc

    GOT MY VIN

    This is so weird. I’ve had my VIN since last Thursday. So I called Tesla today to get a status update. They told me the name of my delivery specialist and that I was supposed to take delivery in San Francisco. But I live near Burlingame and that’s where I placed my order. I want to pick up at...
  24. GasDoc

    First Customer Delivery?

    In one of the Facebook groups, There’s a non employee who took delivery of a red model 3 yesterday.
  25. GasDoc

    GOT MY VIN

    What's the link for the tracker? I should update.
  26. GasDoc

    GOT MY VIN

    Are all the other people who received a VIN in the same boat as me? Answering every unrecognized number hoping it will be the DS only to be disappointed that it's a spam call?
  27. GasDoc

    Tesla owner configurations begin

    Your VIN is required when filling out the tax return and claiming the credit. They can get the manufacturer and other details from that.
  28. GasDoc

    GOT MY VIN

    You looked in the detailed page beyond your Tesla Account Overview, right?
  29. GasDoc

    GOT MY VIN

    I filled out everything they asked for when I ordered. That included insurance and financing information. I gave them my USAA insurance number and expiration date and indicated that I'd be financing but didn't give additional details with respect to finance.
  30. GasDoc

    GOT MY VIN

    I got my VIN! 140x I had been visiting my account page daily and it just showed an RN number. But today I clicked the "Manage" button and looked at the details of the configuration. My VIN was listed.
  31. GasDoc

    Tesla owner configurations begin

    HOT DAMN!!! Thanks for that tip. I've been visiting my overview page daily and it just showed an RN number. I looked at my details page today and there is my VIN!!! 140x
  32. GasDoc

    VIN Assignment

    Ordered Nov 21 but no VIN yet. I called and the woman told me that a VIN wouldn't be assigned until the car was in the final stages of preparation. She did give me the name of my Delivery Specialist and reiterated that I'd have my car within 4 weeks or configuration. So two weeks left.
  33. GasDoc

    GOT MY VIN

    No news for me yet. I was also asked to configure two weeks ago. Order placed in store on 3/31/16, early in line. Model S owner and local to factory.
  34. GasDoc

    any early invite want to sell their car?

    Intent is a really difficult thing to prove. If you buy a Model 3 and use it and then decide, for whatever reason, that it’s not the right car for you I think you can legitimately argue that you used the car and are selling it as a used car. Argument even stronger if you subsequently buy a...
  35. GasDoc

    any early invite want to sell their car?

    No you don't, unless you are cool with tax fraud. The tax credit is not available to resellers, only buyers that keep the car. I think the language in the federal tax instructions say you must “Put the car into service”. So if you buy it, pay taxes on it and use the car it’s now “in service”...
  36. GasDoc

    Tesla owner configurations begin

    I ordered Red and Aero wheels. Was told 4 weeks for delivery. Will update when I get my VIN
  37. GasDoc

    Speculation: Time to Delivery for Model 3 will be short, once deliveries begin

    Sorry, I don't remember. It was always in the first batch. Didn't really pay attention knowing that it was out of my hands and likely to change.
  38. GasDoc

    Tesla owner configurations begin

    I don't remember. I think it was always in the first batch. Wasn't really paying attention knowing that it was out of my hands and likely to change anyways.
  39. GasDoc

    Speculation: Time to Delivery for Model 3 will be short, once deliveries begin

    Invited to configure today! Process said 4 weeks until delivery! I am a Model S owner, ordered early on the first day and local to the factory.
  40. GasDoc

    Tesla owner configurations begin

    Just got invited to configure. Ordered on first day. Model S owner and local to factory
  41. GasDoc

    Center screen dead--related to software update (?)

    They can't even see my car to push an update to it.
  42. GasDoc

    Center screen dead--related to software update (?)

    Two days ago I applied the most recent 8.1 service update. My car has 43,xxx miles on it. Yesterday the display on my rear camera was split in a funny way so I did a reboot of the center screen using the two steering wheel knobs. After the reboot the screen never came back. Observations: The...
  43. GasDoc

    Where to put a new Supercharger location along the 280 freeway on the SF Peninsula

    How about the golf course at 280 and Black Mountain Road? They have a nice little coffee shop.
  44. GasDoc

    Very sad... Fatality in a Model S on the 405

    This is so sad. They are our neighbors. He's a great guy, active in the school board. The 13 year old sister is in critical condition. She is a classmate and friend of my son. When they were in first grade, she was his "girlfriend". Furious that someone would DUI, particularly at 9:30am. Give...
  45. GasDoc

    Tesla employee hogging supercharger in new Reno SC

    The Tesla owned car was there from at least before midnight. There was a line to charge at 1-2 am and people realized the car was unlocked and unplugged it hoping that the alert would bring back the inconsiderate driver. Posting the Mfg plate won't identify the car as this is the number on all...
  46. GasDoc

    Tesla OEM unused, 2016 all weather interior mats $175 in Seattle; OEM 19" classic rims $700

    TPMS, lugs, center caps included with the wheels? Does your price include wheels and tires? Would you break up a set and sell three?
  47. GasDoc

    Save the Date - Gigafactory Party July 29th in Reno

    Is there anybody going to the Gigafactory opening from the Bay Area that my wife and I could hitch a ride with one way? We're going to fly out of RNO the morning after the party.
  48. GasDoc

    Manteca, CA to Mamoth Lakes, CA (new)

    I knew about the HPWC at the Ahwahnee. That'd be my ideal situation, beautiful drive and top off there. However, I'm worried about it being in use and I need to make the drive in one day. I'm wondering if one of the destination chargers along the way (Groveland?) might be a better choice