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I'm looking at buying a home that has a panel which looks rather full to me. I'm interested in adding at least a 14-50 outlet in the garage, and perhaps a 60A EVSE instead. Also want to put at least modest solar PV on the home. I know we have some amateur and pro electricians here, so please...

So I'm going to be delivering a Model 3 to a family member several states away in the near future, and she's not tech-savvy. I'll only be with her for a day and a half before I have to head back, so I'm trying to determine the likely best charging setup remotely. She's in an area with no nearby...

Anyone else have their Tesla solar monitoring (via the Tesla app) stop updating a couple hours ago? I did, so I looked at my gateway (the thin black square--I have no Powerwall) and it's showing NO SERVER which is one I've not seen before. Rebooted it, it connected back to my inverter, but NO...

This has to be seen as a bigly deal for SpaceX. I'm sure they were not the only commercial crew company that wanted him... SpaceX brings on NASA's former top spaceflight official as it prepares to launch first astronauts He'll report to Hans Koenigsmann as a reliability consultant.

My family will be visiting Florida in March and ideally I'd like to rent a Tesla for the trip. I've looked on Turo and the Ft Myers/Naples selection of Teslas is pretty light as well as expensive vs what I have seen elsewhere. I'm curious whether anyone else has had success renting while...

In March, I posted about a road trip to Fremont in a Model 3. This thread details my latest trip, this time to Utah--and including both a Model 3 and a new Raven Model X. Our route out of Denver (clockwise): This was an interesting trip, given that we wouldn't hit a single interstate road...

Have a 48A-capable Tesla but charge it using the gen 2 UMC on a 14-50 outlet at 32A? Want to charge 25% faster at 40A instead? Or, do you want more insight into charging cost/efficiency than you have through the Tesla app? The JuiceBox will give you both, while remaining able to easily be...

A Denver Tesla Club member suggested a red, white, and blue Tesla photo op in prep for Independence Day. That sparked some conversation about the possibility of a larger shoot, perhaps even an American flag made up of Teslas. That's a significant logistical effort, though, requiring dozens of...

Currently we've got a J1772 PHEV using an EVSE hooked to a NEMA 14-50 outlet. Then we've got my Model 3 using the UMC into a 120V 5-15 outlet and stealing the 40A EVSE when a fuller charge is needed. We're getting ready to replace the PHEV with a Model X, so I'm debating whether it makes sense...

A friend and I just completed a Tesla-centric road trip last night--arriving home at a minute to midnight after enduring blizzard conditions over Vail Pass on I-70 heading back home. Here is a recap of the trip. Tl;dr - The Model 3 was phenomenal the whole way, making what would have been an...

TeslaFi reports the first car having received a 2019 software release--a Model 3 in Nevada with 2019.4. Getting this thread started for someone to share release notes!

Two of my interests recently collided in an unexpected way, and I'm detailing it here in case more of you Tesla/solar/climate change nerds may appreciate it. As my profile shows, I'm a pretty hardcore Tesla nerd. As many Tesla fans are, I'm also into solar PV, transitioning power generation...

2018.28.1 has just been detected on TeslaFi's first Model 3, a vehicle in AZ. Opening this thread to track related discussion. If you gots it, share release notes and thoughts!

I picked up my Model 3 LR in early May, and thought that racking up nearly 3,000 miles by the end of June was a sign that I was quite enjoying the vehicle. Here we are, about three weeks later, and I've put on another 4,000 miles. Here are some reflections on my experience thus far. Some...

TeslaFi discovered software version 2018.20.5 on a Model 3 in Omaha a few hours ago. Opening this thread for discussion as more of us receive it.

TeslaFi notes that two Model 3s have received firmware 2018.18.13 today. One in CA, one in NC. Starting this thread for discussion of changes once we get reports of what's included. Could be the braking adjustment mentioned as possibly coming by this weekend in response to the Consumer...

Just received a firmware update to 2018.18.3 04dfd3c. Release notes mention auto high beams and a media player update that adds a quick toggle for the source. Pics below.

First, this would be fantastic to help continue to curb Colorado's largely terrible energy mix. Second, what can we locals do to help make this come to pass?

Over the weekend I finished my read of The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon, Brad Stone's 2013 (second edition 2014) book chronicling the rise of Amazon from its inception to publication time. While reading, I was struck by numerous similarities between the philosophies of...

Autogefühl P100D review hit this AM. Thomas is, in my experience, a thorough and fair reviewer with a solid following worldwide. Spoiler: he gives Tesla lots of kudos.

We've had various discussions on aspects of sustainable investing in other threads, namely coal divestment, funds that focus specifically on renewable energy, etc. What I haven't seen is a thread dedicated to sensible sustainable investing that's not so narrowly defined. In other words, if the...

I've long been a lending participant over at Kiva, one of my favorite 'charities'. Kiva is a microfinance group that takes lending funds from folks like you and me and provides it interest-free to on-the-ground partners in impoverished areas who then manage loans to local people. The end...

Via Plug-in America, I was notified about this survey from the Colorado State Energy Office and Regional Air Quality Council. "With new funding for charging infrastructure set to become available very soon (i.e. through Charge Ahead funds, Alt. Fuel Colorado funds, and VW Settlement funds), EV...

It looks like Tesla poached away Chris Lattner from Apple to be the new head of Autopilot. The Verge is also reporting that Sterling Anderson is no longer with Tesla, although Electrek suggests he is.

The segment's larger focus is Colorado's growth and how autonomous vehicles may help alleviate growing traffic concerns. The car demoed within is an Autopilot-enabled Model S. Given the Tesla inclusion, I thought folks here might want to view it.

As found by Dave Zatz via an FCC filing, and discussed on The Verge. Could include a 'find my key' function via the phone app. Pretty neat.

The Verge has an interview today with Mike Timskey, Ford's 'Global Director of Vehicle Electrification and Infrastructure.' I found it interesting. There's not a whole lot of new information, but it's a good summary of Ford's current views on alternative-power vehicles. A few quotes:

During the Win10 announcement event, Joe Belfiore mentioned Tesla in a pretty complimentary way: "We want all these Windows 7 users to have the sentiment that yesterday they were driving a first-generation Prius... and now with Windows 10 it's like a Tesla." Making ground on entering the...

Gizmodo has an article up giving a decent overview of the Model 3. I post it here not because any TMC members will find anything new there but rather because the while author has been fighting the good fight in the comments, he could use some help educating folks down there. If anyone has some...

No Tesla (yet), but I've now got the other half of the 'driving on sunlight' setup covered. I'm only 3 days post-energizing, but watching the power company meter run backwards hasn't gotten old yet. :cool:

Pretty cool fan video that Tesla just tweeted out. Pretty accurately visualizes the feeling of driving the car. :cool:

Tesla today added a new section to the site that walks through the process from order to delivery. This process probably isn't news to most folks here, but I like that it's now fully explained on the site.

Tesla hires Paget away from Apple. Her rather awesome title there was 'Hacker Princess'. Paget's Twitter feed is here. Sounds like Tesla may be making an effort to harden the connected elements of their vehicles.