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My Model 3 has now been sold, so I need to delete all the personal settings, nav stuff, phone pairings etc. I understand this can be done by using the "factory reset" option, but have read several conflicting stories about this taking a long time, sometimes failing, needing a SC visit, etc...

Moderator comment - numerous posts moved from [UK] 2021.4.x even though they related to 2020.48.35.5 - but topic worthy of its own thread Similar posts also moved from closed thread Was going to order, now in 2 minds I had the "klaxons of doom" go off again this morning, accompanied by a...

Bit of a weird one. I run the app on an old Sony Android tablet, that's fixed to the wall and used solely to do things like precondition the car. Periodically it's asked me to log in again, using my account password, and did this again this morning. I have tried to log in several times, each...

Just spotted this thread on another UK forum: Tesla Model 3 SR+ Vs Kona Premium SE at 4 Months and 10k... I've not taken a look at this other UK forum for well over a year, but I remember the chap that posted it back from when he was driving massive distances in Hyundai Kona. It seems he's...

In this post, I mentioned that there was no law to prevent someone doing DIY electrical installation work, and that it was perfectly legal, as long as the regulations were adhered to, that the work was undertaken by a competent person (which doesn't mean formally qualified or approved) and that...

I've been idly contemplating changing cars (in part prompted by now being unable to see the speed display on the Model 3) and spotted that the Mustang Mach E will shortly be available here. Seen a few reviews (below) and it looks, on the face of it, to be a fair competitor to the Model Y. I...

There's been chat on various charge point option threads about open PEN fault protection, and why it is needed. Right now we have an open PEN fault, probably as a consequence of storm damage to an overhead nearby, as much of the village is supplied via ABC, and the DNO have told me that a tree...

Moderator comment - the following threads were moved from Rolec EV Wallpod Unfortunately, there is a myth that's still being promulgated that the requirements for wiring an EV charge point somehow changed relatively recently. The reality is that they didn't, at least not materially. The...

My car has been attacked, several times, by one or more of our local cock pheasants, damaging the paintwork on both front lower corners enough to warrant getting the Chipsaway chap in to respray the damaged areas. The problem seems to be that the pheasant can see his reflection in the...

In this thread: External Garage - Charging I mentioned that I was building a new DIY charge point, using off-the-shelf parts. Rather than take that thread off topic, I thought I'd start a new one, although I fully accept that not many are likely to be that interested in tinkering like this...

Moderator comment - information in this post superseded by post Basic charge point costs There's been debate about the cheapest way to install a charge point, if not able to take advantage of the OLEV grant (or just if you don't want a smart charge point). I thought I'd try and cost the...

Just spotted that the driver's side window seems to not be closing properly. There's always been a bit of wind noise from high up on the driver's side, but now this seems to have got worse. I've just measured the gap between the rear edge of the driver's door glass and the B pillar glass and...

It seems a bit rare to be complimentary, but I'd just like to say how really impressed I was with the service from the Bristol SC today. There were some minor paint defects on my car when I collected it, a small chip down to what looked like bare metal on the driver's door pillar and a series...

Every year I do a periodic inspection of all portable electrical stuff in the house, pretty much a PAT test, with a few extra checks. Had a near-failure this year, on an infrequently used 10m long Type 2 charge cable. In theory, anything over 1MΩ on an insulation test is a pass, but the...

Given the number of reports here, and elsewhere, with issues directly related to smart charge points, are they really worth the hassle? Issues that seem to crop up fairly regularly are: 1. Scheduled charging with smart charge points seems to be buggy, either because the apps/servers they rely...

I've been thinking about using one of the spare Raspberry Pi Zero W modules I have sitting here to make a cheap and cheerful little box that will wake the car up at midnight to allow charge point controlled charging to work properly, and also to do as @MidhurstNigel has done using TeslaFi to do...

Thought I'd try and make an attempt to keep all the various mentions of problems with scheduled/timed/smart charging in one thread, as at the moment they are mentioned in several other threads, but none have titles that refer specifically to the issues being seen. First off, my (limited)...

The absence of a light in the charge port on the Model 3 seems a significant flaw. I spent several minutes trying to get the connector in last night, doing it by feel on a pitch dark night. The last two cars I've owned had a light under the charge port flap, that came on when the flap was...

Just spotted this: Pwning a Smart Car Charger, Building a Botnet | Pen Test Partners A few interesting points, not least being that the ~£450 EO hub is just a ~£30 Raspberry Pi in a box, albeit with a ~£10 power supply and a couple of connectors. Decent response from EO for all the security...

Has anyone tried this, using an emulator? Reason I'm asking is that we live in the fairly big chunk of the UK that can't get a mobile 'phone signal, so for 99.99% of the time our 'phones just stay turned off, as they aren't a lot of use. With my (soon to be sold) BMW, I can still get the same...

Hi all, I've been an avid reader here for a while, and I'm now seriously considering buying a Model 3, but am finding things a bit frustrating. I live in West Wiltshire, and currently drive a BMW i3, and before that a succession of Toyota Hybrids, the last one being a plug in that I ran for 5...