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I’ve got things running so that PW charges from solar at either partial-peak or off-peak times, and discharges during peak times. To do this I use time-based control & cost-saving option. Software 1.34.2. The calculation of self-powered percentages seems screwy. I’ve chosen a simple example...

This has to be my next project, while waiting for the Tesla Pickup. Just need kids to outgrow the RFS first... Tesla Gets Smart and Rolls out Its Own Model S Repair, Service Vehicle (we already knew about the vehicles of course, but this is the first place I saw the interior details...

On the drive home from Fremont delivery, the car was very quiet. So I was surprised to hear obvious rattling sounds on subsequent drives. After investigation, I found it is coming from the sun visors, only when they are placed in the down (deployed) position. When used, the end of each visor...

In my Classic S85, there was no towing hook provided since no threaded receiver. Later MS had a storage compartment for the eyebolt under the carpet of the frunk, built in to the plastic frunk tub. Now we got new Model X, and there doesn’t seem to be obvious place to store the towing eyebolt...

Hi folks, I have new Model X and a Classic Model S. Like others, I have big problems with the Homelink functionality on the new Model X and with recent software revisions through 2017.38.4 (but no problems on trusty Model S). I believe the problem may be due to new Homelink hardware revisions...

QuickJack (QuickJack - Car Lift for your Home Garage or Shop) has been mentioned in a few jacking threads here but so far has not made a model with sufficient jack point spread to accommodate the Model S. I've been waiting patiently as they upgrade their collection, but their longest EXT model...

I am experiencing a persistent bug in the new Trip Chart tab in the car Energy app, under both 2.2.113 and 2.2.115. The reason I know it is persistent is because it happens every time I set home as the destination and drive home. The symptoms are that the Navigation system itself works fine...

Anyone else still on firmware 4.5 getting pressed to update? I got a call from Tesla with a message that it was "time for me to update the firmware." I never got 5.6, and when 5.8 rolled in I caught the ride-height stealth upgrade and held off waiting for the January fix. Then I heard that won't...

I've been enjoying this car too much to get this post together earlier, but wanted to share my "new ride" which has now been substantially street tested. The short story is that after driving a loaner P85 and doing some experiments to compare to my S85, I decided that a large part of the...

I've switched to the new EV rate for PG&E and found it useful to post quick-reference charts around my house to remind the household of the different time periods. The closest I found online was the E9 rate chart by TeslaTap.com, so I modified it and used some brighter colors I saw on the Leaf...

I've searched through the various tire pressure threads and while we now all agree on the tire inflation pressure specs for the S60 (19" wheels), S85/P85 (19" and 21" wheels), I can't find the answer to this. For a custom staggered configuration of 245/40-20" (front) and 275/35-20" (rear) which...

I had no idea before (kind of like not knowing you need glasses before you get them), but after I drove a P85 loaner I realized my backup camera is noticeably out of focus. I've tried both cars in the same place and you can tell especially on sharp edges and seeing license plates and other...

Doing some mods this weekend had my head underneath car. Anyone notice that on the non-performance MS, the entire accelerator arm plus pedal is a single piece of molded plastic, with not even rubber on the front? The brake pedal in contrast is heavy steel linkage plus nonslip rubber pedal...

Grey wheels question - CONFIRMED new plastic lugnut covers instead of painted lugnuts I was looking in detail at some new Model S cars with grey wheels as I am planning a 19" powder coat, and noticed that some new cars with the 21" grey wheels now have plastic matte grey/black covers (shaped...

I noticed my car and several other cars on delivery have green dots on the rear tire valve caps only. Also on mine the rear tires were inflated about 2psi lower than front. Otherwise all tires equivalent (19" wheels). What is the significance of the green dots? Nitrogen inflation? Something else...

I've held off installing the HPWC until it is clear how the fixed version will be distributed. In the meantime I intended anyway to keep a 50A circuit as backup, so I've now installed it with an inline spider box that can sit in my garage and do Tesla charging, or else can be taken outside on...