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I'm all for doing all I can to use fewer resources, For example, I switched to CF light bulbs before anyone else I know and then to LED bulbs / fixtures when they were very expensive. EVs make economic sense when you can keep electricity costs lower - and in places with lots of nuclear or...

Hello. Have you ever measured the height when at lowest air suspension setting? I have an underground garage at work and wonder if it fits. The official height is 190.5cm and my work garage underground parking has a 190cm warning. Does it go below 190cm when at the lowest suspension?

You can always add a new driver. Just add your old account's email as a driver and everything just works as far as the app and control of car.

Has anyone measured the height of the CT when at the lowest suspension setting? I'm asking because at work we have underground parking and I prefer to park underground in winter. How low does can go?

This is true, I ignored the environmental part because I remember the mining of cobalt and rare earth materials has some consequences. I was most surprised that the running costs in Canada are unbelievably low. If I charge from 11 pm to 7 am, I pay only 2.8 cents/kWH which is around 2c USD...

FWIW, Home charging is the key to maximize the value of driving an EV. When you travel, destination charging at hotels you stay tend to be free. I would use it when I can. Superchargers are for the times when you need a long road trip. In Ontario, Canada, we have this ultra-low-tiered...

My experience is - always check with tesla service center first. I had a rear trim molding crack. You can find the part on ebay, aliexpress and evopartsonline etc. The tesla parts was about 1/4 the price and no shipping charges if you walk in and buy one (if they have in stock). Still...

For MS and MX, I've been using aftermarket rims and basic tires from a store in Toronto concord area that specializes on Teslas and exotics. Comes out to about 65% price compared to tesla supplied rims (used to be way more). At 4000, the tesla model X options aren't that bad and I would have...

Btw, after I switch to Ultra Low pricing for my electricity, it's now no longer 7.3c from 7pm to 7am. There is a 2.9c 11pm to 7am - which is when I charge the teslas. There are other per kwH charges like transmission etc, but my charging costs basically halved for the tesla. However...

Is there really anyone who had anything else other than the emmc (flash memory failure) issue when it comes to the MCU. Basically the real fix is to replace the tiny flash emmc module with something much bigger and it should take >20+ yrs of recording before failed blocks can show up. It's...

Does anyone have a source for black plastic lug nut covers for the model X wheels? The chrome ones are 21mm inside and 30mm long. All the ones I’ve seen are 19mm long or less. Has anyone found one long enough to use on black wheels?

The tricky part is I setup a 6 gauge cabling from main breaker box to an auxiliary breaker box in garage. There’s 2 14-50 receptacles and each has a 40amp circuit breaker. However they are connected to a 60amp breaker in main. So I can’t charge both at 32amps or it will trip the 60amp...

Teslas are very heavy because of the batteries. The tires are also XL (extra load) to be able to handle that mass. What we learnt from our time with light cars may not apply here. I won't get too worried above 40psi, but below 40, I would definitely think about the weight of the car pushing...

Actually, I'm serious. My wife has given me the task of moving the wet laundry into the drier every night at midnight. Because dishwasher has wifi and is programmed to start after 11pm. I really mean that bunching most electricity use after 11pm will safe real cash with ULO. I suspect the...

Good to know. Some people believe that LFP should always be charged to 100% without consequences, and some updates from users is that they've seen 10%+ reduced range from always charging to 100% within a year, which should be a warning to minimize the number of times you really need 100% even...

Sure is a safe way to do this. Realistically, if you are in the middle on the waiting list, there's a very high likelihood it will be 3 years before you get to order one, and there will be 3 years of bug fixes before you get your truck. I was thinking of waiting a few months before a...

Kind of a tough etiquette problem to solve. Probably leave a note explaining that "this time" I have to charge to 100% because this is LFP battery etc etc, and not do it regularly. It is debatable if charging LFP to 100% every time is the right thing to do for battery life or if doing it...

Sentry mode would capture their faces as they are pulling the entire thing out by force (assuming you did insert the J1772 locking ring). They'd have to pay for damages when you send the video to the police as the repairs will be substantial. FWIW in my children condo units, we installed EV...

Sorry. I thought you meant you wanted the warning to go away and that you could already read the TPMS values. If you just want the car to know new tmps values, yes, changing the wheel type in the main screen and then driving it a while will read the right values.

Is it safe to leave PSI at 37? Why not just set all tires at 42 in winter and 45 in summer as per Tesla spec? Does it drive better at 37psi? Wouldn't it reduce tire life?

You can also damage control arms if you go up and down a curb the wrong way. I damaged my MS in an underground parking when I didn't see a lane divider before an internal entrance in a paid parking garage. Also caused a slow leak of coolant for battery which cause multiple warnings over the...

Technically, the home insurance will have to cover the repair on your solar panels as well. Sometimes when they see it, they will adjust premiums. Probably not a large number as its a small percentage of the cost to replace. This makes solar more difficult to pay off if you can't use ULO...

Has anyone tried cheaper Kumho wintercraft SUV WS71 108V XL tires for winter? The local store I used previously for my old MS recommended this and it was much cheaper with wheels than Michelin X-ICE. I drive only on a short commute to work in winter - I used the nexen winter tires on my MS...

Was there any change in your home insurance premiums?

Certainly the savings from using it yourself makes no sense because of the tiered/ultra low tiered rates. The only way is if you sell it back at the highest tire rates. And even then, you haven't factored in the time value of money in lost interest/dividend earnings of the money at a time...

It's the standard Regen setting - it slows down much faster than if you set it to low - making the app believe you just did a drastic brake press. There's other things that makes it dangerous to drive to get 90%+ scores in the app. I figured out the key rules. 1. Never go on Highway. 2. Use...

I looked into the solar installations - they have a map of existing installations and what power they are currently generating - unfortunately I checked in Feb(?) when we were still not out of winter, and the numbers appear to be < 1/5th daily of the supposed peak summer numbers in their...

I understand there's older threads on this, but I am planning a road trip from ontario that ends up in cape breton where we will stay and drive around Cabot Trail for a few days. How is the charging situation with level 2 and superchargers? Do I need to get a CCS retrofit or can I just rely...

My own experience with a couple of S-class benz (And E class is the same) is that if you keep them after the warranty is over, be ready to spend up to 10k a year in repairs basically every year as things like transmission and air suspension regularly need to be replaced after 100k or so...

I agree superchargers around ontario are very expensive today. But then if you use one, most likely it'll be during the day on a long trip where it's most expensive. The real benefit of owning EVs kicks in if you can install NEMA14-50 plug(s) in your garage at home. My daughter had a level...

Unless you can build much cheaper batteries. The powerwall concept is a great way to burn a lot of cash very quickly. The cells can only take a certain number of charging cycles before they lose 15% and then become unusable -- not financially sound if you intend to charge at night and drain...

Even on the assumption that the app does work to separate the less accident prone drivers, the fact that the default Regen Braking is flagged as a rapid decel/stopping event means that the TD MyAdvantage way to measure the routes DOES NOT WORK. I don't mind turning on the less aggressive...

I had my first set from Amazon - older 433Mhz TPMS, (there's two kinds, after 2021, they went bluetooth) one went bad after 1 year and had to be replaced with another set, then it was fine for a year, a 2nd one failed, replaced, then all four are fine now for 2years+. The tpms with the stock...

If they do it, I'd rather tesla does it than the insurance companies - especially if the app doesn't understand EVs with the high torque and regen braking. It's difficult to avoid because we're talking about 10% to 25% off your premiums.

I believe the LFPs generate 3.1V vs the NMC at 3.7V, from the BMS ability to track the state of the battery, LFP batteries must be occasionally charged to 100%. NMC does not like 100% so I'd never do it. It's true also that after a quick drop at beginning, LFP batteries should stabilize for...

Has anyone used the tracking apps that car insurance companies require to install on your phone? I noticed two things with TD insurance's MyAdvantage. (and same thing with BelAir direct) 1. I have to disable the aggressive regen recovery mode or I usually get a warning about sudden stopping...

Tesla service center replied that yes, it's as designed - the center console USB C ports front and back are for charging only - the data port is in the globe box. I used a simple 3 port hub and it works so far. Highly annoying.

So we picked up a 2023 M3 LR AWD yesterday, and I found after delivery that the center console USB C ports work as chargers only but has no data connection (ie : you can't insert USB storage to use for music/boombox/light show etc. The only data port appears to be in the globebox. Is this...

Safety is about car design requirements like crumple zones and crash tests done at national labs before a vehicle is allowed to drive. In theory yes, if an accident is hard enough to crack the battery shielding, you could start a fire, but the force to do that with a tesla is so high that you...

If someone asks, I will answer and explain. Otherwise, I have better things to do than evangelizing this. At a top conceptual level, there's 3 things that are important outside of that saving the planet funny stuff. 1. Driving cost. Roughly 5km/kWH or 3miles/kWH driving range. Means that...

I ended up buying something else. Just not comfortable with the THC warning which was at least on once a day as far back as they are logged. Thanks anyway. I don't mind a warnings and paying to get it serviced with a limit of costs. Just not when its related to coolants or battery.

The warning is on repeatedly many times on the screen. I'm just wondering if this car is worth buying given THC is the thermal side and I'm not sure if the battery could have been overheating.

From economics and ROI, the volumes compared to M3 and MY are understandable. Because volumes are low (compared to M3 and MY), to amortize overhead, per car markups are going to be much higher. But there will be branding reason to keep the S and X of S3XY or all Tesla will have will be 3 Y...

I posted this under UserInterface but this is probably a more appropriate place. When looking at the service mode screen in an out of warranty 2018 model X, I saw this repeated warning THC_d0007_valveRadBypass. Does anyone know if this is a problem that can wait or does this mean it should be...

I entered service mode screen on an out of the basic 4yr warranty Model X and saw this message. Is this a serious problem to fix immediately or is this usually a minor one that can wait?

Things were great in 2019 and fine 2020 even with the start of the pandemic, the mobile service calls fixed several minor issues with latches and electronics. MCU replacement was in service center and took weeks for parts to arrive. My last experience was terrible though. Taking a look...

I chose the used MS instead of new M3 - MY was not out then but the used MS price from tesla.com then was much better than they are now. FWIW, the bumper to bumper warranty is very useful --- it used to be 4 years when I bought mine, but is now 1 year --- but most of the minor issues + MCU...

Sometimes, you park your car, walk through a million inches of snow into a mall, and just as you are lining up to buy a mug in the dollar store, your tesla app pops a message : "xxx window not fully closed". You struggle with the app looking for a button to close the windows (there isn't one)...

If I leave the car parked for many days, upon restarting, there will be a loud clunking noise that I've grown used to as others have noted before, it's a common known behavior. In spite of this very loud noise, the car as driven normally every time. My main issue is basically not that...

There is a special case where if the Canadian revenue agency ( our IRS ) deems trading patterns indicate this is a main source of revenue, the capital gains is now treated as employment income and the tax margins for employment will kick in. Seems to apply to people who are working as day...