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Dear Silly, Ahhh, good catch! I misread and thought OP was asking how many *HAD* FSDb! Tru dat-- the actual user base will be smaller. And it's likely situational. I'm pretty OK with FSDb on the freeway, only tries to kill me every coupla dozen kilometers. But I was happy with Enhanced...

Dear Mike, Thanks! Never would have found that myself. Happily, it is! pax / Ctein

Dear Folks, I got my Model X in December of 2020. The info I read says that cars made after October 2020 are CCS-capable off the rack. I don't know how long the production pipeline is... is there a way I can definitively tell whether my car is capable, or do I need to get it modded? Someone...

Dear P, Well, Tesla says that about 400,000 people have the FSDb and Tesla's sold about 4,000,000 cars, so in the 10% range. pax / Ctein

Dear Scott, Thank you very much for all that valuable info! Another member just offered me his redundant set of Trak chains at half of list. They were for an S but appear identical to the X chains. At worst I might need to buy a lug nut wrench. Gotta check my tire size later today, but likely...

Dear Scott, Pretty basic-- I want to be able to drive my stock Model X, with its stock tires, when I encounter road conditions where chains are required or advisable. Tesla says chains on rear wheels only of Model X, and that the wrong chains will (not might, will!) cause damage. I have no...

Dear Scott, Well, those re certainly CHEAP enough, but given that that recommendation is from 2015, are those even recommended for a Model X? Which seems to have "special needs." The X didn't even exist then. pax / Ctein

Dear folks, I've a 2020 X with standard rear wheels. What are the least expensive chains that people would recommend? What about snow socks? Are they even a good thing on rear wheels??? Thanks! pax / Ctein

Hi, FIT! Yup, it's the one and only. Well, I don't KNOW that I'm the one and only Ctein, but I am the one who co-authored Saturn Run. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it! John and I sure enjoyed writing it. Not being able to get a clear answer on alternatives, I decided to play it safe and stick...

Dear Folks, The front tires on my 2020 X LR are approaching 30K miles and definitely worn down (the rears are still in great shape). There seem to be quit a few options for replacements. I'm most concerned about range-- I do a lot of long-ish driving. After that comes tire longevity. Road noise...

Dear Folks, After running the tests several times, I think it's safe for me to say that I've experienced a 6-7% degradation in 2+ years and 20K miles. That doesn't seem excessive. JJ's battery capacity test reports that my battery holds between 91 and 92 KWhr. As Harvey pointed out, Tesla sells...

Dear Folks, Sounds like a plausible explanation, and the fact that several of you have been seeing this for a long time with no apparent ill effects reassures me. I shall stop worrying about it. Thanks! pax / Ctein

Dear Folks, I keep my right dash display in trip mode. At random intervals, separated by hours or even days and for no reason I can figure out, it has started switching to the instantaneous power consumption display for a handful of seconds with a small yellow alert triangle in the lower right...

Dear JJ, Thank you for the link! I can totally give that a go-- the Model X screen is a bit different, but not in any ways that matter. I get fundamentally the same energy consumption info displayed. FWIW, as an aside, I don't think my BMS is miscalibrated. At home, Sentry mode is always off...

Hey, Harvey! Well, more like perturbed at almost running out of charge than outraged. Heh. Wouldn't have been close if I weren't driving in unfamiliar territory (Death Valley). I *do* know better. Normally. (ahem) Just now, looked at the charge limit settings on my phone app: it says that a...

Well, for my own piece of mind, are there other diagnostics or calibrations I could run to determine whether or not I'm really suffering battery degradation?

Dear Folks, My 2020 TeslaX has about 20K miles on it now, probably more than half my charging being Supercharging (I do a lot of distance driving), the rest 120V trickle-charging at home. I've been suspicious that I'm losing battery capacity, so I ran the following check on my current vacation...

I averaged 325 WH/mi over the last 2800 miles. That's also what I've set ABRP at for 65 MPH, which seems to produce pretty accurate results on trips. Varies considerably with the kind of driving, natch. On my runs from Daly City down to Santa Cruz or up to Santa Rosa, where the majority of the...

T, that's great! It's really difficult to figure out the economic value of a PowerWall, and we're not getting ours for another 5 weeks. So, all I know is what I've gleaned from reading about it. But I *think* it'll be a break-even proposition over its life. And, what with rate increases being a...

Dear T, Our system is a 4.85KWDC/4.25KWAC system. IOW, a bit bigger than half yours. Our panels are entirely south facing, but since we're in Daly City, which has a higher fraction of time under the marine layer, it's probably roughly comparable to your situation. In the first three years of...

Dear tfan, Unless you know your daily power cycle very well, it's impossible to pin that down much. As ohmman pointed out, the TOU's are going to be regularly adjusted to minimize the demand curves on the utilities. You can certainly take measures to minimize your electric bill but in terms of...

Dear Aswami, That one surprised me, too, when we got our solar system. It took a little thought to see that it couldn't be any other way. For one thing, how is the utility supposed to be able to shut off the backflow when your grid goes down? It has no way to communicate with your home system...

Dear tfan, I get it. If you're back in the office every day, you're using about 6 kWH/day, five days a week. But you might not be. A full charge would run you for, what, about two weeks if you were full time? If you have to buy power from the grid at home, you won't be able to beat 8.4...

Dear TM, Well, the tax credits here get listed in when you order the panels, so it's not an surprise bonus. It's best to just think of that as a discount on the price. You order more than you really need, you're still out money you didn't need to spend. Just not as much. Bay Area house prices...

Dear tfan, Daly City Model X owner, here. Solar system, but no PowerWall (yet-- in six weeks). We're missing two really important pieces of information. First, how many miles a day do you drive on average? Second, do you use your car to commute to work? If the answer to the second is "yes,"...

Dear Folks, A bit of visual amusement. So, you all know how the Tesla's reflective glass coatings glow crimson when there's water on them. Add to that the super-hydrophobic coating on the Kenzo treatment. This is what I recently woke up to, following a very foggy night. Instant art! (For the...

Dennis, Just got back from my ABQ trip -- 2700 miles over six days. I didn't think to try the wet washcloth trick until on my way back, when I was recharging in Needles. Battery starting at 8%, outside temp was 112. Just me at the150 KW Supercharger, which started at 142 KW. At about the 25%...

Dear Phil, Yay! I've got it now! Thank you! What was messing me up was that I kept thinking I had to MOVE the wheel for the Tesla to register my grip. No, I just have to hang on lightly and let the steering move against me. Let the wheel do the work! (The official info implies otherwise. I...

Dear folks, Tesla replaced the latch and latch sensor, no fuss, and so far there have been no problems. pax / Ctein

I hope they require an inspection first. If your flux capacitor goes out of alignment, REALLY bad things can happen. So I've heard. pax / Ctein

Dear M, Credibility isn't an issue. My specific descriptions of exactly when and how this occurred convinced them something real was going on when i made the initial report. There was no question of "proof." Replication, here in the temperate Bay Area, is a problem! Tesla's going to hang onto...

Dear Zee, Do you have any data for Sentry Mode? My Model X seems to draw about 250 watts, continuous, when Sentry is on (based on the daily drop in remaining mileage indicated, about 20 miles/day). That can be a serious concern if the car's left parked for a week or more. Any thoughts on how...

Dear Folks, My Tesla claims the frunk is unlatched when the front end of the car gets really hot (from air temperature/sun on the hood). The warning goes away once I've driven a few minutes. Discovered this on a road trip to Lake Tahoe -- not amused! I've got a service appointment for...

Dennis, that washcloth bit sounds like a very cool (ahem) trick! I'll try it on my upcoming road trip to ABQ. But I gotta wonder-- since the charge throttling is supposed to be for the benefit of the battery pack, is this really a safe thing to do? Another question for you-- what reference...

Hey, bottomsup! That was a great report and helpful and timely for me-- I'm taking my first multi-charge trip in my X from SF to Albuquerque in two weeks. Hopefully not quite so hot, but mid-September in the desert, who knows? I'm also nervous about those long, desolate stretches. Trusting...

Dear Dennis, Thank you! (Now we'll see if that works...) Yeah, the wrap appears to be invisible and your X looks gorgeous... almost as gorgeous as mine ;). Gawd, I love this car. Right up there with my first VW bus (seriously). Back in ancient times. Had to take the X into the shop for some...

Dear folks, Seems to me that the big benefit of a wrap is that you can customize the look of the car. Ceramic coating just gives you more of what you've got already, but a wrap lets you change the color and the finish. I get that! I paid out $1,500 to get the midnight blue because I really...

Hey, Dennis! A quick, dumb question: How do you add the description of your car to your sig? I looked at my profile and I can't figure out how to do that. pax / Ctein

Hey, d! You're right — I've been remiss! In these Plague Times, I seem to spend twice as much time getting half as much done... but, finally, here's my report. The punchline: I am one very happy camper! The details: I did get my Model X coated as scheduled, by Bay Area Detail. I was...

Dear m, I've tried the six-o-clock steering wheel grip in the past and it's not worked well for me -- the car doesn't see my grip unless I torque *hard*. Go figger. Twiddling the distance selector is a new one to me! I knew about the scroll wheels, but not that. Gonna have to give it a try...

And... Just got to try this out. It was only a 10 km drive, and the highway is windy, so the car was doing a lot of it's own wheel-turning, but your method worked fine! I didn't get a single warning. Maybe it won't work so well on a long straightaway, but it's a big improvement over the results...

Dear Phil, Got it -- Hand at lower position on the same side of bottom, not a cross grip. Thanks! pax / Ctein

Dear Forkee, I keep forgetting about that! I dunno why. If I can develop a nervous twitch in my thumb, I wouldn't even have to think about it. [g]. pax / Ctein

Dear drtime, That sounds a lot like my experience. You're the first person to describe what I'm feeling (except that I don't find the range forgiving). It makes me wonder if there just might be a whole lot of normal variation from car to car. Still can't decide if it's me or the car that has a...

Dear Phil, OK, haven't tried that! But I will. It looks pretty comfortable. Let me make sure I understand correctly-- you're saying what you really do is grab it in the 5:30 position, as illustrated, but with your left hand, right? So it's something of a crosswise grip, which is what puts a...

Dear M, If that's all that happened, I would be happy. But I'm likely to receive multiple nags on a 50-mile trip and too often get kicked out of Autopilot entirely for the duration (or until I pull over and put it in park). pax / Ctein

Dear Folks, I own a late 2019 Model X LR+. I've put about 4,000 miles on it, mostly freeway driving with Autopilot and I STILL don't have the hang of getting the torque on the steering wheel right. I read the thread, " AutoSteer Techniques? " and it didn't help. I can't go 50 miles...

Dear d, No idea, of course, how prices compare on the Left Coast with those on the Least Coast. I live in one of the most expensive areas on the planet. With that caveat: Kenzo is mid-priced, according to the detailer I'll be using. He offered three options, one that was very cheap ($850)...

Dear Folks, I've just made an appointment to get my late 2019 Model X ceramic-coated, and the detailer recommended IGL's Kenzo. (Actually he recommended something less expensive, but I liked the extra hardness of the Kenzo.) Does anyone here have that coating and can comment on its pros and...