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Retrofit complete! I have "the button" now ☣️ Replacement HEPA filter is $90 (pair), and I was told it can be replaced every 2 years. However, replacing it does not seem easy. The frunk lid overlaps the HEPA filter assembly, so the filter cannot be easily accessed as the non-HEPA version...

Maybe removing a steering wheel is a higher liability for the service personnel than a HEPA airbox? They might have only offered the HEPA upgrade as it can be easily done by mobile service. (e.g. very little impact on service load) Removing a steering wheel might need service center equipment...

0.24 labor hours. Can this really be done in 15 mins, including the software update? 🤔 Next I'm waiting for the heated steering wheel retrofit! :D

Tesla now sells their own Tesla-branded seat cleaner: Tesla Super Seat Cleaner It's very expensive at $24 per 18 oz spray bottle, and is currently only sold on Amazon. I bought a bottle to test out. Spray directly onto the seat, let the liquid sit for 2 mins (as instructed), and use an...

You can get the Wiring Diagrams for free here: Tesla Service I believe you just need to sign in with your Tesla account.

IIRC, safety-critical events like these are also stored into the car's built-in flash memory, in addition to the Sentry USB. You should be able to view it from the separate tab in the Dashcam viewer. If the car accelerated to reduce the impact of the collision, then it most definitely was logged...

You're only going to see a max of ~135 kW or so from a "150 kW" EA station, as those are current-limited to 350A. See my post about that: Results from the "350 kW" / 500A DCFC session is finally here! However, 30 kW is unusually low. I've used my CCS1 adapter numerous times at EA stations and...

V3 superchargers deliver 680A (or more) at peak. Not 600A. See Bjorn's recent video, which shows 680A going into the battery pack while charging at 250 kW on a Model Y. So likely more than 680A dispensed, if battery conditioning plus charging losses: FWIW, I've also seen 257 kW displayed for...

Over the weekend, I had a chance to borrow and test a family member's 2022 Model Y. There are some interesting results after testing. First the good news: Yes, the front 2 USB-C ports are now 12V capable, at up to 3A. Front USB-C ports: USB-PD 3.0 5V/3A 9V/3A 12V/3A And it's able to supply...

Haha, agreed! I pass by the nearby gas station daily and mostly look out of curiosity. Just got my most recent home PG&E bill. Rates went up again starting 3/1/23. Now $0.425/kWh, up from $0.406/kWh last month. :eek: This is why I think Tesla Superchargers cost of $0.43/kWh - $0.56/kWh in...

Oh that's so interesting. I didn't know Macbooks can charge at lower voltages than 20V! And indeed, I just plugged in my Macbook Pro to the 2nd row USB-C ports and it happily started charging at 9V/3A (27W). I've been buying 20V-capable USB-PD power supplies this whole time, to charge my laptop...

Sorry, I just want to clarify one thing I said incorrectly in my post above: Every Model Y has 5V/9V (27W) max in the 2nd row, going back to 2020. The 2nd row (and 3rd row?) power outputs have not been updated over the years. The 12V rail addition (36W) seems to be only for the front 2 USB-C...

I finally got 2 USB PD testers and electronic loads! Here you go guys, testing the 2nd row USB-C ports concurrently: This is with 2 loads simultaneously pulling 9V/3A = 27W each. The car had no problem powering both loads at 27W, for a total of 54W. Not even a little bit of voltage drop from...

As someone who lives in Sunnyvale, it's hard to believe you're recommending a TOU plan over tiered. Summer months May through October is A/C use at home, it gets very warm. 4pm to 9pm is when the A/C is needed the most, as the home is heat soaked. PG&E knows this well, that's why they designed...

Yep. Unlike gas prices, which are cyclical depending on the external market prices, electric prices are always going up. For example, during the height of the Ukraine war last summer, gas jumped to $7.50/gal around here. Now it's back down to a reasonable $4.60/gal But you have to also realize...

Can confirm. Supercharger off-peak pricing has been adjusted up near where I am in the Bay Area too: 11pm - 4am = $0.43/kWh 4am - 8am = $0.45/kWh 8am - 12pm = $0.56/kWh 12pm - 11pm = $0.48/kWh However, in Tesla's defense, residential rates for PG&E have skyrocketed over the last...

The BMW iX3 is not sold in the US. Note the OP is in Abu Dhabi. It is made in China, so likely will never be sold in the US due to import tariffs from China. It's a fun comparision for those in EU and other markets. But it's not even a comparison with the price difference, and performance 280...

Assuming the 2022+ cars can provide 36W at the front, this means that Tesla added the 12V rail to USB-PD. 12V * 3A = 36W. Now whether an iPad can use the 12V rail or not, I don't know. But even 15W should be enough to fast charge a single iPad.

Move. Get a house, park on the driveway/garage. Then it becomes private property. Not much you can do on public roadways. Police won't care about petty break-ins (much less harassment) unless they catch the burglar on the spot. I once made a police report and tried to give them Sentry...

Here you go! I have a USB-PD tester so I ran the numbers quick for you. Front USB-C port: USB-PD 3.0 5V/3A 9V/3A Rear USB-C ports: USB-PD 3.0 5V/3A 9V/3A So each port can provide up to 27W max, assuming your devices can input 9V. I don't know what the total output (all 3 ports) would be...

I mean, it's not a big deal either way. Even if you strike out, you'll reset back to 0 within 2 weeks, regardless of updates (after you install the latest update, and going forward). So worst case you'll be without FSD Beta for 2 weeks.

Or take one for the community and install the update as-is with 4-strikes. :) Let us know if it resets back to 0 strikes or not. Because I don't think we know yet whether it resets to 0 if there's existing strikes (but not 5-stike out).

You get a cool output that say "TESLA" during the light show. ;)

I can only confirm 5-strike strikeout is reset back to 0. "This vehicle has not had any such events"

Yup, just installed 2022.44.30.10 (FSD Beta 10.69.25.2) and can confirm FSD Beta release notes are back, and can re-activate FSD under Autopilot settings.

https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/1137/tesla-reduces-fsd-beta-jail-sentence Looks like after 2022.44.30.5, anyone striked out from FSD Beta after the 5-strikeout is re-allowed to activate it after 2 weeks. 1. Can someone on 2022.44.30.5 confirm they can see this language in their FSD Beta...

Oh, very cool. I didn't know such a thing existed. For ~$65, getting a tongue jack with a wheel seems to be the way to go! So which one is it? 325 Wh/mi at 55-60mph or 250 Wh/mi? That's a big difference (3 vs 4 mi/kWh) In CA, the speed limit for all vehicles when towing is 55mph, and I...

The credit can be adjusted slightly each year for inflation. Similar to 401k/IRA/FSA contribution bumps each year.

@Madsen203 or @DayTrippin , how much tongue weight would you say is too much to unhitch the trailer with the bike on it, by yourself? For supercharging. I'm thinking of renting a U-Haul Motorcycle Trailer. It's 800 lb empty. My bike weighs around 600 lb. So about 1400 lb total trailer weight...

Even if you use such a hitch rack, you have a high risk of dropping your bike while loading and unloading it from the rack. There is not much clearance on the bumper side, and the slope on the ramp is steep. It's just much easier to rent a small moto trailer for when you need to transport your...

I think we're on the same page then. Pre-paid FSD is not included in MSRP for IRS calculation. It's not part of the "base retail price", and also not a physical option/accessory. It's not listed on my Monroney sticker.

I guess it depends on what the IRS considers the "base retail price". So for a theoretical base $55k Model Y, would $55k be "base retail price"? Or the final cost with any customer spec'd add-ons such as color, wheels that would contribute to the base MSRP? But FSD is not a physical equipment...

Yes, I would go back to radar if I could. But being a FSD car, there's very little hope. My biggest gripe is that the car takes far too long to accelerate and close the gap when the lead car pulls away. Both me and the cars behind me get frustrated with this. So now I manually push the...

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/topic-b-frequently-asked-questions-about-income-and-price-limitations-for-the-new-clean-vehicle-credit#q2 So does that mean upfront payment for FSD is excluded from the MSRP calculation? Since it's software and not "physically attached" to the vehicle. Every car...

So does that mean upfront payment for FSD is excluded from the MSRP calculation? Since it's software and not "physically attached" to the vehicle.

Is the price cap it based on the MSRP of the base car, or the price of the exact car you're buying (with potential options)? The IRS language is not very clear on this. Does it also include the destination fee (which is required to be paid?) I'm looking at my old Motor Vehicle Order Agreement...

https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/steam-is-running-as-a-vm-on-tesla-with-gpu-passed-in.289423/ Because Steam is running inside a VM, without a dGPU to pass in, it will be 100% CPU emulation. The performance will be very poor. The integrated GPU in the Ryzen likely can't be passed in to...

Tesla finally spilled the beans on how Steam is implemented... Steam is running inside a Virtual Machine (VM) on the Tesla infotainment OS. The Steam client inside VM is based on the Linux source code for Valve's Steam Deck. Note they said VM, and not container. So I'm assuming there's a full...

I should have mentioned: 2 of the 5 strikes last month was from when I looked at the center display to adjust the fan speed (this is back when it was a slider), and the other time was me glancing at the efficiency graph to see if I'm on track to my next supercharger stop. Both times my eyes were...

I'm on FSD Beta 10.69.25.1 (2022.44.30.5). Today I got a "Remove Autopilot Cheat Device Immediately" in red text along with beeps, DURING an auto lane change initiated by NoA to exit the freeway. Possibly the worst timing ever! No warnings what so ever. I think the algorithm may be more...

I'm unable to currently see SC prices on my in-dash nav. Bay Area. Maybe they took the API offline for price updates? I can still charge speeds and live stall usage though. I'm on 2022.20.17.

Energy density has nothing to do with power. Energy (kWh) != power (kW). The reason LiFePO (LFP) battery pack cars are slower is because Tesla designed them that way. LFP cells have less peak current capabilities (amps) than NMC batteries. Take a look at the datasheet of a raw LFP cell vs NMC...

Elon Musk must have personally heard my complaint, because my car was just pushed 2022.20.17, which includes FSD Beta 10.69.2.2. :eek: RIP radar 📡, manual high beams 🔦, wipers off ☔... Hello FSD!

Right, that was what I was trying to say. Pushing the stalk forward on Radarless disables the high beams Whereas on Radar it would force-enable them. I force-enable the high beams often when I'm driving by myself on a dark highway.

Can we start a list of things we lose when radar is disabled (2022.20.9)? So far I have: AP max speed 85mph (down from 90mph). AP min follow distance is level 2 (up from level 1). High beams must be on Auto (cannot be disabled). Can they be force-enabled manually? (outside of temporary...

I'm on the version right before that, 2022.20.8 on my Model Y. I'm going to stay on this version forever, until Elon gives me FSD I paid for 2 years ago. At that point, radar needs to be disabled for FSD anyway (Tesla Vision), so there's no choice but to upgrade and disable radar.

I'm like you: I always manually turn off the A/C 10 mins before I arrive at the destination, to clean out the evaporator of water. I don't know if the fan auto-turns on for a few mins after leaving the car to clear out the evap, but why take the risk? When I turn on climate via the app...

If you turn on climate via the app, and set the temp low (< 70), it will turn on the A/C, regardless of what the last setting was inside the car. In fact I want the opposite! Right now there's no way to remotely only turn on the HVAC fan, without it also turning on the A/C or Heater...

Wasn't that always the case from Day 1 though? $56,000 in 2022 was equivalent to $33,900 in 2001 when the program first started. I'm sure most EVs and Hybrids that were available back then cost more than that. seem more of a cop-out. They don't want the far left to see the City have any...

Got an email today from the City of SJ, the program is discontinued as of 6/30/22: