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So, my 2013 MS driver's side door handle finally gave up the ghost. As you can see in the photo, it is misaligned and hanging up on the rear part of the opening. I guess my options are replace it myself or pay Tesla to do it. How hard is it to replace? Do I want to (can I?) use Gen 3...

We placed an order for an X 90D 6 seater 2 days before Elon's P100D announcement. We asked if a 100D could be made available and were told no. After mulling it over, we cancelled today because I really don't want yesterday's battery. I've owned a P85 MS for 3+ years and watched as the batteries...

Stayed there this weekend. Really nice resort, great restaurant, winery with tasting and they have 2 HPWCs and a Clipper Creek j1772 charger. Would recommend it to anyone. What a difference from a year ago where they only had complete disinterest in EVs.

Yes, I know that Tesla doesn't have this adapter for sale any more. I recently got my mother in law to let me install a 240 outlet for my car. She's a nice little old lady who probably uses about 1KW a week in her house. So, I went out to the panel and was taking pictures to send to an...

This may be a new problem with firmware 5.12 but I thought to post it here since the 5.12 thread is getting pretty long. Basically this happens when you select something to play in slacker when there is no connectivity. The symptom is that slacker just sits there doing nothing - no spinning...

Last weekend, my wife and I drove from North Seattle to Jacksonville, OR and back. With side trips, it was just a touch under 1000 miles. 8 supercharger stops, 2 Black Bear breakfasts (get the Volcano for a gut buster!), no issues with the car and one very stupid conversation with a...

The news is pretty dire about the fires. I hope everyone over there is safe. I see reports of Pateros basically burning down. Did the resort with the HAL2 get hit? I've also seen reports of the Methow power lines getting torched. Are Mazama, Winthrop and Twisp powerless? This is an...

Driving home tonight I had a couple of strange errors. I had been driving for about 3 minutes and everything seemed normal when slacker stopped playing and gave a "no connectivity error". At the same time the speedometer dropped to 8 MPH (I was going at least 30) and stayed there no matter...

Marcus Hotels are adding HPWCs to at least 13 of their properties. This is great news and we can use it as an example to other hotels.

So, I got 5.9 about a week ago (that usually means the next version is due imminently...) and slacker has different behavior. While the stuttering appears to be gone, it seems to be replaced with "I give up, next song". I live in an area that has ok AT&T coverage 2 and 3 bars according to the...

I will be staying near Medford for a few days this July and am looking at charging options. I know I could use the Grants Pass SC (and will) but it's more than an hour round trip. I am pretty sure I'll be running to the airport multiple times and giving a number of demo rides so am looking for...

So, I'm driving down the road listening to slacker and it stops mid-song. I look at the console and it shows an error message - "can't access server" or some such. The time was 12:37 PDT. I back out of slacker and go into it again only to get the same message. Third time it comes back but...

So it appears that several of the new SCs are of the "Mobile" variety. Anyone have more info? Are these 135KW chargers? Didn't see a thread on this. Frankly, it looks to me like a better term is "prefabricated". They appear to be designed to drop in place and get hooked up to power. A...

It bothers me that there is no way to see the state of your WSW setting without looking at it and that is hard because it is hidden behind the steering wheel. I would be happy with little bumps that allow you feel it's location. I find myself turning the wipers off and then back on to make...

I don't know if this is just mine or a general thing but when I manually cancel a turn signal, a lot of times (maybe 50%) there won't be a click as I move the lever to the center. This causes me to wind up signaling the opposite turn as I keep going until it clicks. The lever should always...

I ran into a weird homelink problem. Homelink from the Model S has been working fine for me since June of last year. Theother day I put an LED light bulb (Cree band) in my Genie opener. When the light bulb is off, homelink in the car causes the door to operate. When the light bulb is on...

This has happened a number of times to me. I think it's related to the 5.8.4 upgrade but have no proof other than it never happened prior to the upgrade. When it happens, the driver's display will come up within 2-3 seconds but the center console will remain black for around 25 seconds (I've...

I'm getting a Chrome message that Insideevs.com contains malware and is blocked. went there yesterday and it was fine. Anyone else seeing this? Anyone know what's going on?

The articles from a couple weeks ago made it sound like a fait acomplii yet I haven't seen anything. I appreciate Tesla putting the issue behind it in the public eye but I would like see some actual follow through.

I'm not sure best place to post this. Mods, please move it if there is a more appropriate place. Update: thought I would summarize this thread for those who come looking later. Bikes that have been reported to fit or ones I have personally tested: - Brompton - Dahon Uno - Dahon Mariner - Dahon...

After getting 5.8, like everyone else, I noticed that it was slower become ready to drive by maybe 3-4 seconds. But since yesterday I have been confronted by a much longer start up delay. After the power/speedometer shows up and shows "car off", I press the brake and nothing happened for about...

Recargo and plug-share merged a while ago and I was hoping that we would get the best of both in a newly merged EVSE search product. Well, it seems that the merged entity (Recargo) has simply dropped the old recargo database and is pointing people to the plug-share map/database as-is...

I'm looking to spend a weekend in downtown Vancouver. Would like to park at (or very near) the hotel we stay in. I looked on plug-share and found a couple. Fairmont Pacific Rim - Sun Country CS90. Fairmont Waterfront - looks like 2 L2 J1772 (guessing 30 amp) Coast Hotel Coal Harbor - 120V...

Permit #2306177E 1620 Canyon Road, Elllensburg. Looks like it's at the Holiday Inn, next to Spurs Sports Bar. And yes, there is a Starbucks nearby.

Got this in the mail. kind of short notice. I'm a bit disappointed they aren't pumping this a lot louder.

I know that when you range charge, the car places a regen limit and under cold weather scenarios a regen limit is also imposed. I'd like to understand cold weather limiting better. I am seeing somewhat inconsistent limiting. I some times stay over at my fiancee's house and lately the...

Sweet little article from CNBC. With the ADK guys talking about getting Pizza from Tesla owners. But, here's the most interesting thing (to me, anyway): "When the fourth of the stations that ADK is constructing is completed, a driver will be able to travel the Pacific Northwest route from...

A Green Car Named Desire. It very much singles out Tesla but lays the blame at the feet of CA lawmakers. I have to say that I agree somewhat with the article. The Model S is good enough to stand on it's own. I can't blame Tesla or Tesla owners for taking advantage of the tax credits and...

I'm not sure when it happened but somehow my nosecone has a strange mark. I don't think it's an actual scratch but perhaps paint transfer. It's weird because it runs almost the entire half of the the nosecone. I don't see how a bump could have caused it. The nosecone has Xpel on it. It's...

Wired has a small article about how 5 US cities have more than half the electric vehicles in the country. Seattle is #3.

So I got caught in a massive traffic jam on I5 the other night. Construction and an accident totally jammed the freeway. Maps show a short yellow segment (somewhat slower speed) for about 1/4 mile and the rest was green. The reality was a 3 mile stop and go segment - it should have been solid...

This guy is better informed than other pundits but still gets somethings wrong. Like the frame is built in England. I also think he doesn't have a complete view of the dealership fight. But, overall, he has a better than average journalist's understanding of the company (though that's not...

Going on 5 weeks of ownership now. Overall I love the car but slacker is maddening. It performs really poorly when connectivity is spotty. By spotty, I mean anything less than 4 bars... I've rebooted the console several times to no benefit. I get all sorts of odd behavior: stuttering...

Hi, Thinking of a trip to McMinnville/Newberg area. Looking for EV friendly B&Bs or resorts. Here's what I have found so far: The Carlton Inn, Carlton - Chargers at City Hall - 1800ft, 2 Blink J1772s (30A, I presume) RR Thompson House, Carlton - Chargers at City Hall - 2000ft, 2 Blink J1772s...

http://money.cnn.com/2013/07/25/autos/bmw-i3-tesla.fortune/ Idiot journalist... Let's compare apples to oranges and come to a conclusion.

Is there a comprehensive list of things stored in the driver profile? The quick guide says "Your profile saves the position of the seat, steering wheel,and driver’s side mirror, as well as many of the other preferences you make using the Setttings screen". But, doesn't say what the other...

My driveway is fair long and downhill. I did a full range charge, started down the driveway and got no regen. While I expected this, it was still a bit unnerving. Not dangerous but something to be aware of. Anyway, the wattometer (or what everit's called) had a dashed line on it while there...

Moderator note: The first 15 pages of this thread are a combination of three different threads regarding the Woodburn, OR Supercharger. Have any of you Portland Teslonians been down that way? Any sightings of suspicious activity?

I'm considering a road trip to Portland (OR, sorry downeasters) and am hoping to get some advice on hotels that have chargers compatible with the model S. The goal here is to find hotels with chargers. PlugShare and Recargo are good for finding other chargers but I wanted a starting point for...

On the energy display, I want to set the default projected range estimate to average. Having it default to instant seems kind of, well, useless. I tried saving use settings and that didn't do it. What am I missing?

I put a tablet (Nexus 7) in my pocket along with my key fob. The car recognized the fob when I got in the car. I drove somewhere and got out but didn't go very far. I was out of the car for about 5 minutes (ATM stop). The door handles did not retract. When I got back in, the car seemed to...

So, google has announced a new version of Google Maps for mobile devices. It has a couple of interesting features like rerouting due to changing conditions and trouble reports (that are tappable for more info). Are we ever going to see these improvements? Not wanting to be negative but I'm...

The whole alloy gator thing has got me thinking about parking bumpers. You know, the things in parking lots you run your wheels into or, if the bumper is too high, the bottom of your car when parking. It's the bottom of my car I want to protect so I would think couple of a strips of the same...

I see this with reasonable frequency. A charge station set on a handicapped "Reserved Parking" space. Is there any applicable Washington law that allows charging by non-handicapped users in such spaces? Did the Tesla driver break the law in the picture below?

I have an automatic gate that I go through frequently. It uses a non-homelink compatible protocol and the windshield does a great job of blocking the transmitter/clicker. Holding the clicker out the window is getting old. The clicker uses a simple push button and I can trigger it with a...

Got my red P85 today and have been doing the Tesla grin like a total fool. Anyway, the story. I have a friend that owns a couple of auto dealerships. He makes way good money but has been talking about a lawsuit in WA against Tesla for some months now. He knew I was getting the MS and wanted...

Setting up my new HPWC I ran into a problem that looks like a design error. The new hanger has a mounting bracket that you screw to the wall. Then you slide the hanger onto the bracket. The hanger locks into place via the tabs, visible in the second picture. To remove the hanger, you pry up...

Good read, balanced reporting but the "new world" theme shines through.

We call it ICEing when an ICE parks in a charger slot, blocking access. What do you call it when an EV parks there but isn't charging? I saw a Leaf doing just that yesterday. And worse, it was a handicapped parking slot and they didn't have the handicapped tag displayed.

Getting my Model S fairly soon and am looking at planning a road trip. Clearly, I want to find the fastest chargers possible. In the absence of Superchargers (yes, I know coming soon to Centralia, Woodburn and, maybe, Burlington) I am looking at the next best which appears to be J-1772 80A...