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Most people are concentrating and thinking on transitioning to "sustainable" energy for climate change reasons. Here is one more thing to think on, vinyl chlorides. While we can't totally get rid of this ingredient of plastics we can reduce the use by returning to paper for grocery bags, milk...

Does auto Pilot detect red lights and give an "urgent warning" if it thinks you are about to run it?

Are there any subtle signs the 12 volt battery is losing its capacity. My concern is that we have to ride the ferry twice per week and it is about 30 minutes each way. So, there may be longer duration of load on the battery running HVAC, radio, seat heat, screen than the normal user doesn't get.

hasn't happened, just trying to prevent it from happening.

Right, just trying to prevent a problem before it happens.

OOOOooo. I don't like that

ha funny I did find the instruction for this procedure after posting the question. and intend to get the 12 volt A123 and will post the instruction on her phone. And..... have a little jump starter battery in the frunk. thanks. Now wondering if one gets a warning that it is fixing to die...

If my wife comes out of the store and 12 volt battery just died what does she do? Can't get into the car, where I've stashed instructions and a small charger in the trunk. She Can't open the car door, no emergency hard key, can't open the trunk or the frunk.

trying to find out now if we get a warning that 12 volt battery is beginning to die. (probably not). I had seen somewhere a post saying not to push the car more than some insanely short distance say four or five or ten feet. Trying to check on that as well. here is what I found from the...

Thanks jcanoe. I need to get an understanding of sleep, standby, and awake modes. I'm going out now to determine lead acid or Lithium battery. I'm thinking if Lithium then I can worry less about losing the low volt battery going dead My Y is less than is only 1.5 years old. I'm assuming if...

If I charge up to say 80% and leave it plugged in for 3 or 4 days and the charge goes to something less because the heater or AC may be running or whatever, does it recharge back up to 80%. So the question is how far off of 80% does it have to go off of the 80% to start charging again? This can...

We have to take the ferry to the mainland (Galveston) and often cars that fail to start or run have to get pushed off so other cars can load/unload. So if something happened and we get stranded on the ferry is it possible to push off or are we really stranded? A dead volt 12 volt battery may...

could the NIHTSA recall requiring Tesla to use less power to close the windows cause them to not fully seal off and bring us back to the era of when there was excessive and much too much wind noise in the cabin? I know, I know,...... you will say it was the double pane glass that ultimately...

I've had my Y over a year and have yet to read any of the alerts. As a driver I need to keep my eye on the road ahead. As soon as I feel safe to look at the screen the warning message is gone.

since posting this side mirror vs. camera question I've tried to use the cameras with their image on the screen and I feel its awkward (taking eye off the road to the screen and not able to judge distance. And, the way these jerks drive 20mph over the allowable 5 mph over the limit, they can be...

glad to learn the "Tesla safety feature turned the steering wheel away to avoid the collision". I've wondered if it would do that.

thanks for the feedback

thanks for the feedback, That is a great idea to glance at ALL the mirrors every few hundred yards, like the pilots are trained to do with their instruments.

thank you all , all of you, for the feedback. I'm gonna make the transition. surprised how long It's taken to figure out that the cameras may be better. and I have turned the mirrors out for quite a while too. I had transister radios too and I do remember the 1st time hearing an 8 track...

Was trying to figure this out but not wanting to take eye off the road long enough to compare the two views.

Yes indeed SageBrush. It was the military cost in lives and treasure that first got me into thinking electric vehicles years ago long before it was fashionable for stopping climate change. I remember making spreadsheets to compare the cost of the war vs. solar farms.

Yes, ZenRockGarden

thanks for the info, will check the support display. not too concerned about evacuating, we are all about leaving "early". getting back would more likely be the problem. We ran into that with Hurricane IKE in 2008.

Hurricane season on gulf coast is upon us, trying to expand charging options in case we need to evacuate. I've heard that models prior to October of 2021 CCS adaptors don't work and that one needs a different ECU and a a special wiring harness adaptor. I do not want to do that conversion job...

That is good advice. I'm learning that the range remaining indicator on the main screen could get one in trouble, big trouble.

Thanks Big Earl, Glad to know its not battery degradation. "range reduction" is a better word for it. I see that one has to be careful when planning errands when just running errands around in a large city with many stops. would like to see a remaining range display based on current...

how much range degradation should I expect in the summer months? today running errands my range went from 249 to 177 (72 miles) but only traveled 54 miles. applying this this ratio to 326 mile advertised range I would only get a range of 245. most of the driving was high way with two short...

Thank you for replying. It is not so much Facebook but my own friends that eat that stuff on FB up. Your third paragraph will be the easiest to respond with. I know electrical demand intimately. I had to install systems in my plant that would predict when a new 20 minute peak demand was...

More posts are now appearing on FB etc. stating the grid can't handle charging if we all adopt to EVs. My 1st thoughts are charge at night in the wee wee hours, but I don't know if the demand difference at 4PM to 9PM and 4 AM to 6 AM is enough to handle the charging load. Does anyone know? 2nd...

mswlogo, this pie chart is interesting food for thought indeed. Percent Energy usage by industry, transportation, and buildings is probably similar.

Yes MS,Its woody's smokehouse Bar BQ on both north bound and south bound side of 45. the superchargers are on the northbound side and

If time were not an issue at all, even an overnight in a hotel, would you choose to drive FSD on a road trip from say Houston to Colorado vs. flying considering all the following frustrations of flying? Over an hour to get to airport, waiting for airport parking shuttle, waiting through TSLA...

Thank ya'll. Will do! "like a fuel gauge" makes sense. It never was an issue before because I didn't use it. always made more stops than I needed and never got low in daily driving. charge at about 40% or more up to only 80% for daily driving. Previous two trips I used ABRP.

Trip to Dallas from Houston - When I neared Centerville I checked the range remaining and indicated that I could make it to next Supercharger at Corsicana with 61 miles remaining according to range at top of Tesla screen. As I travelled to Corsicana I noticed the difference in the distance to...

I like "briefly disengage from the conversation".

You will love it. You will be inventing reasons to drive it.

Yes it is confusing and I've puzzled over it for a while. STS-134, above, expressed it very well.

"It's not nearly that simple" I suspected that, and am glad someone came forth with the explanation of why its not that simple. "it takes more than 1 kWh worth of heat to generate 1 kWh worth of electricity" does not support the one third the energy claim by Tesla in the beginning. I've not...

I'm getting some pushback on Tesla, people saying "well.... where is that energy coming from when you plug it in to charge it that energy has to come from somewhere", you know the usual you've probably heard it a million times. Its not good enough to say to the FUDsters that it only uses 1/3...

Are you FSD Beta drivers more stressed while using FSD? I'm having trouble justifying the extra $ until one can actually trust it to NOT do something dangerous. However, by that time it will cost Giga bucks more. And...... Even with auto pilot on a severe curve on the highway at 60mph it...

after having the Y for 4 months, I really like its steering ratio, much more than the sloppy feel of other cars.

This morning when logging into my Tesla Account I got a message in the screen saying that Tesla account password were hacked and that you should change your password. Anyone else get this message?

Anxious to get this new feature, will look through previous threads to learn how long it takes to get software updates.

I'm still waiting for the update that includes the ability to see live view of the cameras remotely?

yes Daniel, I think that should be added, a software update. Its no problem for cars that are in the lane at the time you signal and look over there. but its a problem if you are on a freeway going the speed limit or slower because the slow poke in front of you and another car is approaching...

Man, remember all that controversy with Toyota's throttle or accelerator pedal. I hated Toyota's stiff spring loaded fix for it. Tesla could fix something like that with a "over the air" software update. BTW, The Bolt is like that? Really? just goes to show you how far advanced the Tesla...

Grandma and Grandpa are the drivers, we haven't not had an entire lifetime with the sensors, better to not rely solely on the sensors. Same goes for the blindspot monitoring.

Tesla's new car window sticker (not actually on the window) states: US/Canadian parts 60%. 20% parts mexico, final assembly Fremont, motor assembly: USA, gearbox: USA. and some more info final assembly Fremont etc. How does this content stack up with GM, Ford, Chrysler? obviously this is...

yeah #5, I did make an abrupt exit off the main thoroughfare and got a honk behind me. I didn't think it was that abrupt though. its probably like GitMart said: applies to all driving. But it did cause me to wonder how or even if the regen braking gives a red brake light. I've decided to...