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A friend at work ordered a Model Y last November. They sent him a text recently that gave him the good news that the car was ready for delivery and gave him two days to choose from for picking it up. Unfortunately he currently works on a construction site out-of-state and could not make either...

Sitting here with no power, 4am Sunday morning. Btw, if you call Powerwall tech support at this time, you get a warm recorded greeting asking you to hold until a representative can help you. I held for ten minutes. Then a nice guy answered the phone who asked me if I was in a safe location...

My solar installer advised me not to clean my solar panels - just let the rain do it. And mostly I've done that. They were installed June/July of 2014 and the first couple of years I got up there with a mop and a hose and cleaned them, but its a 2-hour pain in the a@@ and I've been lazy...

How long should I keep the tires on my car if I just had them mounted and they were manufactured in March 2013? They have good tread, almost new. I got them from a guy selling four of the old 5-spoke rims ($1000), which is why I bought them as Tesla doesn't make them anymore so I wanted...

So I missed trash day, and a bag of trash sat in the garage for a couple of days. Something got into it, so I put the camera in the garage to see if I could find it. Glad I did. Apparently my Model S is home to a rodent of unusual size (RUS). Advice on extermination? Anyone had this issue?

I had my annual service done on my regular-old 85S. They gave me a P85DL loaner for the day. Now I'm ruined. My car is so freaking slow to me now. We took the Ludicrous machine out and launched it many times during lunchtime at work. I got to experience the laughing and incredulous...

I just noticed my plug was a little brown, and took it apart. Wires didn't look so good. This is a 12ga extension cord with ends I put on after replacing the originals. The originals turned brown after a couple of weeks. I made the cable in 2011 for my Chevy Volt. It hasn't been used daily...

I wired a little electricity power meter I bought on Amazon to my EVSE. I'm charging at work now that they installed a 14-50 outlet for me (nice boss I have, although it took a year of wheedling). I'm going to pay for my electricity. Boss says not to worry about it, but when he sees I've used...

I searched for "wannabe" and didn't see a post about this article. I share the feelings of the author. I thought there was no way a car company could release an autopilot function and at the same time demand that the driver basically retain responsibility for driving. It just doesn't make...

My UMC died last night. It has been plugged in to the wall outlet in my garage since August 2013. Last night when I plugged it in it worked for 10 minutes or so, then I got a message that charging was interrupted. Unplug and replug did no good. I plugged in my new car's UMC and charged up...

This guy just posted on facebook about his Volt turning over 300,000 miles. I have no idea who has the highest miles on a Model S though. Please post your miles if you have over 100k. If there's already a thread on this please post a link to it...

I have a 14-50 outlet at home I use for my car. My boss is installing one here at the office, but the electrical service here is different than I have at home. Something to do with at home I have single phase, vs here at work we have 3-ph, so the voltage is going to be 208V and not the higher...

I unplugged my car this morning and on a whim decided to use "summon" to bring it out of the garage. Its a beautiful 70 degree day, sunny, so why not celebrate the greatest car in the world? Did not go as planned!!! I stood outside in front of my garage door, summoned the car, and the next...

:cursing: Tried to do my taxes this weekend since I want my $7500.00 credit, and also I'm nervous because of the rumors of stolen credits I heard last year. But the IRS is dragging its feet on the tax credit form, Form 8936 and you CAN'T file your return yet! Makes me very unhappy! TurboTax...

I would like a setting on the controls that would permanently present the door handles. I'm sick of waiting for them to open - 90% of the time I approach the car from the rear so auto-present is late opening them. I also don't like them auto-presenting every time I go into the garage, so I...

This poll is to get an idea how people are actually using AP. We all know Tesla requires "Two hands on wheel and ready to take over at any moment". But we all also know not everyone does that. Lets do an unscientific forum inquiry on the subject, just for fun!

Anybody else bothered by this piece of plastic next to the deadpedal? It bothers me when it catches on the left side of my shoe. I got to sit in the driver's seat of a Model X this weekend and there is carpet there so your foot does not catch. I'm thinking of glueing in some carpet maybe...

I recorded my TED meter last night just to watch the power levels. I've got a new meter on order that I can monitor on my phone, so I'll have a better system soon. The TED is reading the total house power draw. The CTs are right at the point where the feeder wires land in my main circuit...

I have a couple of energy monitors and their CTs in my breaker box, and I was looking at them this weekend because I couldn't remember exactly where I'd placed them. While I was in there I noticed my utility feed connection is looking rather bad - I think it would have ended in a fire had I not...

Was listening to Steve Jurvetson today on Studio 1.0 with Emily Chang. During the interview he criticized Apple and gave the example of the Apple watch as an idea that wasn't so good. But what made me almost fall out of my chair was this statement: He couldn't wear an Apple watch because of...

Just curious if anybody else finds themselves drifting across the white line because they thought they'd enabled autopilot but only got TACC? I wish that the failure to enable signal was higher up on the display, or larger. I just don't see it sometimes. Or maybe, if you don't have either...

I've been driving in Houston traffic since auto-pilot was released (downloaded first day - Thursday morning). I'm curious what others have found. Here's how I'm using it at this point: I tried it on 290 in rush hour and gave up. The lanes are too close and I just wasn't comfortable with how...

Maybe everybody on here knew this but me, but I learned interesting facts about tires I did not know from a news story tonight. a) It is common for tire stores to sell old tires that have been sitting on the shelf for as much as a DECADE. Tires can begin to degrade at six years even with no...

I just went to check what it would look like if I bought my car today (just got my new 85S in June). I'm puzzled because it shows the range is the same as my 85kwh car - 265 miles for a RWD 90S. My 85S promised 265 miles (same in 2015 as it did in 2013 when I got my first one). Does anybody...

I just saw this and thought Tesla fans would appreciate it.

Has anybody else noticed this? Tesla is telling me all new Model S cars made today have this defect, and there's nothing they can do about it. The service center says they have opened some sort of case with Tesla about it, but right now the answer is "tough luck". Its stunning to me, because...

I'm wondering if its just me, or is there something wrong with this picture? I've taken lots of shots of my car and it never looked like this. Did they photo-shop it so the rear looks bigger?? Just curious. The car in this picture looks great, but I suspect it doesn't physically exist...

Anybody else with a car built in May having issues with the charge port? Mine wouldn't open without banging on it with the heel of my palm (the suggestion of the Tesla service people) from day one. Now tonight even that procedure won't open it. I was going to wait until they could service the...

I picked up my 2015 Model S last Thursday, and was too cheap to pay $3k for the package with the power liftgate in it. I was hoping that the Tesla liftgate would operate like my 2011 Volt. Unfortunately, it takes much more effort to close the Tesla than the Volt. Attached is my comparison...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAv6M1Bai0c&feature=em-share_video_in_list_user&list=RDEMPJZz8EE8DgubcGKr3N9m4w Sorry if this was shared before. I'd never seen it before - I think its awesome. I hope Tesla puts it in an ad!

I live in Houston and am buying my second Model S. I asked my DES about the possibility of flying to Fremont and picking the car up there, and driving it back to Houston. I was shocked when she told me that if I did that I would have to pay sales tax in both CA and TX! Since I took delivery...

Enjoyed this review: Note, you have to answer a single survey question to view the video. New car road test: Tesla Model S - - Chronicle Live

I sold my Model S to buy a new one specifically because of the "auto pilot" feature, and Elon's promise that soon (June or July) software will enable the auto-steering function of the car. I will not be too upset if the car only keeps its lane and does not automatically change lanes and pass...

Hi, I'm just wondering if others have been told their Tesla service center is "low on manpower" and so they must bring their car in to have warranty work done and wait for it? This reminds me of my Chevy dealer - and I'm not too happy. I got home this weekend after being out of town for 3...

Anybody know when this requirement started? I was looking through the design studio tonight and noticed it, but I don't do that often so I don't know when it started. Why would they do this? I never want a sunroof in my car just because of the potential for problems. But XM satellite radio...

I hit something today for the first time since getting the battery shield installed. It looked like a strangely shaped square wooden block. I thought it would miss me but it bounced back into my lane. Don't think it did any damage though. Heard a faint thump when it hit. No alerts from the...

I got my car back today from the Houston service center, and found my dashcam in the floorboard. It had been attached to the windshield when I gave them the car. I'm not so bothered by it coming off as I am that they gave me the car back without mentioning it. Interested in others opinions on...

Anybody had this issue besides me? Going in for my annual service tomorrow and asked them to remove the bugs and seal it so they can't get in. They didn't do it the last time they had the car so we'll see if they can this time.

Hi, they are installing solar panels on my roof, hoping to go live in a week or two. But today was the first day any panels were on the roof. (still have 4 more to go). My question is, is this panel damaged? Most of the panels look clean, but a few have hand prints, and this one has some...

I asked Dempsey Electric here in Houston Texas to move the EVSE for my Volt (yes I know this is Teslamotorsclub but buying the Tesla caused my parking arrangement to change in the garage, so its Tesla related) about 12 ft from where it is currently located in my garage. Below shows the quote...

Hi, I'm wondering what's up with the navigation line on my display (the big main, center display). Sometimes its blue. Sometimes its orange. Sometimes it doesn't show up at all, but when this happens I do still have the navigation display in the dash display to the left of the speedometer. (I...

Noticed yesterday that my charge port door is sticking out about a quarter inch after closing. It used to close flush to the car. Has anybody else had this happen? Was it an easy fix? It really looks tacky this way. Sorry for poor image quality. Just so there's no confusion - God I love this car!

I put some McGuires leather conditioner on my dash a few days ago. Since then the dash has been very squeaky while driving. On a smooth part of the highway it will be quiet, but in Houston those are few and far between. Any bumps in the road cause the dash to squeak. Has anybody seen this...