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    Powerwall+ system reporting double solar production: Am I supposed to have both PW and Neurio reporting?

    After failing to find an answer on this and while waiting for my installer to be available to check it out, I just went ahead and configured the Neurio meter to "not configured". Now all of the numbers seem correct to me. (House consumption matches what my SPAN panel says and matches the MPPT...
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    Powerwall+ system reporting double solar production: Am I supposed to have both PW and Neurio reporting?

    Hi, thanks for the reply. So my system is a Powerwall+ with the integrated inverter stacked on top and then a separate Gateway 2 box acting as the service equipment (main switch) and site controller. Downstream of the gateway I have a SPAN panel, so there should be no loads on the “non-backup”...
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    Powerwall+ system reporting double solar production: Am I supposed to have both PW and Neurio reporting?

    I have a Powerwall+ and solar system with a separate Tesla Gateway box (installed by a third party installer). I believe my solar production numbers are doubled. I first noticed this indirectly because it makes my house consumption appear higher than expected and I believe I have confirmed by...
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    EV Car/My Tesla - An Alexa skill for Amazon Echo / Tesla integration

    I like the skill. If you have more than one Tesla is there any way to associate it with one particular car? Guessing it's just choosing the first one that the API returns. Did you ever move the code to github? Thanks!
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    Key recognition in new vs old cars...

    I was reminded of it because the Model X has that sophisticated fob that "triangulates your position" for the valet door opener thing... I figure if it can do that it must be able to tell the difference between the fobs :)
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    Key recognition in new vs old cars...

    I have a 2013 car that I love dearly but one thing that's always been a little disappointing is that the key fobs are not recognized to set the user settings (e.g. seat position). I'm pretty sure this was originally listed as a feature for the car but then removed at some point (wasn't it?) I...
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    Honda's Power Exporter 9000 turns your EV into the ultimate portable generator

    This article says "were you to plug the Exporter 9000 into Honda's fuel cell-powered FCV Concept cars, you can get 9kW of electricity out for a solid week." Doing the simple math that would be 16 times the battery capacity of the Tesla 90D.... or almost a 5,000 mile range. Seems unlikely.
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    Model S shifting to park while driving?

    Same as others, I experience it frequently at low speed in reverse while backing out of my garage and messing with the seat... and although I like the concept I find it kind of annoying because it seems touchy and abrupt... I was wondering if the newer cars with the real computer controlled...
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    App idea / missing feature - Fire and forget climate control start...

    That is true but he wouldn't necessarily have to store any credentials on the server persistently... certainly no passwords. The service could accept the login token from the client and use it only for as long as it took to complete the request... (This mitigates the risk quite a bit). Anyway...
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    App idea / missing feature - Fire and forget climate control start...

    I'm glad to hear that you will consider adding this feature in your app as it will save me from having to create one to do it :) I think you have a couple of options - using the background completion API should provide a few minutes and I think there are further options if you are waiting on a...
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    Remote S: Tesla app for Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch

    Congrats on the app. A little feedback - The UI is pretty but I find it a little confusing and it makes me nervous because it's not immediately clear what is a control and what is a display. I am kind of afraid I'm going to accidentally unlock the car or open the roof when I didn't intend to...
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    App idea / missing feature - Fire and forget climate control start...

    I'd like to be able to open an app, hit a button to turn on climate control, and then put my phone away confident in the knowledge that the app will wait around for contact with the car and do the right thing... If the app cannot contact the car within a reasonable period of time (e.g. before...
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    V7 Software anticipation: when and what new features?

    Hm. It's hard for me to imagine that it is a hardware failure on my car since all of the other elements work on their own.. e.g. I can make phone calls using the built in speaker and mic and they seem fine... and I use BT for playing podcasts alright 95% of the time. It's just that Siri has...
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    V7 Software anticipation: when and what new features?

    I don't think CarPlay requires an actual A# chip... just some authentication for their MFi program analogous to what they do for USB devices. Those devices do have super low-cost hardware built into them for identification, but presumably this is not a technical barrier if Apple were to allow...
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    V7 Software anticipation: when and what new features?

    I'm just hoping for CarPlay or some other updated iPhone integration. I find it very ironic that my experience using my phone to listen to music and podcasts is worse in this amazing car than in my old car with the simple audio in plug. Bluetooth is unreliable and flaky... Trying to use Siri...
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    Can't believe they dropped Silver...

    Obviously favorite color for a car is a matter of personal taste, but what strikes me as a "silver car" person is that silver is not really a "color"... I know technically it's a paint like the rest but to me it looks more like polished aluminum or steel. To me it's like choosing a watch band...
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    Can't believe they dropped Silver...

    I had hoped this was just a temporary thing coinciding with the updates, but Elon's tweet makes it sound like the new color choices are more permanent. To me Silver is just always the right color for a car... And alongside white it has to be the most energy efficient in warm climates... It...
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    Sun Roof Question

    Of the various justified and unjustified complaints on these forums over the years I don't recall seeing many related to the pano roof... Time will tell I guess but it seems like a pretty reliable design. My personal fear is about the rubber seals aging (since it's such a large sealed area)...
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    What happens when car is on lift, supported on jack pads, and jack mode is disabled?

    I concur with the previous post - I think this warning is about a guy at home jacking up the car at one point and then crawling under it, only to have it self-level back down on him.
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    Elon "About to end range anxiety"

    Remember those graphs showing projected range by speed, etc. (http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/autopia/2012/05/graph1.jpg) What if they have refined a way to dramatically extend the range by limiting speed and extraneous power consumption when the battery is very low... e.g. suppose when the...
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    Ordered my S85 today, getting nervous

    Same here - when I ordered mine in 2013 I had no way to test drive one in my area, I had only seen one in person once, and it was twice what I'd ever paid for a car :) I was really worried that I may have made a big mistake, but... OMG I love this car and it just makes my family happy in so...
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    Turning car Systems on with passenger present, no driver

    Interesting - does the car lock when you walk away?
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    Turning car Systems on with passenger present, no driver

    Are you sure about this? I have left my family in the car many times and walked away with the key but they were able to keep the A/C running by touching the screen. Maybe touching the screen delays locking the car? I'd like to see an explicit "family in the car" mode that locks the doors but...
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    Driverless MS - with current hardware?

    One of the examples that Elon gave was summoning the car to come get you (at least "on private property"). So it sounds like they expect the car to be fully autonomous at least in the context of a parking lot. Going the next step and having the car navigate cities and highways by itself seems...
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    Worthy replacement for that screen cleaning cloth that came with the car?

    Ok, this is just stupid but - I love the little grey cleaning cloth that came with my car (mid-2013). I'm guessing it is microfiber but it feels almost like silk and really is better than any screen or glasses cleaning cloth that I've come across before. Does anyone know exactly what material...
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    Punctured tire

    I had a slow leak recently from the tire valve stem recently. That was an easy fix (it can be removed and replaced). You can find the leak by applying some soapy water to the tire. Pat
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    Gray exterior with Tan seats ?

    I have silver / tan and I love it. I was nervous about ordering it (sight unseen at the time) but I'm really glad I did. Pat
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    Tesla Service Plan

    I was just debating this myself when it was time to rotate the tires and fix a minor air leak. The guy at the service center made the case to me that they actually spend about three hours going over the car and that changing the large custom wiper blades alone is worth about $100. He didn't...
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    Debating annual inspection vs Dobb's (maybe wait for year two for annual?)...

    I ended up calling the service center to schedule the tire rotation and repair - I had kind of expected them to insist I do the annual inspection which is why I had hesitated - but I could not have been more wrong. They offered to do the rotation and fix the leaky valve at no charge. Tesla...
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    Debating annual inspection vs Dobb's (maybe wait for year two for annual?)...

    Ah, I just assumed it was a national chain :) For the others - it's a reasonably good tire shop. Sorry for the confusing post.
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    Debating annual inspection vs Dobb's (maybe wait for year two for annual?)...

    I've had the car for about 16 months and I'm way overdue for a tire rotation (17k miles). Also I discovered today that one of my tires is leaking air slowly from the valve stem. I've been debating between doing the $600 annual inspection or just taking the car to the corner Dobb's for $50...
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    Windshield Replacement

    I'm wondering if you'll have any choice but OEM glass regardless of who does it. That windshield seems like an interesting shape.
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    Is Autopilot that much better than Competitors?

    The reason Apple has become the largest company in the world and has the highest customer satisfaction in their products is precisely because they took things that people were doing for years and made them so much better that people wanted to use them. Nobody really invents any technology these...
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    What's an active bonnet?

    That's just fantastic. I assume that feature started with the cars that have the front facing parking sensors?
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    after 10+ luxury cars, I've never been this confused regarding required servicing?

    One thing I noted is that the service comes with "24 hour roadside assistance" (I assume for a year). I have been kind of wondering what I would (will) do someday if I have a flat tire... seems excessive to have it towed for that. Also I'm not sure my wife will be up for explaining the tow...
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    True Story or Not?: "Frunk opened at 115mph and caused $20k damage on brand new P85"

    Even if he tried to open it at speed it shouldn't open, so it would be a defect. If the story is true it's irrelevant that he was going 115mph... 60mph would have been more than sufficient to push the hood back and destroy the car.
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    Third Row Ventilation Problem Solved

    The rear window sunshade works really well: Tesla Gear Shop Rear Liftgate Sunshade
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    New Model S owner here

    Before you buy the console try living without it for a few weeks. It feels strange at first but after a while you get used to (and appreciate) having all of the open space and you may find that you don't need or want the storage there. Also don't forget about the small pocket in front of the...
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    P85D Interior only available in black? Tan option no longer available :(

    Tan is the coolest interior color... and it's the one they use in a lot of their promotional shots (if you look very closely). I have no idea why they would have removed it. I have a silver/tan and I've never seen another color combo I liked better.
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    Super range mode

    I don't think A/C induction motors like the ones used in the car really have an optimal RPM or torque per se - They are nearly as efficient over a wide range of speeds and loads. However there are losses in the inverter and from heat and other effects in the motor that go up as the current and...
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    Upgrading from LEAF to Tesla

    In my experience in freezing rain and highway driving with a couple of stops having to reheat the battery and not really trying to save energy (e.g. driving fast with the heater on) I ended up with about 75-80% of the rated range... I think 75% in deep winter is a conservative estimate of what...
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    Another iTunes, iPod, Bluetooth, music question for Model S new owner

    That is the way it works on the iPhone and I believe it's supposed to work that way on any BT capable phone. The BT connection can handle both audio and phone connections (as well as some data like the Calendar stuff now). When it's all working properly I can be listening to music or a podcast...
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    Another iTunes, iPod, Bluetooth, music question for Model S new owner

    Despite some reliability problems with bluetooth connections I have found that it is a reasonable way to listen to music and podcasts from my iPhone. When I first got my car I was concerned that audio quality might suffer and so I initially used the USB stick for music but a) I decided I...
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    Third Row Ventilation Problem Solved

    I think that may be overstating the problem a bit. If the AC is on air is circulating throughout the car and the differential in the back is not *that* great, even in full sun... We also bought the snap-in sun screen for the back which works well and solves the problem if you don't mind...
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    Third Row Ventilation Problem Solved

    Really you just have to aim the vents to get the air circulating in the car. However to quiet some complaintsI bought a little battery powered fan similar to this: http://i.walmartimages.com/i/p/00/75/52/47/11/0075524711644_500X500.jpg I put rechargeable cells in it and it runs for quite a while.
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    Bluetooth lack of reliability; hopes for something better...

    Are you using the phone for music / podcasts or just for phone calls? I have not experienced many problems with phone calls but I am listening to music or podcasts pretty much all the time in the car (and that is where I experience the problems). Pat
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    Bluetooth lack of reliability; hopes for something better...

    I have been using bluetooth with an iPhone to listen to music / podcasts and take phone calls for over a year now (iPhone 5s and now 6). And as much as I love my Tesla like one of my children (ha ha) I have to say that this is the one area where it performs more poorly than my old car with the...
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    A Tesla Hater just told me "Batteries Cause Cancer"

    Batteries do not emit anything in terms of energy other than DC current out the wires and heat. The high current DC wiring of the car would create static magnetic fields around the wires. The power unit of the car would create alternating current to the engine, but the frequency is not high...
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    Navigation stops showing route (blue line) until reboot...

    Anyone else experiencing this? Everything seems fine with the navigation system but under some circumstances it stops drawing routes on the map - i.e. the blue line is absent while navigating. This is not transient - it stays this way for all routes until I do a reboot of the 17" console...
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    Rationalizing buying supercharger access for couple of trips per year...

    The supercharger map shows a mid-Missouri charger planned for 2014, which would make the KC trip possible... Then I'd have two destinations. However Chicago is a bit concerning for me even with the Normal, IL charger... It's about 180 miles... so in theory fine if I keep the speed down, summer...