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I could see it being a weird problem with merch like tequila or flamethrowers, or seasonal items like tire chains, but I could speculate that it doesn't happen often enough that something like windshield wipers goes in and out of stock so rapidly to be too much of a problem, until it is. For a...

Tried to order wiper blades for model S. Out of Stock. Clicked: notify me when back in stock. Received the email: back in stock, order soon quantities may be limited (at 1:41 AM) Went to order the blades six hours later: Out of Stock. Why not just let me order them, and when they come into...

Yeah, there's no way someone else has this set-up. probably less than 20 of those boats were ever built, and ours was built 35 years ago (by us). The plans have not been available for at leat 20 years....

Easier every year. There are more and more charging options. However, it is a good plan to not have time pressure!

ah, thanks. Yes, that got me to read the "final rule" on TPMS from the US NHTSA, which states that the sensors must give drivers "...a warning when tire pressure is 25 percent or more below the vehicle manufacturer’s recommended cold tire inflation pressure (placard pressure) for one to four...

Hmmm, well I wonder if the TPMS might grab sensor data from a stored wheel if you tell it to relearn (reset) while you are in the garage next to the stored wheels (i.e. when you reset under Tires and Wheels under the Service Menu item- not in Service Mode)? Yeah, it won't read another Tesla's...

Hmm, a nice exercise. There is a formula, the ideal gas law: PV/Tn = PV/Tn where P is pressure, V is volume, T is temperature, and n = molar amount of gas. T is in Kelvin (degrees C + 273) and P is in kPa. One kPa = 0.145 psi... Therefore, for 42 psi: convert 42 psi to kPa by dividing by...

It really depends on where you live and what is available. I got the Tesla S. Korea CCS adapter through Harumio and it works just fine before it was available then in the US. It's the same adapter, so just get it through Tesla in the US, unless you live in S Korea... I agree that the off-network...

I agree with others- the Wall Connector seems to be the best value. Although the Model Y level 2 charge limit is (presently) 32 amps and the Wall Connector can deliver 48A, future-proofing is not a terrible consideration. Further, with other OEMs adopting the NACS standard- Tesla's style of...

Same problem 2021 S LR refresh. After the driver's seat was moved all the way back it would no longer move forward, although the other seat controls worked fine. A sound could be heard at the track motor, so it seemed not to be a power connection issue. We tried everything: lots of pushing on...

I think there are two ways to think about the value of FSD: 1) its actual utility; 2) your contribution to its development. I applaud the folks who are willing/able to contribute to the development of something that will eventually be close to "Full Self Driving". Even "Frequently Self Driving"...

Thanks for the clarification! You can engage Traffic-Aware Cruise Control separately from TACC + Autosteer, so they are two things you can use separately (different methodsof engagement in different models, or even the same model- you can chose how to engage them under Autopilot settings). I...

I was wondering about this topic- When I ordered my Model S (Palladium) in March 2021 there was no option to purchase Enhanced Autopilot. That option came around June 2022. I was under the impression that auto lane change was part of the autopilot-autosteer package back then. The owner manual...

The ferry Kennicott, which makes that run, is out of service due to lack of trained crew!

I was supposed to be doing this trip around now too, but my passport was expired.... I had called said grumpy owner guy and he asked me to bring a 50 amp twist-lock to nema 14-50 adapter so he could hook people up with his welder extension cord(s) "Then we can really screw 'em over!" (referring...

Yeah, obviously Alaska is a tiny market. Moreover, with an abundance of charging opportunities and good service, we would lose a little more of the feeling of being pioneers! Still the primary reason for the post was to show that this low density hasn't stopped the non-supercharger fast-charging...

HaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA In Alaska the nearest SC is 12 kazillion miles away. Mobile Service is sometimes OK, and they try, but unless you live in the Big City (Anchorage), it's a wait (months). Moreover, scheduling Mobile Service here is a joke. Despite claiming to be able to schedule mobile...

OK, here's the joke: divide Alaska in half, and Texas becomes the third largest state. There are ~116 supercharger locations in Texas. There are two in Alaska. There are however, 13 CCS DCFC currently online in Alaska, and two more that are very close. TSLA: either install more superchargers...

Yeah, I wondered, because I searched a lot for 220v in Dease Lake, with no luck. My notes show that I used 85 kWh in October to get from Boulder Creek Rest Area (near new hazelton) to Dease Lake. Dease Lake is on their own power, but Iskut is connected to the BC Hydro grid, much cleaner and more...

Just saw this- you found a 14-30 in Dease Lake! Good work!

Anchorage: "Los Anchorage" just five minutes outside of Alaska!

It's the route I followed in October 2021, up Hwy 37, "the Cassiar", in BC. New Hazelton to Dease Lake will be a little bit of a challenge (330 miles; + 1600' elevation gain), then you'll be stuck on 113v x 12a at the Northway Motor Inn (a fine place), which will give you about +23 kWh over a 17...

And a Tesla just arrived in Anchorage yesterday after successfully using it...

i.e. This isn't just a "Can we have this feature?" request, it's more of: can we have a basic feature [headlights] that works better than the worst possible combination of auto-possibilities?!

From my experience, Tesla has somehow developed the least useful auto-headlight setting imaginable. First-world problem, I know...Maybe THE Most First-World Problem Of Them All. My favorite headlight setting is having the lights on all the time while driving, and having them automatically turn...

Nope, I wonder the same thing. An error? A Bolt reports they worked fine last week (1 May 2023)

I replied via email, but others may be interested. As far as we know the ferry Kennicott will not be running this season (summer 2023). As far as I know "Stretch", the Tok Transportation electric school bus owner is still in operation. However, things got a little easier: Two new chargers...

i am, indeed

Thanks, Not as Hard as Guy Hall in 2014, the real EV pioneer of this trip, but probably later in the season than anyone to date?

It is a great trip. Living in Alaska I have taken multi-day ferry trips many times aboard the Kennicott, the one that usually makes the Bellingham to Whittier run. Last summer we put my mom and her car on it back to Bellingham after she drove up. Unfortunately for this year, the schedules just...

I was on that trip, which they also referred to as ELF- Electrifying the Last Frontier. My profile picture here was taken at Atigun Pass, the highest point of the trip, in the Brooks Range. That's right- low snow levels in August. It was snowing at the Arctic Ocean. See below for a recap of the...

Nice job. Thanks for inviting others to share details of their Alaska trips. My wife and I did the trip in a new Model S refresh that we picked up at the Lynnwood, WA service center and drove back home on the 6-15th of October, 2021, following basically the same route, but with stopping at...

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Incidentally, The nut that tightens the feet to the L-bolt is different than a normal nut. It is shaped like a donut, in that you don't use a normal socket to tighten it, you need a hex wrench-type driver that fits in the donut hole- like an allen wrench that can be attached to your torque...

I used the Yakima Big Catch saddles with a Tesla rack I installed myself. I bought a low-range torque wrench to be certain I got the torque to spec. Nearest service center is over 2000 miles. No typo, 2 thousand. No problem with much larger kayak, and longer carrying distances- over 300 miles...

I used the Tesla racks and some modified Yakima saddles on my Model S to transport a home-made 24' double kayak (around 80-90 lbs) over 300 miles, plus a ferry ride and driving on plenty of gravel roads. There are arrows on the roof glass pointing to the hidden brackets welded under the glass...

Wow. I ordered mine March 7th of 2021, and received it in Seattle September 28th. (I live in Alaska, and after reading this think I still might be waiting, but I know of at least one other that has been Delivered here. I drove mine up. In October...) I didn't imagine that any of those orders...

Oh yeah- get a CCS adapter if enabled, if not a chademo. It's a lot easier in summer, and a lot easier than when I did it in my Refresh S last October! Just plan on spending plenty of time, I spent 9 days, but that was extraordinary due to the pandemic restrictions and RV parks being closed in...

Short version: A-3 begins 3/4 mile before the Soldotna supercharger and ends at 6th Avenue in Anchorage where A-1 begins. Interstate A-1 continues to the Canadian Border. The supercharger in Chugiak is along A-1. A-1 joins briefly with Interstate A-2 along the way, between Glennallen and...

Interstates standards or not, it's the only road connection...

Try this one...

The SC gap connecting Alaska to the rest of the US has just closed by a few hundred miles. It's now only 1685 miles between the new SC in Chugiak, AK and the one in Prince George, BC.

Yeah on both accoutns: 1st world problem and passenger seat. And one more, you need to be sure to switch back-and-forth between profiles on your phone-as-key, or else when you approch the car the seats move forward/back when you want the opposite...

Yeah, it doesn't make sense. I hope that someone here can report back about trying to do brakes using tow mode, like the tech note describes. Maybe the service tech was in error?

yeah....

My brother-in-law had the exact same service done on his 2013 Model S for the same cost in the Seattle, WA area. Water in the drive unit. He just got it back. Overall he felt it was worth it, and it probably won't happen again...

I finally got my brake service done, and it was not like the tech note! The rear brakes were similar, except the tech told me that if I, or a local shop, had tried to do them we would likely not be able to remove the rear calipers because the service software was now required to release the...

I have the same car of the same vintage and recently a very similar problem, although would not connect remotely at all, for five or six days. I tried seemingly everything as well. Since no one has suggested this: The thing that finally worked was tapping on the bluetooth icon on the screen in...

It's probably worth getting the 200 amp service, anyway. BTW the adpater for charging at 16 amps on a circuit that is protected by a 20 amp breaker and at least 12 AWG wire, is called the NEMA 5-20 adapter.

You are right, a scratch makes it look like it could read 20A, especially if you need glasses, but upon close-up inspection it really is 30A...Thanks.