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I have a Tesla solar system on a PPA without battery. Since it was installed 5 years ago, my consumption has increased significantly with an EV and electric appliances, so I'd like to add more panels and also a battery. I discussed this with a local solar installer, and they proposed adding new...

Just for fun, I looked up the last few years of Tesla 3 LR at the EPA website (www.fueleconomy.gov) and these numbers don't make sense to me. The 2022 model shows 260Wh/mi with 358mi total range. With simple math that equates to a battery capacity of 93kWh. Similarly, the 2021 model shows...

I arrived at the Santa Ysabel supercharger expecting to find 2 empty spots, but there was actually a line of 3 Teslas waiting to charge. Those 2 spots were occupied by abandoned ICE vehicles. Unfortunately all of us Tesla owners have no power to prevent this situation. The county sheriff and...

I’m an attempt to silence all the various interior trim rattles, I’ve removed the headliner and all pillar trim pieces. One thing I notice is the 5 white trim clips holding the lower B panel are not snug enough. They aren’t broken, they just don’t have quite enough holding power. So that panel...

Sometimes while I’m listening to a podcast from iPhone via Bluetooth, the volume suddenly goes down. To fix it, I turn the phone volume all the way down and then back up again. Normally when I adjust volume on the steering wheel, the phone volume slider reacts accordingly. But in this state...

I had an unfortunate encounter with a shade sail that snapped in a windstorm, so the metal D-ring hammered my car for over an hour, making dozens of tiny dents and breaking the roof glass. It looks like hail damage. The body shop suggests replacing the trunk and quarter panel, which is a major...

My Tesla solar PPA is approaching the 5 year mark, at which time I have the option to buy the system for “fair market value”. Has anyone else gone through with this? I’m curious what the appraised value would be.

After picking up my M3 from the body shop for a rear bumper repair, I found this part loose in the trunk. Anyone know what it is? It looks like some kind of air vent with rubber flaps. Perhaps this goes somewhere in the wall to release air pressure when the doors are closed? It seems large for...

My Model 3 was in a minor collision with damage to the rear bumper. Looking at the invoice from the collision shop, there is one item that seems questionable to me. They are charging $98 to redeploy the firmware, which they say is necessary after replacing any electronic component. Is this...

My M3 is about 6 months old and it recently developed a buzzing noise in the Autopilot chime. It sounds like the speaker is loose or overmodulated. Regular music doesn’t have any problems, so I’m guessing this chime uses a separate speaker, but I can’t tell where it’s located. Anybody know? I...

About 9 months ago I bought a house with Tesla solar panels and I inherited the PPA agreement. I've been tracking my costs in a spreadsheet to figure out how much money (if any) I'm saving thanks to the solar. So far I'm very happy with it, I'm saving an average of 63% on my monthly bills. I...

Any Southern California drivers here? I’m a bit confused about the rules for Metro Express Lanes like I-10 and how it relates to HOV lanes. I know EV owners with a CAV decal can drive in regular HOV lanes without a passenger. In the past, I read EVs could drive in Express Lanes with the...

I want to put my Dometic 12V fridge in the back of M3 for a few days of camping, so I need the 12V outlet to stay on all the time. From what I’ve read on the forums, the options are either camp mode or sentry mode. But in my own testing, the 12V outlet seems to stay on all the time after I park...

In my new model 3, the mirrors all dim automatically for headlights at night. This is cool, but there is a weird border about 1/4" all the way around which does not dim. So in this area the headlights behind me are still blinding sometimes. I have never seen another car like this. My...

Sometimes my model 3 makes a crackling sound from the left A pillar speaker. This is loosely related to driving on a rough highway. I say loosely because it doesn't happen on every rough road, and sometimes it happens on a smooth road. The audio source doesn't matter, I've heard it on radio...

I bought a house with Tesla solar panels (PPA) a few months ago, and now that summer temps are heating up I'm taking a closer look at the bill. It seems like the Tesla app is grossly under-reporting my usage. Here are some screenshots from one day, but it seems to be a similar issue every day...

I just received my Model 3 and I'm using the mobile connector (gen 2) at home with a locking NEMA 14-50 outlet. I leave the cable attached to the wall all the time, so it's easy to plugin when I park the car. The 32A charging is fast enough for me, so I don't really see a need to buy the wall...

When I test drove the model 3 it had a Qi cell phone charger below the touch screen. I like this feature and I thought it was built into the car but now I’m seeing they sell this piece separately. Is it included in the LR model?

I’m getting ready to buy my first Tesla, a model 3. I understand there is an option to buy LTE connectivity for $10/month. How important is it to have this? I have Wifi at home for software updates. I currently use Apple Music, so that will work fine through my phone. I’m not excited about the...