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Hey folks; Long story short I have the only Roadster left in our country. 2010 model year EU VIN278 around 60k miles. It has not worked snce the owner washed the car in May 2018, had a little drive and parked the vehicle. Thankfully Gruber has been helping me for the past 4-5 months over...

Hey; Living in Turkey, your average Tesla ownership experience is quite alone. It was, at least until we started out a 3rd party repair service in our market as the Tesla owner's club of the country.(E-Garaj/TeslaTurk) I am driving a 2017 Model S 90D built in March. After just 420 cycles or so...

Hey everybody; I've been a long timer in TMC now and these days are the quietest I'm seeing this Model S section. Where is everybody? Why are people - who are usually very difficult to satisfy in this forum tbh - not complaining about the lack of a visible path to get FSD (i.e. HW3 retrofit) in...

Tesla launches $190 CCS adapter for new Model S and Model X, offers retrofits for older vehicles Today Tesla finally announced the CCS charging option for European Model S / X after Euro Model 3 came out with the CCS port. I'm very excited for this and been waiting for 6 months because nearest...

So a friend living in NL sent me these photos today. He saw them in Arnhem Service Center in the NL. They're EU Model 3 test mules. They have the CCS socket and were converted from US cars. Information received from test engineers; - Supercharger retrofits to CCS Type 2 socket will begin this...

After 7 years of day dreaming every single day I'm so close to finally owning a Tesla. It is a 2017 Model S 90D and I'm about to private purchase on a great deal from a friend. He purchased the car from someone else when it was 6 months old at 2000km. Got the ownership transferred to his...

So in Turkey the government just put 60% import tariff on American automobiles because to Trump craze. Even though Tesla's final assembly is in the Netherlands (free trade zone for Turkey) due to its American parts of origin it is subject to that tax. However since the tariff is just put into...

Hello; As someone from Europe who is about to complete the second year as a Model 3 reservation holder, (a reservation made after waiting for Model 3 unveiling 3+ years) I'm really excited to see the ramp finally starting to look good. Canada invites are soaring, VIN trend line and...

We still know so little about the Model 3 in terms of geeking out on it. For example with the Model S/X we know where the CAN diagnostics port or the SIM card extender (EU cars only) is. Under the screen behind the shelf. However with Model 3 we are clueless. Since we have crossed 10k cars...

Up until yesterday I've read 'Autopilot caused accident' threads and news with a grain of salt. I always thought they were Tesla shorters or people who were not quite well educated on Autopilot and its capabilities. However yesterday when I was cruising at stop&go traffic on Autopilot 1 with an...

Surely I'm not the first one to notice but on in depth Model 3 review of M3OC I didn't see a consumption graph or trip meters like in the Model S. Did I miss it or will this be like the FM radio too where we need an update? I hope Tesla isn't going to hide that info forever like they hid voltage...

We just had our 3rd annual Tesla meetup. Attendance was great despite being only one city. We have 200+ Teslas in the country. Model S 75D entry price even with self import is same as BMW 530i Model S P100D costs half of a BMW M6 Most expensive gas relative to purchasing power. Very cheap...

Hello all; I don't remember where but I remember reading a calculation about elevation change's effect on your consumption. I think it was a Bjorn video but can't find it now. This is a very simplified and noob calculation (I'm not an engineer so this is all 'internet knowledge') but I would...

Since the unveil I've heard so many people disappointed with; Slow supercharging of the 3 Lower than expected performance values for the 3 Expensive options for the 3 etc. etc. So trying to understand what they made with the 3 I plotted a spreadsheet explaining cells, pack architecture they...

I'm still not 100% sue this isn't interim but isn't this "standart battery", "longer range battery" feeling a little weird? Much like BMW's series-engine volume-fuel type badging system Tesla had it covered with P/non-P - capacity - D/non-D system. Now with the 3 are they dumbing it down for...

I was expecting Tesla to accept standards and offer CCS charging too with the Model 3. Now, maybe they still do and they just didn't deny nor reveal it. However I'm sure someone would've caught it if the port was there. With the RC photoso of the charge port I always thought the awkward black...

Hello all; I'm about to purchase a few OpenEVSE's to install EVSEs at home, at work and build a mobile one like the Fivari charger to charge 3 phase, single phase in Europe. (whatever I have available) I believe I've looked at everything available online during research, however there's no one...

Hello all; I thought Model S sim card was located behind the touchscreen, connected directly to the motherboard, making it difficult to replace for unsupported countries. I derived that from this old thread; Where is the SIM card located? Especially after the recent update blocking wifi use...

I think the answer for this will vary largely depending on where it's coming from hence the options. (EU vs US) I'm one to believe that a car's on-board AC charger makes a lot of difference. It doesn't matter if long distance driving is DC fast charging (it is), AC charging makes a big...

I'm sure you guys are bored with this topic over & over again but I found myself doing all sorts of calculations about the new 2170 cells in the Model S this morning and wanted to share my thoughts with you guys. First, the cell. - 2170 will have 45% larger volume than the 18650. - Chemistry...

I really hope Tesla adds some kind of a ReGen control or Regen on demand mechanism on the Model 3. The new Chevy Bolt has a regen hand pedal as you know which enables you to come to a complete stop without using friction brakes. Also the new Hyundai Ioniq BEV and the old Mercedes B Class...

Hey guys; I believe we still don't know the usable energy the new 100kWh pack has. 85 packs were 75-76kWh 90 packs are ~82kWh Judging by EPA range increase being disproportionate to 90-100 increase, this really could be a 100kWh pack. You don't have to start out from 100%, drive all the way...

BMW showed the new looks of the BMW 5 Series, coded G30. It's more or less the size of a Model S and has coefficient of drag of just 0.22. So 8% less than the Model S. When Elon said Model 3 would have <0.2cD people said it had to have wheel covers for the back or that it wouldn't happen. It...

As you know all European Tesla models seem to be using the Type 2, IEC 62196-2 Menekkes connector. In reality though, it is not the case. Tesla is using their own proprietary European market connector that just happens to be backwards compatible with Type 2 Menekkes. We know this because...

Hello; We're from Turkey and because we're not an official market yet we have to rely on hotspots for connectivity in our cars. If it wasn't enough to have connectivity with 3G usb dongles or phone hotspots only when the car is on, a friend reports not being able to use during Drive or Reverse...

So as you might have heard Porsche announced they were working on a new charging system for their upcoming Mission E and Audi, VW EVs down the pipeline. They claim a 15 minute charge rate for 80% using a 800V system. I don't know much about batteries or EVs other than what I research and try to...

Hey everyone. I drive a convert EV made by a Turkish company on a Toyota Corolla chassis the past 10-11 months and I've done around 19k miles on it, I'm loving the EV experience and am never going back. I also love to understand its inner workings and comprehend it fully. I need help...

For the past 3 or so years despite having no connection to any engineer and being a business graduate myself, I've become an absolute geek about energy storage and EV tech. The more I learn I contemplate better and weigh ideas. So you know how a battery consists of layers like this; Cathode...

AFAIK when regening you create AC power from the AC motor something converts it into DC and puts it back into the battery. However batteries need a charger in between to get the current and voltage they want. It also takes a while for the battery to communicate with the EVSE when charging. With...

I know that Tesla thinks for city charging 72A is way more than enough and for roadtrips it offers Superchargers but, in Europe 3-phase plugs are quite common to find. They support 22kW (32A each phase, 96A) easily and you can find more than that too. Even Renault ZOE has 64kW AC charger (96A...

So I'm really in to figuring out Tesla's battery architecture and I love reading stuff about it. Now we know that the new 100kWh pack is a completely new architecture, including cell count and cooling system. There will definitely be people with more knowledge on batteries and will be able to...

Hey everyone; Whilst calculating how much I can drive on a single charge I am used to taking note of how much usable energy I have vs. what consumption I'm averaging. For example with my Corolla convert Turkish EV I have 36kWh available to use. I usually average 155Wh/km(250Wh/mi) so 36000/155...

Hi TMC; We're waiting on a brand new facelift P90D scheduled for delivery in European HQ Netherlands in about a month. Production is complete and since we are from Turkey, only way of us having a Tesla is importing through the "Other Europe" option and piciking it up from the Netherlands. The...

We live in Turkey and a friend of mine just bought a P90D. Way things work here is you purchase through an importer "dealer" who goes through all the cumbersome tasks for you including picking it up from Tilburg/NL to importing to registering. He paid the extra for the dual charger option yet...

Having nothing to do with electrical engineering or any kind of engineering for that matter, I've developed the EV enthusiastness thing going for me into an obsession. I'm trying to learn as much as I can about EVs and especially batteries online as far as modern times and my non-engineer brain...

Hi all; I am digging deep and using all the power good old internet gives me to find out the initiation stages of Tesla Motors in my country.(Turkey) Demand here is immense and I just want to find out as a fan. I'm looking for other countries where Tesla wasn't active before for clues on where...

Hello all; I'm from Turkey and we don't have Tesla selling officially in the country yet. Only way to have a Tesla is configure and buy from "Other Europe" page and take delivery from NL, export on your own means. My question is, as a non EU citizen could I buy a CPO from Denmark, Norway...

I'm from Turkey and we have immense demand for the Model S here because of tax advantages. There already are 30+ (might be 50+ for all I know) active Model S users in the country and back in the day we had 2 Roadsters. Yet, Tesla still isn't selling actively in Turkey. People here are importing...

We know that with the 85kWh pack usable energy is 74-75kWh. (that is hitting the road with 100%, driving till you see "Charge Now" and checking from the tripmeter energy used) So averaging 310Wh/mi that means ~240 miles on a single charge. Makes sense. Has anyone tested this stuff out with the...

Hey everyone; I’m not an engineer but the Model S astonishes me in every way so I want to learn all about it. I’ve been following news regarding Tesla and EVs very closely for the past 2-3 years now and I’ve done lots of readings over time regarding electronics, Model S and Tesla. However there...

Hi everyone, this is a terrible day and we aren't quite sure what to do so I wanted to ask TMC's opinion. We live in Turkey and we've decided to import a Model S to the country. There's this automotive dealership that imports Tesla's for people and when we've heard they were importing a P85D...

Would anyone know how Tesla operates and is structured internationally? Because they control all parts of the chain wherever they go I'd assume they start green field ventures in every country they go to. I'm asking because I am trying to find out if they have started working to get into my...

IMHO Model S' biggest rival should be large sports sedans like the BMW M5 and Audi RS6 rather than Lamborghini Aventador. From a 3 year old video we can see that even the P85 beats the M5 on a drag race, albeit BMW starting w/o launch control and skidding a little bit. I really want to see an M5...

So I didn't know whether to put this here or under EV conversions but there's this official company in Turkey called "DMA", abbr. for "Derindere Motorlu Araçlar" They have been developing their own EV technologies since 2007 in Turkey and they're a subsidy of a company called Derindere, the...

At the official supercharger rollout map Tesla expands on to many many countries in 2015. (read, by the end of 2015) They spread more in Italy(like they mean it), start officially in Spain(funny they still haven't), Finland, Poland, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria and Turkey. Now, this being Europe...

So, after finding out in my previous thread that the biggest room for improvements on EV's engineering side is energy density from battery and reducing drag of the vehicle, I'm even more interested in the technical aspects of EVs. Driving regular gasoline powered cars you never think of range...

As you know when ICE engines first came out they weren't as practical and efficient as they were today. In terms of efficiency and consumption, incredible progress has been made with ICE cars. Now we're beginning to see vehicles that consume on the south side of 6lt/100 km(north side of 40mpg)...

Hello; I'm from Turkey and I'm a huge, obsessive Tesla Motors fan for a long time now. I follow everything about it almost religiously and I like doing it. Also, living in Turkey we don't have Tesla Motors here officially yet, people don't know much about it if not at all. According to...

Do you think Tesla will ever get into the Turkish market? Hey wonderful Tesla enthusiast; This is my first ever post on this forum and hopefully there will be many more to come. It will be a long but important post so I hope you care to read and reply. I am Turkish and I reside in Istanbul...