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I live in Arkansas, 4 blocks from the Texas state line. I could go to a dealership in Texas and buy any other brand but Tesla. I assume it’s because they don’t operate dealerships. my Model Y had to be picked up in Kansas City (750 miles). our model 3 we had to go to Memphis, a 4 hour drive to...

+1 last time I had a patch, I was concerned because I didn’t see them use a puck at the jack point. A few days later I discovered they accidentally left it in there. When I returned it, they said they wondered where it went! 😂

I live in Arkansas and Texas makes it impossible to pick up a Tesla there and register in Arkansas. Dealers can license for out of state registration but not Tesla apparently. We had to pickup our inventory car in Memphis even though we live on the Texas border. I even told the Dallas sales...

Our Airbnb has 2 Wall Connectors, and 240 wall plugs. We are the only lodging with L2 charging in town. In 20 months, I can count the number of EV guests on one hand. We have it on Plugshare where most found out about it. Also have it in the Airbnb amenities. Tesla won’t let small operators be...

Personal experience living in an area prone to tornados and severe thunderstorms... I have not had any problems with lightning or power surges for 18 months. Until one storm a few weeks ago. There was a hellacious electrical storm early one morning. when we got up we discovered several LED bulbs...

Posting here for anyone else who needs to remove latex paint (or maybe caulk) from the seats. I somehow managed to get some latex paint (or maybe caulk) on my drivers seat (musta been on my pants). I wasn't sure how to clean it, so left it there for a week until I happened to have the car in...

I reported this to Tesla in a service request. Got a call back that the Select media source problem is a known bug engineering is working on getting a fix for in firmware.

Sorry to revive this thread yet again, but thought I'd give an update. After 18 months, I FINALLY received a response from Tesla. With only 1 guest property, we don't have the need for six chargers, so it's not feasible. Might be for larger short term rental properties. In the last 18 months...

It is the perfect place to put grocery bags so they don't tip over and spill the contents. several bags will fit in there. But oh, the indignity when I need to get out of the car to open it for the grocery pickup person to load it for me. ;)

at our Airbnb (in Arkansas!), we opted for a Tesla wall connector on the basis that Tesla has 80% market share, and we were installing for ourselves too. We also make available a 14-50 outlet. We tried signing up as a destination charger and also for the commercial charging program but never...

Actually it was the CCS adapter.

Yes, apparently the same as every form on the Tesla site that I have ever filled out and got no response at all.

No worries. That’s a reasonable question. It was not my intent to hold it up. i thought I was just flicking it up, but apparently I was holding it without being conscious that I was.

PSA: if you're using the stalk to exit traffic aware cruise control/autopilot, holding it up for about two seconds will not engage regenerative braking, instead shifting to Neutral. Over the last few weeks, I noticed an odd thing happening: Occasionally, not always, when I would use the shift...

Yes, I think so. In our case, they said that and we had a new VIN in about 2 weeks.

Not so high. Three years here is $600. See my post Here

Yes, one main reason to buy the Tesla is for the Supercharger network. We considered the adapter, but the $500+ price tag was offputting for the extremely rare occasions where we can't get to a Supercharger. In the original case, the supercharger would have been easily accessed 45 min away, and...

My experience was that they were very strict about the delivery that was coming at the EOQ (Sept 27). They would not let it go beyond the EOQ. When I took delivery in October, I was able to delay it from Oct 15 to Oct 23 just by accepting the Oct 15 date online, then calling the SC where I was...

Yup. See my update above.

what do you use to fill?

Be careful. They said I had a day to respond and within 4 hours they had given away the VIN. it was another month until I got another.

My experience was that the order folks said I needed to take a date within the window on the computer but then call the SC and they would reschedule it. If you do not schedule it within the window, their system forfeits your VIN. I also think it has to do with how close to the end of quarter you...

I have the Induction wheels, not Uberturbine, but the Zink product worked very well. I ordered the kit with the sandpaper and sanding block. You could probably use your own sanding block and go get emery cloth if you wanted, but the kit is easy. There's enough sandpaper to last your lifetime. As...

Here is a sort of update on this. Today my wife and I took the same drive but charged overnight to 99% and left with about 97% after some errands. Got to the town with 53% and this time navigation did not advise stopping at the charger to get home so we went for it. Arrived home with 8%, which...

Here is a cautionary tale. Bottom line: Don't be dumb like us. Use the Supercharger network! My wife decided to take a spontaneous trip, with our usual charge of 80% (indicated 268 mi range. The town was 110 miles away, so no big deal, right? Well, after interstate speeds and low...

Airbnb.com also has a filter for ev charging.

confirmed this operation today.

excellent results with Optimum Power Wash on wheels and tires (I use a nylon brush). Then OptiSeal on the wheels. Fantastic results. Also use their Tire Shine.

I talked with the mobile service tech about this. As Nigeldodd said, the tech confirmed there is a hole in the light housing, and that especially under pressure water will sometimes get in and cause condensation. He said as long as it's gone in a day, it's fine. If there is actual water (not...

Two frightening things: 1. The speedometer goes up to 80 (!) 2. Seatbelts are optional, $900 extra!

The manual has tips. Model Y Owner's Manual | Tesla — interior water and non-detergent soap. For exterior, I am a big fan of the Optimum No Rinse and Opti Seal. The no rinse uses only 2 gallons and works great - I can wash it in the garage with only an outline of drops around the perimeter of...

As we used to say in the computer business, RTFM (read the fing manual). Tesla says keep it plugged in. Model Y Owner's Manual | Tesla no, half discharge for 50 miles seems excessive. At 80% I get 266 miles range.

Off topic, but around these parts (Arkansas) right side up means the grounding terminal on 120v 15a plugs is on the TOP. Strangest thing. I've had 2 houses, both done that way. My Tesla mobile connector had to be mounted above the plug. YMMV.

[edit] Meant for the title to be ...penalizing EV owners in some states -- but can't change the title or delete and redo. So... I got my registration notice recently after buying my Model Y. It includes a $200 fee for all electric. Hybrids get $100. This seemed excessive, but I thought to...

Me too.

Just call him Big Kahuna. I like Little Acorn too. Reminds me of how we (Apple fanboys) called Steve Jobs just "Steve." Maybe didn't help that his public email address was [email protected]. What's Elon Musks's?

Same for me. It was temporary.

Right, but with what phones? The issues seem to be with the iPhone 12 and 13, in my case 12 Mini.

Installed two new Wall Connectors yesterday. One commissioning went flawlessly, and automatically updated to 21.36.5 firmware. The other connected with a little more trouble, but finally did. Firmware is still on 1.4.2-0. Triggering the search for an update only resulted in saying no updates...

Starlink?

I imagine the Tesla engineers who designed the infotainment system to rely on cell service have never lived out here in the flyover states with dodgy or no cell service. Even driving around town in my medium sized city with two interstates, I frequently drop my streaming stations, and there is a...

I get this error when accessing shop.tesla.com from my desktop computer with any browser, but works on my network from my iPhone, tablets, etc. The Tesla app on iOS works fine also. Same result when using a VPN or not. I have cleared every imaginable cache, both application and system level, all...

Sounds normal as per my experience.

I had a weird problem with my windows going down when I parked in the garage. Usually the right rear. I finally figured out that I was pressing the button with the heel of my hand when pressing the door open button. :rolleyes: Glad I didn't report it to service and feel like more of a fool!

Plus the 30% tax credit for 2021 - applies to the cost of installation as well.

True for us. My commute is 14 miles RT and so 120v charging does well on a daily basis. But I am still getting the wall charger while the tax credit is in place. It helps for occasional longish trips.

Weird. I am getting auto high beams and auto wipers at the correct times. Just yesterday it was starting to mist and the wipers came on when there were a few drops, and went off after it stopped. Same with high beams - city streets, they go on when no oncoming traffic, go off when someone...

Sorry to revive an old thread, but hoping for new feedback on this - Has anyone with a small install been recently accepted in to the program? I will likely go ahead with purchasing and installing before the end of the year if I don't hear back. Then I guess sign up for the commercial charging...

I actually had a substantial crack in my windshield, which I disclosed in the notes, but it did not seem to lower the offer at all (compared to one I got a few weeks earlier without the crack). I was also tempted to get the car detailed and get the windshield replaced -- Just know that none of...

Weird - When I bring up that page, the only topics it shows are related to solar and powerwalls. Did you submit under one of those options?