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Just an update. I use my front trunk daily. Often multiple times. I have had it in my Model Y for half a year now. No issues at all. 100% reliable.

That's a brilliant idea!

Spending some time in Vegas for work. The hotel room doesn't have a fridge, nor microwave or a coffee maker. They really don't want you to spend any time in your room other than sleep LOL Check-ins for 2024-06-20 - Oakley, KS (#2001) - Denver - Tower Rd, CO (#2002) - Denver - 6691 Tower Rd...

It's only a spacer. It doesn't add more suspension travel. I like the look and the added ground clearance. 27k miles with this setup and very happy with it

Check-ins for 2024-06-17 - Pittsburgh - Park Manor Blvd, PA (#1974) Check-ins for 2024-06-18 - New Springfield - Mahoning Valley Service Plaza, OH (#1975) - North Canton, OH (#1976) - Willowick, OH (#1977) - Shaker Heights, OH (#1978) - Cleveland - W 150th St, OH (#1979) (First to...

Going for in about an hour Cleveland - W 150th St, OH

Yes I have a Y. The heated seat element is sown into the fabric. You can't get it out without destroying the seat. Same with the occupancy sensor.

That's what I did. I took out the passenger seat completely. It was more work than expected. The seat itself comes out easy. The wire harness connector is under the A-pillar, to the right of the foot well. If you remove the trim pieces it's easy to disconnect. But the car will complain about...

That's dedication

Not much going on on my end. Still busy with work all over the place. For fun I tried to see what the max real distance I can do in my Y. I drove 274 miles in one go using 94% of the battery. Took me 4:30 h. Not fun. Check-ins for 2024-06-12 - Southington, CT (#1966) - Montgomery, PA (#1967)...

Michelin Defender2 235/60 - 18. I'm not tire expert, but I tried a number of different ones over the last years with my Teslas. The Defender2 lasts crazy long. I have 26k miles on them now and I hardly see any loss of tread depth. I expect them to last 60 k miles, likely more. They have more...

I sold the original wheels right away and replaced them with 18 inch FastEV rims and larger tires. I wanted more comfort and more resistance to potholes. I added a 1.75 inch lift kit to it after taking this photo

26k Model Y Performance.

For the sake of it, I had to try it. I charged to 99% (didn't have the patience to go to 100) and started driving. The car originally predicted 4:06 drive time, but there was a construction that cost me 10 min. I also missed an exit that made me go a bit longer. At the end I arrived at 5%...

I just checked. If I tap on the little pin next to the URL is says location is shared with the website. I guess the Model Y isn't supported?

Same issue here. I don't get position data thus no elevation or speed.

I am aware this isn't perfect data by any means. The drives at lower speeds are usually due to traffic and there is likely more acceleration and deceleration than freeway driving. Technically you can definitely get much better efficiency at 30 to 40 mph than this graph represents. There is also...

Just drove by. No change.

This is a graph showing the efficiency vs speed driven. It's approx 25k miles of data from my Model Y Performance. 100% efficiency is considered 'rated range'. Basically the energy consumption that would give you the range the car shows. I think the graph is helpful to understand how speed...

Loved exploring Maine a bit more. Check-ins for 2024-06-01 - Wells, ME (#1956) - Saco, ME (#1957) - Falmouth, ME (#1958) - Windham, ME (#1959) - Waterville, ME (#1960) - Farmington - Hannaford Dr, ME (#1961) - Jackman, ME (#1962) - Bangor, ME (#1963) Check-ins for 2024-06-02 -...

Wow that's terrible. I had no idea. I get invites from fake Elon accounts all the time, but the YouTube thing is news to me.

I have just been on YouTube watching what appeared to be a live video from an official Tesla event. Elon talking and taking questions from the audience. All of a sudden he talks very scripted, a QR code shows in the corner of the screen and he is asking people to send in crypto currency claimng...

Very true. From the start we knew it would only get more and more. But at least 10 years ago, when I started, you could catch the superchargers in your area and go back home and be god for a while. Today, the moment you drive, a new one opens. Oddly it is always in the area you just left, never...

I remember seeing a documentary about the golden gate bridge painting. There is a team that adds new paint over the entire bridge. By the time they are done, so much time has passed that they are starting right away again. It's a constant thing. Feels like this supercharger hunt has become like...

Keeping a key card in the car is similar, except a phone with a disabled key function is safer as the phone is locked. Even if someone were to physically break into your car, they still can't drive it as the phone is locked. I think it's pretty save to keep a phone in the car with the 'phone...

I believe even the very first Model S chargers supported 277 Volt. After all, they were used in the early V1 superchargers. Of course that was never official back then. I doubt we will see this catch on. Pubic L2 chargers are about 50/50 208 Volt vs 240 Volt. I haven't watched the video, just...

I did a scenic drive around the Northeast enjoying nature and picking up a few new stations on the way. 1400 miles in 2.5 days. Throughout the entire trip my efficiency was 270 Wh/mile which is exactly the rated consumption for my Y. Despite not optimizing my charge times at all (I usually...

What's the purpose of the feature then? The pairing process is too cumbersome if you have to do it over and over just to disable one phone temporarily. I assumed that was the whole purpose of the feature. And in fact it does exactly that except the walk away lock. Every other functionality of...

I can lock the car from my other phone or a key card. It will stay locked even if the phone is inside with 'phone key' disabled. It will not keep the car unlocked, it will not allow it to be opened nor driven. That's exactly what I expected from this feature. Just odd that there is this residual...

I had the worst time getting 'walk away lock' to work. In my previous two Model S it worked fine but I was using the key fob. With my Y and using just the phone it just wouldn't work. The car kept warning me the doors are not locked when I parked the car. I doubled check driver profiles and...

Looks awesome! I really have to come next year. I'll plan my work schedule around it.

I have been driving Tesla for 10 years. Currently a MYP. I sold the original wheels and went with 18 inch rims and Micheline Defenders. They might not be the most quiet tire on the market, but so far I'm extremely impressed. I put 22k miles on them and they look 'like new'. I was lucky to get...

I was in NYC for work but I still can't get myself to go to those valet only chargers in Manhattan. The older I get the less I like cities with lots of people. I plan on spending a few days in Maine somewhere in a remote cabin in the woods. Been working a lot and I need a break. I will however...

Same here. With my new Y I have a hard time keeping up with the car. It charges so fast. Normal sit down meals aren't even possible any more. I wish they would add some urban type 72 kW max stalls. Those are ideal if you plan on taking a longer stop.

Check-ins for 2024-05-13 - Downingtown, PA (#1889) - Exton, PA (#1890) - Morgantown, PA (#1891) - Pottstown, PA (#1892) - Quakertown, PA (#1893) Check-ins for 2024-05-14 - Easton, PA (#1894) - Mt. Pocono, PA (#1895) - Blakeslee, PA (#1896) - Wilkes-Barre Township, PA (#1897) -...

Nice! That's a big milestone

Not making much progress. Still have to manage work and Supercharger hunt Check-ins for 2024-05-07 - Annapolis - Buschs Frontage Rd, MD (#1869) - Grasonville - Hissey Rd, MD (#1870) - Georgetown, DE (#1871) - Ocean City - Ocean Gateway, MD (#1872) - Rehoboth Beach - Coastal Hwy, DE (#1873) -...

It shows 'closed' in the car navigation, but it is working. Just charged here

Notice the large opening and a handle. I'm a big guy but apparently my bladder is smaller than a teenage girl saying she needs to pee every 30 min on a road trip. This makes life driving long distance so much easier. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Is there any research how faster vs slower discharge/charging affects degradation?

I had the absolute worst experience at the border going to Canada last year. I won't go into details, but I have decided not to go to Canada any more.

I think when Tesla makes official recommendations there are several things they are considering. We tend to assume their recommendation is to optimize battery longevity. That's not their only concern. They want the best user experience as well. For example, we know that, for lowest...

What's everyone's take on reliability of V4 superchargers? I have used a handful and I've had trouble at the majority of them. Either it would just say 'ready to charge' but won't. Or the charge rate is low.

Check-ins for 2024-04-28 - Laurinburg, NC (#1842) - Dillon, SC (#1843) - Lumberton - W 5th St, NC (#1844) - Durham - Fayetteville Rd, NC (#1845) - Cary - Tryon Rd, NC (#1846) - Knightdale, NC (#1847) Check-ins for 2024-04-29 - Henderson - E Andrews Ave, NC (#1848) - Franklin, VA (#1849) -...

Colonial Heights / Conduit Rd says is closed but it works. Charging there now...

Here is a quick update on my now 6 month old Model Y Performance. This graph is generated using Teslafi.com, a logging service that tracks everything the car does. There are thousands of other users so it has data from many other vehicles and allows you to compare. My range is pretty high...

Check-ins for 2024-04-23 - Albany, GA (#1827) - Ashburn, GA (#1828) - Dublin, GA (#1829) - Gray, GA (#1830) (met with @PLUS EV ) - Dothan, AL (#1831) (forgot to log it a few days before, so I added it out of order) - Tucker, GA (#1832) (First to check-in) Check-ins for 2024-04-24 - Commerce, GA...

Yes that's the way to go. If you don't want to follow the car's charging stops, just add the superchargers you want manually as waypoints and then tap on 'remove all charging stops'. It will remove all chargers suggested by the car but keep yours. It knows they are superchargers and will...

Anyone in the Carolines the next 10 days? I'll be driving around both states if anyone wants to meet up.

The pizza slices came a few days after I took the photos. I have them installed and after almost 20k miles on them, I'm still loving them. No issues.