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Yup, fair enough. From my own experience I've seen battery heating for preconditioning take a very significant amount of power. I basically just don't let the car do it anymore.

Sorry - my numbers will be off, only realised the scale for the SoC graph isn't what the label is. I'll redo the numbers again as the figures I've quoted above aren't correct. However, the ratio should be the same I think (the gradient of the SoC is the important bit, which should remain the...

Are you sure? I think that graph is telling us something very different from your summary. If you look around the middle of the graph there is a section where the speed is jittering around 70mph - I'm looking around the time frame of 12:26 through to 12:40. During this time there is a section...

Would appear that Abington now has their AppleGreen chargers up and running. Not been there myself (yet) but relieved my journey to/from Scotland should be less perilous from now on!

If the world was perfect, you might be right. The reality is far from this though. 1) The preconditioning that happens doesn't take into account the likely charging speed you are going to be able to get from your supercharger stop (sure, 250kW sounds great, but at Tebay with a shared v2...

I think in the long term you're absolutely right. In the near term though, the problem with quite a few EVs is the low charge rate they can achieve. If you're waiting in a queue and there's lots of slow charging cars, that's not a good situation. I travel via the M7/M74 route into Scotland and...

So, I finally have got my MY back - absolutely fantastic service from the SC in Manchester. It seems the front motor inverter needed replacing but they couldn't get hold of one on its own, so the whole front motor assembly was replaced. Took about 6 weeks beginning to end. Enjoying being back...

No, I don't think it's forbidden either - however from what I've found so far, it's up to the house owner to ensure there is enough room for the DNO to be able to install their equipment. That's where the installation I had fell foul - there just wasn't enough room left for the size of smart...

One word of warning to those looking to have a charger installed at home. I had a Zappi installed recently, and thought it was a good installation. A minor teething issue which only really showed up when I received my Tesla MY, which was quickly resolved by the installer. However, now there's...

Awesome :) Glad to hear it's all sorted and you've got your own car back! I'm hoping for a similar thing to happen - my MYLR is currently in the SC in Manchester being diagnosed with a low power problem. Been there for over a week now. The silver lining has been the P100DL model S I was given...

Another update. So, was up in Northumberland over the last week and was supercharging at Belford supercharger. There was a Tesla mobile service car there and a very helpful chap came over and offered to top up the screenwash and check the tyre pressures + tread depths. All fine, and great...

So, another update. I've had my MY since 28th June, and covered now over 1700 miles. Got used to the one pedal driving - it's fine. Personally, I do find that I put the car in autopilot sometimes on the motorway to relax my right foot/leg as a result. Not a hardship, but just an observation. I...

I fear any pictures would show the fly/bug graveyard on the front bumper area ;) Great suggestion for the extension lead. Think I'll pick on of those up! I've read through the manual both for the model Y in the UK and for the model 3 in the US. There is a difference in the manual in that the...

Just wanted to return to this as I've spent a fair bit more time driving the MY now. It's definitely a lot better as my technique has improved! I can now smoothly drive with just the accelerator, and I'm very pleased! I'm also adjusting to the firmness of the suspension. I think on smooth roads...

Yup, definitely a question worth asking! I am indeed using the ECO+ mode. If I don't do anything myself (limiting the amps in the Tesla app) the Zappi will tell the car to draw the maximum 7.5kw as soon as there is any excess. Given the maximum provision from the solar panels is 4kw, that...

Good question - unfortunately I have indeed and they were all set properly at 42 psi by Tesla before I collected the car. Last time I checked they were slightly uneven as I was driving - I'll double check again today as I drive and see if I need to adjust at all, but they're in the right range...

Yup, I think it's just a case of improving my technique on the accelerator pedal. I am finding it gradually easier and easier to judge how much to let off the accelerator to come to a full stop behind other vehicles at traffic lights etc (at first I'd let off the accelerator completely and the...

I do love the air con - and the ability to pop it on a few minutes before getting in the car. Still getting used to charging etc (seems like there's a problem with my Zappi or it's installation which hopefully will be sorted in the coming week) - the ability to drive just on solar energy is a...

Whoop! To be honest simply taking part, especially when the ship is the one my car is on, is more than prize enough! Thanks for running the competition and keeping us all entertained whilst we wait!

Just registered to participate in the anticipation and wait! Ordered around 14th March, and today EDD went from between 13th May to 8th June, out to 4th June to 30th June. First world problems I guess - feel sorry for the people in Shanghai! I went for the Zappi charger as I've got solar...