Search results

So this afternoon I was looking at my solar performance (So happy with the TeslaPowerwall and solar setup!) In the morning I was thinking that today would be a great day to monitor production since the forecast was for absolutely cloudless skies and mild temperatures. Getting closer to the...

Is it possible for the two different bills to be “out of sync” either timewise or calculation wise? My NEM Credit on my blue PG&E bill is over $100 less than what it states on my multipage B&W PG&E detail bill with all the analysis and details… Even though the period of service is shown as...

I’ve noticed that on days where it’s a bit rainy, or even if the road is just wet, if I supercharge sometimes I’ll get quite a bit of steam rising from under the car after it’s been charging for a bit. Is this normal? I doublechecked to make certain it was steam and not smoke (smell and the...

I have a Solar system consisting of panels, Powerwall+, and Gateway 2. I’m currently running the Tesla App with wireless connection to the Gateway and the M3P. I know the inverter with the powerwall+ has it’s own wireless connectivity that has to be set up within 15 minutes after powering up...

I have 3 tire pressure gauges; A Snap-on/Blue-point, a Jaco, and a Motion-Pro. All three are considered excellent quality gauges ranging in accuracy from +\-.25% to +\-.5%. I fill my tires (Hankook Evo AS 18” 235/45s) to 42 PSI according to all three guages, which have always agreed with one...

I was looking over my Powerwall graphs tonight when I noticed my battery was at a fairly low state of charge; Much lower than it usually is at this same time in the evening… That’s when I noticed that the live graphic was showing my powerwall discharging to the grid at it’s max rate of 5.8kw...

I'm enrolled with PG&E in the EastBay Community Energy (EBCE) CCA. My first PG&E true-up ever was at the beginning of April this year showing an NEM Credit of $-1,119 with a listed "cash out" value of $482 (as listed on my PG&E Blue bill) Can any other PG&E customers tell me when EBCE sends...

I just received my first True-Up statement... I've read over Aesculus' excellent PGE True-Up bill explanation on this forum, and have gone over literally dozens of documents and articles detailing the explanations of how to read a true-up, but in every case, the articles and sample documents...

Can someone explain exactly how Preconditioning works? Specifically, once you select a Supercharger in Nav and the battery begins heating; How is that heat generated? The entirety of the descriptions I’ve been able to find consist of this ambiguous, “They run the motors inefficiently” And I’m...

I purchased my Tesla Solar energy system last year, and since then have been shouting from the rooftop about how much I love the system and appreciate the energy independence, convenience, and energy security. There are now 4 houses in my court that have solar energy systems and three more who...

As is said in the title :) I have a white, Model 3 Performance. I saw a photo months ago of someone who blacked out with PPF, the white curved roof frame above the windows (I don't know what that part of the body is called :) ) Anyhow, I thought it looked fantastic and was wondering if anyone...

Sorry for the TL;DR Over the last few months, I've been curious about charging efficiency for my Model 3P and so I decided to do a small test: My wife has a very consistent driving schedule with it and so if you tracked from day to day and week to week, the charge level of the car (as well as...

😬 Livestock Collision Ouch!

Even though I don’t live in an area where it would be needed, I was always curious why there wasn’t a “Freeze Protection” incorporated in the Tesla software. Something along the lines of you setting it for an outside temp reading 30, 20, 10 or below Fahrenheit and if the car senses that it will...

As the title says… They go on and on describing the nitty gritty of all the possible ways you can use and earn referral credits; how they expire, how to use them, what you can use them for… Basically everything except how damn many you get for referring people lol! Anyone know? Do you even...

After almost a year of wishing I could try FSD, and then recently giving up on that, today as I was heading home from work I got a popup that said essentially, “Hey, wanna try FSD?” lol! How could I say no? Punched in home on the Nav, aimed it at the lot exit and let it go. 6 miles later...

In our first ever "longer" roadtrip in our 22 Tesla M3P I have to admit, despite all the encouragement to the contrary that I have gotten from this board and other long time Tesla vehicle owners, I had quite a bit of anxiety about the road even though it was a simple trip from San Francisco to...

Apologies. I've spent quite a while pouring over the FSD AI forum, and either the entries are old (relatively) or they contain infomation that contradicts or at least casts doubt on information. As plainly as I can say it. I currently am running 2022.40.4.1 and I would like to know that if I...

I recently got the CCS adapter for my Model 3 and I decided to drive around to find an Electrify America station to test it. There are 5 stations within 5 miles of me. The first station all the CCS positions were taken, The 2nd there was one CCS station available, but I kept getting an error...

I'm in the SF Bay Area and we have several main toll arteries and of course, bridges. We have the automated system "Fastrak" like many in other parts of the country do, but in this particular area the Toll road charges, and Bridge Toll charges are dizzyingly complex when you meld them in with...

The longer I study my first years’ solar production in the Tesla App, the more fascinating I’m finding the subject! it’s enlightening seeing evidence that contradicts what I formerly believed about seasonal solar production variation. Specifically, I got my Solar panels and battery storage...

Here in California, the NEM 3 debates are now raging in earnest. Solar advocates and Solar providers saying the new rules and taxes are too much, the big 3 power providers saying its too little. All this mediated by the State CPUC whose leadership is appointed by the Governor, and thus...

Apologies for my dense-ness. When it comes to PG&E, I’ve learned over the years that if I interpret a bill in a way that makes me smile, I’m reading it wrong and what I think I might be getting back, I end up owing x 3. Insurance is the same way. I’ve gone over the true-up threads and...

Close to 9 months now with the Tesla, here are some funny conversations and musings from my wife (It's her car) that made me smile and laugh and wonder if these are things that other couples have experienced going abruptly from ICE to EV. "What's wrong? You're kind of quiet" "I drove the...

I read several threads where people were asking about connecting their Tesla Wall Chargers onto an existing 50 amp circuits in their electrical panel. I believe most of these were talking about utilizing existing 14-50 electrical dryer circuits for their Wall Chargers installs. I was watching...

I was sweating there for a while as the sun dipped toward the horizon… I just needed the other tenth of a kilowatthour to avoid a visit from the Prince of Darkness…

Every article I’ve ever read about a “10kWh solar panel system” has stated that said system will produce 15-44kWh per day, and between 1100-1500kWh per month. I have a 9.6kW Tesla solar system with Powerwall+ and I produce an average of 62kWh a day and about 1900kWh a month. This includes me...

This might be kind of inane, but I decided to post it anyway. I have a Powerwall+ and 9.6kW Solar system. The powerwall is in my garage and very out of the way. I’ve notice when it’s pulling in the inverter max of 7.7kW from the panels the inverter above the battery gets quite hot, with the...

Hello All, I have a new Tesla 9.6 Kw solar system and one Powerwall+ and I LOVE the system, and the install process was smooth and efficient! I was initially confused because my energy production maxed at 7.7 Kw until I realized it’s because the solar inverter is rated for that. It’s still...