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    Battery heating without the app.

    The Tesla app in my smartphone has not been able to consistently communicate with my car. Sometimes, it just won't connect, so I can't heat up either the passenger compartment or the battery in advance of driving. With the temperatures dropping lately to single digits (F) where I live (in...
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    Charging station coming to Ft. Monmouth, NJ

    According to the Sep 24 NY Times Business Section, p. B7, "The Wrecking Ball Targets a Former Army Base," "...an electric vehicle charging facility will replace a conventional gas station." (No, it does not say what kind; no mention of Tesla or any other brand.)
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    Superchargers in Google Maps?

    I’m planning a trip from my home in New Jersey to Richmond, VA. I thought I had read somewhere that Google Maps can be used to plan a trip such that the locations of Superchargers are shown along the way. So, I tried to plan the trip, on my desktop PC, by entering into Google Maps: ·...
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    Range vs. air temperature according to AAA

    From the July/August 2014 AAA World, p. 65, "According to new AAA research conducted...in Southern California, electric-vehicle range can be reduced by an average of 57 percent based on the temperature outside." The testing did not include the Tesla; only the Nissan LEAF, Ford Focus E and...
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    Why detail? Why not use a regular car wash?

    Some discussion forum participants talk about detailing and OptiCoating. Why not use a regular car wash? What are the pros and cons? I'm a new Tesla owner; took possession last week. I used regular car washes, for 10 years, for my previous car, a Lexus LS, I'm not aware of any problems...