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I see that there is well-deserved skepticism in the crowd. I am 83 years old at the moment. I have invested in FSD upgrades for a Model 3 and Model Y despite the fact that I don't expect much FSD progress in my remaining lifetime (I am in excellent health at the moment. :-)) ). I did it for...

Superchargers are safe to use in the rain but, if there is a thunderstorm nearby, you should immediately unplug the car and sit in the car until the storm passes. A lightning strike to a nearby power line can find the earth through your car's wiring and spark to the earth from your wheels...

I have used it a few times to parallel park with the Model X and Model 3. Worked every time and quite smoothly at that. The only problem I have had is having the system "find" the parking space that is obviously there. I experienced some anxiety over the possibility that someone would drive...

Batteries? I wouldn't think so. For one thing Tesla is going to continuing growing so fast that they will be hard pressed to keep up with in house demand let alone third parties. How would they split the baby if third party demand plus in house demand exceeds capacity? For another thing...

On the other hand I called Tesla support the other day with 2 questions: 1. When downloading sw via wifi will the download continue if you leave the car. Answer: yes 2. My dashcam thumbdrive stopped recording and 80% of the files on it had been corrupted. Solution: clean out and reformat the...

Just got a Y a little over a week or so. Tried the stoplight control feature. Not ready for prime time imo. It recognized stoplights at several hundred feet but when it detected a green light with no car in front of me, it began slowing down dramatically approaching 20 mph from the 45 mph...

I was supposed to pick up my MY in Tampa 10 days ago but got delayed because they found a rear door problem that had to be fixed. I picked up the white, LR, AWD, black interior, 19" wheels last Friday. I could not find anything wrong. I drove the car home and found that it was as easy for me...

All Tesla battery packs have 96 “rows” of cells where all the cells in a row are connected in parallel with the rows connected in series. Each row of cells is charged at 4.2 volts. 96 rows therefore are charged at 403.2 volts (96x4.2). The only variable available is the charging current per...

I upgraded our Model 3 to FSD to get the new processor board and ordered FSD with a Model Y, promised in a couple of weeks. (Ancient, retired EE). The hope is that it will add to the resale values for my heirs. :-)) I am certain that FSD won't work really well for many years, if ever. The...

In Sarasota. Reserved my White AWD FSD LR on day 1. Pick up in Tampa scheduled for 6/22.

As suggested by the observations above, the simple acts of recognizing and responding to stop signs and traffic signals are very complex at times in the real world. One simple example: You are following a large truck on a two lane road approaching an overhead stop light. At some point you will...

Here are some things to consider: 1. The cars should last for 10-20 years. 2. Tesla has a history of underestimating the difficulty of producing working FSD that can pass muster for general availability. 3. Tesla has a history of underestimating the amount of processing power needed to support...

I found that my account now shows an order for 20” wheels where I chose 19. I started to edit my order and found that LR had disappeared. I plan to trade a 2016 X for the Y. I guess I’ll just wait until I hear from Tesla. Living in FL, I may have to endure a longer wait than CA residents if...

The appearance of EV cars in Super Bowl ads vindicates Elon’s secret plan re:sustainable transport. The real secret plan, though, is Tesla market dominance. They are so far ahead in all the key technical areas of batteries, battery management, drive trains, self driving software, operating...

Quick, everyone reserve a cybertruck for $100 and watch the stock go nuts.

This thread illustrates the serious flaw regarding the requirement to download software via wifi hookup. Connecting the car to wifi should be as straightforward as linking a smartphone to a wifi network but, obviously, it isn't. I can use Starbuck's wifi with my phone for example but not with...

Hmm, let’s see Turkey Lake FL where my first Supercharger didn’t work and the plug wouldn’t release. Had to get help from Road Assistance while fending off a curious FL cracker. “Gollee, you say there’s no gas tank in that car?” Brandon, FL where most of the stalls were occupied by cars from...

An EV should not stop showing rated miles left > 0. That’s just silly. I took a course in fluid dynamics when I was a sophomore in college. Unfortunately it was so long ago that airplane drag was not yet an issue. I have made it to 33 superchargers and feel that I am out of my depth here...

I may be mistaken but I think the current service bulletin is the 3rd design fix iteration for this issue. My 2016 X90D has exhibited a pronounced shudder at 40-42 mph only when accelerating aggressively. Since I rarely have occasion to accelerate aggressively, I let it go until my recent 3rd...

Wow! 240 Kw through a 4416 cell pack! That amounts to a peak power of almost 54 watts delivered to each cell. That’s over 12 amps per cell more than double the original peak charging current allowed by Tesla for the 2170. That means a peak power of about 1.5 watts dissipated in each cell and...

A very long time ago my driver’s training teacher in high school taught us what he called “defensive driving”. that included being aware of possible escape routes in the event of an emergency where simply stopping would not prevent a crash. I still use the principles he taught us. Simply...

Hope for much faster charging for existing battery packs with 250 kw V3 Superchargers is a long shot IMO. Here's why: Tesla charges the 18650 cells at 4.2 volts max (a fixed number for Li-ion cells, as far as I can tell--same for 2170s) and 4 amps max charging current. That means that a 100...

The solution to this issue is straightforward: 1. Buy a Model S or X. Note that the 3 will not unlock unless the app is showing the 3 when opened. 2. Open the app., pointed at the 3. It says "waking up" but it is lying. 3. Switch the app to the X. It says "updated X hours ago" and then...

"Allow" is definitely redundant. It should be "disallowed". 4 digits are enough.

Great work! This is pretty much was JB said. He reported that it was a challenging rearrangement of 18650 cells to pack more in. I guessed 9 more cells per group for 7104 + 864 = 7968 or something like that. Surprised that they went to 12 and 8256 total. The added 1152 cells add about 2300...

360 wh/mile for first 3300 miles in X90D. Most of that round trip from west coast of FL to Chicago. 70-73 mph on 20" tires. Typical around town at < 45 mph=315 wh/mile. X is 10" higher and 2" wider than S=~15% greater wind resistance. X is 10% heavier than S with corresponding increase in...

Recent experience with front passenger door that would not close because a plastic actuator was stuck in a fully extended position that would not allow the car to latch: 1. With left hand insert small screwdriver (about 4 inch long shaft) into latch opening in the door all the way toward the...

Showed up at 8:02 this AM at the door to the big mall where the Tesla showroom is located. The mall opens two doors early for "mall walkers". (Sarasota, FL). Got in line by 8:10 and found myself 25th in line. They had set up a waiting queue arrangement like a Disney attraction. At 10 AM the...

Never. People in China will start lining up and at 2 minutes per person they will never reach the end of the line.

With the added, maybe 800 pounds of passengers and cargo, the rolling friction energy is bumped by 15% and it is already 10% more than the S. So that's about 26% more than roughly 140 wh/mile. That's almost 180 wh/mile to begin with. Add maybe 20% more wind resistance that could give up to...

Maybe another way to think about this is that, if there are about 80 kWh available with the 90 kWh pack and 257 rated miles for the X90D, the official ratio is about 80,000/257= about 311 wh/rated mile. Looking at it another way, the X is supposed to be about 4 % heavier than the S. Rolling...

The X has a "rated" towing capacity of 5,000 pounds. Word on the street from a reliable Signature reservation holder is that it will actually tow up to about 7,000 pounds but not enough to qualify for the next step up in the official rating scale.

If you are truly concerned, I suggest that you spend about $1,000 when your turn comes up and you still haven't sat in one, fly to CA, visit the factory and ask to take a look. This is a $100,000 give or take purchase. If you want to be absolutely sure, this is the one alternative open to you...

Cup holders for X I think they are in the back of the fold down, second row center seat. :confused:

Discharge voltage for the battery pack is closer to 350 volts, I think (~96 x 3.6v.)

Don't shoot me for saying this but Toyota is correct in a way in pointing out that BEVs have an uncertain future but the uncertainty has nothing to do with fuel cells that will not lead anywhere meaningful. The question to ask is "Can battery powered electric vehicles (BEVs) replace internal...