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Thanks for posting.

Is this a Fremont build?

I would suspect dealership (non-Tesla) lease. Any car dealer including Autonation can acquire and lease a vehicle.

Some great thoughts in this thread; thanks all. I am a relatively new MYP owner of about 6 months, but grapple with what an upgrade might look like. Different styling? Not so much, this is what bugs me about ordinary carmakers superficially facelifting annually. More power? Maybe. More...

With due respect to some of our friends who feel otherwise, I think this is the fundamental philosophical difference between a "Detroit car" and a "Silicon Valley car"; in my opinion Teslas exemplify the latter. Some argue that more driveability is called for, while others embrace more of a...

Strong pass. :)

Good info. I also was jazzed to get MagBak which I think are pretty clever. Maybe I am dense, but was surprised to get boxes of plastic since I thought they were alloy which would have been awesome. Put them on anyway but have not yet hit anything. I am wondering if I should consider adding...

Gorgeous! Gotta love that ADRO!

I think the Tesla Plaid S competes pretty well at Nurburgring for a boat. https://www.motortrend.com/news/tesla-model-s-plaid-production-ev-nurburgring-record-2023/ Although to be fair, the EVs are still running about a half-minute behind the exotics, and right now an upcoming Porsche Taycan EV...

Lookin' sweet! Technically the Colossal is itself a knock-off of the ADRO expensive aero kit (so knock-off of a knock-off?) :) Or actually, it's a knock-off of ADRO. It actually does reduce drag which I have measured; visit the ADRO site for more CFD info. (You can see mine on pages 180, 179...

There's actually a Route 66 specific EV group as well: https://www.route66eva.org/

Published quarter times (with a grain of salt): Model S Plaid 9.6 sec Corvette z51 11.2 sec Camaro A10 zl1 11.4 sec Durango Hellcat 11.7 sec Model Y Performance 11.8 sec Model Y AWD 12.4 sec ("only" which is nuts because that's still damn fast)

Yikes! I love it--looks dangerous standing still...gotta get me one of those!

Same. I may miss my '68 Hemi Roadrunner, but I enjoy my MYP. Definitely don't miss pouring gasoline down those dual quads.

Good that you are having this discussion; thanks for that but sorry for the occasion. As an EE I just wanted to add data regarding lithiums in general and LiFePO4 in particular. Regarding earlier points, the 16V lithium has markedly less capacity that it's lead-acid predecessor: 6.9 Ah vs 45...

Respectfully disagree. In that particular instance the LV battery is not fully connected as indicated by the ECPA not closed; the green tab has not been fully locked so the vfront is unable to read the voltage or communicate with the BMS via the pilot coms. The battery might yet be...

It is my understanding that a fully discharged lithium battery requires a certain process to restore function, such as a very slow charge (possibly outside of BMS control). I have done a few of my own non-automotive restorations. I would suggest that you have a discussion with Greentec: Hybrid...

Yep. After the test drive they are no longer haters but fanboys so conversion occurs... :)

I really don't have time for Tesla haters in my life. So, the instant they begin a conversation about this or that, pros or cons, I just shut them up and get them behind the wheel. A quick trip around the block and they become fans backed by their own personal experience. No more discussions...

So you don't have any cellular? Specifically ATT or Verizon? Did you not read the article I posted for you that explicitly says how this works?

What was the curvy two lane road? I would like to look it up.

Out of curiosity, any issues with damage in shipping that front spoiler? That ADRO-clone is the best look, I think.

I keep going back to this set of "evening drive" pictures! Really nice setup for a roadtrip racecar. Question: although I have a MYP, my buddy is wondering if the acceleration boost was worth it to you.

This state law in California, BTW, and about half of the rest of the US.

For the record, there are two commonly used adhesion promoters: 3M 111 is for painted surfaces, and 3M 94 is for vinyl and plastic. I bought a can of each and don't trust what comes from China in the unidentified packets. (Yes, I realize from the MSDS that all are 97% alcohol but the "magic"...

I could use some. Just tell me where to go to be downwind...

I have learned a lot from this website, and wanted to pay it forward with what I have tried and why. My basic take on the Y is that it is a little tall and rounded (i.e. "jellybean"). I have tried to visually broaden the base, de-emphasize the center, lower the visual center-of-mass, and...

That Voltrex is super sweet but a little pricey for me, so I got one carbon/carbon from LM_Tuning $398 on AliExpress plus $100 to ship. No drilling necessary. It did get banged up a little on air freight, though, which I fixed. On their site, it's the one on a silver Model Y with plates that...

Don't scrimp on that wing/spoiler! Go big!

We are probably saying the same thing. My assumption is that all or nearly all updates contained at least some safety upgrades and could default to that channel as necessary due to legal reasons. I know Windows offers optional feature fixes, but he critical updates are mandatory and happen...

Respectfully, this is not correct. Tesla *does* guarantee updates, so the cellular method is least preferred but will eventually happen; it is not a courtesy push. It usually nags for almost a week before it silently relents. Read the linked article which says the second SIM is specifically...

You don't need it. The updater will nag you to connect, but if you don't the car will use it's own celluar data plan to update; I personally have *never* connected to wifi and have received multiple updates while out of range of any Tesla wifi such as at a supercharger. Tesla would just rather...

Absolutely rockin' it! Love the car with that wing! Brings out the inner teen in me too! :-)

Do more! It actually is not my style, but it puts a smile on my face that it does please you so much. Nice change in the world, so please keep it up.

Sweet! Clean setup for sure. Any idea what the box does to your efficiency?

Just wanted to post my results and how happy I am with the ADRO kit. (I used a different wing since my purchase was before the swan was offered.) I did a little efficiency testing and verified at least a 1.8% aerodynamic improvement of about 5 Wh/mi but actually closer to 3.8% when factoring...

Great to know! I withdraw my suggestion about accepting counterfeit--go with the real thing like I did with no regrets. (I will pass along your stocking status to Rishie next time we speak; could have saved me mucho time.) Thanks for the update, Tom.

Honestly, I didn't try there but probably should have. My purchase was last August and delivered in December. Rishie at ZEV Centric in Fremont was my supplier and installer (great!) but the actual ADRO website shows backorder on the front lip and rear diffuser right now. It is premium-priced...

A few more notes. From the ADRO specifications (click on any part and scroll down to find this): "Using computational fluid dynamics (CFD), our team of aerodynamicists tested the efficiency gains of a Tesla Model Y fitted with ADRO’s full body kit compared to a factory car. Our CFD analyses...

I don't know what his kit is, but I can report that my Adro one improved by 5 Wh/mi at 65 mph which is in line with their marketing claim of 4.4% (actually 1.8% but I was being conservative). On that one, a few screws are used but underneath the car into the plastic frame. The RPM Tesla kit...

What's the VLT of that tint?

astig5: Nice! Very clean since it seems you tastefully took off the spoiler and added mudflaps. Would look even more awesome with black legacy plates, perhaps. What tint is on the front side glass?

Absolutely true! We all have seen those drivers who signal but never turn.

His blinker was on. A little hard to see with that resolution, but his light is near the headlight, I think.

Not trying to defend FSD, but my initial thought from the title was his car cut in front and nearly got T-boned. But in viewing more closely, FSD detected the other car was also turning and just did a bad job of getting around the corner ahead of him. Still not very defensible.

Thanks for opening the discussion and being a good sport! Enjoy your car...

Speaking of LED illumination which has taken over the world, I often have this mental conversation: (Future generation): Gramps, how did you make light in the past? (Me): We had a method where we used electricity and passed it through metal until it was white hot. Sounds crude but it works...

So am I (an electrical engineer). Depending upon current most LEDs are rated between 30K and 60K hours. There are 9K hours in a year, so at a 50% duty cycle leaving it on 24 hours a day, even the lower grade 30,000 hour units will last 1.67 years. A lot of time cruising with the ole...

You are right! Now when I ask PlugShare to show CCS it no longer shows Lee, in spite of the other checkins. https://www.plugshare.com/map/tesla-ccs-locations I guess they corrected themselves, but apparently someone introduced some false information as noted above.

I am glad someone finally is bringing up that drag goes by the square of velocity. It seems that a common speed among Tesla drivers is 80 mph, so I wish your table went up higher. I very often see people say "I get nowhere near the EPA range on a simple trip on the Interstate even when...