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At 50k miles, I understand that the Model S battery coolant is supposed to be changed out; also brake fluid. Can anyone tell me - can a service rover do this from their truck, or does the car need to go into the Tesla maintenance depot for this?

While traveling last week, I noticed a weird situation at the Brentwood (TN, near Nashville) supercharger - I wonder if anyone else noticed this, and/or if it is going on at other locations also. The Brentwood SC is in front of a Tesla showroom; there is a bank of 6 charging stations. It...

Today, I noticed that my Autopark feature did not seem to be working, so I thought, maybe I didn't do something right, so decided to look at the owner's manual. No dice on that....the whole thing is blank... seems to be a table of contents, but no text. The latest Release Notes page is also...

ONION, NJ. - Another public figure has been caught up in the #MeToo movement: Santa Claus, who announced his resignation, effective immediately. This will have the effect of canceling Christmas this year, as well as the lay-off of over 12,000 elves. It seems that Claudine Robbins, a 102-year old...

In most recent version of vehicle software that I have (2017.32.6 ca 28227) I am having the problem that when I am about to pass an exit on the interstate (in the right lane, with autosteer activated), and there is not at least a dotted stripe on the right, the car will try to take the exit...

Here is a graphic to show how the power output of my solar system dipped during the eclipse, which went to about 95% here. The red line show eclipse. Other power dips are clouds passing by. If you have a solar system, what did it do?

It has often been mentioned in the news about how much on-the-road driving data Tesla has collected from its fleet (or its customers' fleet, more accurately), which presumably gives Tesla a competitive advantage (i.e., toward improving the autonomous driving systems, driver assistance, etc.)...

Here is a poll to get a sense of how many EV owners also have (or plan to soon get) solar panels on their home.

Here is a cautionary tale. We installed a new 50 amp breaker pair (by "we," I mean I hired a licensed electrician) for Tesla charging (this is in Florida). The new circuit seemed fine and had been used to charge Teslas on a number of occasions. However, in this incident, after charging my MS at...

A leak in a gasoline pipeline near Birmingham, AL but feeding entire east coast has led to some fuel shortages and high prices, making Tesla owners look smart. (Of course, maybe our day will come when the electrical grid is down for a while!) It crossed my mind that maybe I should become a...

Like most of the rest of the continental US, it is hot here. I am in a location where I can't easily charge the car, so I have gone several days without charging. I noticed that 5 - 8 miles disappears off range every day even without driving the car. I happened to come out to the car (without...

I attended Tesla's Electric Road Trip event in Vero Beach, FL (it is also planned to be presented in numerous other locations). The purpose of it seems to be to encourage people to take road trips using their Tesla. I was a bit underwhelmed by it, as the content was not new or profound; but we...

People told me this would happen - but after less than 3 months of Tesla ownership, I have already developed habits that make it hard to drive an ICE car: Getting out of the car and forgetting that I have to turn it off and take the key Starting to drive the ICE with the parking brake still on...

2016 MS (had it for 2 months): when I parked, mirrors folded in as usual. When I returned to the car, it took an unusually long time for the startup sequence to run, and the folded-in mirrors stayed folded. In the Settings panel, I tried changing the folding mirrors toggle back and forth, no...

Sorry about this, I am trying to create a thread with included photos, and not having much luck. I try to embed an image, and all I get is just

I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this. I was at a Nissan dealer and they were going to let me charge on their J1772 for a while. There was an electronically-controlled gate, which they opened for me, and I was going to back up through this (very wide) road to the charger location...

Being a new Model S owner, I am still familiarizing myself with everything, and have been using TACC whenever possible. This works well for traffic that is moving at a fairly constant rate, or is stop-and-go. However on two separate occasions, I have had to do a hard panic stop to avoid running...

Well, I finally did it - I took the plunge, made a leap of faith, bit the bullet and let the other shoe drop; I pulled the trigger, lit the fuse, and kicked things off... after months of dithering, I made the 4-1/2 hour journey to Marietta for a test drive and ordered a Model S. The order...

An analyst predicts steel construction for the Model 3 (see article here). This would make sense from a cost perspective (as my Mercedes engineering buddies say, "if you're familiar with the material properties, you pick steel!") - but I would think (plus other factors) this will mean a new body...

I recently moved to a house that has a heat pump. My plan is to install a NEMA 14-50 outlet in the garage for charging. (I plan to get a Model S this spring). I just noticed that when the heat pump starts, the lights in the house dim a bit (for perhaps a quarter of a second), indicating a...

Has anyone done an analysis as to whether the performance Model S units hold their value better or worse than their non-P counterparts (in terms of percent of purchase price over time)? In my case, I prefer max range (rather than max performance), and I wonder how it affects resale value if I...

I received a lecture yesterday from a CTH*, who claimed that "Tesla owns your battery forever. Ownership of it never transfers to the buyer of the car." This was such a stunningly bizarre claim, that I didn't know how to respond. Is there be any truth to it? This would imply that when you sign...

If you are a Tesla owner in Alabama, let me ask a few things to learn from your experience: - What service center do you use? Atlanta? - Do you have to pay hundreds of $$ for transporting your car each time it goes in for service? Or are you one of the lucky ones whose Ranger service is free...

I have no idea, but I've heard some speculation: Academy of Divorce Lawyers American Association of Divorce Financial Planners International Association of Matrimonial Attorneys Author of "How to Succeed in Divorce Without Really Trying" No, no no, this is completely a joke, it's impossible...

Recently there was a podcast and article from Freakonomics which mentioned the Peltzman Effect, which suggests that when people have equipment that makes their activity safer, they tend to compensate by using it in a less safe manner. Examples were given, that football players tend to hit and...

See: Solar Power Faces Uncertain Future in the U.S. - Scientific American Lobby for extension of federal solar investment tax credit!!

Please excuse me if this topic has already been discussed, my searches didn't turn up the answers I was looking for - to set expectations for next year's Tesla purchase... I live in central Alabama, and often travel to places with little or no cellular data coverage - sometimes no cell phone...

Green Car Reports talks about gas stations starting to install fast charging stations: http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1097596_electric-car-fast-chargers-and-gas-stations-a-match-made-in-indiana ... as being "sheer irony." I don't know about that; it seems only logical to me. Most gas...

How many miles are people getting out of a set of tires on the Model S? This will vary depending on the type of tires, road conditions and how you drive. I have seen big differences between vehicles I have had: On a Mercedes E250D (diesel), I got over 75k miles per set - but this car did a...

See: Map points the way for the ultimate U.S. road trip | MNN - Mother Nature Network Is anyone up for attempting this trip in a Tesla? (tip - several portions out of Supercharger range)

I am into amateur (ham) radio. If I would like to install a 2-way radio in a Model S... Would there be 15 amps of 12-v available to power that radio while it is transmitting? Would the 50 watts of RF coming out of the antenna pose a significant risk to the very complex Model S electronics...