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I did some tests years ago to discover the true range of my former 2015 Model S P85D. The maximum I could achieve was about 90% of the EPA range, with freeway components at 60 mph on cruise control. Air conditioning was on the whole time. All driving was easy and moderate, ńo aggressive...

In early 2021 had a crash In my six year old model S P85D with a $30,000 repair estimate. The salvage value of my car, as is, was over $17,000. This car had only 21,000 miles on it and it was in beautiful condition and therefore the salvage value was high. The insurance company declared it a...

This happened in June 2023 to my wife in our driveway, accompanied by a notice on the dashboard “condition detected in a vehicle controller.” This is 2018 Model 3 Dual Motor. Turned out to be a defective Front Controller, a component that looks like a microcomputer that sits behind the 12v...

Yes. I replaced mine under warranty (barely, on 2015 P85D) after instrument panel notice.

Get a better insurance policy next time. My 2015 P85D was totaled and my insurer, USAA, eventually paid the full used car value, plus $10,000, which the policy provided for cars declared a total loss. It was a great contribution toward the price of my new Model S Plaid.

My MS Plaid is now loading firmware version 2022.4. I took delivery of this car in September 2021

My Plaid arrived today. No creep! Let’s hope this is corrected soon.

Just notified that my MS Plaid will be delivered in Houston August 26. Black with cream and wood interior, FSD, 19” wheels. Ordered April 1, 2021

There may be a solution. A number of Tempest Wheel posts, e.g. "Question about the new Tempest Wheels" in May 2020, include photos showing the mag wheel under the Tempest hubcap is silver colored, and resembles the older Model S standard wheel, but without center cap and lug caps. We will just...

Compared to any black or gray wheel or wheel cover, I prefer the silver colored Tempest wheels

On the order page today I find that neither wheel option is available in silver. Black finish only. I hate the looks of black wheels. Now I’ll either have to paint the Tempest wheels silver or buy aftermarket wheels. Am I the only Tesla guy who doesn’t care for the looks of a car with black...

On my order page, after the price Increase (6/11/21) $120,000 was still listed as my price for the Plaid.

As of May 2021, the Tesla order page describes Tempest wheels as allowing 390 miles of range in the Plaid, but only 350 miles for the Arachnid wheels. Both refer to 19” wheels.

You might rethink keeping comprehensive and Collision Coverage on your 2015 P85D. On March 30 of this year an uninsured driver broadsided my 2015 P85D-L, resulting in the car being declared a total loss. USAA, my insurer, has agreed to pay $72,800 for the total loss. This is based on a very high...

I can’t recall the source, but I have read that the 2021 chrome delete goes to gloss, not flat, black.

RN114811303. Black Plaid, 19" Tempest wheels, cream interior, FSD. Ordered April 17, projected delivery 10 to 14 weeks, now "June-July"

I had two sudden unanticipated accelerations, both very scary, but neither of which did any damage. In both cases, I had "Creep Off" set. I suggest that "creep off" is the cause of many, or perhaps most, sudden accelerations that occur at very low speeds in parking lots, parking garages or at...

Sentry Mode caused the same radical battery drain in our Model 3 as reported by the OP. It was particularly aggravated because we had workmen at the house, which resulted in 140 Sentry events in one day caused by workmen walking by the car. I turned Sentry Mode off on the touchscreen, only to...

May 28, 2015 P85D, with Ludicrous upgrade after purchase, now has 21,000 miles, still on original drive unit. Car runs like new. (Low mileage because I'm retired).

If Tesla begins to lose the $7500 tax credit in 2019 and if BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, Audi, and Jaguar retain the $7500 credit Tesla will no longer have any ability to cope in the market. It will be Game Over for Tesla. GM, too, for their electric car program. Tesla obviously knows this and has...

The writer of this note strikes me as a potentially dangerous person. If anyone catches him and his license plate.number on a dashcam, there might be a way to get him to back off. Gently, of course: this guy Is a nut case.

I would never, under any circumstances, accept delivery of a car that had damage to the body that required paint work. That is not a new car. Reject the defective car and wait for a replacement. That's the businesslike way to handle it.

If you order a Performance Model 3 you do not automatically get all of the high performance options. That's $5000 more for the "Performance upgrade" which adds "larger, stiffer calipers and lightweight two-piece discs for enhanced performance and thermal capacity", 20 inch alloy Performance...

More choices would be a good thing if they were consistent with the overall software architecture of the car. Given the high degree of development of Tesla's infotainment system, I doubt they would consider accepting CarPlay. Most Tesla owners think very highly of the Tesla system, as was...

Not having Sirius/XM available is a big drawback for a lot of people, including me. I have a Model 3 on order and the lack of satellite radio is a real pain. It is one of those incomplete aspects of the car that draw unfavorable attention. Right now I have a Model S and a Toyota Prius and...

I notice that the Tesla Model 3 has a feature that sounds like what we are talking about here, although I can't be sure. Here is how it is described: "Model 3 is now able to emit confirmation sounds when locked, unlocked, or if there is a mislock (for example, if a door is not fully closed)"...

It is always a pedal error. It happened to me twice at low speed after hitting curbs in parking garages. I had "creep" off, which set the stage for my pedal errors. I switched to "creep on" and have had no more problems. Look under my name on this site and you can read all of the details and...

Don't think paintless dent removal is no good. If the craftsman is good, shallow dents are removed without leaving a clue there was anything damaged. Just get a clear guarantee as to what the result will be and pay nothing until it's done perfectly. Aluminum is less likely to produce good...

USAA if you qualify. My rates for a 2015 P85D have not been out of line with the cost of the car.

I have the dual chargers on a 2015 Model S with a 85 kWh battery. The breaker is 100 amps, the maximum draw is 80 amps 240v, which adds 52 miles of range per hour, exactly as shown on the chart. When your Tesla wall unit is installed, be sure the electrician reads the instructions - the...

I thought Wawa was a television personality whose first name was Barbara.

It’s going on a year since I made this simple, conventional suggestion. The problem has surfaced in several other threads as well. So I’m repeating the suggestion. I know there are are a lot of absent minded owners who would value this feature.

Dr Lucas, I may have identified the steps needed to explain the missing range in Tesla batteries. Please look at TMC, Model S Forum, Battery & and Charging, sub-thread entitled “Calculate usable battery capacity based on rated miles values”. I followed your approach to test whether my 253...

You’re right, I provided the wrong internet citation. The correct announcement by the EPA adding air conditioning and heating to vehicle testing is found at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-12-27/pdf/06-9749.pdf, at page 77872. Specifically, the agency announced that: “The new test...

Elon’s two tweets were perfect: Tesla will fix any brake issue with an over the air firmware change if possible, or with a hardware change in the field if necessary. It is good that he took the CR report seriously and will be proceeding in a systematic way to analyze the issue and adopt an...

The roof should never have cracked. Bad assembly work in Fremont. But compare this to most cars: there are widespread reports of glass roofs blowing out completely because the automakers are using tempered instead of laminated glass. Then the whole roof goes, showering the occupants with...

I had a similar question when I compared two 100 percent readings in a P85D with a 252 mile Rated Range and a Rating of 310 Wh/mile. My difference was 7.2 kWh. I was able to resolve this problem as shown in the above post dated May 19. The key analytical step is to identify energy used by the...

Assuming I understand it, your question is not hard to answer because every Tesla model has a fixed, hard-wired level of efficiency, determined by its design. As summarized by WK057 in another string: All RWD Cars (non-Performance and Performance): 295 Wh/Rated Mile All Pre-refresh Model S...

Typo: replaced my battery 4/16/18, not 6/16/18.

I once reached 11 miles of range and considered myself at grave risk. The consequences of a Tesla shutdown are more consequential than an ICE running out of fuel. Cutting it closer leaves you at the mercy of an unknown algorithm.

AWDtsla, you deserve a gold star. I went back and more carefully reviewed the notes I kept on my iPhone. I found that the 47.1 kWh was not the amount recorded when charging. It was the amount shown on the instrument panel, as were other important numbers. So I have to correct my numbers to...

Jerry33, the EPA changed their rules. They now include heating and air conditioning elements in their testing requirements, https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/pdfs/EPA test procedure for EVs-PHEVs-11-14-2017.pdf .I haven't tried to interpret the requirements. AWDtsla, you raise an interesting...

I wonder if wk079 or one of the other technically accomplished members could advise me whether I should consider my 100 percent Rated Range to be 252 miles or 231 miles, given the following facts: The car is a May 2015 P85DL that now has 15,600 miles on the odometer. When new, the 100 percent...

I have 4G, live in the center of Houston where there are a lot of trees, some tall buildings, and an Interstate (I-69) a half mile away. My reception, especially latency, is much worse than my T-Mobile iPhone. If 5G is even more prone to interference, my reception would go from poor to totally...

I have the unique experience of having experienced two sudden acceleration events. My car is a May 2015 P85D-L and both events occurred within a few months when the car was about a year old. Both occurred in parking garages where I was maneuvering at 4-5 mph, and both occurred when suddenly...

(I have described the following events in several threads on this site.) I have experienced not one, but two sudden unintended acceleration events in my 2015 P85DL. These two very scary “sudden accelerations ” events occurred in the first year after delivery. Both occurred in parking lots...

I agree with TT97 as to creep in standard shift cars. You keep the car in first, slip the clutch and hover over the brake. It is similar to creep. You get the equivalent of creep off only if the clutch is disengaged or the car is in neutral.

Mark_T's analysis of the creep/pedal error is spot on. If you are maneuvering at low speed, creep will carry you along and you can keep your foot poised on the brake pedal. This duplicates what you do with an automatic transmission car. It is also the same for a standard transmission car...

In agreement with Elon’s point about overall safety statistics, I have an analogy to offer: it has been conclusively proven that scheduled airline travel is far safer than travel by automobile. Nevertheless, plane crashes receive lurid press coverage and trial lawyers swarm the survivors and...