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My Roadster went into the SC on July 22nd for the battery upgrade. They contacted me a few days ago and said that they could not yet do the swap as my existing battery was fairly full when I turned the car over to them and they need it down to about 10% of a full charge. I wish I had known, I...

I'm surprised that Tesla has already booked me into a local SC for the battery upgrade for mid-July! People were speculating that they could only hand-make 1 to 3 battery packs per month and I asked the rep how many people he had already called and he said he had talked to several people. I...

Agreed (but then it wouldn't be "low mileage")!

Hello TEG. I have long admired your posts and dedication to all things Tesla!! Thank you for all you do. When the 3.0 Upgrade Program was first made available in early September, 2015, I immediately put down my $5K deposit. Over the years, I have patiently waited to see if the program would get...

Hello all. I haven't communicated on this forum in years but I have just been contacted about the Roadster 3.0 Battery Upgrade program. My car is low mileage and the existing battery pack is doing well but I feel that if I can upgrade the batteries now, I will (hopefully) be extending the useful...

That was me in High Park last Sunday. I saw a Blue or Black MS on Rathburn near Kipling a few weeks ago but nothing since.

I love my Model S when it is gleaming clean, but I admit to being lazy about hand washing the car myself. The Owners Manual has the following caution about using car washes: "If washing in an automatic car wash, use “Touchless” car washes only. These car washes must have no parts, such as...

My Parcel Shelf has just been delivered, so I expect that others in Canada are receiving theirs as well. I had not seen one before and had originally hoped it was some kind of roller shade that was unobtrusive when not in use. Instead the shelf is a bit invasive in the rear storage area. It is...

Mine arrived today, too.

Driving along Bloor around Bathurst St this afternoon when another Red Sig passed in the other direction. We each had a quick wave with each other. I could see he had "green plates" with a low number. I saw a Red Sig about 6 weeks ago after I was exiting the QEW in Oakville. My other most recent...

My car arrived without the Paint Armour applied and it was these people who Tesla Toronto brought in to install the Tesla kit after the fact: (I hope it is okay to post their info) Lorrie Knapp Auto Trim & Signs of Niagara 94 Dunkirk Rd. Unit 5N St. Catharines, ON L2P 3H4 p. 905.684.9432...

You're correct. The CS-100 charger outputs 80 Amps to the car.

Doug can probably answer this better than I could. First, I'm not sure if the CS-100 is available yet since Sun Country doesn't show pricing for it. Second, Tesla's web site says that a public J1772 charger can deliver 80Amps. I thought the J1772 design standard was limited to less ampacity than...

I keep hearing of "90 Amp chargers" but, just to be clear, the CS-90 model that Sun Country is offering charges the vehicle at around 70 Amps. It is the breaker in the hydro panel that needs to be 90 Amps.

I created a thread about dash-cams on the Model S but most of the responses I got were about the camera I had installed in my Roadster. The mounting bracket and specs for the camera are part of the thread, although I never got around to posting a picture of it deployed in the vehicle. As I said...

Got it too. Thanks Tesla.

I haven't been able to start each day on an absolutely full charge because I am using 110V to charge most of the time. I am waiting for Tesla to get me a Roadster charger to Model S adapter cable that I ordered in November. I am occasionally running a #6 wire extension cord from a dryer outlet...

Yesterday was a nightmare for traffic on many of the roads and, as others mentioned, it was very cold. It took me an hour and a half to do what I normally can do in 20 minutes. All that "idling" with heat going and not traveling much distance caused the Wh/km to look really bad. I did 2...

Great to see Sun Country featured tonight on the national news (Canadian Broadcast Network - CBC) on their "Only In Canada" segment. Introducing charging stations across Canada to "Prime the Pump" for the acceptance of Electric Vehicles. Well Done!

I took a chance today and went to my local vehicle licensing office. The clerk did not know if they had green plates, nor did any of her co-workers. She went back to check with a supervisor and came back with a set of Ontario Green Plates! That's what the car needed as a finishing touch (it...

Hi timdorr. Please show Canadian SSL 22 as delivered today. The Model S has arrived in Canada! Had a few nice looks from people as I finished my Christmas shopping. A friend of mine who had never been in a Tesla could not believe the acceleration ("it pins you to the seat!"). My test drive at...

I don't know which Canadian Model S Delivery thread to post under, so I will show some photos here. The delivery site is an empty American Airways site deep in the backroads of Toronto's airport. It was beautiful to see rows of Model S cars waiting for their new owners. It will be a great 4 days...

Tesla Toronto does not yet have the tools to program the Tire Pressure sensors. So if you are having snows installed on different rims, you get a warning message on the console as the snows are not programmed. They hope to fix this soon. (I wish they had told me this. I drove away from the...

Greetings Canada from inside my Model S Sig. A beautiful automobile. Saw Doug G picking up his car and returning to Ottawa (pic later). Delivery was smooth. Back to drivin'...

I have the cheque in hand, ready for my pickup tomorrow. Jon, the Delivery Specialist, says that the entrance to the airport area looks like it has security but it is actually open for people to drive through. Looking forward to greeting my fellow Sig owners taking possesion of their new...

As of 5:52pm Toronto (Centre of the Universe) Time, my leasing company had not seen any paperwork from Tesla. Luckily, they are doing all their preparation to pay Tesla whenever the final numbers come in. I had also been told recently that we would pay the reduced amount for the car after the...

The person I spoke with at Tesla today confirmed that some cars did arrive over the weekend!

No, the looping of the video is a function of the camera, not the storage card. The camera stores video in about 4 to 5 minute Quicktime files (.MOV) that range from about 70MB to 260MB each. Put together, the files would show a continuous flow of recorded time events. I currently have 166 of...

Traffic phasers sound like a great upgrade for either the Roadster or the Model S. I see they found your Sig and you now have a VIN. You are #2120 and I am #2117. Not sure why our VINS are in the 2100s when we should have been early in the batch, but since all the cars are being delivered at...

The camera recording process could be easily stopped by pulling the USB plug out of it but since the recording stops when the car is turned off, I would expect the vehicle would be powered off if towed or in an accident.

Here is a frame from the video capture. A single frame doesn't do the picture quality justice, but you can tell in the image the speed I'm driving (nice hand placements on the wheel!), where the driver is looking (via the mirror) and you can even almost read the song title on the Sirius radio...

Some of the features I was looking for in a dash camera were: - 1080p resolution (1980 x 1080 pixel) at a reasonable frame rate (30fps or greater) - Must support looping (ie: when the memory card is full, the camera erases the oldest footage but keeps recording) (My understanding is...

I was told by the Service Manager yesterday that the $500 Roadster tire monitor programming device would not work for the Model S TPMS and that Tesla would not be making that capability available to users. Not a problem for me since I am not a do-it-yourselfer but other people might not be pleased.

I recently had Tesla install a dash camera in my Roadster. Driving in most major cities has become a constant near-accident experience and I have found it comforting to be recording what is in front of me if something were to go wrong. Has anyone considered a dash camera for their Model S and...

Doug, I guess you are sharing the experience with me as I am also 9am Thursday. I was at the Service Centre today dropping off my Blizzaks and the place looks like a tire store! There were winter snow tires everywhere and they were taking delivery of 10 skids of 19" rims.

It should be fun to see several Model S Sigs in one place being presented to their new owners. I hope mine is included as one of the early deliveries. I emailed the delivery address at Tesla to try to change my delivery location to the Service Centre. Geez, I even had a dream last night that...

I got the call from Lisa, followed by the "Delivery" button showing up. I said that I wanted to receive my Model S at my home and did not get the Toronto delivery event email. I'm worried that perhaps mine is not ready yet (White interior?) or because I did not agree to go to the Service Centre...

Your lucky. My Roadster still has a status of "Your Roadster began production in the Paint Factory" and I have been driving it for over 2 years!

Hi Doug. I got this invite about the Concept-One as well. Any idea where they got our email addresses from?

I also got the "404" broken link message for downloading the manuals on the Canadian Tesla site. (I like their 404 error page) Even though I was already logged-in, when I went back to the Profile page, I had to re-enter my password again. Then I was able to download the manuals. The...

"Immobilizer" sure sounds imposing! This device, to help keep the Model S from being stolen, is a mandatory requirement by Transport Canada. On the Roadster, it was implemented by requiring the middle button on the key fob to be pressed after starting the car. One of the great features of the...

Yes, I was going to mention that as well. You need to buy rims, TPMS sensors and the "Button" that covers the centre of the hub. Tesla has all of that available.

You can buy 19" rims on their own without having to purchase the winter tire package. That is what I did.

I did not like the Pirelli snow tires on my Lexus so I changed them to Bridgestone Blizzaks. I used them before on my Corvette and loved them and they have been great on the Lexus. So I ordered 19" rims from Tesla Toronto (Mississauga) and I will be giving them the Blizzaks to mount. I will...

It will be great to see George B at the Yorkdale opening on Thursday. I talked with him last night at the New York event. I can't quote exactly but he said that they were trying to start producing Canadian Sigs very shortly. When I mentioned his email to us said that it would be a few weeks...

I had heard that the new Yorkdale expansion might have priority parking spots for electric vehicles. Anyone know if there is a special area to park for the Thursday night event?

After a 4 hour delay on our flight, we arrived to hear the final moments of the speeches, but got to take part in the after-party! Great to meet George and Elon in person. George hinted about a couple of juicy things regarding Canadian Sig deliveries and that he will be in attendance at the...

Well, bad news so far for me. Flight hit a wind shear after take-off and after about 20 minutes of flying, the decision was made to return to Toronto. Now it is after 2:30pm and still in the airport. New flight hopefully leaving within the hour but it will be touch-and-go about making the...

My wife and I will be making the trip to New York tomorrow. Looking forward to the Tesla "Reveal" on Monday and then back to Toronto for the Thursday night store opening event. And Canadian Sig deliveries soon...Way to go Tesla, keep "knockin' it out of the park"!

I got the following voicemail from the Tesla Team on October 24th in response to my question about whether the Model S was approved yet in Canada: “Hello <Prime Mover>, this is <the Ownership Experience Team> calling from Tesla Motors and we talked earlier regarding your Canadian car. I just...