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    TxTag/EZpass

    Chris TX, is that you selling at ideafab.shop now? What part of West Plano are you in.
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    Tesla S 100D Sooooo slow to start up

    I have a 2015 90D and am having the same issue.
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    Tire Replacement in Dallas Fort Worth

    The NTB on Inwood was only a few hundred feet from the original Dallas SC and did quite a bit of Tesla work. My neighborhood NTB sent me there. The tires were better quality and lower priced than the SC at LOVE was offering.
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    Supercharger - Italy, TX

    That pull-in pedestal (#1A) was leaning at about a 30 Deg angle into the parking space with scrape marks and such where something hit it when I stopped by yesterday (Monday, 3/12). No phone number on the pedestals and I got tired of holding on the Tesla number I called so I haven't reported it...
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    Supercharger - Lindale, Texas

    East bound on I20 for the Lindale SC, the bridge on 849 is closed crossing I20 to the SC. Continue on I20 to the next exit and double back. To continue East, take 489 north from the SC and follow the navigation in the car. I picked out the same route it did, 849 to 472 to 411. The short 472 is...
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    Need advice, first Long drive: Frisco to Birmingham, AL

    Made the trip from Dallas to Birmingham in October a week after Meridian SC opened. I had no issues in a 90D. The longest drive without chargeing was Meridian to B'ham at about 150 miles. Stopped at all 5 chargers along the way. Used the trip computer to estimate charge level at the next SC...
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    Service manual and wiring diagrams

    If the link works, it is a short article about Tesla opening repair of the Tesla vehicles to the owners. Report: Tesla Could Allow Car Owners To Make Repairs Themselves Not sure if the maintenance manuals would also be made available from Tesla. Still a policy shift in planning.
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    Supercharger - Birmingham, AL

    There are also 4 J1772 at 208V/30A in the APC (Alabama Power Company) parking lot shown on PlugShare. I used it in October. It is a few miles south of the Colonnade J1772 and is slower due to the 208V vs 240V. I've tried at Bohemian without staying there and didn't work even though I had...
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    North Texas Toll Tags

    When you say "They checked it" where was that?
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    Who's going all-in and switching to a 100% wind-powered utility service?

    As far back as I can go it appears I started using Green Mountain 100% wind in June of 2003 when the price was fixed at $0.01/KWH over the benchmark price for our area (TXU). They had just come to the Dallas area and had a table in front of RBM at Coit/Campbell. In those first few years they had...
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    Wife just said she's never driving the Tesla again......

    If you look at threads in Texas and Southeast you'll find that multiple SC are having issues, new ones that have only been open a few weeks to days, Sweetwater, Shreveport, Birmingham, Knoxville was out for weeks and may still be. So it isn't just in CA that the SC have issues. And since the SC...
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    Xmas tree on roof - rack mount screw thread size?

    I used the bolts in the roof rack mounts today to get my tree home. Mine is SN113xxx, late Nov, 2015, and for this MS the bolts are M6x1. A length of 30 to 40 mm is plenty, use a large 1/4" ID washer and the cord ties under that. The M8x1.25 is too large for mine. I think the mount covers are...
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    Auburn or Greenville to Meridian

    Not sure about the mileage difference Auburn-Meridian vs Auburn-Greenville-Meridian but AL 10 west of US 43 has been straightened/widened in many segments over the last 40 yrs of my driving it. Watch out for a few small towns with sudden lowered speed limits. I did the B'ham- Dallas run in 12...
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    Supercharger - Birmingham, AL

    There have been statements in this thread that indicated the parking lot in which the SC are located is a pay-to-park lot. The SC will still be free if you have that option on your Tesla. Not all Tesla originally came with the SC capability enabled, it was a way to lower the cost to the buyer...
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    Supercharger - Birmingham, AL

    Will this be a pay to access SC?
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    Supercharger - Columbus, TX

    I was there twice last week (first time on I10) and did not recognize it as being the location of that photo. I was the 4th charging the first time and moved once one of the other three left to get the higher charge rate. I did see that pedestal 3B has a worn connector to the point that the...
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    DFW Tesla Car Wash

    I've had a friend hand wash mine a few times. By appointment only, Steve Pasztor, 972-743-9443. He has a stall at a car wash at 17931 Preston, southwest of Preston & Frankford Rd. Not cheap but not too expensive either. He told me he can only do a few cars a day due to the amount of effort...
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    Supercharger - Birmingham, AL

    If you had this get together on Monday or Tuesday (10/17 or 18) I could have joined you from Dallas. I did see my first MS this evening since leaving Dallas. It was parked next to my sister's car when we came out after dinner, SN 00491, one of the oldest MS I've seen. I'm at 113xxx. Maybe you...
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    Supercharger - Meridian, MS

    Randal_s that is good news. Reese and I will both be by there in the next 8 days. My first multi-SC trip. Hope it goes well.
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    Supercharger - Meridian, MS

    How do you get the list of SC in version 8.0? I've not read the updated documents yet and haven't found the list, only by putting in a destination do they seem to show up. I'm driving through a week after Reese9879.
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    Supercharger - Meridian, MS

    reese9897, I'm with you on that. I'll be through there the next week to Birmingham and back to Dallas a few days after that. I'd like to avoid a multi-hour stop at a 14-50 somewhere along the way.
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    Supercharger - Meridian, MS

    Randall_S, Anything more happening at the SC there in Meridian? It seems you are our only eyes in the area to give us an idea of the progress. From your last post it looks as if commissioning could happen any time but there have been other SC on the I20 route that take 4+ weeks to get from...
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    Supercharger - Three Rivers, Tx

    Tesla is showing 2 SC in south TX as coming soon. Is that new?
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    Supercharger - Meridian, MS

    On Aug 11 I was told by Tesla support that the Monroe, LA SC was scheduled to start commissioning on 8/10. It came online yesterday, about 37 days later. Lindale, TX was the same. Not expecting it for 2 more months but will be passing by there in a few weeks. Guess it'll be level 2 charging...
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    Supercharger - Monroe, LA

    And its in my car's charger location list this morning.
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    Supercharger - Monroe, LA

    A friend was in Monroe over the Labor Day weekend and took a couple of night pictures. The charging pedestals are dark, the charging cables/umbilicals appear to be installed and ready, there was a large plastic wrapped something occupying a parking spot. One disturbing comment was "the signs...
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    How to Read the Energy Display

    If you go from tomas' explanation above it is the range you have left given your energy usage at the moment you check it, as during the launch you're in, or the the averaged watts per mile used over the last 5, 15, or 30 miles as you select it and the energy remaining in the battery
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    National Drive Electric Week 2016 & #BeatFlorida

    There is an event in Rockwall also. Has 3 Leafs signed up so far. Not sure I'll make it to either but I'll see closer to the date. National Drive Electric Week Event - Rockwall Their web page.
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    Supercharger - Monroe, LA

    Ecoquent, did you happen to stop by the Monroe,LA chargers on your way to or from Dallas?
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    Supercharger - Monroe, LA

    Spoke to Tesla Roadside and these were scheduled to start commissioning yesterday so they may be ready. Hasn't shown up in the owner accessible system yet. Also should be general owner usage.
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    Supercharger - Monroe, LA

    I just spoke to an Assistant Manager at the TownePlace Suites Monroe, Pecanland Mall Drive, Monroe, LA and the chargers there are open and ready for use. The one issue is that they are marked for use by customers only. So they really aren't available for those of us passing by on the highway...
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    Supercharger - Birmingham, AL

    Anyone in the Birmingham area have any more information on a Super Charger site in there?
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    Supercharger - Monroe, LA

    Thank you Ryan. Is that Garrett Road behind the chargers?
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    Supercharger - Monroe, LA

    I called the Pecanland Mall leasing office today. If there are chargers going in it isn't on mall property. She did say there was construction of some type of charging equipment at one of the Marriott properties on the East end of the mall site, two are SE and one NE of the mall proper.. The...
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    HOT door handles

    My first summer with the MS in Dallas and I've noticed the same thing. Cool air exhausting by the handles when it is pre-cooling and the handles aren't that hot. I think it isn't a deliberate design feature but more a coincidence that the cabin air exhaust through the doors cools the handles.
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    Vote on software features/bugs to fix in 7.1 and beyond

    I do find that if I stop/kill the Tesla APP on Android and then restart it so it goes through the TESLA startup screen that it works much more quickly. It seems to lose its connection via the phone when it hasn't been used for awhile.
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    Supercharger - Meridian, MS

    randall_s: hope you're still enjoying the MS!! Assume you went via Mobile to get to Destin. What many of us are waiting for is construction to start in your city. The SC is really needed in Meridian on I20 to make the distance of Jackson to Birmingham without a level 2 charge somewhere on the...
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    Lets discuss TX 152.090 sales tax exemption

    On the Federal Taxes and the EV purchase in TX there are up to 3 entries: *Up to $7500 Tax Credit, comes directly off the amount of taxes owed at the end of the process, can't drive you to a refund. *Sales Tax deduction since TX has no Income Tax. Use a table or keep track of every little item...
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    Lets discuss TX 152.090 sales tax exemption

    If you're like me and used the vehicle sales tax deduction on your Federal Income tax then money is owed there. I'm in Dallas County and titled mine in early December 2015. I'll be interested in knowing if Rockster's effort works. Not sure how to handle the federal taxes. I never saw a window...
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    Jack mode for ferry ride?

    Does the self leveling apply to the height of the each suspension point with respect to the wheel axle or to the angle of the surface on which it passes or sits. I think it maintains a constant height with respect to the axle otherwise going up a steep climb or banked turn it'd try to level but...
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    Supercharger - Meridian, MS

    Randall, any signs of construction activity at the presumed site of the Meridian SC? Thanks
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    Supercharger - Lindale, Texas

    I'm wanting Lindale, Monroe, and Meridan to get to Birmingham. Going Dallas to Jackson is possible but that last step to Birmingham exceeds the car's range unless you go slow on I20, which is dangerous. I guess a 30 mile range adder for an hour near Tuscaloosa on a 14-50 would work but don't...
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    Supercharger - Lindale, Texas

    Anyone checked Lindale to see if it is up since Shreveport is operating as of around noon, Thursday,May 12?
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    Supercharger - Shreveport, LA

    I meant the Monroe SC. The Jackson SC is available.
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    Supercharger - Shreveport, LA

    Yes, Congratulations and Thank You for the information. It is now possible to make Birmingham from Dallas in 3 steps of about 220 miles. I've not pushed my 90D that far between charges in the 5.5 months I've had it but may try it if Lindale, Jackson, and Meridian don't come on line soon.
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    Supercharger - Meridian, MS

    randall_s, have you been by the supposed site to see if there is any construction activity? This SC helps with filling in the I20 from Dallas to the East coast through Birmingham. Thanks
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    Supercharger - Shreveport, LA

    Thanks Johngrat, I've stopped at PecanLand and Bonita Lakes area many times over the last 40 years when driving from Dallas to SW AL or Birmingham and points beyond. I had thought those both would be good locations for a SC.
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    Pole transformer sizing (or, can you really feed 7 houses with 25 kva?)

    Overloading of the electric delivery infrastructure when EV are in widespread use has been a concern for over a decade in the industry. I seen IEEE articles on the subject occasionally for a number of years. For that reason I charge at 240V 20A starting at 1:00 AM almost always as I know there...
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    Supercharger - Lindale, Texas

    @Cottonwood, is the blue dot at Lindale there because of these discussions are is there actually a permit issued for the construction? I haven't seen mention of the existence of a permit on this thread.
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    Supercharger - Lindale, Texas

    supercharge.info is showing the permit for SC in Lindale next to the CSB.