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An Australian company called JOLT has started installing 'free' chargers around NZ. (Meet the Fleet - JOLT - Drive Electric). 'Free' being the first 7kWh per 24 hours. So about 7 minutes at 50kW. But do you think you can find out what the real pricing structure is? Nowhere on their website...

What data speeds are people getting in NZ? My 2016 MS with MCU2 upgrade has become almost unusable for streaming when on cellular. The TuneIn radio stations constantly buffer (spinning circle), and lately Spotify even takes ages to load songs and play lists. Maps take ages to load. The mobile...

Does anyone have any experience with the wall charger (TWC) handles? Or know how to open them up? I have a Gen 2 TWC that I think has a faulty pilot cable connection. Sometimes it does not connected properly with a "check power" message on the dash. Tacking a few twists out of the cable near...

If your DRLs show any sign a fading get the headlamp units replaced ASAP if you are still covered by a warranty. It seems there is a problem with the design of the DRLs in Model S's (facelift onwards). It is a common fault and they being to fail over time resulting in the whole headlamp unit...

I recently upgraded the MCU on my Model S (version 1 hardware) to the MCU2. I elected to not get the $800+ radio option. I used TuneIn for radio but notice that Radio New Zealand (RNZ) is quite glitch sometimes. Occasionally it stops and you have to reload it. And quite often you can hear it...

I got the 2018.24 update a couple of weeks ago, and the nav maps changed to the grey style maps. It seems these are supposed to be vector style maps according to European and US users. The new vector maps are supposed to work on MCU1 systems: MCU1 Vector maps. When? But apparently the new...

Has anyone else got 17.24.30 and having problems using the Tesla Spotify account? I got my update last night and the first thing I noticed is that it is asking me to login to my own Spotify account. Hitting the "use Tesla account" button fails and it drops back to the Spotify login screen. I...

I've just noticed that my TPMS light flashes on startup. I have never noticed this before I upgraded to 17.24.28. That's not to say that it has always been like that and I am just being a numpty. But it seems to have caught my attention. And I think the startup chimes are different. I could...

Those NZ owners who imported their Model S's will need to get their SIM cards swapped out and replaced with Tesla SIM cards....which will save you having to pay for your own data. Last week something happened where some privately owned SIM cards (from Spark) stopped working. Prior to Tesla...

I wonder if any of the recent NZ new owners (i.e. officially delivered to NZ) can tell me if the have the web browser enabled? I ask this because at the launch event in Auckland last month I noticed that the Model S that I sat in that was on display for the public to play with had the web...

I have been waiting, patiently, for V8 to be pushed to my MS. Reading the forums and seeing videos about V8 didn't help temper the excitment. A few fellow Kiwis got V8 a few weeks ago. So I thought it must be happening soon. But nothing. While chasing up my updated CHAdeMO adapter I asked...

I asked this question in the Australian/New Zealand forum and was advised to ask it here. Pictures in the original post. (How do you release the charge port using the app?) I am trying to figure out how to release (unlock) the charge port remotely while the MS is charging. The setting is like...

So I am struggling to work out how you remotely release the charge port using the app while the car is charging. The setting is like this: you are charging at a public charger and have left an EV etiquette tag saying it is OK to unplug. The tag has your phone number on it so people can call...

I'm wondering if people have had any problems with the V8.0 update. The reason I ask is that for us poor Kiwis there is no service center or ranger who can fix any corrupt updates or errors should they. We are on our own until Tesla open shop here. But I would be surprised if there were...

Here's the back story. Imported a 90D into New Zealand. Ordered the CHAdeMO adapter with the car which was in the boot when it arrived in NZ. Tried to use the CHAdeMO adapter at 3 different locations with different makes of DC fast chargers (Veefil, Delta, ABB). Every time I tried to use the...

Hi, I am about to take possession of a new 90D....yay. One thing I want to add immediately is add our garage door opener remote system. It's a small module that gets wired to the highbeam wire (12V). When you double flick the highbeams it sends an RF signal to the garage door to open it...

Hi Ozzies and Kiwis, I am about to take possession of a new MS in a few weeks and will be shipping it over to NZ (one of the about 30 in NZ). It is important to note that there is no Tesla presence in NZ, i.e. no service center...yet. But they are coming as they haven taken order for the 3...