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Prefer wheels in good condition from a facelift Model S, with TPS, tires with good tread, and within 100 miles of San Jose, CA.

Set of four Sonic Carbon Slipstream "pull-offs" preferred with TPMS 2 and minimal miles on tires for my "facelift" Model S.

It seems that every other recent update has to do with some enhancement to games or other entertainment distractions. I'd really like Tesla to prioritize updates to vehicle operability...better navigation, autopilot, internet browser, or user interface (how about a trunk release button on the...

I've been anticipating an update from 2018.42.2 since last October. Today I got one: 2018.50.6. Now I can see fire on the screen and play fart noises. Is this a luxury car or a dorm room?

Wasn't able to complete the title before... zap... message posted. Edit title? No luck doing it. So here it is: "LUCKY SLEEPING DRUNK DRIVER SAVED BY AUTOPILOT" From the San Jose Mercury News December 2, 2018: CHP: Tesla driver suspected of DUI may have had autopilot on By Mark Gomez and...

I just received my renewal notice from the DMV for my 2016 Model S that I bought from Tesla at the end of 2016. The "registration fee" portion of the bill went from $80 to $258! I knew it would be increasing, but, from the latest DMV info on their site, the maximum for a vehicle worth over $60K...

Or at least that's what V9 shows when I'm stopped in a center lane at a red light. Rather annoying to see images of vehicles, well within their lanes, sliding sideways into mine. Perhaps Tesla should add some metal crunching sounds to enhance the effect...or not.

Celebrity Drive: Drew Scott of HGTV’s “Property Brothers” http://www.motortrend.com/news/celebrity-drive-drew-scott-hgtv-property-brothers/?wc_mid=4035:10846&wc_rid=4035:1683826&_wcsid=492BBCBD268EF74C126522EAB2C8C7A92E3F8FD0E6A20BD5

Electric motor armature wheels:

http://www.automobilemag.com/news/look-out-tesla-thor-trucks-electric-semi-is-ready-to-battle/?wc_mid=4035:10190&wc_rid=4035:1683826&_wcsid=492BBCBD268EF74C19B31E6DC7785DA49EBE6C759EC4E0D6

http://www.automobilemag.com/news/tesla-model-s-shooting-brake-project-spawns-a-limited-series/?wc_mid=4035:10102&wc_rid=4035:1683826&_wcsid=492BBCBD268EF74C19B31E6DC7785DA464A392BCD68EC547 The electric shooting brake - Niels van Roij Design

While putting solar cells on passenger EVs doesn't make a whole lot of sense, it may be more practical to put them (and maybe some storage) on the trailers that electric Semis pull. Think about it: Lots of flat surface area Typically in the sun a lot Appearance is not an issue Even when not...

What to buy. What to buy?? With so many similarities: like electric motors, steering wheels, displays, seats, windshield wipers, etc, it's tough to make a choice between the two. Here's my first effort to help anyone in the same dilemma: Some Pros and Cons, Roadster vs Semi: Room for four...

$200K+ for a sports car is hard to justify based on any practical merits. But, here's a shot at it: Just look at how much you can save on fuel costs using the electric Roadster as your daily driver and road trip vehicle versus your gas guzzling Bugatti. The savings could actually amortize the...

if Tesla would let you customize the "Home Screen" a little. For example, I'd like to put garage door and rear trunk buttons there... and get rid of buttons that I never use. Anyone else, who's used a smart phone within the last 10 years, feel the same way?

I stumbled upon this on Amazon (see 3rd photo down)...

As many have realized, the standard LEDs in the interior don’t provide much illumination…particularly when older eyeballs are concerned. Soon after I got my MS, I replaced them with Abstract Ocean LEDs. A big improvement. However, on a dark street, I noticed that they were still inadequate in...

:) World's Greatest Drag Race 7: Which Car Will Win? The Answer Might Shock You - Motor Trend

The terms "jerk", "whiplash", and "black-out" come to mind... What the Hell Is an Aspark Owl and Why Do We Want One? | Automobile Magazine But it can't go 300 miles on a charge, carry 5 adults, and all the stuff we bring home from Costco, so I guess I'll stick with my MS...at least until the...

While on vacation, I left our December, 2016 build HW2 90D MS connected through the Tesla Mobile Connector to 240V. The car has ~4,800 miles on it. The charge rate was set to 50% at 5 Amps. Energy Savings was ON and Always Connected was checked. Cabin overheat protection was on (D’oh!), but the...

I finally got 17.26.76.to show the dim little "P". I engaged it, and it started backing into a space. I chickened out and hit the brake when it looked like the car was about to mash my passenger side rear door into one of the two parked cars.:eek: I could have misjudged things, but.... I tried...

I've not gotten my update fix in nearly two months. Not since 17.17.4. I can't take it much longer. Where's my silky smooth? I'm tired of being jerked around on the highway and have my mediocre parking skills challenged every time I back in to a parking spot. And the latest and greatest is...

The key features shown in the video are: • Quick and easy connect and disconnect • Nothing to roll up or store • No floor or overhead safety hazards • No interference with either of our two cars • Use of the standard Tesla Mobile connector • Charge and energy consumption metering

How many times have you turned the wipers on when trying to adjust the following distance for the Traffic Aware Cruise Control? After six months, I still keep doing it. I hope that I'm not the only one.

May not be as farfetched as it sounds. Oh wait! My meds. My meds. I forgot to take them again. Sorry.

I just drove from Silicon Valley to Santa Barbara and back on 101 in my 17.17.4 AP2 MS. About 700 miles I used autopilot most of the way and it worked very well. Auto lane change was another matter. About 20% of the time, the car wouldn't change lanes. Speed, lane markings, straightness, and...

I'll be wrapping the panels, so any decor style is okay.

Since most nail and screw punctures seem to occur in the rear tires, I made a pair of “Puncture Guards” to protect the rear tires of my Model S. For the last 50 miles, they’ve kept my rear tires puncture-free! :)Time will tell if they’ll continue to work their magic in the future. I don’t plan...

Looking at Tesla's plans for additional Superchargers, it appears that a number of them will be in metropolitan areas. Not particularly close to major highways. It's entirely possible that these are actually intended to provide local charging. Local Supercharging should be of particular...

Without adding the automatic rear liftgate, it's price is STILL $3,500! I ordered it on my 90D mainly for the liftgate. For me, the other features were mostly useless or of little value: Bioweapon filter: I may use this noisy air blaster every year or so when I drive thru the stockyards on...

Besides throwing-in the automatic rear lift gate, it looks like the (near-end-of-life) 90D has dropped $2K. Of course, as a consolation to most previous buyers, unlimited supercharging is gone on the new ones.(But $2K buys a LOT of $0.20 per KWH Supercharger electrons...at least 25K miles!).

For under $50 you can build a plug & play energy monitor for your EV that lets you check voltage, current, Watts, and kWh. Here’s what I used: Amazon.com: DROK Digital Multimeter AC Voltage Amperage Power Energy 4in1 Meter 80-260V 100A Volts Amps Testing Gauge 22kW 9999kWh Power Energy...

High-performance, 120 KW battery, motor-per-wheel Happy April Fools' Day!

Just for fun, Elon authorized a Skunkworks project to explore a supercar concept based on the Model 3. A small team in Palo Alto put together a motor-per-wheel chassis with a pair of modified high-output controllers and TWO 60 kW battery packs. Much of the interior was stripped out to save...

Tesla Auto Insurance Car Color Profiling and Key Risk Factors USII Confidential. DO NOT DISTRIBUTE COLOR: Profile - Risks Red: Aggressive - Higher accident rates and tickets Black: Gangsta - Bullet hole damage Dark Grey: Asphalt camouflage - Frontal collisions from other drivers not seeing...

8.1 has only been out a few days and now 8.2 fixes or adds: 1. Wipers have rain sensing 2. Wipers stay in their parked position if turned off when already parked 3. Audio system doesn’t lose playing position within a song or podcast 4. Autopark more reliably recognizes a parking...

Happy April Fools' Day!

1. Can roast marshmallows on your exhaust manifold 2. Can rev your engine at stop lights 3. Can “off” yourself with carbon monoxide 4. Can show off your engine bay to friends and neighbors 5. Can add fancy aftermarket exhaust tips 6. Can schmooze with the smog...

Tired of being bugged to put your hands on the wheel? Feel redundant steering a car that's already doing it? Is the incessant beeping disturbing your sleep? Try this hand weight attachment. It will fool your 5K pounds of moving mayhem and let you enjoy the full benefits of autopilot, and more...

Charging Station? Don't need no stinkin' charging station Run out of juice? Too far from a SuperCharger? Don't want to spend money on a regular charge station? Is your home electric bill getting too high? How about converting a little elbow grease into pure energy to charge up your Tesla...

Trim for Model S.

My latest Tesla project: In the video, you can also see my dipped wheels, some of the chrome wrap, and my charging cable management scheme.

So here's a scary scenario: On your way to an unplanned plop in the ocean, your Tesla's battery pack is ruptured when you go over the guard rail. The rail that's supposed to keep you and your car between the highway and the water...but doesn't. So now there's like 400 V and 100 KW of energy...

On current production cars with PUP, is there any non-LED illumination left? From what I can tell on my MS, anything that generates light appears to be LED now.

So, I’m patiently waiting for the rain-sensing to be enabled on my HW2 MS. I’m spoiled by having that feature on my 17-year-old Porsche. How tough could this be? Didn’t they verify that they could detect rain using the front-mounted cameras before they got rid of the IR rain sensor? Maybe it...

I'm trying to tap in to the purple wire coming from the rear hatch trunk release. This is the switch just above the license plate. I'm hoping to find the wire somewhere in the trunk, but no luck so far. Does anyone know if it's there and how to locate it? I'd prefer to tap into it in the trunk...

My December 2016 MS 90D sat quietly in my garage for two days. Settings: Power Saving: Off Always Connected: On (on home WiFi) Smart Preconditioning: Off Range Mode: Off Over a period of 47 hours, it's estimated range went from 198.4 to 189.2 miles. The car appears to assume that I will be...

Phones have WiFi and Bluetooth. Teslas have WiFi and Bluetooth. Why should smartphones need to go thru the internet (which isn't always available) just to allow keyless entry and driving? Wouldn't it be convenient if your phone or watch virtually replaced the key fob? One less thing to carry.