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The pylons are lit - beautiful seeing those red logos! It isn’t in the app yet but I haven’t tried charging. Might swing by in the AM to give it a go.

Bags! No other real progress as of late. Any new permits or other signs that might point to an opening date?

Some nice progress the last two days. A new non-Tesla cabinet showed up and was installed, along with the two Tesla Energy cabinets, on the island.

Welp - I wasn't too far off in my CCS assumptions. https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-installs-and-tests-first-magic-dock-on-supercharger-in-new-york-ahead-of-opening-network-to-other-evs/

Good to know! I’d read/heard that after they opened SCs to non-Teslas in other countries, they’d be doing the same in NA and that most future new builds would have both CCS and NACS.

Odd - no CCS, just NACS.

Tons of progress! Yesterday the concrete bases went in (individual, not the multi-stall variety) and they were installing the actual pedestals earlier this afternoon. Weather's pretty crummy at the moment but I'll grab photos tomorrow morning. No electrical boxes in yet, but the stalls...

Lots of activity, including two Tesla Energy crates onsite. Plenty of digging and electrical work seems to be somewhat imminent.

I live around the corner from here. Will try to post updates as I see activity.

Pearl white, black interior, induction wheels, 7 seats :-)

Yep - in front of rear wheel wells.

March 2019 (reveal day or just before) but we were waiting for the 7-seater and then put order on hold hoping to HEPA after China models got it. Decided if it hadn't appeared in Q1 or early Q2 we'd jump in anyway and took the hold off in mid-April.

Took delivery of a white/black AWD LR 7-seater this morning. Driver brought the car from Bellevue (we're in Mill Creek) and was right in the middle of the window. Called us just before leaving to be sure we were ready. Delivery was smooth, took about 5 minutes, and he Uber-ed back to Bellevue...

Just an email. And it was in the account when I logged in. Might be worth logging into your Tesla account to check if that agreement’s waiting for ya.

Me too, though for 10:00 AM. I got the lending agreement signature request at 10:00 AM today. So maybe you'll get yours (if you have a loan arranged through Tesla) at 4:00 PM? There is something you sign digitally at delivery, but as far as I understand it, that's about it.

Sweet. Our S had one already installed when we got it. I can't tell you how annoying it was to get it off. I did it successfully without damaging the paint. But man was that dumb. We did 3 years (lease) with the S with no front plate and we're going on 3 years with our 3 without a front plate...

Did you get Performance? From what I've seen, only MYP has the new headlights. So that's odd they'd say any differently, especially in writing. Re: lumbar, perhaps you can get a service credit to get it installed at a later date? It isn't important to most people, but when we all ordered, it was...

Almost forgot to ask - was front license plate bracket installed, or just included (for you to install) in the frunk?

That's all 100% legit. I did it with my 3 back in 2018 (when builds weren't quite as good as they are today). Most builds I've heard about recently have been excellent though if you're nitpicky or have bad luck, you can use blue painter's tape to mark off all items you want addressed on the car...

Looks to be gone around VIN 190000.

That’s incredibly helpful, thank you! Also went for white out and black in. Our VIN’s just a few hundred above yours so it sounds like we got em from the same batch. Super stoked!

Internet on an Apple Watch is $10 a month. Think of how much more data your car uses for those features (video streaming alone).

Hey! Taking home delivery of our LR Y on Thurs (likely from Bellevue). Anything I should think about/look for in particular? Did they insist on inspecting then or mention X day period that you'd have to report back with due bill list of requested fixes? Also, what color did you get? Have taken...

Ego mowers do. There are some 80v models out there that work really well. Even my 40v Ryobi can handle anything I throw at it. Give em a look! Unless you need to cut thick wet grass regularly, and a lot of it, you should be good.

One semi-unrelated note of caution. People have had issues with tint and electronics when tinting the front windshield. Because so much water is needed when applying the tint, it can get under the dash and into electronics therein. Installers will usually still give it a go if you insist, but...

Check out Jay's Auto Tint in Kirkland too. For the Y, I've done a ton of research and would recommend the following: Front: 20 - 25% (rear windows are colored at about 24%, though windshield brings in lots of light, meaning going a little darker is OK for the front two) Rears and Hatch: 70%...

Totally. My understanding is that the roof does have very good UV and IR rejection (particularly relative to the rear windows which are just smoked). Is that not the case?

Good to know! I was initially just going to do front (25% ultimate, yep!) but after reading up on how rear windows are just smoked and don't block a ton of IR (and aren't as good on UV as good tint), I'm thinking about doing all windows (ceramic, 25% front and 70% rears and hatch).

Excellent points, including a few I hadn't thought about before. I may still attempt, but I have a better sense for where to pay more attention and maybe tempered expectations.

Has anyone purchased DIY tint kits for the 3 or Y? I'm looking at these and in theory it seems like a great idea, but wanted to be sure there isn't a catch. I'm very comfortable with the install - more so looking for experience with the material/pre-cut pieces. TIA...

Yeh, that's not to spec. I don't know what's involved in adjusting (or if they can even be adjusted...I would assume that they can) but it's definitely worth pinging service about this.

Yep. Ever since MIC Y got HEPA. I get the difference in markets between US and China, but air quality is air quality. It makes a huge difference.

I wonder if this is something Safelite can do too. We've been putting off replacing our Model 3's windshield after a big chip but this would change things.

That's right. Salesperson can say just about anything but if it isn't on the paperwork, no dice. With Tesla, because upgrades are made regularly and not every model year, there's even less of a chance this will happen.

They're pushing it as a point of sale rebate pretty hard so unfortunately there's a good chance it won't be retroactive. In particular, because the credit/rebate's purpose is to encourage more EV purchases. That said, no one really knows what's going to happen.

We did this trip in our S75D and it was a blast. This was years ago too, so it's probably even easier now. Check out Book Your Cabin Rentals Near Crater Lake, OR | Crater Lake Camping. They have a Tesla charger. It's free for guests or if you spend $10 in the store. We rented a cabin there...

Existing tax credit would go away (wouldn't impact Tesla or GM since they already maxed out) and EV drivers would be taxed on their driving. And it wouldn't increase the gas tax. That's...so stupid. They're such a joke.

Lightsmith is solid. They're on Rt 9 in Snohomish. Good people too. https://lightsmithelectricllc.com/

It's true that the motor is akin to a car's engine, however it's far simpler, smaller, and less expensive. A DU runs about $750 and is the size of a large watermelon. The advice here is spot on. Ensure they have all of the parts before you bring it in, that they can secure a Tesla loaner for...

Re: #2 - that's probably the most salient point. And that goes hand-in-hand with the point of sale rebate/discount, which wouldn't be retroactive (whereas tax credits typically apply to a tax year and would more likely be retroactive). Hopefully we'll know more very soon now that the...

I've been waiting for exactly this. Normally, I'm not a waiter for this sorts of non-guaranteed features but I feel like they'll roll it out early in Q2. Kinda crazy to have so many different parts for HVAC between US and China models.

Same. Holding out hope for HEPA too?

How do you like the rugged textile trunk mat?

Center console, door trim, and HEPA are distinct parts. They very well may update US models to include all three, we don't know. They may be going through existing part inventory still for door trim and headlights and parts that are replaced by HEPA...or they may keep HEPA and door trim as...

In the past more so, they were shipping all of their cars, globally, from one factory in California. So they'd build for Europe and Asia in the first half of the quarter and ship those on boats (which take a while) and then spend the last half of the quarter building and delivering in the US and...

I haven't seen a single HEPA confirmed outside of China. Have people actually confirmed it and posted photos on US Model Ys?

Curious to hear how that goes! If you don't mind me asking, what's the effort/cost to install? Is it these or is there a stock part that's less expensive? Model Y Öhlins DFV Coilovers - Engineered by Redwood Motorsports ™

I was going to ask the same. I would assume it's just like FSD where it sticks with the car.

Can you purchase the $2k acceleration boost in the AWD Model Y like you can in the AWD Model 3?

I've considered those but they're not the same. It's not a massive difference, but we had an S with HEPA before our 3 and the air quality and smells are noticeable. With the S, nothing from outside gets into the cabin (in terms of what you can actually sense). Driving a zero-emission car makes...