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I just sent my story to them. I don't expect an answer, but at least I've had my say. This is a safety feature which could hurt or kill someone if not put right. via email to: [email protected], cc: [email protected] Safety issue - windscreen wiper sensitivity I have noticed...

I have a 2019 Model 3 performance and keep a close eye on it. Initial battery degradation over the first 12 months was around 10%, which is to be expected for those batteries. Then nothing more for the next 2.5 years. Various software updates have come and gone and the advertised range varies...

It certainly doesn't need any of those at the strip, thats for sure.

For what its worth for someone looking for a stealth hitch for their model 3, I have a brand new one one that I have decided I will no longer install (the car has become more a track car),so selling for $1400 ONO absolutely complete with wiring and removable hitch/towball. I'm an hour north of...

This is still for sale. Happy to drop to $1400 ONO, bearing in mind it is a so called "stealth hitch" like they are talking about here, all ADR compliant and complete - ready to bolt in and wire up. The Stealth Hitch is now complied in Australia thanks to TOCA!

Also meets ADRs (AS4177.2) , see Tesla Model 3 Towbars and Hitches - EV Stealth Solututions

Napierville is a proper track built to meet NHRA regulations which allow no more than 1% downhill. They are NHRA affiliated so records set there do stand. My friend Nic Brunet preps the track there. As an aside he also owns the world's quickest 4 cylinder drag car (5.95 @230+mph, but that...

I have a set of as new rear brake discs from my 2019 Tesla Model 3 Performance. These brake disc rotors have had minimal use (less than 3000 km) as I replaced them with aftermarket slotted discs and uprated brake pads. They would suit owners of model 3s, either those wanting to upgrade to the...

I have a brand new Torklift Eco hitch here just north of Brisbane (Bribie Island). I got it even before my model 3 arrived in 2019, but have never got around to putting it on the car, so after 3 years must not need it. It is complete including a 50 mm tow ball and wiring. I think the whole...

I agree with this, if they want to persist with V11, they should at least give us more icons to customize on the bottom of the screen , and they need to replace the top bar information lost from V10. Also, I agree with this pearl. But failing that (Tesla would never admit they were wrong) I...

I've been using this mountainpass performance lithium 12 V battery conversion for the past 18 months . Uses an EarthX ETX900 aircraft battery. Seems to work a treat, the car accepts it over the CANbus without fuss, and it saves weight (24 lb). Not cheap though at $660 USD including custom...

Thanks. I thought it seemed high.

I broke the racing cherry of my Model 3 P yesterday at a hillclimb event, and when using track mode the car registered a peak lateral G reading of 1.6 G. This seems pretty high for a stock vehicle using stock Michelin Pilot 4 S tyres. Is the G meter of the Model 3 in track mode accurate ? If...

Hi, I hear that some people are not happy when they realise their new Model 3 Performance will now come with grey rims. For those who have just found out the P3+ they ordered already has (or will eventually come with) grey 20 inch rims, and you really wanted the silver rims, I am just north of...

Well, not necessarily. It depends on where you stage the car. If you shallow stage the car and just flicker on the bottom staging light, you will get the maximum rollout before the timers are triggered, which will provide the quickest ET and MPH by giving you a "rolling start", but this...

This is only because these cars are becoming traction limited. My guess would be if people did their testing on a sticky drag strip, they would see the +5% from the get go. On normal roads, however, its clear from scan my tesla power data etc. that the software limits power on the initial...

For those who have just been told the P3+ they ordered will now come with 20 inch rims, and you really want the silver rims, I am just north of Brisbane (near Caboolture) , and am happy to swap my silver 20 inch rims (as new, unmarked with 2500 km on them) with some of the new grey ones. Our...

The P has nice acceleration. Ludicrous option (which was originally promised) would make it even better.

This is because the Nurburgring was the last place that gassers could hide with their ICE street cars. They lost the drag strip to EVs (i.e. Tesla) pretty early on. If the ring is taken away from them by EVs, they have nothing left to defend, except perhaps the salt flats.........

for the record, the Laguna Seca time for these new pre-production development Model S (assuming it was the same as the one sent to nurburgring) , was 1.36.555, with an amateur driver. So VERY QUICK for a 4 door sedan. Tesla on Twitter

whoa, 1.36.55 is a bit of a hotrod Model S. I guess this is the format they have sent to the nurburgring? Tesla announces Model S with 'Plaid powertrain' and new 'chassis prototype' - Electrek

Cool. You also probably found the extra clearance needed due to bearing and stub axle flex - lateral loadings would have been way up with those slicks - what was the lateral G loading comparison between the sticky street tyre and the slick? And whats this I hear about Elon saying the Tesla...

Apparently if you run the California number plates the model S on the flatbed is a 2017 model S, complete with HOV stickers, (whatever that is). So its most likely a development hack. The Tesla engineers are probably going over there to collect data or test out new development components -...

From that pic, Sasha's car seems to be touching the upper control arm with the wheel/tyre. Are they running quite big rubber and more positive offset on the rim ? They are very quick so are doing something right.

are we there yet ? Still 2 weeks before I get my car, so 500 is the new 400....

Why does it have to be a current production Tesla Model S ? Can't Tesla use Nurburgring to test developments of new models like all the other manufacturers do ?

I have a car here which has tripled in price over the past 5 years (Evolution Lancer 6.5 Tommi Makkinen Edition), and you can say the same for many others - heck I sold my my old datsun 1600 I bought for $500 in 1990 recently for $25K - cash which was put towards my model 3 performance. ROI is...

I think its purely a cost thing, Mountain Pass performance have developed a nice lithium upgrade for the 12 volt Model 3 battery. Saves over 10 kg in weight and comes with a nice bracket, but expensive. MPP Lightweight Lithium Battery Kit Based on the EarthX ETX900 aircraft battery Our...

"Therefore, high-surface-area nanomaterials increase the electrolyte/electrode interface and enhance the Li+ diffusion rate, which result in increased charge/discharge rates" (From Park et al. 2016). I probably should have said "uses nanotechnology in the coating", as it does look like the...

The Maxwell dry method uses nanotechnology to apply the coating which not only eliminates messy expensive and volatile/environmentally unfriendly solvents, it also basically reduces the amount of empty space or inert "filler" molecules between the molecules in the final electrode film. The...

I have searched this thread for the term "Maxwell". I did not come up with any posts, so here's one that speaks to the long term fundamentals of Tesla. The acquisition of Maxwell Technologies by Tesla has been a masterstroke, a coup they have undertaken right from under the noses of "big...

Australian order pages opened today....... Tesla kept their promise to open them in May 2019, just had to wait until the last business day of the month......

For analysts to suggest that Tesla stop innovating and just produce a few static product lines is ridiculous. So short sighted...

Thanks for this. Your thoughts on the timing of the capital raise in relation to the upcoming Uber IPO ? With Uber being valued at over $100 billion, but Tesla arguably now leading the way towards full self driving, are wall street now showing their hand as to which horse they have chosen to...

less and less room to hide for ICE.....

Not sure whether this is old news, but still, things are getting very interesting.. Tesla Model 3 vs BMW M3: new issue of TG magazine out now! Tesla Model 3 Performance Crushes Fossil BMW M3 Around Race Track | CleanTechnica

Not the ring, but very interesting........ Tesla Model 3 vs BMW M3: new issue of TG magazine out now!

If I had to read the tealeaves, I think it will occur first somewhere outside the USA, due to the influence of Wall Street on your regulators and interference from entrenched interests. Somewhere in Asia first I bet, then Europe will be close behind but just pipped to the post by somewhere in...

That is what Tesla owners will be doing for Tesla for free once FSD software comes online. I can see that is the initial step, private owners becoming "ride share sitters" collecting their 70% of the fare (Tesla getting 30% was it ?) and collecting data on FSD mode until regulators get enough...

Pity the only video available so far is the Model 3 without track mode - with the stability control full on they certainly overheated the brakes early in the lap. For any fair comparison, the cars would have to be stock from the manufacturer. And if US spec M3 BMW is knobbled in performance...

I know little about computers but a fair bit about physics and do a lot of driving. I also deal with politicians and regulators a lot. It sounded to me like the hardware was adequate and the sensor suite was enough to do the job. I think Elon has compiled a team of very smart people at the...

I took this as Elon comparing FSD to evolution of humans from amphibians. The amphibians are the ones that crawled out of the water. and became the first land animals. Humans are the latest in the line of land animals - humans who are now making cars drive by themselves so they don't even...

I would expect the answer is basic, such that they don't consider it a real problem. Car could be programmed to drive to a designated automatic carwash if a certain number of sensors get too dirty. Hard to think of a scenario where all of them would go at once, especially if they are...

The day a magazine or online outlet run a tesla Model 3 performance with track mode against a BMW M3 with the same professional driver at the Nurburgring , and the tesla wins with a quicker hot lap time, will be a red letter day for EVs because ICE will no longer have a place to hide.

Chademo = the betamax of fast charging plugs. Tesla Australia Will Add CCS Chargers To Support Model 3

Yes, they have done it - CCS port for model 3's, probably because there was a lot to gain and nothing to lose..... Tesla Australia Will Add CCS Chargers To Support Model 3

The answer here is definitely in the field of drag racing. As pointed out by JMatt above there are heaps of people every day who are not young fighter pilots but who strap themselves into cars that run 0-60 mph in under 1 second pass after pass. Because the peak G is somewhere near 3.5 to 4 g...

I'm with Daniel in SD. There are certain safety features that need to be fully turned off in order to achieve the fastest lap time. Stuff like emergency braking is certainly something you don't want coming on in the middle of a hard turn when you are gaining fast on the driver in front...

I wonder, when Elon says 15% faster than a M3 BMW, that is a very specific figure. I think to be so specific they have track tested their development hack performance model 3s against a BMW M3 and found that either overall lap time is 15% faster (which is a huge difference), or else some other...

Yes please, 3.5 sec is a nice start, but over the air upgrade for performance model 3 with ludicrous, real world 2.9-3.0 sec 0-60, please. Pretty please... And a decent friction brake package for track work too, thanks. Sounds like the 3 will already do multiple laps without overheating the...