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I wasn't as early as you at the Fremont line. I was under #100. I did email my local sales staff at Fremont (know them from my test drives) last month to get an update. I know two of them have TM3 reservations. They said they expect to have cars in the store for viewing and/or test drives by the...

Really? Already? I'm a current owner with a pre-unveil reservation living in Fremont. I put my reservations down at Fremont too on 03/31. I last email I got from Tesla was the update about the new SC in Monterey.

Thanks so much! Surprisingly, maybe because I live in Tesla/EV land here, I haven't had to really defend Tesla or EV's carbon footprint. It only happened once recently with a co-worker (who happens to drive a Leaf), so I pointed him to the research, as well as to the fact CA has a very clean...

Thank you!

Got my badge changed today. :)

I'm down to 100 mi on the first charge as a 75. I'm probably won't get to a super low charge until Monday. I hope my reading increases to something closer to 249 than the 236 I got this time. It's supposed to take 3 full discharges and charges to get to the more accurate number. Yeah, the lack...

It's fine, LOL. I'll just wait a little longer.

Great. Thanks. That'll take me to the end of the month for the 3 cycles. I'll update here with my rated range after that.

I hope that'll work. I charge my 75 to 100% today for the first time. My rated range was only 236 this morning. When you say three times, should I deplete the battery down first and charge to full 2 more times? I only use about 30-40 miles/day with my commute.

You're correct. 48A/12kw is the standard onboard charger since the refresh. Only the pre-refresh/classic models have a 40A/10kw charger standard. Dual chargers on the classic models for 80A/20kw are an optional upgrade for $2K. The higher amperage charger option on the refreshed models was an...

Yeah, it's weird how your numbers are higher than mine, despite the same efficiency. Those were my numbers at 100% too. If I use the increase from 202 to 236, that's a 17% range increase. I set my charge limit to 90% for the future, which I think will be 215 or 217. I reached work this morning...

After this final price reduction, I pulled the trigger. The upgrade price went from 9K last year to 7K in January and 2K yesterday. I couldn't resist. I woke up this morning to a full charge. Mine only read 236. This is coming from a 202 "full rating" with the 60 before. I had hope for the...

That makes sense. Fremont is always packed. Maybe I'll go there during lunch instead, since I work in Sunnyvale. I need to ask my detailer if it's fine for Tesla to do it, since I have Cquartz and Xpel? there. Thanks.

Really? Where did you go? Sunnyvale? Fremont is always busy and told me I'd need an appt, which should take an hour.

Yes, your local service center will do it. I already have my appt. scheduled.

When did you order yours? I got mine in August, so I do have unlimited SC.

I just did the upgrade. I figure this and the unlimited SC that comes with my car will help with my resale value. This is if I decide to get a M3 in a year or so.

I just did the upgrade while at work and was checking out all of the Tesla updates...instead of working. I was too distracted. :D

Yours wouldn't qualify. It's only for refreshed models (April 2016-present). Tesla — 75 kWh Battery Capacity Upgrade

Yes, maybe I will. I hardly supercharge. I probably only have 3 times this year so far.

Yeah, it's very weird how we have the same consumption, yet my rated range keeps falling down in contrast to you. Thanks.

Yes, that's what I figured about the losses over several days. Makes sense. I did even undo the "auto-adjustment for brightness" option for my touchscreen. I keep it at 8% to limit consumption.

Hmmm, does that mean the GOM is calculating the 202 number for me after a 100% charge based on my driving habits? My lifetime efficiency is 293 wh/mi, which means 3.41 mi/kWh. If we go by a usable capacity of 62.4kwh for the software-limited 60, that'd mean ~212 of range. I know obviously...

Yeah, it is. I actually live in Fremont (about 10 minutes from the factory), but work in Sunnyvale. :) What is you lifetime consumption? My charging is mostly at home through a JuiceBox (40A/240V). I supercharge maybe once a month.

I got my 60 in August. I also charge to 100% and have a little over 7K mi now. My rated range after a full charge was 210 during the first month, but has gradually gone down. It's now at 202/203. My lifetime efficiency right now is 293 wh/mi.

OK, true. I'm not surprised at the Leaf then. Ours does very poorly on the freeway. After looking at Plugshare, I was surprised to see so many CCS chargers on 99. I wonder when there will be some installed on 5 and when will these stations be dated to provide 150kw? Well, it's not like the Bolt...

The most direct/fastest route to go from the Bay Area to SoCal, LA, or Cal Tech (Pasadena) is 5 in an ICE car or a Tesla. No one goes through 99 from the Bay. That's further east in the Central Valley. It makes sense for people coming from Sacramento, Stockton, Modesto, etc. to use 99 to come...

Exactly! People are seriously whining now about it...all from rumors starting here and on Electrek.

Living in CA and never dealing with snow, I had never planned on a D model to save money. I also didn't care about spending tens of thousands of dollars more for a P version. My MS does 0-60 in 5 seconds, which is more than enough. Tesla has already said the base will have acceleration of under...

I don't understand why we are still bringing this up? Elon/Tesla never promised or mentioned that there would be a HUD or a display in front of the steering wheel. That's something reservation holders here and on Electrek started. Then, after Elon's Friday tweetstorm, people got pissed that it...

I really doubt the base usable capacity in a M3 will be 50. When I said 55, that means the actual usable. Even in the Bolt, the usable is around 58, which translates 4.1 mi/kwh. We can argue the Bolt has a higher Cd at 0.32, but it a much smaller and lighter car with a very short frontal area...

It's fine. We can't have any more "alternative facts" going around these days. Yes, you're right. I checked. It is Jeff Evanson that made that statement. See the post above. I couldn't find the exact tweet or quote, but I remember reading it. That might be true for Europe. But, here in CA...

I have 3M Crystalline 70% on my front windshield with AP/HW1 with no issues. Maybe he was talking about traditional, cheaper metallic tints that can interfere with auto signals?

I agree. It needs to be a compelling a car. After all, a MS is a compelling car against its competition, ICE or BEV. I just wanna see how well the M3 sells, given that the tax credit will start being phased out in 2018. The mass market is more price sensitive. Some people have honestly been...

I do agree that the Bolt is easier to get into. I never said the Bolt won't sell well because of it's shape. I'm just saying they're in two different market classes and never traditionally compete with each other. People just want to draw assumptions because GM "beat" Tesla to the market with an...

Exactly! The honestly think the constant comparison is ridiculous. Yes, they are both BEVs with similar range at a similar price point. That's where the similarities end. One is a compact CUV/hatchback, while the other is a sleek, entry-level sports sedan.

Exactly. The base M3 will have a 55 giving 220 mi (about 20% more efficient than MS) and the optional 75 will give ~300 mi of range. JB Straubel/Tesla have said in the past that the base will have less than a 60 kWh battery. We know after Friday that the 75 will be the max option. JB/Tesla has...

I have this same issue.

I got a 60, while my sis/bro-in-law got a 60D. I find most new cars in my area have been a 60. I highly doubt most people were getting a 75 or upgrading to a 75 afterwards. I know my sis and I both have no intention of doing that.

I finally got my plates! The whole DMV process took four months.

If you're a current Tesla owner, Tesla provides tours daily, Monday-Friday, for you and up to three guests (total of four people). The tour is about an hour long in Fremont, CA. You just need to email [email protected] to figure out and confirm a time/date. I just went on a tour last...

LOL. I was surprised my first choice, "EFF CO2," was approved, since I'm clearing implying f**k. The DMV has a new page on its website clearly mentioning such plates are prohibited. I now will have to plates, that and "WATTED." Since it takes so long to even get approved and then actually pick...

I was at Fremont yesterday morning (around 9:30 am). I arrived with about 15% charge remaining (60 with software-limited 75 battery). I had to share with someone else in the beginning. My car was only charging at 30 kw in the beginning. I was there for a factory tour, so I had to leave my key...

You guys were right about it taking forever... I called the DMV today and found out my first choice was approved. I still have to wait for the plates to arrive at my local office and for an appointments. That's four months at this point. It'll probably be next year before I actually end up...

I have a reservation for a tour for this coming Monday, December 5 at 10 am. I have spots open for two guests now, because my other guests can't make it anymore. The tour will last about an hour. If anyone is interested, please PM me or reply back here. Thanks. :-)

I hope that's true. Cars being produced during a holiday week or quarter end could be a cause of concern. I'm curious as to what your expected delivery date is for your MS. My sister ordered her MS the day after the announcement of the self-driving hardware in mid-October. Her car entered...

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I finally got my MS back from the service center yesterday (was there for over a week). The fit and finish issues were fixed. However, the rattling noise that occurs in the front of the car, when the car slows down with regen braking, still occurs. Tesla couldn't figured out why this sound is...

I ended up finally dropping my S on Thursday morning at the service center to fix all the mentioned fit and finish issues. I also had some rattling noise in the front of my car, whenever the car would slow down with the regen braking, as well as the lane departure warning was not working all the...

Exactly. I had Joe do everything to my car: full kit of Xpel ultimate, coating of Cquartz finest, paint correction, 3M crystalline/Llumar CTX tint for all windows, and Cquartz leather/interior protection. He does offer to sell you the Blackvue 650GW-2CH for what he buys it for. I just bought...