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Still nothing for a 2020 Model S LR+. Currently still on FSD 10.6.1.

So we all know that 21" wheels on the Model S decreases range as compared to the 19" wheels. However, does anyone know the effects of 20" wheels? Would it have a similar, but less negative, effect on range? More specifically, I'm curious if anyone has first hand experience with these wheels...

Still stuck on .42...hopefully I get it today.

Personally, this would be deeply upsetting if this is officially confirmed true by Tesla in a blog post. Slowly decreasing SpC charging speed is definitely impactful. Let me add some context. I live in an apartment complex that doesn't have electrical wiring at all in the parking garage. The...

Simple solution: don't have kids.

Thanks for the quick response and info as usual!

Is there any disadvantage to setting the minimum time between stat refreshes lower than the default of 9 seconds? I'm thinking 5 seconds.

I'm glad I'm grandfathered into unlimited SpC, since I live in an apartment complex where I can't charge at home and rely on a local SpC for my charging needs.

The battery in the Model S weighs about 1200 lb, so 80% of that is 960. And yes, chassis and body panels will be less, but steel is much denser than aluminum.

I doubt the 3 will be that much lighter than the MS. Yes, it's physically smaller, but it's also made of steel, so the weight difference won't be huge.

That simile is a gross exaggeration; yes, you have to add in a GPU, a bunch of wiring, new cameras and sensors, which would require modifying body panels to accommodate the new hardware (or just swap the body panels to new ones that already have the cutouts), but a spinal transplant is not even...

Another reason for AP2.0 negativity is the fact that they aren't working very hard for a retrofit. I, and a lot of P100D owners who just missed the boat by a few weeks, are willing to pay a large premium for a retrofit, since the hassle and taxes/registration/license fees incurred when buying a...

Six of my friends own a Tesla and they're all under 32, myself included, so I would hardly say 50+ is the target audience.

I agree that most Tesla owners are generally down to earth and didn't buy one to attract attention or for bragging rights. What I meant by "Keeping up with the Joneses" is that Tesla is moving more towards a planned obsolescence model. You can't upgrade to next gen seats, you can't physically...

As others have already started, Tesla makes keeping up with the Joneses one of their main business models. They're a lot like Apple, in more ways than just their retail store model.

I'm not telling people what they should "think". I used the term "IMO" in my original post, which means, "In my opinion". Note the usage of pronouns in my original post: "I". I specifically didn't mention "you" or "the OP should do X". Secondly, I disagree it's profoundly wasteful. Batteries...

You're missing my point. My point is that battery technology, or rather, technology in general, advances so quickly that you shouldn't care about a degradation in range/capacity in 4-6 years because you'd want the next generation technology anyways that doesn't suffer from said drawbacks...

Correct. In that case, you just buy another vehicle. So my analogy holds.

I have my charge limit set to 85% and never worry about it. I fully intend on dropping $35k in 4 years for a new battery (which may be a 120kWh+ based on brand new chemistry at that point). Babying a piece of technology that's already obsolete by the time you buy it is stupid IMO. I don't worry...

What a joke. The article sounds like it was written by a group of mentally handicapped chimpanzees.

Your DS didn't explain Summon to you?

I would never do a road trip in a car without a clear bra installed. The moment I got my Model S, I drove it straight to my detailer's garage and had him apply a full frontal clear bra (3M ProSheild) and Gyeon Mohs+ coating. Unfortunately, he was booked 2 weeks out, so I didn't drive my car for...

Honestly that's a pretty useless feature in my eyes. But then again, I don't have any kids and almost exclusively use my rear back seats to transport things like skis or a mountain bike (they're folded down like 95% of the time).

I'm in a similar situation in that I live in an apartment complex without any outlets in the parking garage. However, unlike you, I live a mile away from a supercharger, so that's how I deal with it. I also only have a 15 mile commute each day, versus 50.

In CO, you can also put the front plate on the dash in the lower left or lower right of the windshield. Although I don't and haven't had a front plate in years and never got ticketed.

I'm in a similar situation as you: no home charging because I live in an apartment complex that has absolutely zero wiring in the parking garage (not even NEMA 5-15), but I live less than a mile away from a supercharger. I charge once every 4 to 5 days, and I use my car daily for a short commute...

Also, I'm curious what the latest OTA update did (2.40.x)? Maybe it'll prevent something like this from ever happening again.

Thanks for the explanations!

Awesome! Thanks for the explanation. So just to clarify, the bottom numbers always match what's displayed on the dash? Hence they're "average" numbers?

Hah, I would sure hope that they're aware of the issue. Their phone line and forums all across the interwebs are blowing up about it.

I didn't have the navigation up during some of my reboots.

The firmware revision number didn't increment, so must be something on their backend infrastructure that interfaces with the vehicles that caused it.

Can somebody explain the difference between the two numbers indicating current power and the charge rate in MPH? I'm assuming one of them is average and the other is instantaneous?

On the bright site, at least this is a verification that the controller/CPU for vehicle driving functions are completely separate.

Experienced it for the first time this morning as well. It's definitely related to streaming music over BT. Doesn't happen when I'm not trying to play Spotify. Been on v8.0 for 2+ weeks now.

It's definitely related to music. It only happens when I'm streaming Spotify through my iPhone 7 via BT.

Wow, I thought it was just me. On my 10 minute commute this morning, it probably happened 6 times or so. I couldn't get a video recording, but I did manage to take a picture of it. Experiencing the rolling reboots on v8.0 (2.36.108). I've been on this firmware for over 2 weeks, and this morning...

Looks like the issues disappear when I turn off "Energy Saving", at least in the few hours that it's been off thus far.

Hi all, I noticed that about 50% of the time, my app doesn't show the interior temperature of the vehicle (see app screenshot). Additionally, sometimes, although it shows my phone as connected, and a track is playing, there's no audio through Bluetooth (and the sound is turned up to volume 7). I...

Actually, looks like interest rates just went up again. Now it's 2.24.

Not sure they're offering 1.49 anymore. On the Tesla website, it says, "rates as low as 1.74"

This is INCORRECT. Going from a single 48A onboard charger to the upgraded 72A single onboard charger is NOT a software upgrade. I took delivery of a MS 90D that was an inventory car on 9/26/16, and I wanted the upgraded charger option. Prior to delivery, they had to remove the old charger and...

Ah, just noticed that myself as well. Thanks.

Hi all, I'm running v8.0 in the facelifted MS w/ Premium Package, and there's a button for "Ambient Lighting" next to "Dome lights". Enabling Ambient Lighting dims the ambient lighting when you open any door. Disabling Ambient Lighting makes the ambient lighting brighter? Shouldn't it be the...

@OP, I was actually in the same boat as you when it comes to point #1 being the largest roadblock. I also live in an apartment that doesn't have a single outlet in the parking structure. However, I happen to live like 0.5 miles away from a supercharger, so that's what pushed me over the edge...

90D is the most sought after inventory car. A great balance of a steep discount combined with overall an average lower price (relative to the P models) make it a great deal.

Ordered on 9/21, Inventory 90D just rolled off the assembly line in Fremont (at that point, my OA mentioned it was still wrapping up the standard tests of the vehicle), took delivery yesterday on 9/27 in Denver.