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Range on any EV is highly dependent on several factors. Environment temperature (which impacts battery temperature), tire roll resistance (tire design), over or under inflated tires, topography (hilly or flat), wind speed and lots of others. I have a 2016 90D Model S with an "EPA" range of 294...

I have had my 2016 Model S (90D) since March 2016. There was no near by service center (I live north of Pittsburgh, PA) and for the few service needs the Tesla service van was always prompt. When the service center opened near Wexford, PA (a few miles form my home) they have been outstanding in...

First the tailings are not waste they can be processed but at this time it is not cost effective to do so. As to the comment on the water usage at the nuclear plants in Arizona, what do you think the fossil plants use for cooling? (by the way the Arizona plant uses mostly grey water, The power...

The payback analysis is too simplistic to be of any value. First, the biggest cost savings it the local cost of electricity. Second is the assumption as to what happens to the electric rate over time, say for the next 20 years. Unfortunately historical data is worthless is the Marcellus shale...

I had the frunk open and a gentleman came by and asked if I was having engine problems. I told him "no, it is an electric car" He responded with Oh then the engine is in the back....I didn't respond as I was taught if you can't say anything nice don't say anything...I couldn't think of anything...

I live in Southwest PA and have a 10.5 kW solar system with 2 powerwalls (27.5 Kw). My home is a 4 bedroom and 2,800 sq ft. 5 years old with high efficiency appliances, gas furnace and AC and all LED lights. There are several variables when it comes to how long a system can power a home. My...

No one has the range of a Tesla nor will they until they lose their ICE mindset. They lack the vision to create a nation wide (where ever they sell) super-fast charging network. The traditional ICE manufacturers are relying on other companies to create the charging networks and you can see how...

Oh dearie, dearie me...I think I know the difference between Range and Capped. What I am seeing is I have NOT been CAPPED and the range that I am experiencing with my 3 year old 90D is well within the expected range and therefore not capped by Tesla. Anyone who thinks they will get the...

Note sure what everyone thinks the Tesla mileage range really means. Just like an ICE mpg, the range depends on your drive habits (fast off the lights, etc.), tires (some have more road friction thus range impact), weather (cold equals less range) and added weight. I have had my model S 90D...

I just had my 2016 Model S in for a steering issue (turned out I needed a I-shaft lower, non-isolator replacement) and they not only gave me a same day appointment but also a loaner for the 2 days it took to get the part, install it and hand wash my car. . My guess this is specific to your...

I agree with the "reset" basically being letting SOC go very close to zero and charging to 100%. I was recently told I had to doe this 3 consecutive times for it to work, not just once. Typically I will charge when I drop to 40-50% because I live 3 miles from a supercharger, I'm retired so time...

Thanks for the links and info. It would seem that Tesla could package this together as a part of a COMPLETE solar/EV home solution. I'm not sure I want to tackle this at this time but I will definitely keep the info for future planning.

This look nice but I am not familiar with GitHub and cannot get your application to run on my Windows10 PC

I'd get the work your electrician did independently checked. I had a LICENSED electrician that was on the Tesla recommended list install my Tesla wall charger before I had my solar panels and two powerwalls installed. The wall charger was to be set for 80 amps as they ran a new 100 amp line from...

Excellent! I have a 10.5kW system with 2 powerwalls. My problem is when we have experience an outage (we have had 3) all of the arc fault interrupter (AFI) circuit breakers trip and none of the other breakers trip. Tesla Power has been working on a solution since September 2018. They admit there...

We have a 2016 Model S 90D. We use the Tesla Beta Planner (TBP) but have our display set to show the Tesla Charging stations on the map. Then we make our own decision as to whether we want to stop earlier. For example on our recent trip from Pittsburgh to Baltimore the TBP had us go to...

I would NOT give up my free supercharging! Elon should allow us the OPTION to transfer the free supercharging to an new similar or better model (S to S or X or roadster) but not from an S or X to a Model 3. I use mine extensively since my wife and I are retired and do a lot of traveling plus...

When I purchased my 2016 Model S I was told by EVERY Tesla employee that supercharges would NOT be a profit center but Tesla would only charge to cover their costs (when they started charging to use the superchargers). Included in the cost the car was funds to support the build out of the...

Congrats on your new Model 3! I installed the Tesla wall charger when we added our solar panels and 2 powerwalls. The good things about the Tesla wall charger are 1) I got the 24 foot cable for the same price as the shorter 8.5 foot cable so it does not mater which side of the 2 car garage I...

I am considering starting a petition for pre-January 1, 2017 owners to have Tesla (Elon) allow for owners who purchased their Tesla(s) prior to January 1, 2017 to have the option to transfer their unlimited charging to a new Tesla, same model/style (Model S to a newer Model S, Model X to newer...

I like the earlier version where I could select putting the rear camera at the top or bottom of the screen. Frankly when I am driving I like the map on the top and the rear camera on the bottom as it makes it easier for me to see the idiots coming from behind. However when I am backing up it...

After months of my efforts bugging Tesla support/engineering Tesla finally determined (in January) we had 1st a bad battery coolant pump. After that was replaced there was some improvement on the charge rate and battery temperature but not back to what we experienced when we picked up the car...

It is difficult to compare because when we got the car (March 2016) the charging displays provided voltage and amps. Then the car display and eventually the APP display were changed to mi/hr and kW (worthless information to an engineer!) Before the battery coolant pump was replaced we were...

We picked up our 2016 Model S 90D on March 31, 2016. In April we took a trip from Pittsburgh, PA to Atlanta, Ga and back using the Tesla superchargers. The trip and car were great. Around late summer we started to notice charging was taking longer and the the charging rate was significantly...

On the 7th I was at 120 miles ~40% of charge so I should have been on the high rate slope. I should not start to taper off until around 220 miles. Being an engineer I have been tracking the various charge rates versus start miles and have never been this slow a rate. One woudl think that once...

How long do you have to drive to get a "warm" battery. On the 7th I drove for ~45 miles before stopping to charge. I did not have the "blue battery" restriction so I do not know at what temperature is is "too cold". It woudl seem to me that after 45 minutes of driving and never getting the...

The SpC is close to a Starbucks and other restaurants that I frequent so it is easy to just plug in and get a full charge when I am out an about. However I do not see how 15-20 F temperature should cause such a significant drop in SpC performance. The charging rate is less than home charging...

For the past 3 days I have had some very bad results using the supercharging station at Cranberry, PA. We own a 2016 Model S 90D. On 3 consecutive days (January 6, 7 & 8) I have tried to charge with dismal results. The outside temperature on those days was 15-20F. My car is in an unheated...