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  1. bsf29

    How to deal with phantom braking?

    The only way to report with FSD is to exit out of FSD and give a brief explanation at the "what happened" prompt. "Bug Report" hasn't really done anything for years. I have always driven our Tesla's with my foot over the accelerator vs brake. I have always found that Tesla is very good at...
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    Tesla Says I Can Only Get *ONE* Powerwall bc of my Utility's Rules

    @Jeremy3292 Duke Energy has really screwed their customers with their new rate plan. It's really hard to understand how they got this rate case approved when solar customers are overpaying. I agree that net metering really isn't fair to the utility because there is much more cost involved...
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    Vote for a Recall of FSD 11.3.3

    v11.3.3 has been the best version for me in a long time. Not perfect but so much better than the .69’s. I have the same complaints as others and hope .4 will correct them but I wouldn’t go back to the previous version.
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    How's life without Premium Connectivity?

    We just get a monthly subscription when we are going on a long trip and cancel it when the trip is over. The satellite maps are nice to look at but we don't need them around home. Similar with music, we just stream from our phone or use a USB. We have never played any of the games. It just...
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    Get some Sense... [sense monitoring solution]

    My Generac PWRCell covers my whole house panel with CT’s on solar/battery (inverter) breaker and the grid mains. The From Grid is what I purchased 2am-6am and the To Grid is what I sold 6am-7am & 3pm-6pm today. It matches my PWRCell app. I can control my system and buy low (super off peak...
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    Get some Sense... [sense monitoring solution]

    Sorry, I just saw your post and I’m out of solar production for the day. Cloudy/rain the next few and probably won’t have excess power. Here’s what I put on the grid today and the current trickle to sync with the grid. If you mean the “now” bubbles, I don’t use that view because I like...
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    Get some Sense... [sense monitoring solution]

    My Sense system tracks power flowing to the grid. Maybe the difference is I don't have net metering configuration. I get a flat rate for the power I put on the grid. I'm more disappointed with Sense's lack of detection, and things that are detected sometimes get confused with other loads...
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    FSD Ripoff or Not?

    EAP was available when I bought my 3 and upgraded to FSD for the additional $2k ($7k total). For me, it was a bargain to upgrade to v3 hardware even if FSD wasn't available before it was time to replace the car. I've had FSDb since June. While I don't trust it especially in heavy traffic, it...
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    Is it possible to get 250 miles on the interstate with a 2022 M3P?

    The EPA test is not intended to be an accuracy test of what drivers will get. The purpose is to set a “standard” so you can compare vehicles. There are too many real world variables that makes it difficult to achieve the same results. I have trips where I have done much better and others...
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    Why Does EAP Brake So Late When Stopping In Traffic???

    I always find it interesting how there are different experiences. My wife’s M3P with EAP stops very smooth. It rarely has to use brakes. My M3 with FSDb waits too long and has to use brakes and rarely uses all regen. Similar with corners where the M3P takes minor curves at set speed vs FSDb...
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    How to deal with phantom braking?

    Tesla is the only car that my foot hovers over the accelerator and not the brake. I'm fairly good a figuring out what situations the care isn't going to be happy with so I can avoid whiplash. I had better luck using "Bug Report" in the past to get items corrected within a few weeks. I never...
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    Safety Score Disappeared

    My guess is since Elon said that everyone that paid for FSD will get it this year, you don't need a safety score anymore. He also said that this is a slow rollout so it might be into January before everyone is added to FSDb. From my testing, FSDb would have a safety score of 40 if it were...
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    People not knowing how Paired Supercharger stations work are frustrating

    Thanks @ucmndd @ElectriclAC for educating me on how v2 splits now. I'm old school and have always avoided using a pair when possible. When someone parks on my pair I use it as an opportunity to educate them and now I have more reason to do so. Most of my long routes have multiple charging...
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    People not knowing how Paired Supercharger stations work are frustrating

    It doesn't impact your charging. 1st one starting to charge at the pair gets the full available charge and your leftover goes to the other person. Most people assume that their rate is impacted because the v2 chargers "drops faster" than a v3 charger. It's probably the same curve, but there...
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    Generac PwrCell

    Generac has an updated SnapRS to correct the problem with earlier models. Emerald Energy replaced all of my SnapRS earlier this year and my system has been working fine. Pink Energy was a fly by night installer that has ripped off their customers. Generac is trying to replace the defective...
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    Tesla replacing ultrasonic sensors with Tesla Vision

    Just like radar, they can't figure out how to get it to work with the cameras so they are dropping it. Tesla is missing the biggest advantage of these sensors of detecting moving traffic when the car is parked. Backing out is very dangerous and Tesla needs to detect when an object is...
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    UGH - The smell of it. [AC Smell]

    I have had the mold smell issue with several ICE cars over the years due to the high humidity here in NC. l’ve learned to turn the AC off about 1/4 to 1/2 mile from my destination to make sure there is time for the condensation to clear out of the ducts. Tesla had an update last year(?) to...
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    Tires rotation maintenance not being done?

    To each their own. I stopped rotating my tires on all of our vehicles about 20 years ago. I check the pressure and wear regularly and replace all 4 tires at the same time. My 2018 LR RWD has 28k miles and the tread is still good. The rear is worn more than the front, but I’m not about to...
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    $6K EAP to FSD pricing, options, resale, and prognostications?

    EAP has always been a worthwhile investment for us, just for NoA. Bought it with our January 2017 MS before AP worked. Our commute is 70% highway and we find it very relaxing. We still are very careful but we know situations it doesn’t like and we are rarely surprised (local or vacation). I...
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    $6K EAP to FSD pricing, options, resale, and prognostications?

    Yep, bought EAP for my wife’s M3 last year. FSD currently says $6k to upgrade to FSD and $99/month for the FSD subscription
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    FSD beta expansion to new beta testers June 2022

    I’m installing the FSD Beta now. Had 99 score for past 3 months. Went on 1100 mile trip this weekend and dropped my score to 94. Able to get it to 95 on the way back and thought I had blown my chances. I always use AP but with lane confirmation. I turned confirmation off to try it tonight. No...
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    Why is my battery pre-conditioning for Supercharging 90 miles from the charger?

    I had a similar experience on my last trip. I wanted to skip the 1st charger and get to the next one so I also turned off navigation. Precondition will turn on based on how long it will take to warm the battery to optimal charging temp. I don’t know if it will turn off if the SoC is too low to...
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    Charging off grid ( solar only)

    I have a Generac PWRCell system and charge our M3's from solar. I just adjust how many amps I'm charging the M3. Now that the Tesla App allows you to make the adjustment, it's much easier than when I had to set it in the car. We both work from home so we don't put many miles on the cars. I...
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    v11 software update SUCKS

    I have no interest in install it after reading all of the comments. there are things I’m interested in but they are not worth it until I can set the icons to what I use. I like the cards and the ability to easily check my tire pressure and economy. I don't change my music or play games...
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    First time doing a software update...

    I remember the 1st time I stayed in the car while installing an update. I found the extra noises unsettling. Now it is old hat and doesn’t bother me. same with rebooting to fix problems while driving. The car keeps going and I’m not worried about not being able to control it.
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    Tire Pressure

    You will lose wear, range, the low tire pressure alert will go off more often, and other factors. Wear will depend on your driving style and road conditions… faster cornering will increase wear. Pressure is a personal preference. For me I study load charts and other factors. I now run with my...
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    Generac PwrCell

    @Generac_Jeremy, I’m still waiting for the API’s so I can tie my PWRCell into SmartThings and IFTTT. I just have some notifications setup if the weather is bad and I might need to switch to Priority Backup to make sure we can make it through our peak and shoulder rates. I’m working on a web...
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    Generac PwrCell

    Thanks for the info @miimura. I was just mentioning what I had previously read about PowerWall and what my installer confirmed when I was evaluating both solutions. They are an authorized PowerWall installer and had installed several PowerWall solutions prior to my final decision. Also why I...
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    Generac PwrCell

    I'm a PWRCell owner since Oct 2020 and am happy with our 7Kw solar 18Kw PWRCell supplying our 1850sf *house (*further clarification below). Even if there wasn't a shipment delay, I would still pick Generac or similar system over Tesla. DC vs AC is a long debate. The only thing I don't care...
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    EAP (Enhanced Auto Pilot) for $4k. Who’s in?

    I'm pulling the trigger on this. My 2018 M3 started with EAP based on my experience with our MS. Upgraded it to FSD and HW3 with the $2k upgrade price. My wife's M3 we went with the stealth vs FSD. We drive enough highway that NOA and lane switching is worth it and thought we would be...
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    Pic of your Model 3.......RIGHT NOW! [model 3 pictures thread]

    Wife’s Red Christmas Present
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    Performance Waiting Room

    Ordered our M3 Performance to replace our MS 60 RWD that the lease is up in February. Hope we can get it in time for the fed rebate, but my company is offering $3k to the 1st 1000 employees that purchase an EV. We found a deal we could not pass up. We were initially going to get a M3 LR...
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    Unstable on 2019.12.1.2

    2019.12.1.2 has been very stable so far in both our M3 and MS. One way commute is about an hour and I've had this update for just over a week. Having had a MS for 2 yrs I have learned that when I have a bad update, I need to reboot (sometimes twice) and typically things settle down. I have...
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    2019 Firmware Updates for AP 2.0?

    Our 2017 MS 60 had the same blank screen with one of the 2018.4x updates. Rebooting didn't correct the problem. I found if I scrolled the blank screen, it would display the release notes. I didn't attempt to see if the owner's manual had the same problem. The blank screen problem went away...
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    Tesla no longer matches Carmax on Tesla Trade-Ins?

    Tesla only puts your car out for bid on various auctions and isn't really buying it. Back in 2017 our sales group did accept Carmax's offer and handled the transfer when we were getting our MS. But they were no longer providing the Carmax transfer service when we got our M3 last July...
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    Model X is still Updating ?

    Same issue with our S when we were upgraded to 2018.48.1 last Friday. Tried rebooting and it is still stuck. SC said that it is updated and ok but our Tesla App still says update in progress. Tried closing/opening the Tesla app with no luck. SC said to try reinstalling the app but my wife's...
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    LAN Traffic Anomaly (Model S)

    That's what I normally see with firmware update and was surprised with the now 4.48GB total downloaded over SSH. Maybe it is new map data that is downloading. In the past 1.5 years, I have been through enough updates that I'm no longer in any hurry. While I still like Christmas presents from...
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    LAN Traffic Anomaly (Model S)

    I was looking at our router status and noticed that our MS has downloaded 4.2GB over the past 24 hours and is starting to download even more data. This is much more data that I have seen in a long time. 2018.26.0, 2018.28.5 and our current v2018.32.4 were not close to this much data. Could we...
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    Hurricane Florence: Tesla opens free SC charging (Model 3)

    I didn't receive any notification for our M3 yet, but Tesla did unlock the full battery capability of our software limited MS 60 to access the 75Kw battery and free supercharging (which it already has). VERY IMPRESSED!!!!
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    Hurricane Florence Evacuation in an EV

    We are in the Raleigh, NC area and not planning to evacuate at this time, but I did receive the evacuation temporary promotion for our MS 60 today. Tesla has given us a temporary upgrade for our Software Limited MS 60 to access the full 75Kw battery. They also gave us free supercharging but we...
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    How about a pop-up when signaling?

    It's the information Elon said when they announced the MS Refresh and were releasing AP 2.0. Just go to the Tesla page and design a S or X. 3's design page is lacking too much information. They probably assume that buyers have also priced a MS/MX and know the information. Order a Model S...
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    How about a pop-up when signaling?

    According to the ordering page EAP only gives you access to 4 cameras. FSD gives you access to all 8. But it would be interesting if EAP will temporarily use 1 or both of the side cameras when the full automatic lane change is enabled. The current lane change just uses the ultrasonic sensors...
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    VIN assigned a few days back by 27XXX

    I went though similar questions. Ordered 5/3, Delayed email, ISA called 6/20 with VIN 277xx, and we pickup Teslarac next Saturday. When we got our VIN, Tesla was building 43xxx. While it could have been built late May early June and sitting, my only concern is making sure we have the new rear...
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    Why don't the maps buffer?

    The navigation system uses saved maps so it can route you to your destination when you are out of cell coverage (you experience will vary). I think the original navigation was Garmin but I think there was mention that Tesla switched to TomTom or is using a crowd sourced navigation. The Google...
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    First Contact

    The reply email I received today seems to imply that it is built or near completion. Even if it isn't built, assuming +3500/wk and with being contacted to verify our information, I'm assuming it would be built by the end of the week. The reply email said probably mid-July delivery, but our MS...
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    First Contact

    We received our 1st email from Tesla saying our M3 would be delivered soon! The email asked that I verify the information on my account page so they could start all of the paperwork. We still do not have a VIN assigned. Invited 4/6 but did not order until 5/3 due to planning the original 3 -...
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    Supercharger - York (York Township), PA

    Is there a Tesla Charger already at this location? ChargePoint implies that there is already 1 charger. It gets tight to making it back to Laurel for our trip home when we visit family.
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    Order estimate pushed back

    Ours was pushed out to July too. Guess we will not have it for vacation.
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    New Configuration Invites 4/6

    I didn’t get my invite email but our account says we can now order!
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    Any Pre-Uncork RWD 75s get Chill mode update?

    Our Feb 2017 S60 was updated to .48 last Wednesday. Prior to that we were on .42. Still waiting for RWD uncork to be available before we think about upgrading to 75.