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If you don’t have range to get to Cambridge and then on to Parkersburg if there aren’t functional stalls you really gotta drive to Parkersburg. I didn’t think to check PlugShare which is a really good idea. It would be nice if the status in the car was more informative. The Tesla info said it...

Supercharger has been showing “reduced service” and car doesn’t want to navigate to it since at least yesterday afternoon. Anyone know what’s going on? This was a bit of an ugly surprise in the midst of our day trip from Cleveland to Cumberland. We ended up having to driving down to...

Can't speak to what it would do in the future but it seems highly unlikely that it is currently airborne based on the infection rates. When you look at diseases that spread by airborne transmission like measles there is a significant difference in infection rates than with a droplet transmitted...

Elon has previously said that there's not enough space to fit the same filters that are in the S/X in the Model 3 but also said that the Model 3 has the 2nd best filters in a car. Coronavirus is not airborne but is spread by respiratory droplets like other respiratory viruses. Someone...

Got them and getting them installed shortly, will provide some feedback once that’s done.

Agreed. I owned an AP2 S75D (late 2016, coil suspension) for 15 months and have owned a P3D for 12 months. Unless you really don't care about the cost of the car, there are only a few compelling reasons to pick the S over the 3 and honestly to me only the first REALLY matters: If you really...

If it’s the noise I’m hearing, sounds like it’s rapidly but lightly hitting the brakes. It’s like a mildly version of what ABS sounds like when it engages in some cars. AP seems to be rapidly swapping between go and stop to balance the distance in stop and go traffic and sometimes even just...

I’m still waiting for my comfort coilovers from MPP

I’ve been contemplating changing my setting after this experience. I don’t know what was fixed and I don’t know whether being on advanced impacted things but it’s food for thought.

Similar to you - I'd had 2019.20.4.1 literally for 12 hours before it pushed the .20.4.2 update Makes me think that there's something important in the .2 updated to fix something in the .1 update. Normally they don't push things out that quickly. I haven't been able to deduce what is...

I fully understood what he wrote. Yes if you are getting exactly the same efficiency you would make it but I don't understand how this is an argument for using miles instead of percentage. I also don't understand how you can bet that you will get the same efficiency unless this is a road you...

You are only confident to reach your destination if you are getting rated efficiency or better. If I lived in a place where the temperature was 60+ most of the time and it didn't rain much I'd put my car on miles too. The reality is that I don't live in that place so I find percentage more...

Your answer seems reasonable I’m terms of we know that Tesla collects data to make decisions such as the prior power increases. The problem is that if the theory is that they created the overheat protection to protect electronics because they found that heat was an issue then why did they not...

I've not been able to get anyone at Tesla to acknowledge that this option exists. I asked a tech and he gave me a legitimately blank look. Any additional information is greatly appreciated. I've got MPP comfort coilovers on order but if there's another option that's free I have to explore it...

That is true in a number of states but I wouldn't characterize it as most states. It appears that at least half of states do not require you to stop on a yellow (of those some require it if pedestrians present though). This is based on a sampling of states on drivinglaws.org The important...

I agree that it is puzzling that it chose to brake at this intersection. In response to some of the discussion about how the system would know when to brake: in the places I've driven the timing of the yellow lights is based on the speed limit on that street. I don't know if that is...

How many of those miles were people using AP on city streets with cross traffic? That probably makes up a tiny portion of them. It's really important to verify that you are looking at similar populations when using statistics to draw conclusions.

With the current state of electric charging infrastructure of course people can find edge cases where only having an electric car doesn't work well. The infrastructure is getting better all the time and in the meantime you can always have an ICE car in the family too if the edge cases worry...

Completely agree on your criticisms. The issues you mention are long term and it's clear that Tesla isn't interested in changing despite plenty of feedback from customers. It wouldn't be a big deal to allow the USB plugs to charge and transmit data from the phone and have an interface on the...

Lots of good points by others in this thread. Other than the definite impacts on what tire you use and how spirited you drive, there is no doubt that ambient temperature and vehicle speed are huge factors. It's important to bear in mind that low ambient temperatures still impact range...

This is a fair and accurate assessment. I had a 2016 S75D that I loved. I traded it for a 2018 P3D- that I love even more. But it’s close. They each have pros and cons. You have to decide what things matter most to you. If you want softer ride as a compromise for handling get an S. If you...

@afadeev - You seem to have completely missed my points. No one doubts tire rack as a source. The problem is in using efficiency results from different tire rack tests using different vehicles on different days. And by efficiency results I mean the MPG testing from tire rack that someone...

I’d hoped you had actual data. The reports from tire rack are interesting but not directly comparable for a variety of reasons. If you look at the similar efficiency numbers for the Pilot Sport 4s they aren’t far off the other tires despite evidence to the contrary. It’s interesting that...

Do you have some data to show the advantage in range vs MXM4’s?

I agree. It seems like it’s not hard for them to come up with a script for questions that keep coming up rather than let people run amok. The forums combined with Elon’s twitter feed are the best sources of info. My SC even admitted as much to me and o appreciated their honesty.

Ahhhhh - if only medicine were that tidy! Depending on the specialty it can be a challenge to extract the story about why people really came in and most importantly what is the most serious issue going on which may or may not correlate directly with the chief complaint. We’d all be replaced by...

1) Yes, that's why I posted what I did so perhaps we can avoid rehashing it over and over again. My post wasn't sarcastic, I was dead serious. Note that the national average electricity cost is 12 cents an hour. Of course it can vary widely throughout such a large country. 2) You are...

Like most financial decisions it comes down to a whole lot of variables that are different for each person. Yes, if you charge most of the time at SCs you should keep the FUSC. That's not typical for most people. Even if you have a SC near your house charging at one probably takes up more of...

Let's get a few things out of the way so they don't take up repeated posts on the forum: We all know many people in CA pay more for electricity while many people elsewhere can get pretty cheap rates We all know people in CA can take advantage of great incentives on solar installs as well as...

Your analysis is well done and interesting. The key for people is to appropriately adjust the input variables for how they would use their car in terms of supercharger miles per year, etc. and how long they would anticipate keeping the car themselves. The 3 FUSC has less value than the prior...

I wasn't judging you. It seemed to me that we migrated towards some common ground and I'm honestly really confused why you are all bent out of shape about that. I thought it was a good thing.

That, or clostridium perfringens which causes gas gangrene. Or clostridium tetani which generates the tetanus toxin. The clostridium species have brought many great things to the planet. ;)

Yes, I read your post. What was it about my response that made you feel compelled to repeat a portion of it? In fact I agreed with your frustration about issues not addressed. If is amusing that you are so busy looking for disagreement that you disagree with people trying to agree with you.

I’m curious that if you don’t accept his impression of how things maybe working at Tesla based on his experience as a developer at another company what is it that you think is going on? Do you think Tesla is making a conscious choice to prioritize Easter eggs above fixes that are needed? It’s...

I agree with you. Behavior change is hard to get going. It is going to take baby steps. Some will be resistant to any change but many can be influenced once you show them their world view that was fed to them by biased media is bogus.

The reference to 55% is what proportion of electricity comes from coal in @SSedan's home state of Wisconsin. There is a world outside of California you know ;) I also didn't read post as endorsing the bad behavior. It was merely saying that you can have positive interactions with people who...

I live in Ohio as well and it is funny how surprised some people are when I point out that Tesla is a US company building cars in the US. The recent buzz about Tesla considering a purchase of Lordstown has increased the discussions I have with people. It is amusing that people who are either...

Are you sure that it learns the driving style and updated the estimates? If you are referencing the Nav system updating your expected arrival battery SOC based on your driving on the route that is true. If you are referencing the range the car displays above the battery icon on the left side...

I find the car's estimates to be pretty spot on as long as temps are around 50-70 degrees. In warmer weather I almost always do better and in colder weather almost always do worse. If I am doing a longer leg and the range absolutely matters because of a relative lack of charging infrastructure...

Microsoft doesn’t have any coders working on games? Of course they do. There have been games in every version of windows since the first version I remember using (windows 3.0). They develop other games too as I’m sure you know. Have you considered the possibility that there are different...

In good conditions the P3D will charge faster than the S75D. The 3 peaks at nearly 120 kW and the S75 does around 100 kW. Here is the raw data for comparison: Tesla Battery Charging Data from 801 Cars

Yes, most people will make less in retirement than they did in the last few years of working but that's not the time period when most of the money was made on the investmentss. The time period that matters is early to mid career and depending on your work situation most people will have a...

Actually it isn't that interesting. I'm quite sure that he didn't make the contributions to his Roth IRA in the past year or two. He made them at a time when it appeared likely that his tax rate at retirement would be higher than his tax rate at the time he made the contributions. Which would...

That’s funny you’d say that because this thread is chock full of pros for having creep off. You just have to decide whether they are compelling for you. Have you tried it off for a week to see what you think?

Good point. Consistent behavior is preferred over something that works sometimes and not others. This is all personal preference. There are pros and cons to creep on or off. Just understand what you get with each setting and decide what works for you. Some of the comments on this thread...

I created a driver profile called "Snow" that has the regen on low and chill for acceleration. I want to concur with the people on this thread who have pointed out the importance of good winter tires. I didn't really take that seriously until I had a minor crash in slippery conditions in cold...

Prior statements from Tesla confirm that’s exactly what is true. They said they have larger neural networks that exceed the current computing power.

I wouldn't go so far as to say that but I'm hesitant to jump on the "sloppy engineering" boat until it's clear what is going on and what it means.

ingress/egress seat movements help but when you've got an elderly relative getting in and out of the car you need a handle.

They managed to add in other car basics like door storage and back of seat storage but strangely still left out handles. Sigh.