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The speedometer in my MYP reads 2% low vs. GPS. Does anyone know whether the speed is read from the front or the rear wheels? The front tires have a 0.6 inch (15 mm) smaller diameter than the rear tires. I'm wondering if increasing the front tires by 2% to match the size of the rear tires will...

I don't know about other states/areas, but here in Arizona I just discovered that the yearly registration fee is based upon the purchase price of the vehicle. So if you buy the car with either EAP or FSD, you'll end up paying more every year for registration. If you buy the software after the...

I bought a piece of K-Flex foam pipe wrap insulation at Lowes for $1.98. It works well and is wife-approved. 👍 https://www.lowes.com/pd/K-Flex-PE-SEMI-SLIT-1-2-in-WALL-X-5-8-in-I/5013107371?idProductFound=false&idExtracted=true

I'm wondering if anyone has come up with a convenient location or storage device for keeping an ID badge or other similar cards handy to the driver. The door slot is low and dark for early morning access. My S and X had/have convenient pockets in the arm rest. Let me hear your ideas. Thanks!

I traded in my model S and forgot to give them my second key fob. Tesla says they don’t need it, so I am wondering if it is useful to someone else who owns a model S. I don’t know if it needs to be de-programmed before it can be reused or not. If it’s useful to someone, I’m willing to mail it...

So I picked up a Model Y yesterday. Every time I get in the car the Tesla tutorial videos show up on the screen. How can I prevent these from showing up automatically?

After putting a little over 194,000 miles on my 2017 Model S 100D, I took Tesla's offer to transfer the free unlimited supercharging to a new Model Y. I have only made one drive so far, 190 miles from the sevice center to my home. 2023 Tesla Model Y Performance, Red with White Interior Pros...

Since I’m trading in my 2017 S 100D for a Performance Y, I thought I’d publish my tire wear and efficiency data, in case it may help someone else out with tire buying decisions. 245/45R19 on factory Slipstream wheels I have been the only driver for the duration, and my driving style has been...

The FSD roots run deeper and longer than I'd previously suspected.

Over the past few weeks I've had several people tell me they've seen advertisements for new Tesla energy saving products and flying cars. One person actually forwarded me the ad they received via e-mail. Just wanted to let people know to be on the lookout for these scams. It seems many...

I don’t recall seeing this icon before. What does it so? Not much as far as I can tell.

I have a wire dangling in the passenger footwell area of my 2017 S. Any ideas what it is for and where it should be connected? I don’t recall seeing it in 5 years of ownership. ❓❓❓

Has anyone else come across the issue of the driver display not showing the driving animation, along with all driving assistance features being unavailable?

The latest “researched” article. https://www.westernjournal.com/new-study-shows-electric-cars-much-lower-quality-gas-powered-vehicles/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=conservative-brief-WJ&utm_campaign=dailypm&utm_content=western-journal&ats_es=%5B-MD5-%5D

Does the "dish" move to track satellites once the system is set up? In other words, does it constantly move, not just during the initial configuration?

The app shows that the seat heaters and steering wheel heaters are on when I use the app, but when I get into the vehicle after 10 minutes or so, the seats and steering wheel are cold. The interior heat still works though. The dash screen also shows the seat heaters and steering wheel heat as...

So I hit a deer this weekend. Luckily it was a small one, so the damage to the car is minimal, but I do have a few broken parts. One of the broken parts is a bracket holding an electtonic module just behind the bumper on the driver’s side of the car. Could someone please identify what this...

I'm trying to understand the benefits of a high-powered audio sytem in a vehicle. I think the premium audio in my Model S has a 200W audio system, or thereabouts. I was just reading the specs on the Rivian R1T and noted that it has a 1,400W audio system. The first thing that I thought was...

So after this upgrade I won’t have to worry about the motorize handles breaking down anymore.

I'm not sure if this is actually related to the 2020.44 update I recently got or not, but for the past few days my S just cycles between starting to charge and charging, every 5 seconds or so. My HPWC clunks and then it disconnects and starts the cycle over again. Since we have two HPWCs, I...

I had another stimulating Tesla drive home last night. :D

Software Versions: 2020.36.x - 2020.40.4 My car sees and displays signs for 25, 35, 45, 55, and 60 mph just fine, but 65 mph signs don't get any recognition from the car. It often leaves me with a 30 or 45 mph maximum AP speed for this reason. This leaves me without AP for most of my weekly...

"Electrify America had shut down every charging station from the middle of Virginia to southern South Carolina in order to do upgrades (this is nearly 500 miles of highway). For some reason, the company didn't alert EV owners of this ahead of time and it closed all the stations at the same time...

Our power went out last evening for roughly 2.5 hours. If our internet hadn't died we wouldn't ever have known the power was out. Kudos to the Powerwalls.

I hope Tesla is paying attention to the rapid progress in tech that it’s rivals are making. https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2020/06/25/built-for-getting-things-done-ford-f150.html Excerpt: F-150 represents Ford’s next big step in bringing connected vehicles to...

Looks to be nearly completed already. In the parking lot of In-n-out Burger, near Sonic Drive In and Piology too. :D It's not on Tesla's map yet. 1551 E 2nd St Beaumont, CA 92223

I'm not interested in racing, but am curious as to the rolling acceleration differences between the performance and non-performance versions of Teslas. I'm most interested in real world passing performance, say from 60-80 mph, or even 80-100 mph. Has anyone come across any comparisons? I'd...

For the second time in a month, rodents (probably mice) have chewed through my rear ultrasonic sensor harness. This time we're wrapping the harness and connectors with some of Honda's Rodent Tape (Honda Part No: 4019-2317). I'm also spraying peppermint oil, moth balls, rodent deterrent spray...

As of a few minutes ago, both our model S and Model X, as well as my cybertruck order are all missing from both the app and Tesla.com. Could some of you please check your accounts and see if this is a widespread issue?

First the AC quit working, and then the ultrasonic sensors stopped communicating. It was a week of very hot !00+ degree F driving before I could get the car in for a service center appointment. The AC harness was able to be repaired, but the rear ultrasonic sensor harness had to be replaced...

No, it wasn't me, but I bet this guy won't have to bother with driving any time soon. :D https://nypost.com/2020/04/29/driver-caught-going-180-mph-on-michigan-highway-police/

I'm scheduled with my local (3 hour drive away) service center for next Monday. Will I be able to safely drive and supercharge my car with the AC not working? Will I at least get warning bells and messages if things begin to overheat?

Is it just me, or has the font changed recently? It seems the default text is bolder and more difficult to read now.

Just in case someone wants to see the cost breakdown for a new Model X windshield, here you go: This work was performed by Safelite AutoGlass in Scottsdale, Arizona.

My battery has two lumps on it, so I had them tested. One came back negative, the other positive. I hope it's not terminal.

I'm currently running firmware 2020.4.1 For the last several firmware versions, the acceleration while on cruise control or autopilot has pulsed. It makes for an uncomfortable experience when hitting resume on cruise control. Since I don't have an accelerometer to record the erratic behavior...

Our triple Powerwall system quit working back in November 2019. After one site visit, the technicians thought the problem was the 22 gauge communication wiring between the Powerwalls and the Gateway. A month later when the techs came back out to replace the wire with 18 gauge, they found it...

My wife and I had a rare opportunity yesterday. Circumstances required us to both make the exact same drive with both vehicles. I drive the S and my wife drives the X. I set the cruise/EAP to 70 mph and she set her cruise/EAP to 70 mph with the following distance on level 4. The X seems to want...

Does anyone know if there is anything I can do to fix this, short of scheduling a service appointment? 12/2017 Model S, out of warranty.

2017 S - The mirror cover broke, so that's all I really need, but I haven't looked into how it is replaced.

OK, it's a bit of a clickbait title, but it's true. about 6 weeks ago our 3 Powerwalls became unresponsive and started flashing their green LEDs in a cyclic manner. I went through diagnostics and such with technicians over the phone, but it was ultimately decided that an on-site visit had to be...

Season 1, Episode 6, 3:18 from the end of the episode.

I guess everyone has their own tastes.

I thought it would be fun to have a thread of just photos and videos of interesting events captured by our tesla cameras. An eagle fly-by. An illegal pass by an Arizona Highway Patrol. A near head-on with a pickup at 65 mph. Several Mule Deer running across the road. A semi truck...

I have noticed that in both our S and X, EAP and TACC are disabled if I drive through sharp dips in the highway at a high rate of speed. These aren't ditches or anything, but areas here in the desert where the roads follow the terrain down and through normally-dry washes. To be fair, if I drive...

After being an EV-only household for the past year, I was surprised at just how awful the ICE driving experience is. We had a Mercedes rental car, so the controls were the same, but there were so many things I missed about my S while driving the rental. No Regen - Wow! I knew I liked it, but...

Watch out for bad or distracted drivers and be ready to get out of their way. I was sounding the horn from the time he started moving until he pulled forward again.

OK, after weeks of data logging I have come up with a chart and a plausible explanation for why we're seeing so much slower supercharging since the 2019.20 update, and possibly back to the 2019.16 versions. For my tests I used a 2017 S 100D and a 2018 X 100D. The data has been pieced together...

Construction zone. Not enough room left of the line for the car, and a rumble strip down the middle. The car could technically just barely fit to the right of the line, but then it would be running down the rumble strip. So the obvious choice is to split the line. When the car is "smart" enough...

Quarter panel, plastic clips, bumper cover, paint and labor. Wow! No wonder so many cars just keep their dents.