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I unplugged my car around 11 p.m. yesterday and it was making a humming or whirring noise. Looking online it sounds like this is the car sucking in air to cool the battery. Seemed odd to me given that it’s only ~14 Celsius in the evening here but if it stopped soon then whatever. I checked the...

Today I had a long drive across the UK, twice stopping at superchargers. The charging rate during the 2nd time was much lower than I expected and the rate did not change throughout the entirety of the session. It reminded me of the new Leaf limiting charge speed during a 2nd rapid charge of the...

I’ve noticed that I have not heard the fans on my model S churning away during superchargering. This struck me as odd given how hot it’s been during the day lately and how when I plug in I hear other Tesla fans blasting the battery with cool air. Should I be worried? I queried it with Tesla who...

I bought my used S85 with the intention of having it for 15 or 20 years. That means that, while Tesla have done a good job at putting in systems to reduce battery degradation regardless of user habits, I am keen to do everything in my power to minimise the degradation. Am I right in thinking...

I have a used S85 made in 2014. I usually drive with the display showing battery %age rather than range. However I have noticed that since I got the car (August 2017) to now the range displayed under “typical” when fully charged has reduced from circa 240 miles to under 230... quite a lot of...

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I generally try and follow all the usual tips about battery degradation since being able to use my model S with minimal capital expenditure over the next 10/20 years was one of my reasons for purchase. However, I left my car at a supercharger during dinner tonight and didn’t move down the...

I generally try and follow all the usual tips about battery degradation since being able to use my model S with minimal capital expenditure over the next 10/20 years was one of my reasons for purchase. However, I left my car at a supercharger during dinner and didn’t amend the charge limit. As...

I recently got hit by the cold weather in a long journeyand didn’t quite have enough to make it to the supercharger. We used Ecotricity and CYC rapid charging points to grab the extra bit of juice but found thecharging to be crazy slow using the type 2 tethered available. At both sites we only...

I recently got hit by the cold weather in a long journey and didn’t quite have enough to make it to the supercharger. We used Ecotricity and CYC rapid charging points to grab the extra bit of juice but found the charging to be crazy slow using the type 2 tethered available. At both sites we...

Hi everyone. I'm about to go on holiday for a fortnight which will mean leaving my MS85 idle. I don't have a home charger yet (hopefully within a month) so rely on the nearby supercharger at Westfield. This means my car will sit idle for 3 weeks without a charge or usage, starting at about 55%...

Hi everyone I'm having a bit of a panic. I just put in my order and paid my deposit for a MS, 75 battery. Having looked online previously it appeared that insurance wouldn't be much more than my current car (~£600 per year). I've got some terrifying quotes (up to £11k) and the lowest I've...