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Nope, really not enough.

Thanks for the detailed analysis. This has to be the most informative post in this thread. Your numbers for the Model S LR motors example have me drooling (had to wipe the floor with a beach towel!). One big question is whether the battery can provide that much juice. Given that it's...

Hello. I'm getting these wheels for the winter in replacement of my current Uberturbine (I have a 2022 m3p). On the site where I'm ordering (wheelwiz) they suggest an "installation kit" which includes LUG NUTS/BOLTS, KEY & CENTERING RINGS (copied from their description). Is this necessary...

Just a followup. I finally went to try a M3P 2022. I was really impressed with the compliance of the suspension, especially considering it was on the 20" wheels. Highway noise level was acceptable. I placed the order!

Thanks everybody for the feedback. Next step will be to go try one!

Hello. I'm currently considering selling my 2017 S75D, out of warranty, for a brand new 2022 M3P (available supposedly between June and August), for at least a year until my next car arrives. I know the model 3 is smaller and not hatchback like the S, but it will be considerably faster than my...

Hello. Just wondering if anything was discovered about the noise. I have a 2017 S75D, with the clunking noise at the front, and I'm considering the Arnotts.

I have a 2017 S75D with around 30k miles on it. Current average is 384 WH/MI. I'm not driving as fast as you, but the winter is killing my efficiency. On long road trips I've done in the summer (like 1,000 mi), my average would be 280 driving mostly around 70mph. In town in the summer it's 320.

Another possibility, the gearing. For the front motor the ratio is now around 7.5 : 1. It used to be something like 9.5 : 1 before. You can check it in the 2021 S user's manual. Assuming the motor spin about the same speeds that would explain in part the slowness off the line. Side note. I...

Just to add a bit of perspective, in case people don't realize how fast that number is, Car and Driver tested a 2019 M5 Competition. They got 6.8 for the 0-100mph. And 3.0 for the 0.60mph. Link here, The BMW M5 Competition Is the M5 You Want. In other words, the base S matches the top of the...

Adding to my previous post, if we assume the old S was peaking at 70mph, and assuming the motors are the same (which is not necessarily true), then doing a rule of 3 with the new ratio would give around 86mph for the peak power. I guess once we get dyno runs, etc, we'll get a clearer picture...

I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere, but to me this is big news. This is mentioned on page 212 of the owner's manual. The previous S had a permanent magnet motor at front, and induction at the rear. Also I noticed the drive ratios are now 7.558:1 and 9.034:1, compared to 9.325:1 and...

Just a followup on my previous post. I got the car serviced last week. In addition to the air spring modules I got the upper control arm replaced, So far so good, but it's only been a few days. Let's see if it returns in the next weeks/months.

I finally got my notification from the service center that parts had arrived. Scheduled for Nov 27th. I'll report back once it's done. Also I'll try to find out whether they consider the fix to be permanent or not. I'm curious to see what they have to say about it.

I was considering updating my 2017 Model S with the HEPA filter option and had a few (several!) questions: - for those of you who did the upgrade, do you consider worth it? - once you have the filter can you enable/disable it? or is it considered always on? - how long does the filter last...

Hello. Anything new since then? In my case parts have been ordered, at least 2 months ago. Still waiting. This is suspicious. That's why I'm curious to hear what they told you.

Just a followup on this issue. I finally got the update notification on the mobile app, and could start the install from there. After a while everything was updated and the screen was back. So it really was a case of incorrectly installed software (on the previous update).

I tried, but it doesn't work. Remains at "off".

No climate, no navigation, no data on trip consumption. For the climate it should not be too bad as temps are cool where I'm going (around 70-72F). The only data working, on the intrument cluster screen, appears to be the SOC, temp, odometer and time. The consumption values displayed are...

At this point I have no idea. I guess once the 48 hours delay is passed tomorrow after 5pm, if no software fix occured I'll have to assume it's hardware. But by then I'll be on the road. As long as I can charge (I know level 2 works fine at home right now) then I'm OK.

Just out of curiosity was your car usable while the update was being done? In my case they just mentioned vaguely "in the next 24 to 48 hours". It's been 29 so far and no updates yet. I'll be on the road for 2 hours tomorrow morning.

I got my S75D back last Tuesday from the local SC in Montreal (some paint job had to be done). As I took the car and drove home I noticed the MCU was stuck in a reboot loop. The "T" would appear a few seconds, the it would go black screen, then "T", etc. I called the SC twice. The second...

OK I got everything installed (and grafana setup and showing nice dashboard). Now I need data. So I started the apiscraper on the command line and got two problems. The first is that I could not wake up the car. I kept getting a 408 response code every second the scraper was running, for...

It was the dreaded low speed rattle sound coming from the front suspension on rough pavement. No idea what will be replaced. I'll post once the fix has been done.

OK some very good news from my side. I wrote back to the customer support, after the note I had gotten back in June. They replied saying the fix had been found and parts would be available in the next 2-3 weeks. My local SC will contact me once they have the parts.

OK, September has come. Is this considered the "end of the summer" for Tesla? Because my last contact with them in June mentioned "The design modification is currently undergoing validation and we expect to be able to install it on customer cars requesting it, by end of Summer." Maybe I'll...

I have one tiny scratch on the edge of one door. After talking with my local service center they mentioned that they didn't have that paint (some explanation about the 3 layer paint, etc, etc). So I started searching on the net for it. I found sites like paintscratch and colorndrive But are...

Same message received here. Normally I wouldn't say that, but I'm looking forward to the end of the summer!

OK tonight I plugged and got my 32 amps back. There was a system update last night so the whole thing rebooted. Maybe that's all it needed. End of the story.

Had anyone experienced something similar? I observed this the first time a week ago when I plugged downtown into a public L2 charger. I could see 26/32 on the display, showing I was not going above 26 amps. I assumed at that point that the L2 charger has some limitations. But later, when...

Actually a few days after my trip the Belleville supercharger station opened, with 20 stalls. So I guess they're following closely the situation after all!

My post in the other forum on supercharger congestion, Supercharger congestion with model 3 arrival?

It's true that just last week, in fact right after I completed my trip, a new supercharger station opened in Belleville, 83km from Kingston. And it has a whopping 20 stalls! Now the next useful feature in the navigation system would be to tell you, via a popup message, how many stalls are...

Actually it already does that. On my trip back from Hamilton, with the busy stations at both Port Hope and Kingston, I got messages telling me that my car would soon be completed charging, and that I should move out of the way otherwise charges would apply.

I'm just worried that in the span of 6-7 weeks, the proportion of model 3 to model S at superchargers was so high. I wonder if the 500km range of model 3 is a factor "encouraging" people to do more long distance trips. In other words the proportion of model 3 owner doing long distance is...

I just completed my first relatively long road trip, from Montreal QC to Hamilton ON and back last week, and wanted to write about it for people considering whether to go full EV or not. I left on a Tuesday afternoon, with nice weather (sunny, 22-23C). Car was charged at around 92%, showing...

Hello. I recently did my first road trip in my S75D, a total of 1300km (round-trip), between Montreal, QC and Hamilton, Ontario. An amazing experience! I'll post another message about this. But one thing I noticed is on the way back when I stopped at the Port Hope supercharger, there were...

Thanks for the advice. I just posted a message. Problem has been going on for nearly 5 months now (since I got my car basically).

OK, update from my side. I went to the local SC yesterday for a creaking noise inside the cabin, which they fixed. When I mentioned the problem of the rattle, with the technician inside the car with me, he said it was caused by some support for the windshield going all the way down to the...

I have the same rattle problem. A December 2017 model S. Going to the SC on Friday for that (and one squeak in the cabin). I wonder if we should not create a poll to try and find out how many owners of recent model S (since last April for example) have the problem. Maybe putting "Rattlegate"...

Just tires.

Looks like Spring is finally here! And with it the tire change ritual (going from winter to all season) So I was curious to know where your guys are getting your tires changed. When I got my model S, in December, I asked the SC to do the install before delivery, but at 140$ I felt it was...

Confirmed. I got my 75D in Dec 2017 (not even 3 months ago).

Just got a fine two days ago. The officer claim I didn't do my stop. But I know very well I did it. I suspect he was not looking attentively, and since I usually accelerate quite fast (recent model S 75D) from stops, he must have seen me going quickly across the intersection. He claimed I...

Introduction I just got my model S 75D a month ago, so I thought I would write a review now that I have accumulated already more than a 1,600 kms (1000 miles). This review is aimed at people who consider getting a model S and who might already be driving a Volt / Leaf / other EV. In fact I’ll...

I got my S 75D on Dec 13th in Montreal, at the beginning of the cold wave we got. In town I'm easily getting 350 to 400 wh/km. I also have a short commute like you. Pre-heating doesn't make that much of a difference. Today, even at 8-10C temps, I did a "best" of 300 wh/km in my commute...

Yes, exactly.

Thanks, that seems to confirm my observations for the last couple of days. I also noticed the other day, after having parked for a full day (8hours) inside a heated garage at 12C (54F), that regen was still limited to roughly 30kw. I guess one really needs 20C (68F) and above to get...

Hello. Just got my S75D a week ago. Performance is amazing. Beats any car I've owned before! One question however with respect to the power meter on the instrument panel: why is the highest number 200, considering the car can output easily over 300? I've read 320 or even as high as 355kw in...

OK so at least it's possible to set a starting time for charging? I have to check for that (still discovering the car). Doing the math is fairly simple.