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If you haven't gone already, just use the Hamilton, TX charger. It's not that far out of the way time-wise, and is how I make the trip. Sad that the Early charger seems to be hella delayed.

Not educated, but I don't think it matters to be honest. My car opens the vent and runs fresh air through the system after getting out of the car if the A/C was used. So, whether you are fresh or recirc while driving, it's gonna be fresh when you get out. All Model 3's (and maybe Y's?) do...

One difference you might notice if you're on the highway with Autopilot a lot is that the new M3P will not have radar-assisted AP. It's going to be Vision-only. Lack of radar on newer models causes a severe uptick in phantom braking, and you'll notice this especially because you're used to a...

Update - so far so good still. The car occasionally gets a mild funk in it when first started, which I think is due to condensation remaining in the filter area and getting mildew on it, but the filters themselves are likely not mildewing. The smell is no where near as bad as it has been in...

I'm not 100% sure what actually gets stinky, but I do know that every time I replace the filters, they've turned sulfur-yellow and are really gross. It's also the only part of my system I felt comfortable testing my possible solution on. Yeah, running the A/C usually causes it not to smell...

Can you link me? Wouldn't mind seeing what kind of technology they use.

I have seen things as large as leaves stuck on the filters of my car - I would hate for that stuff to get wedged in the evaporator as it would be nearly impossible to remove without damaging it.

Considering the silver in a Samsung fridge doesn't mess up its electronics or compressor makes me feel a little better about it not messing up my car's A/C system. I wasn't terribly concerned but any information like this is helpful. Thanks!

Haha the people that turn blue ingest a LOT of silver. Like teaspoons of the colloidal mixture on a daily basis for years. Also, it has to go through your stomach to cause you to turn blue, not your lungs. It reacts with stomach acid.

Yeah, I've done quite a bit of research on colloidal silver, and know some people use it as a kind-of home remedy or preventative by ingesting it orally, which I don't recommend. I would say there is a huge difference between ingesting the liquid directly on a daily basis and spraying a small...

I live in Austin and my A/C filters have to be replaced 2x a year, and even with that they stink half the year. It's very humid here, even in my garage, and the car's A/C stinks to high heaven. So I thought of a potential solution. The last time I replaced my filters, which was last fall...

Did a little more research and here's what seems to be happening. The V1 of the ProContact RX is discontinued, and now there's a V2 Tesla OEM version available: ProContact RX T2 Tesla If you want a summer-only tire on your 19", these Hankook seem to be what Tesla uses for those. EDIT - I...

This tire seems to be their "summer only" offering, whereas the Continental is their all season offering. Tires are really complicated to sort through!

FYI this tire is on closeout on tirerack.com now. I wonder if they're just stopping selling it, or if Continental is not making it any more.... Linky EDIT - Talked to tirerack.com and Continental is actually discontinuing the original ProContact and they now have a T2 version. Link here. No...

Looks like Tire Rack is discontinuing the Tesla-spec ProContact RX. I wonder if this means the tire itself is going away, or if Tire Rack itself is discontinuing it. I really don't like any other tires currently available for my car due to efficiency reasons, and all the EV-specific ones...

Anyone found a cause to this problem? My 2018 LR RWD Model 3 started doing this recently. Never seen this error in 3+ years of ownersip.

The Pirelli tires are 4lbs heavier than the Continentals. That’s probably causing the efficiency drop for some. I’m debating the two for my ‘18 Model 3 and, while the Pirelli rate better, they’re likely not as efficient as the Continentals. Man I wish Tirerack would do an efficiency test on all...

abetterrouteplanner.com has a field called "reference consumption" that will tell each model/trim's Wh/Mi. It's spot on with my Model 3 LR RWD with 19" wheels.

May I ask what Michelins you got?

Those QuietTrack tires are HEAVY and aren't low rolling resistance. I would expect a pretty decent efficiency hit with them.

I've got the Continental ProContact RX tires and they'll be done soon as I near 30k miles on my LR RWD '18 Model 3. After doing some research, I've narrowed my replacement options to: The stock Continental ProContact RX Continental PureContact LS Michelin Pilot Sport EV The Michelin are...

Would you say that the energy usage increased because of the tire itself, or because you went up to a 19" size that is likely wider? I've got Continental ProContact RX that came with my vehicle on the stock 19" rims, and am looking at either getting the same tires or the PureContact LS.

At this point, I don't think Michelin even knows.

Do we know if you get less steering wheel nags with the camera working yet? Would love that.

C'mon Michelin! My LR RWD's 19" Contis have only got about 5-6k miles left. Need these to come out and be reviewed so they can be my next set!

I have an iPhone 12 Pro with 14.5 and it's still not consistently connecting. It was nearly perfect with my Pixel 3, plenty good with my iPhone 11 Pro, but only about 80% successful with my 12 Pro. Seriously considering the key fob to stop the embarrassment if my car not unlocking all the time.

LR-RWD with 19" Wheels - 252Wh/Mi @ 20k miles. Curious how many "LR" vehicles in this thread are RWD vs AWD.

Has anyone found a way to be in Early Access AND get rich data options like this?

Bunch of haters in here - the Model 3 has been tested and shown to be a phenomenal car stereo. It has faithful sound reproduction and the sub never attenuates, it keeps delivering more up until max volume. That's rare for a factory stereo. Also, I don't judge a car stereo by how loud it gets...

Andrew Bayer "Tidal Wave": This song sets off the surround effect something fierce. Wait till the end, it's pure vocal heaven. And for fun because it sounds ridiculously good in a Model 3 Premium "Sledgehammer":

I stopped using this feature a year ago. I had one of the early releases of Summon and it put my car in Reverse to back out of a space, then suddenly put it in Drive and went straight into the curb right in front of it. Luckily the curb was less high than the car's front, so no damage was...

Maybe add helping to not destroy the environment and atmosphere to your list of plusses for the M3P. Maybe that will help you live with your decision. :-P I was always a manual driver. Loved them. But, I moved to Austin, TX about 13 years ago and having a manual in this city was such a...

This is the information I needed right here, thanks! I loved all of the aspects of these tires but there wasn't much information on efficiency yet. Your data proves my theory they'd not have good efficiency due to not being LRR tires. I have a bit still before my car needs tires (I have a LR...

Now that you've had them a bit, any noticeable efficiency hit as they're not low rolling resistance tires? These are #1 on my tire replacement list for my Model 3, but I haven't seen much information on their efficiency yet. I know they'll weigh about 5lbs more each than my current tire, but...

#1 reason I apply the parking brake? I am trying to push the wiper button and press the wrong one. Talk about panic on the highway, I thought my car was just going to slam itself into Park!

You can just make your playlists collaborative and share to your other account. Then, when you update a playlist on your personal account, your Tesla account automatically gets updated. The only "work" will be when adding new playlists and setting as collaborative and sharing. I think this...

99% of the time I am able to find a parking space that's far away from other cars or near a curb where I can park far from the car next to me. This is the way to go when you can do it. My last car, a '09 Civic, had zero dings because of this.

Considering the simple act of refining crude oil into gas uses more electricity than many EVs use to actually drive, this is woefully incorrect.

Mobile Service came out to diagnose my AutoPark issues, and then scheduled me an appointment at the Service Center to upgrade from HW2.5 to HW3. They said it's not something that mobile service can do currently.

Chiming in here - still have a pretty loud clunking noise coming from my front suspension. They're replacing the front driver's strut in a week or so - I'll post with the results.

They didn't backup/restore your system correctly. Nothing on my car was reset or different except my radio station favorites. Everything else was preserved.

A bit late to the party here, but I just had HW3 installed on my LR-RWD at the Austin Service Center. I had an issue where AutoPark wasn't working, but everything else AutoPilot-related was, and in my appointment notes suggested that HW3 might fix the issue. They agreed and scheduled an...

This may not be an Early Access release, as me nor anyone in my group of EAP members that have a chat have gotten it. Also, beta releases tend to be odd numbers I think.

I don't like people being able to see what's in my car, especially at night. Black interiors hide anything you might have sitting in the seats, especially if your car is tinted. So privacy is why I like darker interiors.

I did notice that a USB option popped up in my Media screen that I have never seen before. (I don't have any MP3 or music files on my flash drive). The MP4 files of Sentry and TeslaCam are shown, but don't play. The USB option popped up as I was notified of 2019.32.12.1, but before I installed it.

Just checked both coworker's cars - they do NOT turn the screen off when they get in and close the door, definitely not normal.

Late to the convo, but my Model 3 has done this since Day 1 as well. Seems like it's not normal behavior.

Unfortunately for me, this firmware fix didn't solve my smell issue. I notice that the vents turn on about 5-10 minutes after turning the car off and exiting, but the smell is still pretty strong when I get in. Being in Humid-in-the-summer Austin seems to be the problem. Those Cali designers...

Sometimes I will sit in my car a bit after returning from lunch. After about 10 minutes in the car with everything off, the vents kick on, aimed at your feet. It blows for around 5-10 minutes and the air is cool. Not cold, but cool. I assume this is the software fix trying to help the...

Late to the discussion, but my $0.02. I had to have my line trenched through the front yard and brought in from the outside. I was originally going to have the HPWC installed where the line came in, on the passenger side of my car, but at the last minute had them run a conduit over and install...