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I recently had a trunk lid replaced. The new trunk lid came with 2 holes for the license plate, spaced 8 inches apart. The typical U.S. license plate has 4 whole, spaced 7 inches apart. I had to buy an adapter to install the license plate. Why is the new trunk lid different? Was it from a...

I noticed on several occasions that the rear air vent (for rear passenger) was blowing warm air, while the front driver went was blowing apparently cool AC air. This morning it happened when it was 72 degrees outside, and the AC was set to auto at 72 degrees. Questions: 1. Are there separate...

I don't have the car in Sentry Mode. But I noticed that when I leave the car parked, the cameras keep recording and overwriting everything that is in the TeslaCam/RecentClips folder. It contains the last 1 hour of the footage, and it is usually just the footage of the car being parked in a...

So my utility has two peak periods in the winter months. From 6am until 10am, and from 6pm until 10pm. The solar production is between 8am and 5pm. I tried to set the Powerwall to minimize my consumption during those periods, but it doesn't seem to be working. First, I set the peak period to...

Today, while driving, the screen all of a sudden looked like this. It was like this for several seconds, then went back to normal. This anomaly repeated itself every 2-3 minutes, for about 10 second each. Should I be concerned? Or is this a normal Tesla bug?

I have a M3 MR (they were 264 miles I think). 11 months old, 6000 miles. It now shows 241 miles when full, and 217 miles when charged to 90%. That's about 9% degradation in less than a year. Should I complain, or is this normal?

How sensitive are you proximity sensors? I tried to use summon to park the car in a tight space, and it seems like the proximity sensor were preventing the car to come any closer than about 6-10 inches to an object. This is a problem when the object is to the side of the car, as the car should...

My M3 is plugged in, the charging is stopped, and there is no charging schedule. If I open the Tesla app, the charging starts without me pressing the start charging option. It just starts automatically when the app is open (I guess that also wakes up the car). Is this behavior by design? I...

It has occurred to me that there is another energy storage device that many people have in their house. Water Heater with a tank. It holds about 50 to 80 gallons of water. It takes 8.33BTU to raise a gallon of water by 1 degree F. So 50 gallons by 80 degrees would require about 33,300 BTU. If...

I got my 2 PWs installed yesterday. The installation took one day by mostly one person (the second came in the afternoon to help for 2-3 hours). They said that they received a shipment of 60 powerwalls recently and are installing them every day. Questions: 1. How do people contact PW tech...

So after some probing, I found the IP address for the Powerwall, and when I go there, I see this web interface. It has a login option. How do I find out what the password is?

So I am having the Powerwalls installed today. One of them, when they opened the box, had some blue liquid inside the box. Not a lot, but significant to be noticeable. The installers say that it is not a big deal, it probably splashed from being upside down, and it will work even without the...

So I need to figure out where in my garage to locate the two PWs. 1. My understanding is that they can put the on the floor (and stack two of them front or back, so 2 PWs are about 12 inches deep). Or then can mount them off the floor, but then they can't stack them, and they have to be...

So I noticed that inside of my windshield is coated with some substance. There are also 3 square areas without this substance, which are visible (probably suction cups used during manufacturing). Recently, it became more visible as a layer of dust has stuck to it, so it appears that as a layer...

I am in southern Florida, placed reservation for 2xPW2 back in 9/17. Just got an email that they are ready to proceed with the installation. I am debating whether I need one or two. I understand that one is limited to 5KW continuous power, but my house almost never exceeds that, and during...

This morning I saw a message that regen was limited. It was 60 degrees outside and the battery was at about 90%. Is this normal? 60 degrees outside doesn't seem cold. It was about 50 overnight, so maybe the battery was a bit colder inside, but even 50 doesn't seem too cold to limit regen. Am I...

So I have been measuring the energy consumption of Chevy Bolt and M3 MR, driving the same urban route (mostly stop and go, lots of lights, average speed probably about 20 MPH). In both cases the weather is moderate, around 70-80 degrees, with minimal AC usage, and no heat. I am not relying on...

So my car was parked outside for a week. Outside temperature was about 70-85 degrees (mostly sunny). during that time, the range decreased from 102 miles to 61 miles. Is that normal phantom drain, or does it mean that the car was actively trying to condition the battery? It also appears that...

It doesn't happen all the time, but often enough for me to rule out accidental pressing of some buttons. Both passenger windows (front and rear) have done it, but not at the same time. When I open the driver door (whether from the outside to get in, or from the inside to get out) one of the...

My municipality in South Florida is denying a permit to install the panels facing south, and instead is conditioning approval on the panels facing north, east, or west. I wanted to ask if there are people here, preferable in South Florida or South Texas, that have panels facing both south and...

Is it worth it? I can get the following terms through my credit union. Do they offer better terms through financing arranged by Tesla? 2.49% 36 mos $500 - $100,000 $721.42 3.24% 48 mos $7,500 - $100,000 $556.01 3.49% 60 mos $10,000 - $100,000 $454.68 3.74% 72 mos $15,000 - $100,000 $388.17...

1. What EVSE comes with M3 by default? What adapters come with it by default? Some videos I saw show 14-50 adapter, 120 volt adapter, and J-1772 adapter. 2. I have a NEMA 14-30 outlet (dryer outlet). Is there a way to use this outlet? 3. Does it matter, in terms of charging efficiency, if...

I am about to place an order for a new Model 3. I have a few questions: 1. Do they still have a referral system? Is it worth getting a referral code from someone? Do I get something? Does the referring person get something? 2. They now require a $2500 deposit. I was told on the phone that...

I have two proposals from the same company. One uses SolarEdge with optimizers, at $2.50 per watt, and another uses Enphase IQ7 microinverters, at $2.80 per watt. The installer says that Enphase IQ7 is more efficient and generally produces more power than SolarEdge. They also have a better...

Has anyone used 2 PWs for doing a whole-house backup? I am installing solar panels, and the installer is not very knowledgeable about PW. They are not yet available is South Florida. Is it really as simple as connecting two PWs in parralel to the main electrical panel, and installing a...