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I was also worried in the morning that the windows and doors would be frozen o_O

Very detailed write up, pics at every charging spot! I thought you drove one-way over 6 days, but it was the whole thing! I agree about long drive, I can only do about 400mi a day reasonably. I just did 3500mi trip but it was over 11 days. The last time I did 600mi in a day everything hurt, and...

I made my 11-day trip to see the solar eclipse in Texas. Supercharging went mostly well with significant waits only at two locations. A few other places only needed about 5 minutes wait time. The worst was at Willcox, AZ. In Childress, it was raining a lot suddenly, and Tesla rerouted me through...

No, I did not forget. It never crossed my mind because I've never had to consider it in Southern California!

I barely made it to Amarillo today. I had charged up to about 72% in Childress, figured that should be enough distance to get to Amarillo. Then during drive it said I will end up with 12%. Then I saw it go down to 9% when I was halfway and thought, *sugar*, I'm going to freeze to death. Couldn't...

Line at this supercharger 😩 Also area is flooded, hopefully I didn't bork the car driving through it

I think I had a two hour wait, and then had a bum charger that oscillated between 0 and 30 kW, then limped to Deming. What a waste of time. Didn't arrive and sleep until 2am and ditched the next day's plans to sleep and drive to next night's destination.

Two of eight chargers down. One works on some cars, apparently not mine

Most likely. If only the Lordsburg SC was up, then we would all be golden.

I'm currently stuck here with a long line. No level two charges anywhere 😭

I agree that would be ideal, and I am aware of some destination chargers near Bryce, but I am afraid someone is going to charge and leave it overnight or not enough chargers!

yay, great location! I've always wanted to visit but am afraid of the range issues. Now you can explore the surrounding areas more comfortably, too.

Is there a post with pictures of non-Tesla charging at the superchargers now?

Yep, the iON EVO AS. I had the OEM MXM4 before. Also forgot to mention it is 18" tires. I like these new tires, too. I was going to get the same old MXM4 to replace, but decided to go with more modern tire.

In retrospect, I take back what I said, because I don't recall seeing any documentation in Europe where Tesla said it is fine to take two or three stalls to charge. How did Europe non-Tesla cars manage to do that?

Maybe this could be solved with more rigorous congestion pricing. I want to say I am sure experience from Europe with the non-Tesla charging has let Tesla know how to best manage this.

I got these new tires in October 2023. These are efficiency numbers as determined by Teslamate. Only 500-700mi per month, 60/40 street/highway. Road trip in October so too much fast highway driving. But otherwise it is as good as or better than the OEM tires in terms of efficiency.

How will the car on the right leave, if someone is charging on both sides of the neighboring stalls 🤣

Will old Tesla without hardware to charge on CSS have an issue charging at these new updated chargers?

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Do you happen to be preconditioning the car on the way to supercharger? I have a gentle whine on hard acceleration, also a quieter, but expected, whine on regen deceleration, and a faint whine on gentle acceleration. But when I had preconditioning on the first time, it was significantly louder...

Thanks for the report. How does audio get from the device to your car audio?

Thanks George, your YouTube videos are super helpful 👍

Damn! got tricked into wasting time replying 😠

I second use of enclosed container, or be on the top that will probably cost extra. I shipped a car about 6 years ago, and when it arrived, had a ton of oil, dust, and *sugar* all over the hood, glass, and roof (from cars on top leaking). Car was picked up a week before I was to arrive. And then...

Toyota 10/19/23: Toyota Adopts the North American Charging Standard to Expand Customer Charging Options - Toyota USA Newsroom

Thank you for the helpful write-up! Dang, that is a lot of work! I just have an issue with feeling hunched and slouched when sitting because can't sit comfortably back because of that headrest, haven't figured out a way to fix that. Glad the autopilot came in handy for you. I still do not trust...

Nice story! I end up taking breaks at both Supercharger and also rest stops because it got exhausting on some long drives, especially when you can go two hours to the next charger. Can you explain what the seat rebuilding involves? Something I might be interested in, too.

Was packed this weekend during the solar eclipse event. I had to take a slight detour and travel carefully to Fernley for a charge, and was glad I spent some time getting extra charge while in Winnemucca the night before and not use heater in the morning drive, as it was also full after the...

I took a trip recently to Winnemucca, NV. Tires still pretty fresh, about 200mi before the trip. Stats below. Mostly 70mph driving, occasionally 75mph. Grateful for EAP, otherwise would have been a struggle to stay on the road safely. Tesla in-car odometer shows 316 kWh total and 240 Wh/mi whole...

I have a lucky datapoint here. Only needed service for failed 12V battery, which was covered by warranty, and drove that to service center after I had to do the thing to make it engage the high-voltage connectors. I did a self air filter replacement with the spray stuff for getting rid of moldy...

Looks 🔥 Which brand is this? I am looking for some 18" ones, ideally with better efficiency improvement. I get worried they will fall off on freeway and have to deal with insurance if it hits another car.

I have, you're right, some of them do a lot of brake light on/off as they try to get the right braking pressure. On city streets, I am able to do light braking without the brake lights coming on until the last few seconds. So if someone is not really paying attention and coming in fast they...

I always worry due to the regenerative braking. Brake lights come on with the other cars, especially the ones that take a whole block to slowly brake, you still get brake light. But the Tesla, you can get decent braking without the brake lights ever turning on. Sometimes I misjudge distance with...

Hmm, I have 11/2018 production, but recall search does not show anything related to this ball joint :confused:

Nice timeline 👍 but sorry for all the maintenance. When do you think of swapping 12V battery again? Mine failed at just under 3 years, so never had a chance to replace ahead of time. This was when my car was parked outside at work under the sun, and I had the cabin overheat enabled most of the...

Got them installed today. Feels comfy on streets so far, but not sure if it's because the old tires got down to 3/32 tread. They put quite a few wheel weights in, at least two oz worth on this one I think. No highway driving today, I'll update later how it is, and in terms of efficiency, too...

Amazing. My battery died around after 3 years, thinking of preemptively changing at 2.5 years so I'm not stuck again.

Do any of these CarPlay devices play over the car speakers?

Nice. I think you have a set, too? I drive pretty average, so I don't think grip will be too much of an issue. HANKOOK ION EVO AS 235 /45 R18 98W XL BSW Miraculously, these are in stock for me locally here. Just ordered (because current tire is 3/32 tread), and scheduled for next Tuesday. If...

Thank you. I am currently looking at data on these tires. Currently reviewing comments on Reddit and our main thread. There was a lot of hate initially when they (Tesla) switched to Hankook tires, and they (Reddit) justified it by saying Hankook had the cheapest and crappiest tires. Though I am...

Thanks all. I'll take a look at your suggestions. I need maximum efficiency at the moment.

Hi all, I am looking for OEM tires to fit a 2018 Model 3, AWD. First one has AC designation, third one has T1 Tesla designation. They are all the 98W load rating. Are they all essentially the same tire? Thank you. https://www.americastire.com/buy-tires/michelin-primacy-mxm4-ac/p/89901...

Dang, Google did not like that link. I can' edit my original post anymore, but I put it on mediafire this time: front I put comparison of 2020 and the assailant side by side, looks pretty similar, right?

Got it. I added links to original MP4 that was inside the zip, and a streaming site. Some may want the original video file so there is no additional artifacting from compression on other services. Thanks for looking, unfortunately edmunds doesn't seem to allow for direct linking to their images.

Hi Tesla family, I was driving on the freeway today and debris from the truck bed of a truck in front of me unfortunately flew off and hit my car. It caused some minor front bumper damage, and also knocked off a parking sensor. I need some help to decipher the license plate. This is as close as...

When you use CarPlay, can the audio play over the car speakers?

Can anyone let us know if it requires a software upgrade, or a minimum software version to work after installation? Thanks.

Does the Starbucks location here let you use its restroom with no hassle? Thanks.

This morning, the 12v was completely dead because the door wouldn't even open. But, I managed to jump start it :) Does a 9v battery not open the frunk anymore? I heard a weak servo noise when connecting to battery terminals, but it sounded like it was too weak to pop the frunk. I had to use the...