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Vision, radar, whatever. If a sensor fails, so does the technology. 🤷🏽

I wish my NSU Ro80 had a sunroof to let the heat out on a sunny day. (No AC)

Chatswood Prestige on the corner of Gibbes street and Victoria Ave East Chatswood. It’s not far from the Chatswood Tesla Service Centre and is an approved Tesla repair centre. I had a door ding and had to had a door hinge replaced on a different door. The paint finish is so good that I can’t...

Moderators note: Cybertruck threads merged

If it worries you that much, paint it with a rust converter or Penetrol.

All three together at Bondi Beach. Probably doing promotional photos and videos.

No, New Zealand spec Model 3 and Y both have CCS2 port as standard.

It’s Type 2 but can support DC charging without the two additional large ports at the bottom. You then need an adapter for CCS2 plus early models like mine needed some wiring changes. However the technique is to attach the adapter to the charging cable first then insert that into the type 2...

It can happen at any time and completely at random. My 9 year old Model S has the original windscreen but 3 years ago I took my classic car for a drive and a hard driving Mitsubishi Magna didn’t slow for roadwork and flung a rock into the screen. Thought I had got away with it until I got home...

I tried that initially after the MCU2 upgrade. I had to manually connect to my phone Hot Spot each time i leave home. Then it stays connected when I get home unless you manually disconnect it. If you don’t my phone goes flat.

Please keep on topic everyone, however I won’t be creating a new thread for 5 off topic posts since page 100.

Moderators note: 44 posts moved from Software update thread.

Yes, this is exactly what is happening, do yo turn off the WiFi in the car or the router?

Yes, just had the MCU2 update on my 2014 Model S, $2780 all up. Later models may be cheaper as they don’t need so many components updated I’m told. The screen is a lot faster and has a few more features but I’m completely unimpressed with the connectivity. It lost 4G enough to lose maps 3...

In my case it’s still the original PPF. It has only a few rock marks on the bonnet and a scuff mark on the bumper but so far as I can see the paint underneath is unscathed. I got a quote to replace the front PPF from the installer some time ago and he tells me he has removed and replaced PPF...

The Air Abuzz With Energy.

Let me know if you ever see the Adelaide Brown Model S. There was only one delivered to Adelaide.

I haven’t heard of PPF damaging factory paint. I’ve on,y heard stories of PPF damaging paint as it was applied too soon after a car was repainted or the paint was not correctly applied. My 9 year old Model S would have many more chips in the paint were it not for the PPF but it doesn’t stop...

The member Electricboat had his TMC account closed by a senior moderator as they were acting as a vendor without permission.

If you’re a tenant I agree that it’s a very difficult situation to get even just a 10A power point installed. If you own your apartment you should join the owners committee and start going through the EV ready building process. If anyone is owns an apartment that they rent they should be...

If you have off street parking at home, I would suggest you organise your home charging first and worry about adapters later. Your Model 3 comes with a CCS2 charge port which is the most popular public DC charging plug and also fits any Type 2 AC charging plug. If there are some untethered AC...

What will Toyota do when all the Barrys have bought a BZ4X?

Off topic posts about charging apps, pre authorisation and Opal cards moved to a new thread. https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/charging-and-payment-apps-and-other-methods.324628/

With the rebates ending, there were likely a number of purchases brought forward. Sales will probably return to a more normal albeit lower level than before in a few months or quarters.

Like most large manufacturers, Toyota has switched to using common platforms from which they build a range of different vehicles. So far they have only one electrified platform that is uses in the BZ4X and Lexus RX (EV) but strangely not the Mirai which is built on the Camry platform...

Efficiency ratings are federal, so Australia wide. I don’t think they simply take USA results and convert them. IIRC Australia uses Worldwide Light vehicle Testing Procedure (WLTP) and the USA something else. In the Southern Highlands of NSW it gets to about 0 deg C or just a bit lower in mid...

“0.174 kW per km battery” A Tesla will give you a read out of its efficiency and expresses the above as Watt Hours per Kilometre. If you’re getting 174wh/K it’s a cold rainy day with lots some uphill sections or your lead footing it somewhat. I drive a Model S and it’s rated at 181 Wh/km, but...

If your Tesla is at a low state of charge and connected to an 11Kw charger it will charge almost immediately at 11Kw from the low state of charge until it starts to taper at above 90%. You can achieve much higher charge rates of up to 150Kw plus on a public DC quick charger or Tesla...

Generally any EV won’t ramp down below 11Kw until it’s beyond about 90% state of charge.

No argument there! If you own a Tesla you can vote for upcoming Superchargers and recommend locations here: https://www.tesla.com/en_nz/supercharger-voting/overview If you own a different EV you can sign up for a Tesla account to charge a Non Tesla and I assume that allows you to vote too...

I’m not sure many EV owners calculate the losses due to charging, as there’s not much you can do about it. From what I read the most efficient rate of charging is between about 7Kw and 11Kw, the maximum a Model 3 or Y will charge off AC. Lower rates of charging and overheads become a large...

https://www.howtogeek.com/726913/how-to-resize-or-reduce-photo-size-on-iphone-and-ipad/ From the Help function of TMC: Maximum file size: We allow images up to 10,240KB (file size) and 2,000px dimensions (height or width). Note that if larger than 2,000px dimensions they will be resized to...

If it was your job as marketer to sell a very average car like the BZ4X I can’t think of a better ad campaign. There are a lot of repeat Toyota buyers and a number of them are bleeding off onto Tesla and other EV brands. Unfortunately the BZ4X might be bad enough that it breaks their brand...

I was wondering why you liked one of my posts from Jan 2015?

Update: The screen came back and is working okay. Tesla called and explained that they can replace the mmc but it doesn’t resolve the problem with the shut down of 3G. Apparently Tesla tried to develop a replacement modem solution but couldn’t get it accepted by Telstra so gave up. Not sure how...

Hi Trevor, your video is not displaying so can’t really answer your question. If you’re talking about the Keith Tesla Superchargers, the most likely source of noise are cooling fans but sometimes electronics can make strange noises but unlikely loud enough to be heard from across the road.

The on again off again Bondi Junction Supercharger would be a great addition, Broadway is often slammed by the rapidly expanding Uber crowd and the 2 additional at the Tram Sheds really hasn’t made a difference. https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/supercharger-bondi-junction-nsw.271173/

I’m not aware if what you describe exists, the price jumps right up as soon as you ask another human to wash the car for you. When I am travelling, I generally use the self serve “Gun and Brush” car washes. You can get a decent quality wash if you’re careful; blast the brush head clean with the...

I wash my car once a week, generally on Sunday, almost without exception. The car is rarely so dirty that it takes long to clean. If you leave the dirt and fallout too long it binds to the paint and the scrubbing needed to remove it causes scratches. Most people I talk to who “hate to wash...

If I recall correctly, I think there was a second generation 24KWh battery nicknamed the Cheetah that had better thermal resistance to degredation. This may have helped with the longevity of the second battery.

In 2013 more than a year before I was to take delivery of the Tesla, a texting teenager in a Jeep ran into the back of my 1999 A class Mercedes and wrote it off. I had to figure out what to do for a car for about a year all of a sudden. I went to a big Holden dealer in Zetland to look at the...

I’ve seen the car in my local town recently but not the owner. It’s a late nineties Volvo 740 with a T R U M P sign in the back window; so that’s nice. Today my partner and I popped into town to grab a sandwich from the deli as I was in the middle of detailing my Model S and he was busy...

Moderators note: Title changed to past tense, as the legislation has been enacted.

Probably all you can do is put your VIN into the Register of Approved Vehicles website and find the date the record was created. As a rule of thumb, that corresponds to the day a particular ship first docked in an Australian port. Then you can go back to that time in this thread and you may be...

Moderators note: I must have missed this thread when the separate NZ Forum was created. Thread moved to New Zealand Forum.

Pressure washers get a bad reputation when people move the spray nozzle too close to the paintwork. If you can hear the water bouncing off the paint, you’re too close, move backwards until you just hear the whoosh of the water and it’s safe and effective. I’ve used a Gerni pressure washer on my...

Clearly my car must have been listening to this conversation. Used it yesterday morning, all was well, went to plug it in before going to bed and the central screen is blank, no T no lights, nothing. The instrument binnacle works fine and by holding onto the brake pedal I can get it into drive...

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Below is the UMC (2) update thread, if you’re not using your UMC regularly to charge your car it may not have had an opportunity to update. Try some of the techniques in the thread or contact Tesla to get your UMC tails updated...

Not sure about how BYDs work but if you ever need to show your Tesla, bring your UMC and plug it into your car. It won’t go into drive whilst in charging mode.