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The NACS news is coming in a flood today! The SAE has announced that they plan to turn NACS into an official standard, on an "expedited timeframe." The press release is sparse on details, but this fits one more piece into the puzzle of what a future NACS-oriented charging environment in North...

These announcements are pretty similar to one another, so there aren't a lot of details to review: https://electrek.co/2023/06/27/volvo-joins-tesla-nacs-adopt-connector-on-future-evs/ The major question left unanswered in this and other media reports is whether this deal includes Polestar, or...

This is not anything certain, but Stellantis recently dropped a hint; as reported by the Detroit Free Press: Of course, the "pending NACS announcement," once made, could be anything from a deal similar to the ones Ford, GM, and Rivian have struck all the way to "Elon Musk is Satan and we will...

My Model 3 (with 18" wheels) has about 36,000 miles on it, and it will need new tires soon, so I've been slowly doing research. There's been some chatter in another thread about the new Hankook ION EVO AS EV-specific tires, and I recently heard about a new EV-specific tire from Bridgestone, the...

I've had 2022.44.11 for three days now, and for the first time since receiving it, I did a 45-minute drive after dark. (It actually began at late dusk, and by the end it was completely dark.) This drive was mostly on the highway, and phantom braking was awful. I experienced it probably about a...

Yesterday I received the update to 2022.45.11 (with FSD 11.3.2) on my Model 3. I've had the FSD beta for over a year, but I guess this is the fabled "single-stack" implementation. On my way to work this morning, I enabled Autopilot on the highway and was horrified when the thing auto-signaled a...

On December 22, my car updated to 2022.44.25.5 (with FSD 10.69.25). The next day, I departed on an 830-mile (one-way) road trip. During that road trip, I became frustrated with some erratic lane changes; the car would swerve violently on occasion during a lane change when in Autopilot, as if it...

When I bought my Model 3 in early 2019, many reviews and general discussions claimed that the Model 3 relied on a novel method of generating cabin heat: The claim was that they scavenged waste heat from the electronics and motors; and if more heat was needed than would normally be generated, the...

I've owned a Model 3 since March of 2019, and have used a partitioned USB SSD as a dashcam and music storage device since then. I originally set it up as two FAT partitions, and this worked fine for years. Recently, I've noticed that the TeslaCam logo has been showing a red "X" from time to...

On May 31, my car updated to version 2022.12.3.20 (an FSD beta branch). This brought back heated-seat and defogger controls on the main screen (hurray -- but just after winter ended), but twice since then, the touchscreen has become unresponsive. The screen still updates -- maps, speedometer...

I recently upgraded my phone from a OnePlus 5t running Android 10 (PixelExperience 10, to be precise) to a Google Pixel 6 Pro running its stock Android 12. For the most part, this has been fine, but I'm having one problem that's driving me batty: The Tesla app won't automatically launch once the...

I'm thinking it's time to upgrade my cell phone. I currently use a OnePlus 5t, but it's becoming a bit unreliable (generically). Used as a phone key on my 2019 Model 3, it usually works well (maybe 80% of the time), but sometimes (maybe 15% of the time), there's a delay of a few (5-10) seconds...

This morning my car received the 2021.36.5.2 firmware, and with it the latest FSD beta. Today I drove 38 miles, most of that with FSD engaged. My conclusion is that this software is extremely dangerous. I've seen lots of posts from people who have been eagerly awaiting it, noting how many...

In the past, on my 2019 Model 3, I could swipe right-to-left below the car graphic to get the tire pressure information to appear. A while ago, though (I think when Tesla moved the speedometer and otherwise tweaked the UI), this functionality became unreliable. Nine times out of 10, doing this...

Today I noticed what looks like damage to my Tesla's charge port: The top-right pin (more of a socket, really) in the photo is shorter than its left-side counterpart, and has exposed metal at its tip. I guess a plastic bit at the end of the piece broke off. I don't see any hint of it in any of...

I recently tried replacing my 2019 Model 3's cabin air filter, but I ran into a serious problem: I couldn't remove the screw that holds the air filter cover in place. The filter I bought (a third-party filter) came with a little bent screwdriver, similar to the semi-disposable screwdrivers that...

I was at the Lincoln Mall in Lincoln, RI today, and I noticed what looks like some new electrical infrastructure going into the ground. (See attached photos.) This is a few hundred feet from an existing ChargePoint Level 2 station, near the Stop & Shop gas pumps. I asked the cashier at the pumps...

I recently noticed the following product listing on the Setec Power Web site: https://www.setec-power.com/fast-charger-for-tesla/ It's a 30kW DC fast charger with a Tesla (North American) plug. I suspect that internally it's a CCS charger with Setec's CCS-to-Tesla adapter built into the unit...

Here's a news story that may be of interest to some: Tesla partners with EVgo to deploy Tesla connectors on their nationwide charging network In brief, EVgo is adding Tesla plugs to some or all of their DC fast chargers. (It's not clear if all EVgo stations will be upgraded or just some of...

After freezing rain yesterday and snow overnight.... Iced-1 by srs5694 posted Dec 18, 2019 at 8:56 AM Iced-2 by srs5694 posted Dec 18, 2019 at 8:56 AM Iced-3 by srs5694 posted Dec 18, 2019 at 8:56 AM Iced-5 by srs5694 posted Dec 18, 2019 at 8:56 AM Iced-4 by srs5694 posted Dec 18, 2019 at 8:56...

A couple weeks ago, I had a little accident unloading some bulky cargo through my rear-seat door and chipped the paint on the door frame. It's not visible when the door is closed, but it was deep enough that I thought it best to paint it to protect it from the elements, so I ordered a paint...

I recently noticed a few new Blink Level 2 EVSEs pop up in my area on PlugShare (one actually replaced a ChargePoint station that had been reported as unreliable, but another is so new that the soil around the stations had clearly been recently disturbed by the installation). Previously, I'd...

Here's a recent XKCD. I guess Randall Munroe, the strip's author, doesn't yet own a Model 3 -- but maybe he's planning to buy one soon....

There's a report on Electrek about a new Monty Python Easter egg: https://electrek.co/2019/10/06/tesla-monty-python-easter-egg-v10-software-update/ I checked it out. It turns out there's an animation when you change your car's name to activate the Easter egg, too...

Anybody in Rhode Island (or closer to Warwick RI than to other Tesla stores in Massachusetts or New York) may be interested to know that the Warwick, RI Tesla store is now open. Its address is: 399 Bald Hill Road Warwick, RI 02886-1634 (401) 244-9070 I visited today and wrote up some comments...

Several recent threads have made me curious about peoples' road-trip habits. The question: Given enough EV range or a fast enough charging time, how much time would you spend stopped on a long road trip -- say, something that involves ten hours of driving (actual on-the-road, wheels-spinning...

From time to time, I've seen references to queues/lines at Superchargers, but as a relatively new owner, I've never encountered this personally, and I'm wondering how this works. Is there typically a physical line/queue, like at a store's checkout counter, but with cars; or is this something...

I took delivery of a Model 3 on March 30 of this year. At the time, it was running 2019.5.15, but within a day it had upgraded to 2019.8.4, then 2019.8.5, then 2019.12.1 a couple of days ago, and finally to 2019.12.1.1 today. Through all of this, I've had no problems with Bluetooth connections...

If you happen to have a J1772 EVSE that you want to use with a Tesla, and if you or somebody you know has a 3D printer, you may be interested in this holster adapter I've designed: J1772 to Tesla holster adapter by rodsmith It enables the J1772 holster to hold a Tesla charge plug (or, more...

I've been trying to figure out how to get Sentry Mode to work on my new Model 3. I have no problem activating it from either the app on my phone or the car's screen, and when I test it, the HAL screen pops up and it claims that it's recording. (I've only tested putting it into its alert state...

I've just today taken delivery of a new Model 3 LR. I can't drive it yet, because of the way Tesla handles deliveries in Rhode Island, where there is as yet no Tesla store (I've got to wait to receive paperwork from Tesla, after which I can go to the DMV to get plates). Anyhow, I've been...