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Yep...and still no Sirius. Guess I'll have to cancel my Sirius subscription now, how stupid...

I downloaded 2020.48.37.6 today, and lost my Sirius XM satellite radio. The Sirius icon has just vanished. Every "update" is an adventure now, and I'm really starting to hate Tesla.

I downloaded this update today, and my Sirius XM radio has disappeared. Anyone else experience this?

Feathermerchan is correct - that fuel source breakdown is for the entire state of Texas. I just checked the Austin Energy site for a local breakdown. Based literally on today’s energy load/demand: 35% solar, 31% wind and 34% nonrenewable. As an aside, my family owns several hundred acres of land...

As a Texas driver, I like to tell people my Tesla is powered mostly by natural gas (40%), wind + solar (20%) and nuclear energy (10%). We’re still working on that last dirty 30% (coal). The vast majority of that NG power, by the way, is produced by natural gas combined cycle, the cleanest, most...

Interesting fact: Per the American Wind Energy Association, Texas is the #1 wind power generator in the US, generating 5x as much wind energy as California (29,407 MW generated in Texas in 2019 versus 5,942 MW in California). 18% of our in-state energy in Texas is produced by the wind, compared...

We have a powerful independent car dealer's association in Texas. The concern is not Tesla per se - the fear is that allowing Tesla to open a true company-owned dealership would set a precedent for Ford, GM, VW, etc., and destroy the independently owned dealerships. I'm a free market guy myself...

I met a person connected to Tesla (his wife works for them) at the Linc Super Charger late last summer. He mentioned that a new site was being planned south of the river (he wouldn't tell me exactly where), but that it would be closer to downtown than the Linc site (which is about 5 miles north...

It's about a tenth of a mile according to google maps. A tenth of a mile for a locally brewed pint of beer doesn't sound too bad to me...:)

We've talked about putting a sign up (similar to what Easy Tiger has done over at the other Austin SC site), but I have a feeling that the property managers at Gateway Shopping Center might have a problem with it (I'm sure they'd prefer that Tesla owners kill time spending money with their...

Shameless plug here, as I’m a Model S owner but also a limited partner in North by Northwest Restaurant and Brewpub, about a 2-3 minute walk up Stonelake Boulevard from this new Supercharger site. I just talked our founder, Davis Tucker, into offering the restaurant’s appetizers for half off if...

I stopped by yesterday and asked the job foreman when he expected completion. He said he hoped in about 30 days, haha. I have a hunch we'll get that same answer for at least another month...

July 15th update from Tesla Diagnostics Support: "I still have no ETA, the bug is still logged and fix is in the works for future firmware."

Here are a couple of messages I received from Tesla Diagnostics Support regarding the issue (back in June): "You do not have the "Stations" and "SXM" menu options that used to be there. I have tested quite a few cars and get varied results. Some cars have the ability to "Browse" and some don't...

I've always avoided 1A, even if it's the only one available (particularly if it's the only one available). I hate the idea of backing up down that long row of parked cars while everyone watches, silently hoping and praying that I don't screw up and run into one of their vehicles. :)

Yes, a slight hazy area where the Magic Eraser was used. Thanks for the advice regarding true polish, that will be the next step...

So here's an update on my scrape. Turns out most of the visible "damage" was just yellow paint transferred from the concrete column I swiped (I had initially thought it was the color of the car below the paint surface). After washing it with hot, soapy water and a Mr. Clean 'Magic Eraser', the...

Thanks everyone, for the advice and mutual horror stories. I need to remind myself that it's only an object, no one got hurt, but dang, it's going to be a while before I forgive myself. Since it was a superficial wound, I'm going to take it by a body shop that did excellent work on my Lexus...

I scraped the side of my Model S tonight (passenger side, the panel behind the rear wheel) against a concrete pillar in a parking garage. I've only had the car 7 months - I feel sick and I'm so mad at myself I could spit. It's a surface scrape, no dent, but it looks awful. Is my only recourse...

North by Northwest Restaurant and Brewpub is about 200 steps away from the site (on the corner diagonally opposite Panera Bread). Hours: M-Th: 11am – 10pm F: 11am – 11pm Sat: 10am – 11pm Sun: 10am – 10pm Austin Breweries | North By Northwest Restaurant and Brewery

I updated to 2019.16.3 yesterday; I still don't have the Sirius XM category menu.

The new site at the Gateway Shopping Center (near REI) is under construction - it looks huge. Don't know if this is true, but one of the nearby store managers told me that it will be the biggest charging station in Texas upon completion. Based on what I saw today, I'd be shocked if this is not...

I used to be able to see the various Sirius categories (Pop, Rock, Country, Sports, etc.) on the Radio screen, and be able to navigate between them. After downloading firmware update 2019.16.1.1, I only see a list of “Favorites” for AM, FM and SXM combined (i.e., no separate menu devoted to...

I created a separate thread for this, but after downloading the 2019.16.1.1 firmware update three days ago, I've discovered a couple of problems with my radio: 1) I can't access the SXM channel menu, nor a separate FM or AM channel menu (the panel on the screen only shows my FM, AM and SXM...

Yep, I did a so-called hard reboot, same problem. I reached out to Tesla tech support, sent a photo of the screen, and he didn't have an answer. He's going to send it up the chain to see if anyone else can figure it out.

I have a 2015 Model S. After downloading the 2019.16.1.1 firmware update a couple of days ago, I've discovered that I can't: 1) access the SXM channel menu; and 2) I can't manually tune in AM or FM radio stations. Has anyone else encountered this problem? For a couple of days I was just...

I visited the Tesla service center in north Austin the other day, and asked about the proposed downtown location. One of the folks there said they thought it would be down around the Second street district, near the new Torchy's. That is some seriously pricey land in that area, and seemed...

I agree with all of this, but at least there's a decent restaurant now, Easy Tiger, just a short walk away (it opened in December). Before Easy Tiger, it was truly a wasteland. I love the SC in Waco, always make it a point to visit the Collin Street Bakery there. Hard to believe that San...