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Very nice. It is only a matter time now!

Wow. If my electric were that unreliable, I’d have a Powerwall or two out of necessity, even if solar were not viable.

No progress as of today. I looked around for a meter or anywhere a meter might obviously be mounted and did not see anything. Not sure whether it would typically be mounted on the transformer, be in the underground vault, or somewhere else. I agree with Mdsbrain - the construction that's going...

Yeah, I'd never leave the scene of an accident without a police report (although there are some jurisdictions that don't dispatch police to minor accidents) and a copy of the other driver's insurance information. If a driver wants to pay for the damage out of pocket, no problem, I can hold off...

Have you seen the damage caused by oil drilling and oil spills? Every technology has impacts. My comments were specifically with regard to lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions - which many studies have shown are far lower than petroleum powered vehicles. Ultimately, lithium mining does not result...

That, and building infrastructure is expensive. Even if Supercharging is merely a break-even venture, they need to pay back the cost to install the equipment. When I installed level 2 charging in my outdoor condo parking space, it cost me almost $5k (before credits/deductions, which were...

That’s one incredible chart but sadly it does not include anything related to efficiency/range. That’s definitely a factor that I purchase tires based on and one of the reasons I’m leaning towards another set of MXM4s.

I swung by today, still no power to the stalls.

I decided to swing by tonight and I was glad I did - we have a transformer now!! Superchargers stalls are still dark, but we're definitely getting closer.

If there’s no one local, I can swing by in 2.5 weeks. I’ll be headed right by on my way to a wedding.

Stopped by this evening, still no progress. There was a gray Model 3 with MD plates parked nearby, not sure if it was anyone on this forum, but if it was, I just missed you.

For the reasons that OCR1 mentioned, if you are reasonably close to a service center I’d pick up in person. It looks like you are not too far from Raleigh if your listed location is accurate. I could understand if you were 100+ miles away, but I’d highly recommend picking up in person so you can...

Wow, that is pretty bold on the part of that driver. I used to work for a transit authority and one of the things I did was oversee the on board video recording systems for our buses. If someone pulled that on one of our operators, we’d pull the video and hand it over to the police who would...

Checked this evening - needed an excuse to try out my newest electric vehicle. Unfortunately, nothing has changed. Still no transformer.

Is there a transformer yet? Can't really tell by the pictures. That's been the delay with a lot of Superchargers down in the DC area.

12% degradation sounds extremely high. How are you determining that figure? That would would mean if you charge to 100% and drive at 220 Wh/mi on average to 0, you are only getting 211 miles. I have an early 2019 SR+ (purchased the first week they were available) although I only have 5,000 miles...

Stopped by yesterday, still no transformer.

I stopped by today also on my drive south and can confirm no progress. I would guess that the supercharger will be installed along the row my car is parked in.

Not local, but I am driving between VT and CT on Sunday. Not sure whether I will take 7 or 89/91, but if I take the former, I'll try to stop in and see if any progress has been made.

Same thing happened to me. Very frustrating, given that I planned a 400 mile drive on June 30 specifically because of the expiration. I’d have been able to spend a few more days with family if I didn’t have the June 30th expiration hanging over me - and it all ended up being for nothing. If...

Yes, it is still good through the end of 2020. You can take up to 30% of the cost of the unit and install as a credit, up to $1k for residential installs. Federal Tax Credits for EV Charging Stations & Installation – Extended! | ClipperCreek

There’s a balance, though. I drive very few miles (under 3k a year in my first year with my 3, and its my only vehicle) and leasing does not generally make sense for me because at the end of the lease term, my car will have so few miles that the calculated residual value for the lease...

Are you sure its a gen 3 and not a gen 2? The gen 3 has only been out for around ~3 months. Did your cousin buy a brand new charger, install it and then remove it in the course of 3 months? If you end up having a gen 2, I have a spare backing you are welcome to.

An added benefit is in situations like a Turo rental (or if rental agencies ever start adding Teslas en-mass to their fleets), then I can pay for the charging I use. I see Turo hosts marking up the cost for Supercharging pretty routinely and it would be great to just be able to cover the costs...

Does this include a mobile service visit? I haven't stepped foot in a SC since the day I bought the car, 14 months ago. I did have one mobile service appointment when the release on the charging port wasn't completely releasing the cord - I ended up having to consistently use the emergency...

I definitely live in a populated area, but I'm talking about taking road trips in less populated areas, yes. No reason to worry about following a large vehicle when you're only going a handful of miles and the following distance will be closer by necessity. I'm talking about having the car on...

My experience is that efficiency gains are very possible while following at a completely safe distance - a distance that exceeds what most drivers allow - with vehicles of sufficient height. At highway speeds, I would never follow a vehicle at less than 4 seconds time, with 5 seconds being ideal...

I think your dashcam is working as designed. If you aren’t manually saving a recording, videos are deleted at the end of a drive. If you specifically save a video, that will be retained as well as any sentry mode captures. This was a big surprise to me when I bought the car and had typically...

I’m actually driving more, although not by a huge margin. I always commuted to work by metro or bike and ran many errands that way too, so typically I put very few miles on the car (under 3,000 in the first year of ownership). I was also eating out a lot more and stopping on the way home to pick...

The answer is that with computerized trading, the value is in the strategy and the code, not necessarily in the processing power. If all Teslas were running the same software to trade, they’d all placing similar trades, which would distort the market and defeat the purpose (if 10% of the fleet...

Does CA not have places that just take back bottles in bulk? I've lived in two bottle bill states, CT and VT. Growing up in CT we always just brought the bottles to the grocery store where they had machines that would accept them. They could limit take back to the brands they sold, so every so...

The easy solution (not sure if they will go this route) is a resistor grid. The grid creates generates heat from the power as a means of using the electricity and it is usually cooled by a fan. This is how diesel locomotives operate their dynamic brakes. I would imagine they'd need some solution...

As someone who works on a customer loyalty program, I agree. Granted the program I am involved with is far larger than what Tesla is offering, but we spend a lot of time thinking about how to make rules and restrictions clear. Additionally, they got themselves into this mess by not expiring...

This is great! Rutland has been on the "coming soon" map for a while. Rt 7 has decent coverage with ChAdeMo, but could really use a supercharger. Eventually I'd also like to see Bennington and St Johnsbury get one. I don't typically drive my Model 3 up to VT, but if I do this would be a great...

A 400-500 mile road trip in an SR+ is no problem. It does mean that you will probably need to make 2 stops vs 1 in the LR, or 3 vs 2 depending on the exact circumstances. If you are headed to a final destination where there are no charging options of any kind, the LR will make a difference...

It does depend on your use case. I'm a very happy SR+ owner. While more range is always better, I've never regretted getting an SR+ and never felt that I was limited by the range given the prevalence of superchargers. I've done several road trips of up to 800-900 miles and had no problems. I do...

I have a Covercraft Custom Weathershield HP for mine. Expensive (>$400) but looks great and I'm highly satisfied. It has a flap for the charge port and mesh covers over the front wheel wells and front air intake to ensure the car can operate its cooling system while charging and preconditioning...

I highly doubt you will be able to resolve this without Tesla's assistance, one way or another. Something is not right here and your test with the UMC and the Leaf seems to point to an issue with the car, although not definitively, since the UMC will be using a J1772 charging protocol with the...

In my experience the miles don’t actually expire. Or if they do, the expiration occurs significantly after Tesla says it will. My miles were scheduled to expire in February and they’re still in my account and I’ve seen many other reports on this forum from those with similar experiences.

Take a look at the light on the UMC (the name for the charger you are using) - what is it doing? See the troubleshooting information starting on page 11 of this document: https://www.tesla.com/sites/default/files/downloads/gen_2_mobile_connector_owners_manual_32_amp_en_US.pdf This is the US...

As I drive fairly infrequently (many times only every week or two) I was pretty worried about phantom drain when I bought the car - my concern was that at 2-3 miles per day, I could be seeing 20-30% of my electric usage for the car just supporting it idling in the driveway (having just had my 3...

Congratulations on the purchase!

You will need to do a load calculation to determine what your panel can support. The being said, if you want to maximize capacity with 100A service, something like a DCC-10 is an option.

Two practical reasons: 1. For outdoor installations, the HPWC is a bit better suited to charging in all weather (why I have one) and is less at risk for theft or tampering (only a real issue in very cold whether when the connector does not lock to prevent it from freezing in place). 2. If the...

Interesting. We're on the 2011 NEC here in DC and 6-50s are no problem. I have a copy of the 2020 NEC on my desk but I can't start hunting for something that may or may not be present. I've never heard of a restriction on 6-50s either. That being said, I can understand why most builders are...

While frustrating, Tesla deserves some blame here. Keeping 14-50s and many other items in stock is an issue that has gone on for a over year and perhaps longer (I just didn't have a Tesla prior to that time!). This is not a temporary shortage by scalpers buying massive amounts of inventory for...

One option is to install something like a DCC-10, which does not require a load calculation since it monitors how much current is being drawn and will shut off power to your EV charging circuit if your other needs are drawing more than a particular threshold. Given how packed your panel is...

It's a bit of both if you are looking to have a fairly high amperage connection. 6 or 4 gauge wire is pretty expensive per foot so even a long, obstacle-free run will add to the cost. If going with something like 8 gauge, thats a bit less of a factor.

Yes, absolutely I've seen this when doing major descents out of mountains. I think I have some photos that I can try to dig up and post when home.

You can request roadside assistance through the Tesla app and be towed to the nearest charger. I wouldn’t be concerned about this though. If you are running lower than expected, drop your speed to 55 MPH or lower and shut off the heat/AC. You will see an major increase in range versus higher...