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Tesla charged me $59.50 to change the cabin air filter in my 2019 Model 3 LR about a year ago. $34 parts and $25.50 labor.

If you search for the error code mentioned in the OP there are a number of threads: Search results for query: VCFRONT_a447

Yeah. I think it’s going to be super confusing for people with older Teslas when they discover that they can’t charge using something that looks like the same plug.

Does anyone know if these third-party NACS fast chargers will work with older Teslas that don’t support CCS?

The message in the car says "Electrical system backup power is unavailable. Vehicle will consume more energy when idle": I can also tell you that when this happened to me, the car definitely did not sleep until I had the 12V battery replaced.

Interesting. For daily driving I keep the car between 50-70%. I took a trip and got back yesterday. Pulled into the garage with 13%, but a couple of hours later it was at 8%. Charged overnight to 70%, which drifted upward to 74%. Interesting seeing this battery adjustment in action.

I stopped here going to and from Sequoia National Park just the other days. Only a couple other cars charging, and got fast speeds. The travel center is very nice as others have said. A very pleasant place to stop.

Yes, it’s attributed to vehicle standby. I could believe the temperature hypothesis if this happened at other battery levels. But I only see this when my battery is between 60 and 70%.

This has been a long standing issue with my 2019 Model 3 LR. When I park the car with the battery between 60-70%, it loses substantial charge just sitting there. For example, today I parked in my 65 degree garage with the battery at 67%. An hour later it was at 63%. Sentry was off and no one...

My experience has been that the car will not shift out of park unless my phone is inside the car (not just close to it).

I got the warning at 44 months. The car gave me a warning that “Vehicle will consume more energy while idle,” which I took to mean it wouldn’t go to sleep and risk stranding me. Tesla Mobile Service replaced my 12V battery free of charge.

I’ve had the PZero AS+ Elect on my Model 3 for about 3 months and 3k miles. Overall I’m happy with them. They seem slightly quieter and smoother than the stock Michelin MXM4s. Efficiency is a bit worse — was averaging 260 Wh/mi on the Michelins and 280 Wh/mi on the Pirellis.

The other interesting thing is that the car warned me it was using the traction battery instead of the 12v one and that I would see increased battery drain while parked until it was replaced. I wonder if this is a recent change to prevent people from getting stranded?

Here is what the warning looks like. Just had it pop up on my 3.5 year old Model 3, both on the car's display and on my phone. Mobile service replaced it free of charge.

For me, I just added air for the first time since getting the tires in September. And I think it’s more because of the lower temperatures than the tires themselves.

No luck for me. Looking at the estimate, I notice that they are charging $1000 for “Additional items for FSD computer upgrade” and $0 for “Full self-driving computer upgrade.” I wonder if the people getting it for free don’t have the “additional items” entry, that is, their service center isn’t...

I just had a set of Pirelli P Zero AS Plus Elect tires installed on my 2019 Model 3 Dual Motor w/18” aero wheels. They replaced the original Michelin MXM4 tires which only lasted 26k miles. I then immediately took the car on a 700-mile road trip. First impressions: The Pirellis seem quieter...

Thank you!

My stock Michelin MXMs are worn out and I need new tires. What is the current recommendation for tires with a good balance of range, durability, and price? I’m less concerned with performance. I have the stock 18” wheels on a 2019 Long Range.

For context, an iPhone 13 Pro Max has a 17 Wh battery. A Model 3 SR+ has a ~50,000 Wh battery. Charging the iPhone from empty to full would use 0.03% of the car's battery.

I ended up doing the battery recalibration recommended in this thread as a side effect of a road trip last week. Now I am seeing a full 310 miles of range on my 3 year old Long Range AWD with 22k miles. Before the trip I believe it was reporting around 295 miles.

This is pretty reasonable but I’ve found the extra usage over what the car reports to be even higher than expected — from my data you have to divide what the car reports by 0.75 to get the actual energy used to charge. And this is in an ideal climate, no preconditioning, no sentry use, etc.

Interesting. I saw one of these at a rest area along Hwy 101 near SLO. I checked on Plugshare but didn’t see it listed and was wondering if I had imagined it. This was 3-4 weeks ago.

This is my nightmare. I turned off auto open/close so this doesn’t happen to me.

Plug it into abetterrouteplanner.com. In the advanced settings you can set the temperature. It’s very accurate.

I made that trip in my LR AWD Model 3. Stopped twice, first at Kettleman City, then somewhere in LA. I don’t think you can do it with one stop.

This site and I think all other local ones are only $0.20/kWh from 7 pm to 10 am.

Pretty busy already

Drive by today around 4 pm and was surprised to see it open and about half full.

I haven’t seen this mentioned yet, but abetterrouteplanner.com will give you a very accurate estimate of how much battery will be used on that commute.

I just hung a hook on the wall:

Car and Driver ran a 12.3: Tesla Model 3 Firmware Update Delivers Every Bit of Promised 5 Percent Power Increase

I also moon my Model 3. Glad I’m not the only one. 😁

I did the SF Bay Area to San Diego and back last October. Supercharged 4 times and did not have to wait. The nav system tells you how many chargers are free, so if one is full you can just keep going to the next one. At least along that route there is no shortage of Supercharging sites.

You could use abetterrouteplanner.com to get a very accurate estimate of the battery use you’ll see on your regular commute, much more accurate than going by EPA range estimates.

Is that correct? Page 5 of the owner's manual for the Gen 2 Mobile Connector says it is rated NEMA 4X, which seems to be even slightly more weatherproof than NEMA 4.

50 kW should be fine for regular charging. Rule of thumb is that it’s safe to charge at up to 1C regularly. 1C = fast enough to charge the battery in one hour. For us that’s ~78 kW. But I agree with the above posters that there’s a good chance you’ll have to charge more frequently than you...

I’ve used a number of Chargepoint and Volta stations and have never seen more than 240v/32a from any of them. More typically Chargepoint stations are shared and I only get 208v/16a.

What’s the concern with wear on the outlet? Is it a safety issue, or just that it’ll wear out?

Any mention about HW2.5 cars? Will we be able to subscribe?

I charged here yesterday. All stalls were working. Tesla has applied time of use rates here, and the off peak rate is only $0.19/kWh. Off peak is anytime other than 4-9pm. It's a good deal for those of us who have to pay for Supercharging.

I’ve never felt the need for a fob. Pixel phone works just fine. This would be interesting as a poll...

OP is in Nevada where sales tax is not collected on private party car sales. See Private Party Vehicle Sales

Agreed. Here’s a reference substantiating your statement about C rates: Fast and Ultra-fast Chargers - Battery University “The longevity can further be prolonged by charging and discharging below 1C; 0.8C is the recommended rate.”

I was at Harris Ranch yesterday and grabbed a pic. Chargers were not yet working.

Tesla fixed a rattle in my rear passenger door under warranty. It can’t hurt to ask.

I normally charge on a 5-20 outlet and gain about 2% per hour.

There’s always 2021...

M340i is a good one. Car and Driver tested one at 3.8s: 2020 BMW M340i Is a Rocket of an Everyday 3-Series The Audi S4 is close at 4.2s: 2020 Audi S4 Flies (Quickly) Under the Radar

Not really. I selected my LR AWD because I wanted the faster acceleration of the dual motor model, but I wasn't willing to step all the way up to the P. I didn't really want or need the larger battery.