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I have the discontinued NEMA 14-50 WC unit. It is heating up and reduces charging rate from 40A to 30A to 15A within 20-25 minutes. I changed the 14-50 receptacle to Hubbell (as once recommended by Tesla) - still the same issue. In the same outlet, my UMC with the 14-50 pigtail draws 32A till...

The car may draw small amounts of power occasionally ... for its maintenance. Leaving it plugged in is significantly better than worrying about this small but necessary consumption.

That's just the relays being switched on.

That's interesting indeed the correlation between temp and rated range/BMS drift! Keep in mind measuring exact SOC on the battery is not easy. If we can do that ...

I live in the Cincinnati area, and we still use the flat rate system. In spite of this I start charging with my 120V outlet for a 30mi RT at midnight, to end charging roughly when I leave for work. I consistently get close to 4.5mi/h back. If your daily commute is 40mi RT, you could get the...

Interesting ... mine's a LR RWD too, see my Stats picture from a post this afternoon: Living with 120V - 8000 miles and counting Except for the recent dip, my rated range is almost the same as yours. Is your data from TeslaFi?

I figured something like that based on "Since last charge" data back in summer. They should report Wh/mi with a significant digit after the decimal point. Likewise Tesla should include one significant digit in KWh usage under "Since last charge" - after all they do it for mileage reported...

@ewoodrick the battery is (for sure) inefficient in colder months compared to warmer months. But does it degrade faster in colder months, meaning do we lose more rated range in colder months than in summer? My understanding is that rated range is more a function of battery usage pattern and...

Only yesterday I downloaded the Stats data for rated range. It's always been hovering around 325 till ... The arctic outbreak we had from 11/12-14, when temps didn't go above low-mid 20s for 3 days. In that cold spell I hit the 9000mi mark, and saw the rated range drop significantly below the...

I do 120V charging in my apt garage with a 30mi RT on weekdays. My daily SOC is 50%-65%. Top up only when I go on a trip. Also occasional SC up to 85%. Have 9000mi in 8 months. With recent drop in temps, saw a small dip in rated range on Stats, but seems to want to go back to 325mi. Let's see...

I live in an apt and have 120V (NEMA 5-15) outlet in my rental garage. No charging at work with a round trip of 30mi. It takes me 6h to get back the 30mi. 1. No. Difficult. 2. Not really. 3. Should be fine. 4. Not really.

In the Cincinnati area we have flat electricity rates. In spite of that "Scheduled Departure @ 830a" finishes charging around 600a every time. Doesn't seem to warm the battery. By choosing "Start Charging at 100a" for an approximate 7.5h charging session with 120V to reach my limit, if I left...

Is available (just now ordered one). FYI, Tesla says on shop.tesla.com: "Note: Limited inventory available. Once current stock is sold, this product will no longer be available."

Same here. Have a Sandisk Extreme Go USB with write speeds of up to 150 MB/s (I believe Mega-Bytes, NOT Mega-bits) and read speeds of up to 200 MB/s. Must be a bug as suggested by (see below).

My RT is 30mi/day. I charge using the standard 120v outlet. I always leave it plugged in when not driving. My battery max needle is set to 65%, and charging starts at 10p. Almost 4 months and 4300mi later, everything is fine and dandy. Only once did I take it up to 100% (for a long trip) over a...

Thanks for pointing that out. Couldn't have said it any better. The compressor must be 1 kW rated, and for my speed and distance the 30 Wh/mi increase (compared to without AC) seems right.

Good point (also by @Aellinsar). It is likely that the AUTO option is more efficient - have to try that. It appears that AC consumes about 30 Wh/mi.

Yes, that's why my last point to wait for a full year report. I will be happy with 220-240 Wh/mi average, which is still 4x efficient than my Fit.

HPWC with NEMA 14-50 will pull in 40A compared to 32A by UMC NEMA 14-50. You get 25% more power than UMC.

After 3 months ... 3800 mi, 200 Wh/mi, efficiency is 125% (I guess actual range/rated range) with an MPGe of 160-200, and the indicated rated range is 325 mi. I have found the following to help: Maintain constant speed as long as possible, highway or not. Yes I realize that energy consumed is...

If you are using the steps I posted above, can you complete up to step 2.5? If so, can you post pictures of what you see when you do 3.1 (with volume M selected)?

It's interesting that the small thermal stability window essentially avoids the traditional TMF issues - one less variable to worry about in this complex process. Thanks for pointing out the paper - quickly perused through it, and I see what you mean. Talking of EV batteries, that's the only...

Based on Stats my rated range is 324-326 (extrapolated from current SoC). Have 3k miles.

Thanks everyone for responding. I will make sure I have at least 1 more person when I use these lanes.

@EV-Tech Exp In mechanical components subject to cyclic temperature loads, thermo-mechanical fatigue (TMF) results in loss of stress carrying capacity - the mechanism seen here include cracking and exfoliation (similar to Li-Ion batteries). Since these temperature and/or SoC cycles in Li-Ion...

My TM3 has a OH license plate, and I am visiting my sister in the GTA? Can I use the HOV/HOT lane? How about Ontario Teslas (or other EVs) without the "Green Plate"?

I am late to the discussion here. Great trailer and OP. The distance between the trailer and the vehicle, aka vehicle-trailer gap, plays a crucial role. If the flat front of the trailer is well within the slipstream of MX, then it will have a small resistance to overcome, since the pressure...

My method was NOT scientific - I used a decibel meter app on the phone. It appeared that without the rubber seal I had an average of 83dB and with the seal about 78-79dB between the same two exits on the highway here. I understand there are variabilities; for instance a convoy of those loud...

Valuable data for Tesla, and I hope there's a way to send it to them.

I bought this noise reduction kit https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07N1DXSH5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and installed it as per instruction. My tests showed that I had a noise reduction of 5dB on the highway. The instruction clearly says "make sure that the seal does not...

Use a multimeter to check both 14-50 and "standard" outlets. Then take it a friend's who has these outlets ...

Couldn't find info from a quick search on these topics. Anything your research revealed? Does it void any of Tesla's original warranty? Ohmmu's BMS test and data? Sounds promising on paper - awesome indeed! Curious about what you find out.

I second that. I went in to a Nissan dealer beginning of March to test drive the new Leaf Plus - ok, they didn't have one, so I test drove a Leaf. 4 weeks later, when the guy called me to sell me a Leaf (not a Plus), I was already driving my Model 3!

Did you take it in for this service? Or was it for something else? No, I haven't seen this service bulletin.

Thanks for pointing that out @Neditor. I should have recorded this line of instruction after Step 2.3 (can't seem to modify OP) 2.3a: Use GUID Partition Map Scheme (same as GPT on windows). I can report back that if the dashcam is NOT turned off after you have parked, and pull out stick, the...

Suggest using a MAC. It's easy to use and just tested that the drive formatted on MAC works on Windows (and Tesla!)

Inspired by this post, I have created one for Mac here: Mac: divide USB into 2 partitions (for dashcam and music)

Inspired by the detailed post: [V9] How to Format USB into 2 Partitions for DashCam and Music [Windows] by @SomeJoe7777, I have created this post for mac. I did start out with windows, was able to create the 16gb partition for TeslaCam, and was unable to format the remainder for music because of...

I didn't state it ... yes, I am responsible for knowing the speed limits. Would have been a problem in my (former) ICE as well. I am new to Cincy (moved from New England), and here I hadn't "gone for a drive" in my ICE, and so I don't know the speed limits on many local roads. I do know very...

With 30 mile RT HWY commute @ 65mph, I get 210-220 Wh/mi. If I do mostly local and 5-8 miles of HWY, I get 180-190 Wh/mi. 4th week, have 900m and lifetime average of 227 Wh/mi. So far very pleased with the sparse energy consumption!

In the Cincinnati area I am finding that the displayed speed limit is off about 50% of the time on local and state roads (outside of the interstate systems). When it is not correct, most of the times it appears to be on the conservative side. I realize that I should look for posted speed limits...

I miss the Northeast ... NJ has no sales tax for full EVs, MA and some other states have these EV incentives. Here in the midwest (Ohio), there's no such thing. No real incentive to switch, in case you're just below the affordability range. If anything, recently the state legislators passed a...

I always leave it plugged in (in my garage) with the UMC on the 120v/15a outlet, charging from 70% to 80% on a daily basis. For long trips (10-14 days), I plan to leave it plugged in but set the charge limit to 50% (or 60%), but then one day before I come back set the limit back to 80%. The...

My daily commute is 30 miles round trip. I make do with 120v/12a (1.44 kW) standard wall outlet. I start charging every night at 8 pm - should take 6 hours, and there is enough time to do some battery prep at 6 am on the ice-cold mornings (even now). I leave the "wall" side of the wall connector...

FYI, I am NOT at all concerned, especially about this app. You should look at the privacy policy ... if I am right the App does not know your Tesla PW - it's hashed while storing and encrypted while communicating with the Tesla API. If you are worried about misuse of your PW then just change it...

If you ping MF, I am sure he will add one - I believe he creates one video a week. I am glad you have Smart Battery Prep - I can use it on cold days. First need to get the app - got the car just 2 weeks back!

See Matt Ferrell's review of Stats here (he also has reviews of TeslaFi and TezLab): Tesla App Review - Stats Check out Matt's website - Undecided with Matt Ferrell - he is awesome with short, to the point reviews with relevant details.

I am in the same situation till my apt allocates a garage to me. My current (pun!?!) solution is to cover the relay part of the connector (Tesla calls it the controller) in thick plastic sheet, cinch it to the adapter cable at the top with a bread bag twist tie, and leave the plastic below the...

I was lucky that my Carmax valuation (which Tesla matched) with the sales tax break was barely $300 less than the highest KBB value. So private sale wasn't worth it for me, and I traded it in. But in your case, no sales tax in NJ for EVs, go for Vroom!

My experience was pretty nice as well. Configured on 3/15, VIN on 3/21 and delivered on 3/24 - one week ahead of schedule! They pointed out and took care of transportation plastic marks ... But I was very lucky - in that I interacted with someone from the local store by chance - for instance...