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Hi everyone, Ive experienced my first serious vehicle failure by way of a 12 Volt battery failure. 4 days ago an alarm came up saying 12 volt cell faulty please change soon. No performance change AP unaffected all good... 2 days later new battery fitted in richmond by Tesla - everything back...

Just noticed this on the Nav screen. Have not see it before. I also note that the other Superchargers that are on line and in range are no longer displaying the available stalls... FullSizeRender by Jjdsyd posted Apr 2, 2017 at 5:06 PM

Watch until the end...!

Who has it? TeslaFi firmware tracker isn't working. Let's hope it's not the customary two week wait

Another review of the Model S, this time the P100D Ludicrous Tesla Model S P100D 2017 review | road test Quite a good review, but don't quite understand what he feels has changed in the interior apart from the change in seat design.

Last week I stopped in a McDonald's carpark and parked with the front of the car over the concrete parking curb which served as the tyre stop. When I started to drive off later the bottom of the front skirt of my S75D scraped across the concrete. The car must have lowered itself as I...

I've met a few people at the Heatherbrae supercharger who were charging to 100% so they could get to Forster and back. We could use a destination charger or two up there!

Elon today tweeted that the RHD version of the Model 3 will be rolling out in 'summer' 2018. I remember the original plan being simultaneous rollout of LHD and RHD lines, but it seems Tesla has decided to keep things simple to ensure a smooth launch. Personally this just make me even happier I...

Destination Charger Location Problem/Opportunity Just finished a trip from Sydney to Melbourne to Ballarat to the Grampians in Western Vic. Great trip, 1500Km each way. On return we came back through Melbourne via the Princess to Bairnsdale (great new charger at Riversleigh...

Those NZ owners who imported their Model S's will need to get their SIM cards swapped out and replaced with Tesla SIM cards....which will save you having to pay for your own data. Last week something happened where some privately owned SIM cards (from Spark) stopped working. Prior to Tesla...

I am organising an exhibition of electric cars, e-bikes and electric technology at the inaugural Marlborough Earth Day Party to coincide with international Earth Day on 22nd April. I have several Nissan Leafs and a BMW i3 to display/demonstrate but feel it is only fair to include a Tesla...

says 1 hr and 50 mins. We'll see if this is the fabled 8.1! Elon S 10 days runs out tomorrow USA time.

I wonder if any of the recent NZ new owners (i.e. officially delivered to NZ) can tell me if the have the web browser enabled? I ask this because at the launch event in Auckland last month I noticed that the Model S that I sat in that was on display for the public to play with had the web...

My 2016 late Model S has had noisy wipers since day one. They squeak and vibrate when it is raining even heavily. Happens when windscreen is very clean or very dirty - the bottom of the drivers side wiper vibrates when it moves. Is this just a problem with mine or everybodies? Cheers

Life with a Tesla Model S P100D: How we ended up here Wheels are going to publish 7 updates over 2 weeks, below is part of the first update: With each update, I’d love to hear the reaction from readers. Drop us a line at [email protected]. Do you think EVs can make sense in Australia? What...

So we are soon to be a 2 Tesla household and have received the second HPWC (both three phase). The manual describes the ability to daisy chain the HPWCs so that the master HPWC charges first and when it finishes sends a signal to the next one to start charging. That way you don't need to run...

Anyone in Melbourne or Geelong with a new Tesla S with AP2 interested in attending an Electric Vehicle Conference being held at Deakin University in Geelong on 29 March 2017 from 9.00am to 12.30 pm then lunch provided. You would be 1 of 2 Teslas to attend (other one is me in a Model X). We would...

I've been watching a known website that lists new/used cars and received my first hit this morning of a Model S85 2014 for $99K, is this the first time a Tesla has been offered for less than $100K in Oz? id=SSE-AD-4614183 I just wish Nissan LEAF were about half the current advertised price...

Jay Weatherill: Build a Battery Storage System in South Australia and Solve the State's Energy Crisis! Help South Australia get a constant supply of electrical power by getting a Tesla Power Pack Farm.

Any Australians with an AP2 car have any of the enhanced autopilot features working yet? I'm thinking about TACC and lane keep assist features.

While you're at it Elon could we get a Gigafactory in South Australia as well?

I currently have both slimline and standard plates that I can use for my Model X coming in May. I'm pretty sure I will go with the slimline front and back combination. I'm still tossing up whether I go with a standard size plate on the back but I think I need to see them in the flesh to see the...

What peak charging speeds to people get at the St Leonards supercharger? in my facelift MS 70D (locked 75) I never seem to get above 92kW, regardless of state-of-charge or temperature. Is this normal? I'd love to know peak charging rates for other cars at this supercharger. Please share!

Hello All, I have 21" silver cyclones on my Model S and up to last week, have managed to avoid any major damage to them, largely due to installing rimpro-tec protectors on them when new. Unfortunately, I managed to rub the right rear rim on a low slung roundabout and that was too much for the...

Something weird happened last Sunday, I was trying to turn on climate control remotely before hopping in my car when my app connected to a Model X in northern California! I tried my other iphone app, Remote S, and it did the exact same thing. I played around with the app by trying to turn on...

I know there have been a few similar threads recently but, put simply, my insurance renewal is due and NRMA (current insurer) and InsureMyTesla have quoted almost exactly the same premium, with the same excess. The respective PDS documents have taken the typical insurance company "confuseopoly"...

I got a phone call from Tesla on Friday to say that they were starting a Certified Pre-Owned program for Tesla's so I can now trade-in my 2014 Model S 85 on an AP2 equipped car. I passed on the opportunity but thought I should mention it for anyone who has been waiting on the scheme coming here...

Hi all, We have a couple of local owners interested in heading out to the HV for a meetup. We have four owners that are definitely interested but keen to broadcast to any others in the area or Sydney that are keen to be involved. I am proposing to meetup locally on Sunday 2nd April to head out...

Just replaced my key fob battery after only 5 months after some errors happening with Summon and occasionally not having door handle extend immediately. The battery replacement has made Summon more reliable with less error messages and the doors now open as soon as I walk up to the doors...

Does anyone else have software version 17.4.45? I've searched around and can't find any reference to it. Unfortunately the release notes have no info except for mentioning bug fixes etc. I'm guessing it's pretty old as it doesn't show any signs of TACC or AP2 despite me buying AAP yesterday for...

Just thought i would drop this here. Intresting test. Look forward to the full article. Would have liked some more inso. Re SOC, max battery.... Tesla Model S P100D hits the dyno, spits out incredible torque: video

ev-fw.com shows that 17.7.2 has been rolled out to (at least 1 person) in Australia. Anyone here have it on their AP2 car yet?

So I dropped off my Model S at the Richmond service centre today to get a few issues resolved, and instead of the traditional Model S loan car, I was given a Mercedes C200. Apparently Tesla have handed over their loan car responsibilities to a third party and this is what is happening now. The...

Has anyone used their X for towing yet? Would love to see some photo's, horse float, caravan, bigger the better.

I've only used auto park 3 or 4 times but this last time it ran both my brand new Tsportline 20" rims into the curb and cut them up. Will be the last time I use auto park. Has anyone else experienced this? Might have been to do with the quality of the curb and the sensor not picking up a clear...

Last year we drove from Sydney to the Gold Coast by charging fully at Port Macquarie and topping up overnight at Coffs Harbour. The full charge at Port Macquarie took over an hour but we were having lunch so that worked well. Now we're planning the same trip again over Easter but this time...

I notice Tesla is advertising for retail showroom staff for Adelaide. Great to see...

Facebook Tesla now have space in MYER in Melbourne. Anyone been there to take a look? I wonder whether this will be a successful partnership. I imagine that a Tesla "store" will have the same touch and play lure as the Apple stores seem to have, especially with the Falcon Wing Doors on display.

Woo Hoo... To support the Bridge of Hope's Bridging the Gap fundraiser next Thursday, 23 Feb, ( www.boh.org.au/event ) Tesla has offered a "Tesla Owner’s Weekend Experience” where the winner can collect a Model S on Friday night and return it Monday morning which we're going to auction off. So...

had my p100d now for almost a month and still on old firmware/software. Still on 2.48.110. Anyone had theirs updated yet?

I have not seen this issue recently reported on the forum so I'm wondering whether it might be happening just on our roads but, since updating to 17.6.15 (the "performance reductions removal" update) yesterday, my car is noticeably more "wobbly" on corners and even on some straight local roads...

I was excited when, at the TOCA Bowral meetup, about a dozen people put their hands up when asked if they were seriously thinking of driving their Tesla round Australia. Gaps in the charging route seemed to be the only real obstacle. Now there is serious momentum for creating a full Round...

Tesla Model X 2017 Review – Car Reviews, News & Advice - carsales.com.au Seems to show that Tesla is still having problems with the back doors. How common is this? "After a morning’s repeated use, the driver’s side rear door on our test model failed to open to its full height while the motor...

Got caught in the sydney hailstorm yesterday. Towels didn't save the tesla from a beating. Golf ball sized hail has left golf ball sized dents.... so sad

First 3rd party app that I know of Tesla owners now have an even more obsessive companion app Question is, would you give a third party access to your car?

Hi all Just got Sparkys windows tinted & was told they couldn't do the side windows? Can anyone else confirm plz as it looks out of place IMO? Cheers

Great to see this innovative association with a retail store in Australia. Tesla partners with Australian department store chain on pop-up showroom ".... Myer will host a launch event scheduled for tomorrow evening where models will arrive in the underground car park of Melbourne University in...

A Ludocurious Lite mode would be a popular download. Could be a good way for Tesla to get more money out of the new S60's or S75's. I'm sure with software tweaks they could get the 0-100 time for the 60/75 down to near 5 seconds flat. I'd pay $2000 for that. Which else 60/75 owners would?! Cheers

Cleaned the inside of the rear screen yesterday, with a clay bar and lubricant. A very gentle run over turned the, previously white, clay bar to black!! THAT's where all the dust accumulates. Amazing how much dirt comes of a "clean" screen after a year's running with a gentle clay bar rub...

Anyone have any luck in Melbourne using AP2? Tried today on the Monash (near Toorak Rd, heading down to the Penisula), and I was told it was unavailable on that road. Any confirmation on where to use it?