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Imagine having ZERO range anxiety! This is your opportunity to influence the future direction of EV’s. There is a technology in the final stages of development, that as part of its technology 'suite' utilizes superconductors, which requires liquid nitrogen to function. The overall cost of the...

.. because you're giving me no sound or indication you're turned on right now!! (Ok I'll show myself out now)

I am going to develop a web portal where Tesla lover can share experience.. must required following expertise.. Joomla Development Wordpress Development Piwik Development Drupal Development Open Atrium Development OS Commerce Development Cake Php Development Phpmotion Development Media Wiki...

Hey guys! My name is Miro and drawing cars is my passion!! Let me share some of my car drawings with yall. Fully handmade done with graphite pencils only! no markers or other chemicals just pure traditional art work. As you can see my drawings are very detailed, i love to play with them! I...

Interesting take on the idea of robot rights... it gets kinda dark towards the end discussing human nature. Then links to an enlightening philosophical review of 'West World' with TONS of spoilers. I found the concept that the ability to feel pain and rights are inextricably linked to be...

Hi everyone, My name is Stephanie. I'm currently working on a research paper regarding Tesla and I was hoping to get some information from Tesla owners and enthusiasts about their experiences with (their) Tesla cars. I would really appreciate it if you can spare a few minutes to answer the...

Wondering if someone with imac experience can help me with the best way to transfer some of my files from an old iMac to a new iMac. I have looked on line and most of what I see says to use the Migration Assistant, I only want to move some of my information to my new iMac. Mostly info that is in...

I am not starting this thread as a political thread. Everyone has a right to their opinion. Mine just happens to be a very strongly held conviction when it comes to Trump. Clearly I'm not a supporter. I realize Elon is a business man first and foremost but he has somewhat cozied up to Trump...

Elon Musk Is Really Boring

Question: How do you make a Tesla a Hot Rod?! Answer: You don't-It's a Soft Rod! LOL. Software...

Back in November the gas tax was raised 23 cents to 37.5 cents per gallon (first increase since 1988). NJ went from 2nd lowest in the country, to the 6th highest

Hey All, I'm working on a project for a Tesla owner accessory that displays useful data in an artistic way. I am running into some roadblocks with the programming. If you're interested in working on a fun project, please PM and I can give you more details. Ideally, I'm looking for someone...

Hi there on the other side of the atlantic ocean! I am planning to visit the southwest of the US with my girlfriend this summer and was wondering, if there might be a chance to swap cars with an American Tesla owner that himself wants to visit Europe and does not need his car for a while? We...

Simple question. Let's see who gets bragging rights.

I was blown away by the picture he starts talking about at 11:40 - the three images below are all the same picture*, just with a different color palette loaded. He also has palettes for each scene at different times of day, for nine variations in all. This was done to reduce ROM requirements...

I must have missed something, when I go to mytesla the referral money does not show. I specifically asked the service center if it carried over to 2017 and they said yes. Never received any info from Tesla that I would lose it.

I am very happy to see that our Attorney General was brave enough to challenge the legality of Trumps travel ban. Now joined by at least 16 other State Attorneys General. This is inspiring! Attorney General of Virginia

This thread is to discuss - What is Trump saying and what are his voters & supporters hearing? This is very different from the media narrative. We should focus on first person speeches and interviews. This thread is NOT meant for partisan fist fights. As we all know that is not tolerated...

X-Posted from Yelp. I genuinely hope that nobody else experiences anything similar... Well I guess I ended up being the anomaly; at least I sure hope so. My father and I needed to head from Irvine to Las Vegas to pick up a vehicle. As a Tesla owner, I was familiar with Tesloop and was excited...

If Apple ends up producing an autonomous vehicle, will it have Windows?

I'm always kind of watching to see if things Musk works on are applicable on Mars. I'm curious if the things he does always have this in mind. Seems to me, the tunnels thing fits this narrative. New high-tech tunneling technology could be quite useful on Mars. Other things useful on Mars --...

We live in a developing area near the mountains and I've noticed plenty of wild animals in this region. Specifically Coyotes, and usually at night--presumably the coyotes popped into the neighborhood for a snack, and were headed back home across the road I often drive in the evening. I've...

As a Tesla owner I urge Elon Musk to stand up against hate. His weak response is unacceptable.

So I did a video of the modelxmas on my iPad and when I play it the volume is very low, I have my sound as hi as it will go. Is there a way to turn up the volume?

My blood ran cold when I flipped open the computer this morning. I woke up thinking of spaceship controls and how soon they'll show up in Model S. And then the news. 134 million people blanket banned. This morning, I think, I won't forget where I was when I read the news. Like the moment my 5th...

Dear TMC, Some of you may recall that I was involved in the Climate XChange Carbon Pricing Awareness Raffle in fall, 2015, with drawing January 1, 2016. You may recall that the Grand Prize was a nicely-optioned Tesla ($110K) PLUS CXC also paid for the federal gift withholding tax on the car...

Am I the only one here who's uncomfortable with Elon's seemingly budding bromance with Cheeto Jesus (aka President of the United States whom I'll never call by name)? The cozier it gets, the more concerned I become... What exactly is Elon's motive here? Anyone have any thoughts on the matter...

This year North America is for all intents and purposes energy independent. Canada, Mexico, and the US through localized trade are virtually independent from the wider world for energy imports of oil and nat gas. Thanks to the shale revolution, and the rapidly evolving set of technologies which...

Tried searching and didn't see a thread on this already. There is a movement under way to have a March for Science (previously named Scientist's March on Washington). It's gaining steam fast, and science is a big part of why Tesla has the mission it has, so I thought we should have a thread on...

Elon sent a tweet: "@TheEconomist This may sound surprising coming from me, but I agree with The Economist. Rex Tillerson has the potential to be an excellent Sec of State." with the rationale that Rex Tillerson shares a common belief in climate change and carbon tax. I myself think that is...

As a Chrome user I've been frustrated with the lack of Tesla based themes so I took it upon myself to make some for myself and the community. As of right now I am only making these themes for Google Chrome. They are meant to follow the design of Tesla Motors Club so it becomes more enjoyable. It...

I have just setup a test website where people can subscribe (for free) and submit their $1000 referral codes. The site could be a standard place to go, where people who aren't owners yet can get the $1000 deal, and help existing owners get their points up. The concept of post-by-post...

The next minute it's Angela Merkel."

The U.S. unemployment report was released yesterday and a friend of mine posted it on Facebook with the words: "Trump, your move". He's effectively challenging Trump to improve on those same numbers. But that's probably not fair - the complaint over the last few years from the opposition were...

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My dear friend and partner Gene Cernan passed away after a fight with cancer. Gene was best known as the last man that walked on the moon. He flew 3 times in space on G9 , A10 and A17. We always had great fun together and I will miss him dearly.

The intent of this post is to be informative, rather than come of like a jerk. Not to say I'm not woefully aware I am capable of the latter... The issue of not getting units for power (kW) vs energy (kWh) correct has already been covered on the forums many a time. It's an easy mistake to make...

Dear all fellow tesla owners I hope this post is within the rules. We are a danish family of four living in Copenhagen, Denmark with our Tesla Model S 70D parked around the corner in a private parking with 16amp charging facility. We are looking for someone who would like to swap house/appt...

This heavy equipment boom truck has actually a crane that can reach the length of the truck bed. But, this is often an Issue. For that, we would like to look for an absolute rotary encoder. We need this to position multiple stabilizers like crane. Do you think that will help? Would you know any...

In the past 2 weeks I've had about 7 new rock chips in the windshield of my Honda Ridgeline. I've come to the conclusion that in they are unavoidable given I live in western Canada, and the way they deal with winter ice/snow on the roads is to salt/gravel the roads. I have a Model 3 on...

No real surprise here. The New Electronics Consumer Is Not Who You Think It Is

During a trip to Europe a couple of years ago, my family stopped at Noah's Ark. A Dutchman has built what is described as an accurate replica of Noah's actual Ark. It is indicated in exhibit nomenclature to have been built to the specifications as related in the Bible.

Is anyone here heading out to Vegas for CES this week? If so, exhibitor, industry, media? I'll be driving out tomorrow but, as much as I'd like to, I won't be taking the S... wife doesn't want to be stuck driving the other car.

A member posed this excellent question (which I now paraphrase) in a recent thread: Has the power of the internet advanced truth, or obscured truth? The surrounding comments in @Jackl1956 's post sent the entire thread to snippiness... unfortunately throwing the baby out with the bathwater...

As we all know, Tesla only has one University affiliated laboratory for research on battery chemistry. (Tesla’s new battery research partner is receiving the prestigious Governor General’s Innovation Award) Dr Jeff Dahn spearheads that research.(Prof looks to make lithium-ion batteries that...

The song was created on our world tour with electric cars! To read here NoMiEV mobility | Facebook and a Blog Blog - NoMiEV mobility in German Sorry :-)

I found this "MG8Q6ES42 - N CHANNEL IGBT" power switching control motor hybrid integrated circuit between some old motor application circuit boards. Although I found datasheet for it, I didn't found any test circuits or something alike (usually datasheets contain something like that). Anyone...

I've been involved in an interesting discussion on another forum about the situation of filling out paperwork and purchasing a vehicle BEFORE the car is delivered to the customer. In this case, paperwork is trying to be filled out before the year is over so that the purchaser can claim the...

Full article at: Star Wars actress, bestselling author Carrie Fisher dead at 60

This is to be filed under "Justifications for buying something cool". A really bulging file.... The current thread regarding a lost Model X key fob has brought forth the demonstration of a FLIR device being useful for finding it: Fob missing somewhere inside Model X - any guesses? That's...