Can I ask what might be a silly question, but in regards to the model 3 charging itself, does anyone know if it is possible in the model 3's software to set it up to only charge during the hours of for example 11am and 3pm (i.e. when the solar panels are usually at full generation)? Or do I need to get my electrician to install a physical timer on the wall charger to manually do this? I know there are full blown devices like the evse stuff which looks amazing, but I just want to simply tell it "charge during those hours only" and that way most days it will basically use as much solar as possible.
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Tesla Model 3 in Australia
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Not necessarily. Got burned with my last private sale of a German sports car. Found a buyer quickly and he didn’t even want to negotiate, just paid asking price. But for private sale you need roadworthy and despite visiting 3 different ones, each one wanted to charge me thousands to fix stuff...yet it was different stuff between them!
They know they have you at ransom so when selling privately you need to expect some additional costs for all the fake stuff the dodgy Roadworthy mechanics will want.
one4spl
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You can make an argument for price... But I'm not sure 37km extra range it much to hold out for. And given the LRRWD has a different battery it's another set of spares they would need to keep here. I understand why they dont offer it and would be very surprised if it was made available at any point.
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How awesome is Teslafi!
I hadn't read about it before. Very cool features. I will definitely use it for it's log book generating in itself. That will make the accountant happy with my "percentage of vehicle use for business" every year.
If only they had an app, it would be perfect!
Priit
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Where do you get that LR RWD battery would be different than LR AWD battery? All information that I have found so far states they use exactly same battery only different controller that distributes the power from same battery to either one motor or 2 motors. So the cabling from controller to motors is different but battery to controller is same.
Seriously? Teslas don’t have programmable charging timers built in?
The Nissan LEAF has two timers that can be set, and different timers can be applied on different days of the week. When we had solar and PW2 installed in May, I reprogrammed the LEAF to charge during the morning on days when it is usually at home, and offpeak after midnight on days when it’s not. This maximises self-consumption and minimises grid costs.
If Tesla can’t do this natively I am shocked.
one4spl
Luke Smith - https://TSL43.info
Yes, all Teslas have a charging timer where you can set the start time and current limit in the charging screens which can be set differently at different locations.
Blue heaven
Fair Dinkum Tesla
It has a start timer only, stop charging by adjusting amps and battery percentage to suit.
With model s/x, and I assume 3 is the same, you press the scheduled charging button on the big screen and select the hours that the car is permitted to start to charge from. You dont need a 3rd party solution. You also reduce the charge current on this same screen so that it wont draw too much from your solar panels.
Yep its mainly about the price - but I wanted the range of a LR model ... and the LRAWD at $93,866 k compared to the SR+ at $70,657k Split the difference and call it approx $ 81 k for a Long range RWD = a sale price of 10 k extra for 20 approx extra kwh @ Tesla cost of $100 USD per kwh (2K USD) call it $3-3.5000 AUD , so approx $ 6,000 high profit margin (if it was available) - so that could be a win - win. Yes I know LR RWD probably wont come back.. hope its ok if I stop and think a bit before "jumping" onto the $93,866 LRAWD right now
It is the same battery so far as I know, so the same part.
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Renewablekid
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Yep its mainly about the price - but I wanted the range of a LR model ... and the LRAWD at $93,866 k compared to the SR+ at $70,657k Split the difference and call it approx $ 81 k for a Long range RWD = a sale price of 10 k extra for 20 approx extra kwh @ Tesla cost of $100 USD per kwh (2K USD) call it $3-3.5000 AUD , so approx $ 6,000 high profit margin (if it was available) - so that could be a win - win. Yes I know LR RWD probably wont come back.. hope its ok if I stop and think a bit before "jumping" onto the $93,866 LRAWD right now
It is the same battery so far as I know, so the same part.
I think it was established earlier that the entire battery pack wiring is different for a single motor M3. I’d say they would have removed the part of the line that manufactures a 75kwh pack for single motor
Renewablekid
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However, something no one has noticed is that they are still selling single motor long range model Y, so they might be planning to reintroduce that specific battery pack. But the configurator hasn’t changed in a Kong time and still lists black as default so who knows
Zfactor
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Hello everyone
I recently ordered M3 and from Wellington. Hoping to connect with fellow enthusiasts in this forum. Has anyone received their M3 delivery yet?
I recently ordered M3 and from Wellington. Hoping to connect with fellow enthusiasts in this forum. Has anyone received their M3 delivery yet?
The standard software also supports charging schedules. “Teslafi Will do this” is different from “only Teslafi will do this”.
It's fully documented in the User's Guide you can download, and each location can have its own schedule.
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