Teslas have black glass roofs, why can’t they implement solar panels to charge the battery while the car sits in the sun all day ?. Even 5 % would be possible ?. Seems like a no brainer.

Car: 2022 MYP with 20,618 miles. Looks shiny because of PPF.
Background: Visiting my son in Watertown, MA. Car parked on a quiet street next to his house. Apparently, a parade was scheduled and the next street was blocked. A 17-year old diving on that street decided to make a u-turn and backed into my car. We were outside and noticed the accident as it happened. I got to talk to the 17-year old (he apologized repeatedly, "stressed out") and then to his father. Both were extremely cooperative in providing information.
Long story short, a couple of dents on the front and rear left doors, which I thought would be 1-2 K to fix. A Tesla-approved body shop in the Boston area is currently doing the work for an initial estimate of $9,465.39 (not sure if this includes PPF replacement) and 3 weeks to finish. This will cost me $0, unless the PPF is not included, because of a deductible waiver on my policy.
Reason for posting: more data about the cost of an apparently small Tesla accident. Please make sure you have good insurance if you buy a Tesla.

Hi all, Just got my 2024 Model 3. I guess I protected it too much... I bought those stupid Wheel Protector from Ali Express. It is like a plastic Ring you clip it on the wheels to protect it from road rash. I put it on for 3 days! Big mistake! sand and dirt get in... and look at the photo. What do I do? How much to fix this? Should I just powder coat it or something? The problem is it is all over 4 wheels!!!

1977 I was 9 years old when my Grandpa Ben (Swedish name Bengt) bought a 1976 Coachman Leprechaun and first introduced me to camping. On that trip my family went to Mt. Rushmore, Salt Lake City, Reno and down the California Coast. 5 years later he passed from a brain tumor.

Having left the camper to my family, the last time my family used it I was 21 years old, and while I have used a Tent for camping many times since, with the purchase of my ’23 Model Y Long Range and after seeing the camping options it presents, I decided to go back to Rushmore by camping in my Tesla.

Before getting started I had to purchase some things (in addition to all the other goodies I’ve spoiled my tesla with) they were

• Napier Sportz Hatchback and Small CUV Tent 8'x8' Waterproof Camping Tent - Amazon.com
• Lost Horizon Mattress
• Privacy screens Amazon.com (already had windshield and sunroof screens)

I already had an Air pump (Amazon.com) so I saw no reason to buy Lost Horizon’s version since it looked like the same model (https://shorturl.at/1Bvdy) but unfortunately they had a non-standard adapter so I had to McGyver mine.



My drive started from Hobart, Indiana where I hit my first traffic jam due to a boat accident. Seriously, a Semi hit a yacht being towed.


My plan was to make camp for a few days in Wisconsin Dells, stopping for lunch in Arlington Heights, Illinois (Mitsuwa Market – try it if you are in the area). Only had mild rain and made it to the Dells using 76% of my battery or 239 Wh/mi.

Pitched tent at Wisconsin Dells KOA Holiday. It had an 110 hookup but was too far for the mobile connector. Despite a slight drizzle the tent went up easily.





I had chosen the 8x8 tent since it was just me but the hatch could only raise about 5 feet above the ground. The 10x10 version (Amazon.com) would have made it easier to crawl in.

I added a 3/4 inch bedding foam sheet on the mattress and let out a little air and slept well.



The angle of the back seats actually matched what I have on my sleep number bed at home when the car is level, but at this site I could have used about 2-3 inches from an RV leveling pad.

Taking the tent down was easy enough and put it in the frunk while leaving the mattress in place for travel.

I drove into Minnesota and South Dakota after going to 99% at the Baraboo Supercharger while eating at the Denny’s ( Had charged to 79% on arriving and used 46% during my time there) – took 49 minutes. This was my last Version 3 supercharger until I returned the same way.

My next stop was at Mitchell, SD to not have a long driving day.

Spent 31 minutes at Albert Lea, MN to go from 15% to 74% - $17.28

Spent 21 minutes at Worthington, MN to go from 26% to 70% - This was my first charging mistake of the trip – Worthington has both Ver. 2 and Ver. 3 superchargers 2 blocks apart and Tesla navigation sent me to the old 150kW chargers. $12.96

Arrived at Mitchell, SD where I was staying and spent 45 minutes to go from 16% to 80% on the 120Kw supercharger. $18.36

After seeing the Corn Palace





I checked into the Mitchell KOA Journey – no electric at their tent sites (didn’t matter the mosquitoes were so bad I just put the cooler outside and didn’t even pitch the tent.



I chose the Mitchell stop so that I could get up early in the next morning and have plenty of time for the 3 stops I wanted to do the following day – The Dignity statue at Chamberlin, Wall Drug and Mount Rushmore

After seeing the Dignity Statue



I charged at Oacoma, SD for 45 minutes to go from 22% to 95%, ate at Al’s oasis and spent about 20 minutes writing.

With that I only needed a 7-minute charge to go from 48% to 62% at Murdo SD otherwise I would arrive at Wall Drug with only 1% remaining.

I paid $24.12 to go from 12% to 94% over 49 minutes during the 2 hours I was at Wall, SD seeing Wall Drug and the other stores.





This was my second charging “mistake” because I could have saved a few bucks had I known that the Mount Rushmore Parking garages had Tesla wall chargers where I arrived at 51% battery.

Arrived at Mount Rushmore KOA Resort at Palmer Gulch and in my opinion is the best campground I have ever stayed in – with one exception – only 1 bar on my cell phone and often went to non where my phone was in satellite SOS mode and very spotty WiFi coverage.​

If you go there ask for Tent site 33 or 32 Here is why



Finally, was able plug into 110 service and the amount I got during my stay covered all my idle and camp mode electricity use for the entire trip.

Unfortunately on one of the times I disconnected the tent collar from the car I missed seeing the fabric get pinched in the trunk and repairs to the tent needed to be made.




All things must end so here is the return trip

Left Rushmore at 56%

Wall $21.24, 25% to 100%, 49 minutes – had good breakfast and doughnuts for the road

Oacoma $11.16, 26% to 67%, 17 minutes

Mitchell $13.68, 31% to 80% 33 minutes

Worthington $21.24 15% to 92% 41 minutes (plus 3 minutes to drive to the faster charger this time)

Albert Lea $11.52, 45% to 86% 23 minutes

Baraboo $15.58 4% to 56% 15 minutes

Rockford $18.49 9% to 63% 18 minutes

Home again at 20%, cost $8.25 to get back over to 80% as I slept


Overall it was a 2256 mile trip from NW Indiana (elevation 524 ft.) to Mount Rushmore (elevation 4954 ft.). Charging cost $257 which included 800 miles at 80 MPH (winds 8-15 MPH degrading efficiency) and 500 miles less than 45 MPH.

Compare this to a 2023 Ford Escape would cost $237 for the same miles only if ran at 65 MPH for the entire trip at 32 MPG with no elevation change. So realistically the ICE would have had higher fuel costs under the same conditions



So what worked and didn’t

Camp mode worked wonderfully.

I slept well in the car using the mattress, no issues with sliding down despite the slight incline, and the extra foam improved the comfort. That said, there were some nights I wanted the trunk shut and the mattress blocks the latch. Also it was harder to get into the undertrunk while in place.

Storage – despite having so much, I really mismanaged where things were, a frunk and trunk organizer might have helped



What would I have done different?

I did not get a refrigerator to go under the back because of the expense and need for ventilation, but in retrospect would have been better off with a smaller cooler than the one I had.

Although the bottom corners of the hatch didn’t cause the tear, I should have put something there to reduces the chance.

I should have bought stronger (neodymium) magnets to close the gap between the tent and car – the wones I had slipped with strong wind.

Would have tried to make it in two days instead of three spending more time at Rushmore than stopping at the Dells.

Leveling pads would be nice.

All other issues I might have had could have been found in any camping situation.



I hope you have found my experience eduational.

Morning,

I purchased a new 2022 Plaid and just broke 10k miles. Have had two front drive units replaced, steering wheel internal mechanism replaced (somehow broke) and two alignments done. I now have constant squeaking from the front driver side suspension at low speeds. I made a service request and they are charging $152 to diagnose. Has anyone experienced this issue and is there a reason warranty isn’t covering this? I asked Tesla and still waiting on a response.

I noticed that Tesla has ended the .99% finanching deal on June 1st, as expected, but now the 19" Silver Geminis are no longer an option and the previously $500 Dark Gemini's are now the default. I'm just wondering what this will mean for my MY that's on order with the Silver Gemini's that has had no order update yet (could I get automatically switched)?

Interesting article in Autocar on this with an EV9 where it emergency braked out of the blue. This mirrors my experience on a Lotus Eletre and is a common known fault with their software also, not sure they've fixed this yet.

Basically in that car had it a couple of times but say you are driving around a town / city and some car comes up to the white lines on a side road. Nothing happens, all good. But if you are getting close to that junction and as they drive up their cars nose crosses the white line the car would emergency brake because it assumes they are coming out of the junction. This is what I felt was going on anyway based on the times it happened.

Tesla I'm sure has emergency braking but doesn't in my experience suffer from this issue. Just mention it as it was poor software that forced me to return the Eletre among a few other things. There's a big gap in quality of software and as it takes over safety features of cars, it's not just a quality of the Sat Nav and does it have Apple CarPlay / Android Auto to consider. It can be a fundamentally bad and dangerous car to drive also if the software is bad these days.

When automated driver assistance systems go badly wrong | Autocar

I placed an order last week for a low mileage (25.2K) 2021 Tesla MY LR AWD from Tesla. It's the exact combination I want (White/White, 19" Gemini wheels) and is a late 2021 build (June 6, 2021). I paid $30,400, which seemed reasonable to me.

I am now concerned that I'm going to miss out on the AMD Ryzen change in 22, plus build quality improvements that came later in 2022. I'd really love to hear from people with that went from a 21 to 22 and know if I'm making a big deal out of nothing.

I'm trying to decide if I should cancel my order and hold out for a 2022 or later.

Thanks everyone

Why is this only available on new vehicles. When it uses the cameras?

Ik heb 2 probleempjes met mijn X momenteel.

1. Er komt water bij de bijrijders voordeur naar binnen als hij stilstaat en het regent. Meestal slaapt ie binnen maar als ik aan het werk ben niet en dan zie ik weleens water op de mat. Zover ik zie niet als ik in de regen rij.
Het lijkt onder tussen de binnen bekleding en het metaal naar beneden te komen maar helemaal zeker ben ik daar niet van. Heeft iemand tips waar ik moet beginnen te zoeken?


2. Mijn achteruitrij camera werkt goed alleen zie ik mijn trekhaak maar een klein stukje en de camera zit niet in het midden (de trekhaak volgens mij wel redelijk). Voor het aankoppelen van mijn aanhanger is het wel handig als ik de trekhaak wat beter in beeld heb. Is het mogelijk om de camera iets bij te stellen? Moet dan waarschijnlijk van binnen uit gedaan worden.

Iemand tips?

Alvast bedankt.

I have just been on YouTube watching what appeared to be a live video from an official Tesla event. Elon talking and taking questions from the audience. All of a sudden he talks very scripted, a QR code shows in the corner of the screen and he is asking people to send in crypto currency claimng they will instantly get back twice the amount. It looks like Elon, it sounds like him but it clearly is a fake video. It is a clear scam. The channel looks like Tesla as well. I discovered there is at least one more channel also doing a live stream sunning the same fake video. I cannot believe YouTube is letting this happen.

I took delivery of a Model Y on March 29, 2024. It seemed pretty straight forward untill about a week later when I got a request for an additional copy of the insurance ID card. This was followed by a request for the final payment, which had been made on the day of delivery. They insisted on a cashiers check of which I obliged. I went to the local Tesla store in Warwick RI. When I presented the check the lady there said she couldn't take it. I was to take it to the Providence store.
Also during the intervening week I found a mistake on the purchase/sale agreement of $200 (in their favor).
I have contacted them many, many times only to be told "There is an active case for the $200 refund. We will up date you when there is activity."
It has been 2 months waiting for resolution.
So the question is: Should I just give up? Does anyone here have a suggestion how to get Tesla to refund the $200.00?

Hello, so I am picking up a used 2017 Model S 75. It's 4 hours away from my home. My question is I am reading online that if I want supercharge on the way home which I will need to, I have to be linked as the owner in the Tesla app with the vehicle. However, everything I'm reading says it takes 3 to 5 business days for the ownership to actually be adjusted within the Tesla app after you provide proof of new ownership. Does anybody know if there's anything I can do with the seller as I'm picking up the car to make this happen immediately where I am connected as new owner with my payment method in the app? or if I can't use the Tesla superchargers on the way home are there other chargers you would recommend that I use that I can just pay with a normal debit card? I am brand new to this, so just wanna make sure I can charge on the way home after pick up the car because it is a 4 Hour Drive. I'm driving from Tampa Florida to Jacksonville, fl

OK, Tesla fanboys and fangirls... I'm prepared for your "no, you're an idiot" replies but this has been bothering me...

Is Tesla not being deceptive with the whole "after est gas savings" business?

For example, this is on the homepage of the Tesla website right now. And you KNOW people see "From $299/mo" and stop reading. No way in the WORLD you're getting a $299/month Model Y lease unless you put down something like $20K. And Tesla knows this.

This "estimated gas savings" just seems to dirty to me. Might be good marketing but for someone about to do a financial transaction this is meaningless.

Thoughts?

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Anyone who subscribes to FSD generally won't be getting these updates, based on historical rollouts as they will be first in line for FSD 12.4 when it comes.

I wish I could tell you how it happened, I certainly never felt anything and only noticed it when I was walking back to the car. I understand it's going to be quite a costly repair so if I need to get it on insurance I suppose so be it. I was just wondering if anyone has any advice? I have taken it to several body shops but they won't touch it because it's a Tesla (Heaven forbid).

Thank you guys, this is my first post here and it sucks that it's under these circumstances, i've always just been more of a viewer than a participator here.

Is there anyway I can combine a few of my threads on my newly acquired 2016 model S
I’ve got a few things to ask about the car and I keep starting new threads. I figured it would be good to have a general thread. I’m wondering if I can combine them?

Thanks !

I never heard of this before, but it says my powerwall will not provide power for 24 hours during a calibration. So I will be using the grid only for this 24 hours I guess or not grid only during the day but at night of course it will be grid only.

I wonder how often this is going to happen?

This was never mentioned to me ever by anyone during this process of getting this new system.

Hi Tesla Community,

I'm planning a road trip in Colorado and will be staying at a mountain cabin Airbnb. The nearest Supercharger is 2 hours away, and I need to figure out a way to charge at the Airbnb to avoid anxiety about charging.

1. Can I use a 240-volt dryer outlet for Level 2 charging of my Tesla?
2. What type of adapter will I need for this setup?
3. Any safety tips or considerations when using a dryer outlet for charging?
4. Has anyone had similar experiences and can share how it worked out?

The regular 120-volt outlet charges too slowly, and I don’t want to worry about running out of charge because we will be using the car throughout the day. Any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!

Did a quick search of the forum but can't find anything related to my question.....

Has anybody in the UK got the Preview Sentry Recordings in their iOS app after the Spring Update?

Notateslapp shows availability as unknown in the UK, just wondering if anybody has got this working?

Cheers!

Hi everyone I just picked up a 24 M3P for my first Tesla (I love it I upgraded from a civic lol) and I just need some answers please? So I bought FSD and the cameras are calibrated and I used it one time so far but when I try using it again it defaults to autosteer instead of FSD beta even though it’s selected in the Autopilot tab. I also don’t know if smart summon or summon is available on the 24’s? I don’t have the option to enable it and if anyone could answer I’d appreciate it

I had the Y in for service today at Chatswood and by chance found out that they can retrofit the PWS speaker (and do so via their mobile service).

I've had enough encounters with surprised pedestrians that I'm going to get it installed, and hope to make it sound like a V8 with a lumpy cam on idle.

I am buying a White Performance Y and our Tesla lot has over 10 that fit what I want. So I have spent some time going over the cars to try to pick out the best one. Yes, very OCD. Going over the cars I find the same issues pretty consistently. Here is what I have found

- The front lights not being flush with the car on the bottom. In some I can put my fingers in underneath. Most had this issue to varying degrees.

- The rear passenger light is loose. This is the light piece that is opposite the one where you charge the car. I have discovered that I can fix the issue and been fixing on all the cars on the lot. Basically it was never clipped into place. You can do yourself by pushing it in until clicks. I had graded all the cars before I realize you could fix. So had to re-grade afterwards. Before this problem meant a no go.

- The rear doors are not flush. This problems tends to be a lot worse on the passenger side than the driver. But found it on both. All 10+ of the cars I am grading had this issue to varying degrees. I measure how far my fingers go in on each car. I do wonder if this issue will go away over time and the foam or whatever breaks in. Because I have checked a few used Teslas and they do not seem to have the issue to the same degree.

- I watched a lot of YouTube videos and some of the problems in the videos were not present. So for example the rear hatch door was perfectly aligned on every one of the cars I checked.

- The problem that really bugged me and a few cars had is hard to describe. In the front around the lights there is a place where several pieces of metal come together. I have found on several of the cars the metal on one of the pieces that comes together is is bent up and not flush. I tried to push it down and it did not help. So these cars were all given an F by me. About 33% of the cars I looked at had this problem to a very noticeable degree.

- The best of the cars and the one I am going to purchase had a rough spot on the wheel. But I do not think it is from hitting a curb. It appears to be just a small defect in the wheel and I hope they will replace. I did not find this problem on a single other Tesla. Basically if you take your fingers and circle where the tire meets the rim I found the rough spot. It is very slight. I prefer the one I purchased did not have this issue but there was not another that was nearly in as good of shape. This one the front lights for example are nice and flush and there was not another that had the same. Plus the rear doors are NOT flush but they are the closes of all the cars but the demo one. The demo one the doors are perfect and why I suspect this issue probably goes away over time as the rubber piece breaks in.


BTW, I am old and purchased many cars in my life and never done anything like this before buying a car. But when I go outside and do the same inspection with our existing cars there is not one that has anything like these issues. I look at the cars and the pieces fit a lot better than the Tesla. The lights are flush. The doors are flush. Pieces are very well aligned. It makes me curious why is the Tesla so much worse than other cars in this aspect?