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The regen line is now vertical at the left edge of the screen (on LHD cars). It might hidden by the driver's hand but this adds a useful margin making other info easier to see. My main use for that line is to explain regeneration to passengers. How do other drivers use it?

The Energy and Nav screens could help the driver increase efficiency by showing instantaneous Wh/mi, projecting the trip efficiency and destination SoC at multiple speeds, recommending a max speed over a tight run to the next charger (like ABRP does), and estimating the impact on destination SoC...

Once recently I did have that "person" walking in my garage. It had me look around more carefully for a person or animal.

My Tesla mobile app is also v4.33.0-2668 and still has this feature. The car's software should be irrelevant. Maybe when you last tried there was a network problem or a temporary server-side problem? Tap: Location > (lightning bolt icon) > Charging

Nice! That'd probably confuse Rivian drivers more than birders :) except I'm inclined to try it slowed down and reduced in pitch. It also led to "The Sounds of Rivian" story behind their sound effects. They also have a philosophy of sounds to fit the environment.

Here's one on FreeSound.org, Freesound - Alarma de carro.wav by valeulloam97 I'm looking for ideas and tips on combining recorded bird chirps into a similar sound that's also a short tune. What bird calls have a primary tone, are pleasant, and ideally don't live in North America (just for fun...

Yes, for sure both wearing good masks. But also what's the HVAC doing? Even without an infection need, this made me realize I have no idea how air moves through, around, and out of the car's interior. That's what I'm really curious about.

How to maximize isolation from a passenger with Covid or another respiratory virus? Turn on the front and rear fans, sit in opposite corners, and of course wear masks? Or would the rear fan blow more of their exhaled air around to the front? Turn the front fan up high to increase the fresh air...

Whoa. Good debugging work! It'd be nice to have a wiki for such lessons, also add this one to the Bug Reports forum?

A wiki would be a good place to collect tips and workarounds like the following hard-earned lesson. Or perhaps another way to collect such wisdom? Post in thread 'Google Pixel 6 Cannot Log In To Tesla App [Help]' Google Pixel 6 Cannot Log In To Tesla App [Help]

Some states require reporting some cases to law enforcement and the DMV. Insurance contracts often require reporting accidents as well. https://isp.illinois.gov/CrashReports:

Good point! All the more reason to check the color independent from the ground.

Tesla's built-in "Chirp" sound is very similar. It's also surprisingly audible from walking-away distance and less annoying than my seagull sound. Sometime I'll try composing 2-3 short bird chirps.

If you haven't already, I'd put a white cloth or paper napkin under that part of the car (or blot up some of the drip from the ground) to see the color and smell it. Oil smells different than coolant. Then attach a photo of it to the service ticket and ask if it's safe to drive in the meantime.

EVgo has some how-to videos like this one, which explains two gotchas but doesn't mention others like attending to the charge cabinet name. They recorded the video indoors where the screen is readable -- turns out it has some instructions and a stop-charging button. They sent a feedback form...