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As this is Tesla there could be a more random explanation. (windscreens do attract a lot of bugs)

I had the update last weekend and it's OK but this morning my wife got in the car when I wasn't home and couldn't work out why the screen was just a huge red car! As I hadn't mentioned anything she assumed she had done something wrong and called me - hadn't tried 'drive' so of course the screen...

They can be rather erratic and light rain/spray seems to defeat them. On my Model Y, they 'usually' operate OK in normal or heavier rain and don't suffer from dry wiping, probably because I have never put Rain-X or other glass additives on any part of the windscreen. If you keep the glass around...

No need to do that as Musk avidly supports the Republican party & they will do it for you

Yes but beware the T&Cs which require you to make at least one smart charge per month. IOG is not meant to be used as a 6 hour Go. I have never found it complicated, it's always been faultless and pure simplicity - plug in, manually stop the charge via the Tesla app, a schedule appears sometime...

The car should be (permanently) set to 100%, not 80% as you have shown. It is the IOG target that will determine the charge (ie 80%) Are you sure under 'Schedule' on the Tesla app that both 'Departure' & 'Charge' have all the sliders greyed out?

Although I am now back in the UK, my friend in Idaho just sent these pictures of the Black wrapped Cybertruck we had spotted. It doesn't really change my overall feelings about the vehicle but black does suit the mean looking stance far more than naked stainless steel.

in 2020 I had two visits to the Stockport SC and on both occasions the work was completed promptly. Shortly afterwards a new one opened 3 miles from home and I have only needed to use that for a 'peace of mind' check-up prior to selling my original Tesla. I was impressed when parking up that...

Same here. The V2 Zappi has worked faultlessly with two Teslas for more than four years. Model 3 from April 2020 until December 2022 - Tracker, Agile, Go then IO Model Y/Zappi since December 2022 - IO/IOG I've been using Octopus Intelligent via Fast mode (now IOG) for more than two years and...

Many of us use Smart EVSEs (ie smarter than the Tesla ones) and these don't have a button to disconnect.

Yes I’ve done this several times in the past 4 years without any issues. Use the same route back across to the Northbound side.

Crikey, if your wife is that tiny then the car definitely needs vent covers!

Similar principle with an abacus or slide rule rather than a computer of course.

In an election year.

I would definitely like to see Apple CarPlay. I navigate to Superchargers using post codes/addresses, we subscribe to an Amazon music family plan and I also rather like Apple Maps which we use when overseas as well as in my wife’s Fiat via CarPlay. Having said that, if my Tesla does get...

I normally see updates fairly early on but not this time (maybe because my car didn’t get used for 6 weeks while we were overseas). After more than four years of Tesla I’ve become quite ambivalent about getting updates as there’s rarely anything substantial to look forward to (new visuals...

Yes @Whyone "a dog's-breakfast" is a good way to sum it up. I've seen a few in Idaho during April-May when we were staying with our family who live there, a couple were wrapped red or black (edit: cars not family). To me it is hideous, looks like some sort of hastily assembled concept vehicle...

For those of us who don't subscribe to Premium Connectivity Tesla would probably prefer we did rather than listen to something else.

I became a click and collect supermarket shopper for various members of the family throughout those lockdowns as my only excuse to use the first Tesla & I still remember the open mouthed incredulity of an older lady watching me loading my bags into the 'engine' at Asda. I still do all 'our'...

That boat sailed long ago for me I'm afraid (& I was referring to the 'less than graceful' ageing effect Tesla ownership seems to have on some of the folk on here)

In inverse proportion to some of the owners, it seems.

That's good to know although I'm going to use Newmarket as the default on this journey in future unless the site regularly has queues/delays. Last Friday I charged at 12.30 with four other Teslas there when I arrived and three Teslas & an Audi when I finished (ie 5 stalls 'used/blocked')

Yes, the rear of this one is exactly that! - parked opposite me (in Idaho USA) yesterday. Hideous

When I switched back in 2022 I asked via Twitter (as it was then) and specifically said Tracker for gas only, please leave electricity as Intelligent Octopus. It’s safer to be specific and also have evidence of the request just in case (they confirmed the change in less than an hour).

I've been on Tracker for gas for at least two winters and have mostly seen costs in the 3-4p/kWh ranges with occasional moves toward mid 5p and sometimes below 3p. Example from the latest bill attached & rates were similar to this throughout Jan-Feb-March as well.

I've toyed with the idea of changing from Tesla integration to reinstalling IOG as Zappi controlled. However I believe I would lose the ability to just set a target SOC and would instead have to calculate how much % I want to add each time? The current arrangement just seems so simple and it's...

I suggest you just start by setting everything to the basics as Octopus recommend. Podpoint EVSE to 7kWh, no schedules No automations Tesla app and/or car, set charge limit to 100% but no schedules etc IOG app, set the target SOC for that night and finish by time as 05.30 Once plugged in - ONLY...

Why? I installed a battery-only setup several years ago (additional to the main FIT solar/hybrid/battery system which I already have) then added solar to it in 2022 using a different installer. It was a simple and trouble free process with a CT clamp from the battery inverter to the panel...

Three Cybertrucks have been spotted so far here in Boise - Red, Black (both wrapped) and this one that passed us yesterday as we sat at a junction. To me those angular lines make it look like an unfinished concept car & even if they do decide to produce a RHD version it's going to be too big for...

A few days ago I was discussing relative salary differentials with my Idaho friend over a beer & he cited a DPD driver he knows who is earning well over $150k pa (including some overtime but 'basic' accounts for nearly $100k). Salaries are well up compared to the UK & this isn't typical but I...

Exactly my experience this week in Idaho as a passenger in a friends Model Y LR using FSD Beta v12. Very impressive and completely autonomous including junctions, lane changes, turns, lights and even a roundabout, all 'city street' driving. Apart from US required steering wheel torque (much...

On my car the wipers always behave perfectly but rain, mist, spray or certain lighting conditions do not conform. Will the Met Office ever fix this?

I have received a message from another forum member where he received the same exemplary service from Fylde Coast (because the third party paid for the repair they did not wish to post in case their own insurance company became aware). ...I might also add that several days after receiving the...

I’m not so sure, every road was on the standard US grid system & all lanes were very wide. Part of the route included a roundabout near my Daughters house and it stopped then proceeded across (nothing else around at that point though). Waiting at lights/junctions in the appropriate lane and...

Oh, I missed that, I'm in the USA at the moment with grandkids so not really keeping up with things. (....though I did have a very impressive journey through the city two nights ago in a friends FSD v12 Beta Model Y. I stepped into the car on my Daughters drive and it literally drove us several...

I will be disabling this feature - my Zappi is directly behind the boot and I have no desire for it to randomly open when I stand there. Pressing the release button is fine by me.

I see you are in Idaho & I'm currently vacationing in Boise where electricity is a flat rate of 8c/kWh. At todays exchange rate that = 6.5 pence/kWh. One of the lowest UK EV overnight tariffs gives 7.5 p/kWh but typically around 20-30p/kWh for most others including daytime rates (~9.5c to...

That looks rather ambiguous to me. It doesn't show current occupancy and only records Telas en route that are preconditioning/using the SuC as a destination. Some of us (maybe only me?) prefer to navigate to the address/postcode rather than to the SuC itself.

@spdpsba - I take the M6-A14 regularly and generally use (basic) AP for the whole route. I agree that this journey in the Model Y is more relaxing than it used to be in my former Model 3. Departing from either home or the destination near Bury St Edmunds at 100% SOC & setting AP to between...

No restrictions at Hilton Park, Trentham Gardens or Rugby, I use these when travelling on the M6. Hilton has the older 150kWh SuCs.

I can confirm that the Toll booths used to be manned, it’s imprinted on my mind…. On one occasion I had to stretch rather too far from the side window to reach the card reader slot at one of the automated gates, however a very strong wind snatched the card away from my finger tips. It flew off...

Another alternative is Trentham Gardens (18 SuCs), just off the M6. I prefer to use this rather than Keele, they are less than 5 miles apart.

This has been there for a while, useful to confirm that LTE or WiFi are connected rather than having to open a separate menu.

I also received the disconnect-reconnect email prompt yesterday. It worked OK but the test charge lasted nearer 20 minutes, taken from the panels & house batteries (which were at 100% via solar so no cost - two 3.6kWh inverters with individual panels/batteries). As it's always done IOG charged...

Retired in my '50s. Been volunteering ever since, similar to having two 'jobs' but much more satisfying.

That's because its related to Tesla wipers "The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain" so the roads are clear.

Careful, otherwise you sound like Elon Musk 😲 3-4000 miles away might be more accurate

I've been parallel parking to kerbs for several months using the latest (ie working) iteration of Tesla Vision. The red kerb warning area on the screen image happens about 4" (100mm) out and using the dipped side mirrors I get to about 1" away (25mm). I can honestly say that this is...

Because Teslas are the new Cortina's