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Yesterday, 09:31 AM

apacheguy replied to a thread What happened to this week's Supercharger announcement? in Tesla Motors

It is widely anticipated that a step change in SC tech will also be announced to enable 120 kw charging.

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05-20-2013, 09:55 AM

apacheguy replied to a thread What should my ideal charge %age be? (FWv4.5) in Model S: Battery & Charging

Am I the only one that finds this odd? If this study is correct then why does Tesla hide the bottom 4 percent? Tesla has told us that cycling the...

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05-19-2013, 10:11 PM

apacheguy replied to a thread Lamborgini's in Model S

Saw you! I was in my Leaf driving the opposite direction.

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05-17-2013, 11:56 AM

apacheguy replied to a thread Any solutions for seat belt rattle? in Model S: Interior & Exterior

I notice it when shifting around in my seat which makes me think it is seat belt related. Haven't been able to get rid of it, but will have service...

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05-14-2013, 09:55 PM

apacheguy replied to a thread Current gen vs. Sig in Model S: User Interface

ddenboer - I'd be interested to know if your returned P85 after the service check feels any different/incorporates the changes you observed with the...

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05-13-2013, 08:39 PM

apacheguy replied to a thread Power drain while idle (Vampire Load) in Model S: Battery & Charging

I believe the 1 - 1.5% per day mentioned by jerry33 above only holds true when thermal management is active. Hence, on most days in mild climates,...

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05-11-2013, 10:08 AM

apacheguy replied to a thread Power drain while idle (Vampire Load) in Model S: Battery & Charging

I, too, experience a pump noise coming from the front half of the car. Although it is more intermittent and does not run constantly. Just heard...

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05-04-2013, 07:39 PM

apacheguy replied to a thread What happened to this week's Supercharger announcement? in Tesla Motors

Indeed, I was somwhat surprised to see such a feature missing from the 4.5 firmware release notes. Seems like this release is on track to be...

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05-04-2013, 08:47 AM

apacheguy replied to a thread Firmware 4.5 in Model S: User Interface

Well I sure hope they don't use this as an excuse not to implement some form of hibernate mode. When my car is off and idle (no thermal management...

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05-03-2013, 10:57 PM

apacheguy replied to a thread Firmware 4.5 in Model S: User Interface

So no sleep mode or WIFI capability in 4.5 it seems. Could just be that nikwest perhaps did not recall these from the release notes, but these would...

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05-03-2013, 12:06 PM

apacheguy replied to a thread Performance Plus Package now available as option or retrofit in Model S: Driving Dynamics

I've always believed there was a physical difference in the power train. I would think that it the 15k price would have to include this...

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04-30-2013, 01:28 PM

apacheguy replied to a thread How is current to the motor limited? Electronically or physically? in Model S

I believe there is a fundamental difference in the hardware. As Zextraterrestrial mentioned regarding his factory tour, the performance version...

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04-28-2013, 08:42 PM

apacheguy replied to a thread Firmware 4.5 in Model S: User Interface

Interesting to hear about 4.5. I would've assumed the next version would be 5.0 since that was supposed to be due out by the end of April. Any word...

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04-27-2013, 08:10 PM

apacheguy replied to a thread Official: Model S Service Plans in Model S

Well, not exactly. Ask anyone on this forum that has the perf version if the perf+ package recently announced is covered by the service agreement...

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04-26-2013, 11:05 AM

apacheguy replied to a thread Range Charge Daily due to New Warranty announcement? in Model S: Battery & Charging

Has Tesla ever defined what they consider to be "unusually high degradation"?

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