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This morning on the way to work a truck driver tried to turn right from the wrong lane and cut right in front of my car, clipping my left-front fender in the process. I honked the horn when I saw him start to make his move which triggered the dashcam. However, there is a big chunk of time...

You are mixing my comments with someone else's. My rear drive was making noise and vibrations when the car moved. It was someone else that posted their car was fixed swiftly and included the parts list. That said the description of the rear drive unit on my repair invoice looked to be the same...

Update: I finally got my car back today but not without another round of fighting to get a hold of someone to get them to transport it to my local service center. I was concerned because the text message I got form Tesla said the process (transporting not repair) could take "upwards of a few...

In the link (a)(1) and (a)(3) seem to be in conflict with one and other. What am I missing? (a) Equipment Rated 100A and Less. (1) Conductor sizing for equipment rated 100A or less must be sized using the 60°*C temperature column of Table 310.16. Figure 110-14C1a1 01 NEW (3) If the terminals...

Somewhat ironically, the two biggest problems I had with this experience were inability to contact anyone at Tesla and inability to get a rental car.

They will ship it to my local SC where they will give it a final check and I will pick it up there. Or perhaps they will deliver it to my house since I do not have a rental or loaner to return. But I will not be expected to travel back there to get it.

Update: My car came to life for a short time on Friday morning and I was able to connect with my Tesla app. The location showed the car was at the Tesla SC, instead of on the side of the hwy where it died, and it was inside the building. That was encouraging. Later I got a txt saying the car...

If you zoom in on IMG_0096 it is clear that the feeder going to the left lug is 12 AWG THHN.

Just a little technical nit picking: The fact that the wheel weight is un-sprung does not effect 0-60. The issue is that it is rotating mass. The force that thrusts the car forward must accelerate the entire car down the road (this is linear acceleration). The more massive the car is the...

Update: After spending literally 6 hours divided between trying to find a one-way car rental to get home (there was only one @ $724 for a 2-day min.) and trying through every method I could think of (text, phone the SC where my car was towed, phone Tesla customer service, phone the SC near my...

I it may have made noise from the start of the warning message but I did not take notice until I was on the shoulder trying to see if it really was safe to drive (as the message said). For that argument to make any sense, every tesla owner would need to be a member of this board and every...

The 12v messages did not show up until after maybe 30 minutes of sitting on the side of the road waiting for the tow and started after the second time I got out of the car and back in. The A/C and power steering was working up to that point. There was a bit over 100 miles for range left. The...

It may help to mention that when the car did move there was noise and vibration coming from the rear drive.

Two questions: 1) What is likely to be the cause of the failure? 2) What can I expect from Tesla service: time needed for repair/replacement, getting home (4+ hr drive) if my car is not ready when I need to return, and then how will I get my car back (will they deliver it)? Today my rear motor...

OP used same UMC and home and it worked so that test has already been done. (I believe someone suggested this, maybe I misread) If that is correct and the OP does have a high leg delta system and the high leg was used then that would be the problem and I would predict that the UMC would...

Commercial 208 3-phase typically comes from a 208/120 wye transformer. As with any three phase power there are three legs (hot wires). The voltage between any two of the legs on a 208/120 (L1-L2, L1-L3 OR L2-L3) will be 208v. Each leg will be 120v to ground or neutral. 208v can also come...

This is what I was going to suggest. While you are looking for a ground you could also look at the wire size to see if it will support a 60 amp breaker. If so that would allow you get the most out of a Tesla wall connector.

If I remember this correctly, Tesla's recommendation to correct the BMS mileage calibration is to run the battery down low (e.g. 10%) and charge up to 90% a few times in a row. That gives the BMS a better view of the full capacity of the battery. That does make sense to me. If it only ever...

I have an LR AWD with FSD and I am in North OC. If I had to give up one it would FSD. It sounds like you may have made up your mind but if you are close and want to experience both before you decide message me.

This is not all that hard to understand Then: Not sustainable = can't afford to pay for it for the much much larger number of people that will be paying for Model 3/Y. So phase it out. Today: With cheaper alternatives, need more incentives to keep people buying and the more expensive S and X...

Thanks for this... If I do a lot of driving early in the morning I like to plug in when I get home to get some miles back before noon when the rates go up.

The voice recognition and the on screen menu that pops up when placcing voice calls needs work. First the system needs to be better at identifying the specific contact so I do not have to scroll to find the person I want to call. Second, if I say mobile, home, etc. it should dial that number on...

you can only delay. You cannot set the time you want it to stop.

You just cannot set an end. Sometime if I do a lot of driving in the early morning, when I get home I would like to allow it to charge until noon when the rates go up. I can guess at the charge limit so it stops but the ability to set the time to stop would be ideal.

I would like the car to recognize my phone and set my driver preferences accordingly.

I got 20.4.2 with notification and without WiFi. It is the only non-WiFi update i have ever gotten. I had significant difficulty with lane changing while using Nav on AP while on the last version (20.4.1?). It started but failed to complete multiple lane changes at several points on a 25...

I bought a Tesla OEM J1772 to Tesla converter on Ebay. Got it in a couple of days. It works perfectly and no waiting.

I had a underground conduit installed with one of these several years ago. I did not pay for it so I do not know the cost but they went 30-40 feet and they were done in a few hours. It took longer to dig the holes (one at each end) than to run the tool between them.

Any thing that is expected to operation continuously for 3-hours or more should be treated as a continuous load and cannot be rated more than 80% of the branch circuit rating. That is way a 50 amp feed to a wall connector will only charge at 40 amps, 60 at 48, etc. Electricians should know...

I was going to suggest this also. We shoot all new installations and all existing once per year. I think it would be a good standard practice for electricians. A quality Flir camera is not cheap but not so much to be unreasonable for a professional to have. For home owners and DIY'ers...

"The study by Norway’s power regulator with DNV GL, state-appointed consultancy Poyry, reveals that there is a way to limit or eliminate the need of costly upgrades if consumers would schedule charging when demand is low." That seems obvious. As does establishing rate plans with preferential...

Getting close did the trick. I was able to trigger auto park on 2/2 attempts. The first time the car made it into the space without problem. It is supper slow though. The second time I had to hit the brake because it nearly backed into the far car. Maybe it would have stopped in time and...

I have not been that close. I will give that a try on the way home this evening. If it activates I'll pull forward as you suggest. Any luck, tips in parking lots?

So far I have to say this feature is not operational. I have spent a lot of time on several occasions deliberately driving though parking lots and on street with parallel parking, at the correct speeds, trying to get the system to trigger. Only 4 times was I able to get the P to show up. Twice...

My 2012 Volt does that, sort of. High pitch on the front speakers for front obstacle and low tone on the rear for rear. The front warnings go away, not in reverse but after moving a distance away.

My LR AWD also got updated this evening. I found the notice on my phone shortly after I got home. So it probably triggered as soon as the car connected to WiFi. Mine was ordered 4/30, delivered 5/9. It seems like that would mean a build after 4/16 but the door tag says 4/19 so who knows. I...

If 230v is not a thing here in the US then someone needs to inform NFPA so they can update the NEC. :p 230v three phase, (three wire, no neutral) is a thing and commonly used for motors. NEC Table 430.250 gives the full load current for standard motors. If you look at it you will see there...

If you have a delivery center near you and you want a WC sooner give them a call. They often have them in stock.

I have narrowed the issue down to the location, not an adapter or J1772 related issue. One at a time I used the adapter on my home J1772 and my home WC (both fed from the same sub-panel) with the car set to 28 amps and both gave me the expected charge rate.

208/120 is typically used for receptacles and lighting. 230v 3 phase is a common industrial voltage used for heavier loads like larger motors. When I said the transformer was 480/230 I meant it was as step down transformer (from 480 to 230, three phase). The EVSE is connected to two legs of...

Hold the right scroll wheel on the steering wheel and use voice command "send feedback", "Note","Report", "Bug note", or "Bug report" then speak your request. If you get it right it should say thank you for your feed back.

The sub-panel is feed from a 480/230v transformer that seems to be about 227 lightly loaded. Voltage drop is 5.3-6.5%.

No, 215-225 has been the voltage range of at work. Indicated amperage and mi/hr are always 40/40 and 32 regardless. It is a heavily industrial area with lots of large loads, both inside the facility and in the surrounding area. 225 was seen over the weekend when things were quiet. Today...

215-225 has been the range well after the cars charge rate has peeked.

I do not think it is voltage, more likely the car is using too much power. Voltage has ranged 215-226 on different days but the mi/hr is always 32. The chart does indicate 240v but at home by TWC is feed 230v and the car charges at the cart indicated rates. The difference between 226 and 230...

With the car indicating 40/40 amps I am only getting 32 mi/hr, not the 37 indicated on Tesla's Chart. My wall connector at home delivers exactly what the chart says. I also saw a YouTube video where the car got lower than expected mi/hr for the amperage drawn when connected to a public EVSE...

I set the max depart to 100% and asked it to plan a round-trip route to friend's house (about 238 miles in a TM3 LR AWD). No matter what I do it has me leaving with 90% SOC and depending on how I manipulate the other settings it has me stop on the return trip for 0:00 to get and additional 2%...

I have a LR with Premium interior. By switching Immersive sound on and off it does appear that the upper A-pillar speakers are part of that feature. The speakers at the corners of the front door windows are on in all modes. These are probably part of the Premium Audio. As it has been pointed...

If you open the door then press the lock button on the screen it will be locked and stay locked when you close the door. If you press it before you open the door then you are right it will unlock and stay unlocked. There is a fob available as an accessory Model 3 Key Fob, it probably won't...

It does seem that you are right. I have not used the card more than a few times. Once I had placed the car on the console and them moved it to the cup holder. later I got the graphic showing the card needed to be paced on the console. So I assumed that card was meant to stay there. I do not...