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They thought it would be available within 2 weeks ... turns out it wasn't ... ;) :p

That's reassuring. (Mine did go down slightly between 2020/2021 but a significant percentage rise 2022/2023). Let's hope the recent nonsense is levelling off.

As you have already probably found out ... Tesla wipers on the Model 3 don't use a dedicated rain sensor. They decided (unfortunately) that this function could be covered by the fact that the car has multiple cameras that can be used to analyse the presence of rain. They tweak the software from...

… along with most of the rest of the world! US is the minority on that format I understand.

Edinburgh has been excellent for me… so it’s not an overall issue. Last time I used them I got an appointment within 3 working days. There’s obviously something going on that’s disrupting things for whatever reason.

That’s because you have been stressing about range! Most people on here have LR so aren’t concerned about range… you were asking about optimising range (as those of us with SR+ and RWD are more likely to do). Clearly using a small amount of mains to precondition is worth it for those of us with...

This ^ It’s one of the advantages of always being plugged in. Also whenever you wake the car with the app all the systems boot up and use some battery just doing nothing if you’re not plugged in. Certainly the last few days here with low night temps it’s been more like winter driving, for...

Do you have it on Sentry Mode all the time? That would definitely use some juice.

Do you plug in every night or just run it down like an ice car? Battery happiest when regularly recharged.

Something doesn’t add up here… if pack is 60kWh then 260Wh gives about 230 miles…

I mean when going down the gradient not when you get to a junction and need to stop … same?

Does this result in you requiring to use your brakes to slow the car? Unless you are having to use friction braking then the less regen the better I find that the frequency of reduced regen messages have varied with changing software versions. I also notice that reduced regen can occur on long...

Just as an information point… that’s not how a SR+ or RWD behaves. You can give it full pedal and if the traction isn’t available there’s no scary outcome… it only gives you power to the limit of your available grip. It’s almost spooky when you know that if you did the same in most rwd cars you...

You can actually fit one legally if it’s for a bike rack rather than towing…

Let’s put this brake fluid issue into context … has anyone needed to have new brake fluid due to moisture levels? (Surprise me!)

You would think so but some dealers could well be unaware that a car has a tow bar.

This is a huge transition. In fact that's an understatement. The changes are not necessarily going to flow from the short-term profit making enterprises of every day commerce. If we leave it to "the market" many of the changes won't come until much later in the game ... oh, they'll come alright...

I suspect it's "small" repairs that require the car to be unnecessarily off the road that will make the biggest impact on insurance payouts when compared with a vehicle that is back on the road quickly. Write-offs would be relatively uncommon but we've all read multiple stories of repair delays...

It would be most significant for those numbers to be linked to the total numbers of cars on the road for each model... I would expect that would make the difference between Tesla and other models even greater.

I'm a big fan of Tebay and the approach this company has. I also read that because they couldn't get an adequate electricity supply they have set up green hydrogen electricity generation on site to support their charging! In many ways having to resort to hydrogen is terrible in strict efficiency...

Good to see a couple of Teslas on their web home page ... at least they are not going to refuse to repair some scratches because they think they'll get electrocuted!

It very clearly doesn't say what you interpreted!

You got me Googling! It would be nice for non locals to let us know where that is ... I'm presuming Cairn Lodge Services accessed from the B7078 and near the M74 but not signposted from the M74? North from Abington direction, south from Larkhall ...

All things being equal short top ups are good. However, if your normal pattern of use means that it's rarely down below 70% then you have a huge opportunity to give your battery pack an even easier time. It seems like you are mostly within not much more than a 10% usage of the pack capacity...

If there is a need to remove the under tray it will be very obvious… and in a workshop situation will add about 5 minutes to the overall process.

The explanation of the blue dot highlighting feature was included with the update that introduced it (several updates ago). The dot has gone because you have now looked at the location in the UI where the change or new feature occurred.

Something has definitely changed with the wipers. I was someone who had maybe 4 or 5 instances of dry wiping over 4 years… seriously. It just wasn’t an issue. Wiping in the rain was generally acceptable during day time. Since a couple of updates ago I get dry wipes on every drive and very...

Bizarre … how hard can it be? I’ve been charging for less than nothing over the past few days using Octopus Agile… they’re paying me to use electricity if I charge at the right times. I would have thought this would be an EV selling point.

This is where Tessie app wins (as well as doing its other tricks). By default it doesn't wake the car unless you tell it to, so you avoid accidental wakening.

My home charge point has been used by visitors with E-Tron(x2) and a Kia on multiple occasions ... none were able get their apps to work for setting up timed charging!

Is it plastic? There are loads of videos about cleaning/whitening yellowed plastic on computer cases etc so may be worth a look. If that didn't work I would turn it dark using spray paint if it was me ... unless it's still under warranty.

Blimey ... I've rarely seen such friendly cooperation between St Helens and Wigan 😁 ;) (a little rugby league joke there folks!)

Given the insurance horror stories recently you might want to double check ...

It’s a free, application requiring self hosting knowledge and general geekery! However ou can use Tessie app or Teslafi for a free period to record similar parameters from your car. People on the forum can give you a referral link to extend your free access period.

No .. V2 and V3 have always worked like this with my M3.

Yes, SC* button stops the charging and also releases the connector. I don't think it works if another person does it so the car must know that your phone is close for it to work. *I don't know specifically about V4 because I've never used one.

Ah, right ... so long as the car has connectivity (even LTE) it should be able to know if it's due an update. As someone else said, sometimes a previously offered update is withdrawn. The other issue is that you will require your car to be connected via WiFi to actually download and install the...

Oh, please, not another bing bong! I'm happy for the nice lady to say "Speed camera site in 1 mile."

Does the car get a decent connection to your WiFi when parked at home? Does the car itself have an indication that an update is due or does it just say your software is up to date when you do the check?

And how many seconds did it sustain that rate for? 😉

It’s been a bigger capacity battery than the original SR+ for a while before the Highland. Useable capacity was about 50kWh on early cars… in fact when Bjorn drained a nearly new SR+ to measure how much he could get out of it he only got 49kWh.

Unfortunately the Tesla map isn’t always a great guide. Some locations can be on there for years with the dates being pushed. The other side of the coin is that some new sites appear with no forewarning and with little delay.

I find that it stops and starts preconditioning as required (or as the car believes it's required). It doesn't necessarily use power preconditioning for the entire period. I would suggest that people let their car do what it thinks is best on a few trips to see how it works before trying to to...

5-10% looks like a great result when towing ... I think you must be pretty close to ultimate optimisation. Anything you improve isn't going to get back to zero range reduction so you've little left to gain. I suppose it comes under "law of diminishing returns".

When I looked into the boot of a Highland model the underfloor space actually looked shallower than in my 2019. I didn’t measure it though so it may have been a false impression.

kW for rate of charging. kWh is for quantity added.

They would toss for it … Bitcoin obviously..

Certainly not 10cm anyway …

A good claim history for the moon. I believe there was an incident involving a moon buggy during the 1970s but I don’t think any claim was made. (No other vehicles were involved.)

Though that's how creep works with an ICE running that's not how Tesla would do it ... you can be confident that the power to the motor stops when the car stops. You just miss that last tiny bit of regen.