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The upgrade cost in Hong Kong is about USD 290, very reasonable.

My MS 70d was manufactured in Oct 2015 and only can super charge at 135 KW/hr. After the upgrade, I can use CCS charging, V3 super charge and the charging rate can be much increased. The cost here is HKD2,250.

I am driving a MS70D bought in 2015. Tesla Hong Kong is now offering upgrade for V3 charging for older models like mine.

The original speakers inside the four doors of MS are real cheap and with the quality similar to $100 crappy speaker unit in Shamshuipo. Simply upgrade the 4 speakers in the doors have already given great improvement. Your budget is good enough.

The radar in Tesla operates near 77.5G which is an authorized band spectrum for car radar. Police radar uses a totally different frequency (I am not going to disclose it here). Further band spectrum around 77.5 Ghz is now under investigation for car radar operation. On the contrary, some...

I did a brief translation of the above in Chinese. In case you meet any Chinese media, please feel free to use it. At the end of the day, we need to get support from the Hong Kong people at large: FRT2017.docx

I previously spoke to my owner advisor, the salesman met at the show room.

This is correct. The blue type 2 cable is a standard accessory. Then, UMC in exchange for the wall connector.

Most government public car parks come with Type 2 32A single phase medium charger "bee hive". The charging rate is about 32km / hr. The problem now is not the number of chargers but most of the charging slots are occupied by ICE especially those in government public car parks. The HKSAR...

so do I.

Just to leave yourself open to all charging options, and plug-in whenever chargers are available. Charging EV is like charging your smartphone, we don't wait till the last moment when the low power warning signal is on. Very different from ICE which will be usually tanked up at the last moment.

Regal Riverside Hotel - Destination Charging Below are my recent email exchanges with the hotel: ************************************************************************************ Dear Sir, HNY 2017. I visited your AVANTI PIZZERIA on 18 Jan 2017 in the evening around 18:00pm. Same as...

Yes, you can upgrade from 3G to LTE. Anyway, I don't quite need it.

This was also mentioned in the opening ceremony of Tesla new service centre HK

The charger at parking space 228 is often faulty.

In the old days, we kept on blaming charging slots occupied by ICE. Now, the most complaints are from selfish EV users occuping a charging slot without charging needs.

i made similar mistakes.

I heard about this before. Interestingly, the medium chargers at public car parks in HK Island can handle FL model S, I saw some of them charging at Tin Hau public car park.

Misbehaved super charger users should be penalized. There are users occupying the SC after charging completed.

Under current transport legislation which is stone-aged, the approval is not automatic. Tesla HK should apply to TD for approval of 8.0. No doubt, TD is highly bureaucratic and red tape, the matter also depends on how Tesla HK diligently follow up with TD. TD is definitely to be blamed but...

1 King's Road, Tin Hau Government public car park, there are 6 x type 2 32A medium chargers. The philosophy of charging EV in Hong Kong : whenever chargers are available, plug-in and charge (no matter what kind of chargers, as long as you have the right cables).

The use of Taobao cable (but not restricting the charging current to 10A) could be the cause of so many burnt 13A sockets in the public carparks. The taobao cable EVSE is designed for 16A. It can only be used with 13A sockets when the charging current is dialed down to 10A. I repeatedly said...

Battery size is not so important IF you have home charging. Apparently, you have not made a choice of the possible residence, do ask the estate agent to enquire the possibility of installing EV charger before you make a real estate commitment. I am driving a 70D and have charging facilities in...

In the old days, I always persuaded my friends to go for EV. The above situation did happen to my friends. Now, I re-phrase my recommendation - 'Go for EV if you have a proper charging solution' I know Tesla users will get credits by referral but I don't want to upset my friends by simply...

This will depend on the current capacity of the wiring behind the socket. Assuming the wiring behind the socket can only support 13A, your charger takes 10A and the washing machine takes 5A, then the total is 10+5 = 15A which is higher than the capacity of 13A. Under this situation, the wiring...

If you are a heavy mileage user, then $1800 per month is not that bad. Assuming you can charge 8 hrs per day, all you get will be: 32A x 8 hr x 30 days = 7680km Whether this plan is cheap or not, this will depend on how you can fully utilize the charging time.

If charging at 32A for 30 hours , this implies around 1000km per month. $1280 for 1000km is more or less the same fuel cost for running a small ICE. Not much saving in f\uel costs in using EV but you enjoy other goodies of driving EV,

100% sure, 10A x 220V = 2.2Kw, my 70d consumes 1 KwHr for every 5km. 2.2Kwhr x 5km = about 10Km. This in fact shown on my Tesla Iphone App at 10km/hr. If you cannot get 10km when charging at 220V @10A, I would suggest you contact service centre. Or you have a bad 13 A cable. Sometimes, you...

I think we have to change the mind set of 'tank-up'. For ICE, you only go to petrol station when the tank is empty. For EV, the practice should be 'plug and charge' whenever and wherever there is a charger. No matter fast or slow, when there is a charger, just 'plug and charge'.

All depend on your daily mileage. I only travel 60-70km per day. 10A charging via 13A socket implies a rate of 10km/hr. An overnight charging has already been more than sufficient to top up the battery. In the circumstances, only a proper well-built 13A water proof socket will be good enough...

The BS1363 cable is now available at Tesla HK at about HK$1,700, not expensive. I simply keep all the charging options opened to myself and plug-in whenever possible, no matter how fast or slow charge. Plug-in whenever possible becomes my habit now.

Very true, a disappointing reply from HAD, it seems they want to keep a distance from the issue. Anyway, keep pressing them regularly as always.

Home Affairs Department (HAD) is the administrative arm of private housing estates under the Building Management Ordinance (Cap. 344). Below is their response to my recent questions in relation to the installation of home charging facilities...

I do wish the service standard in Hong Kong is comparable to our counterparts in USA. Sigh !

I am afraid I am not convinced by the last sentence of the above quoted message. To cut the story short, here are some weblinks giving the necessary details: Electric cars still the greener option by far | Charged Hong Kong RTHK Radio 3 Backchat 2016-04-18 | Charged Hong Kong I have no idea...

When compared with USA (comments from this worldwide forum), afer sales service provided here is far worse than USA.

If you have no time for lunch, you can simply join the afternoon drive .

I cannot give you an answer. However, we have to change our habit of refueling. In the era of ICE, we only tanked up when empty. For EV, just plug in whenever is possible and chargers are available. Don't wait for the last moment.

This kind of cable is good for overnight or whole day parking if you have the home charging facilities. It suits me very well because I travel less than 100km per day.

Eventually, market force could be quicker than legislation.

Yes, I take the same attitude. If no good, then I stick my Model S. Anyway, the deposit is fully refundable.

I got the same information about 9 months ago from my owner adviser.

I was advised by the owner's adviser in July 2015. The installation of dual charger either in factory or later costs the same at $17,000. There is no difference between factory installation or retrofit.

Thanks for your information.

If possible, use less super chargers, 32A single phase or 3 phase will be good and provide reasonable charging rate.

Locations of EV chargers at Mikiki car park, San Po Kong B1/F , 31 and 32 B2/F, 209, 210, 211 13A chargers

It is in fact rather ironic. On one hand we keep on blaming the ICE occupying the charging slots, on the other hand, some EV users are not behaving themselves.

8 Laguna Verde Avenue, Laguna Mall car park, Hung Hom The Laguna Mall | How to Get Here | CKPDL Shopping Malls $14 per hour, car parking spaces good for Tesla, charging facilities provided by CLP (next door is CLP Building).

1A, Chui Tong Road, Centro Car Park, Sai Kung Huge entrance and car packing spaces. Good for Tesla. $26 per hour. 1 hr Free parking for $200 spending in the upstairs Fusion supermarket.

The latest version of manual was dated 14 Jan 2016 and you can found it in 'MY TESLA' of the official website.