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    Boone/Blowing Rock trip planning

    The defunct chargers at Ridgeline....Too bad the new owners are not keeping these operational. It would be really nice to charge there (not to mention the excellent view)....
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    Boone/Blowing Rock trip planning

    Post-trip update: Although I ended up renting a car, I kept a close eye on miles driven, potential charging time, and available L2 chargers. Bottom line is I believe I could have made the trip in my S75D (even with no L2 charging) and will definitely try it next time. I only averaged 50 miles...
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    Boone/Blowing Rock trip planning

    All filters are off, app updated and I still can’t see this location on the map, although I can find it if I search for it directly. Regardless, glad to know it’s there.
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    Boone/Blowing Rock trip planning

    Strange, that location doesn’t show up for me in Plug Share even with no filters on...
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    Boone/Blowing Rock trip planning

    Thanks for the new info. I checked Plug Share before my original post and it doesn’t show up there.
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    Boone/Blowing Rock trip planning

    Thanks to everyone for the helpful tips! I used EV Trip Planner to map most of my expected route (including day trips) and it looks like my original assumptions were close to accurate. Essentially, with regen, the up and down averages out, as some of you said. So there’s pretty much no way I...
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    Boone/Blowing Rock trip planning

    Hi, I’m looking for some updated info on the Boone/Blowing Rock area for a trip this weekend, driving from Raleigh in an S75D. I’m trying to estimate how much range I have to play with for the 3 days I’m there and whether I need to plan on finding a L2 charger. Here are my basic assumptions...
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    Curb rash repair near Raleigh, NC?

    Posted in the Carolinas club forum but no replies so trying here too: Any recommendations for getting curb rash repaired for the grey slipstreams? Just wondering if anyone has positive or negative experience with vendors in the area. And/or, does anyone know if 3rd parties make touch up paint...
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    Squeaking mirrors

    Unfortunately I'm six hours from the nearest SC!
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    Squeaking mirrors

    Searched this but I didn't find anything definative... Both driver and passenger side mirrors are squeaking (like, cringe-worthy...) when folding/unfolding. If this were a door in my house I'd apply some Wd-40 but I don't want to make a mistake! Any known solutions or ideas? Thanks!
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    2016 Louisiana tax credit letter - help!

    Yes sir! Exactly what I was looking for. Ask TMC and ye shall receive.... Thanks so much!
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    2016 Louisiana tax credit letter - help!

    I understand the 2016 state credit for 75kw is $8640. Does anyone have a copy of the LADOR letter confirming that? I'm looking for one like the attached. (This one came from NOLAMike in another thread). Much appreciated!
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    Tesla, dispersed or primitive camping and bad roads

    Found a mid-adventure photo from the campsite. No more than 150 miles round trip to the closest supercharger. No range anxiety but much further and I would. Definitely used more energy than comparable on-road.
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    Tesla, dispersed or primitive camping and bad roads

    If it's helpful, for comparison I would confidently take my AWD MS over any of the terrain in the video posted by Takumi above (with no load towing). To me, the off-road towing is what's impressive about the MX capabilities demonstrated in that video versus the terrain. Personally I would not...
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    Tesla, dispersed or primitive camping and bad roads

    I had occasion to take a MX P90D on some very questionable trails in the mountains of CA. I consider myself a moderately experienced off-road driver and I believe I pushed the reasonable limits of the MX (with performance tires, anyway). The trail was narrow enough for branches to scrape both...
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    Homelink/ Hormann Garage Door 'Flaky' Operations!

    My Homelink/garage opener recently went from flawless to finicky as well. Maybe it's not our hardware.
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    Navigant study: Ford leads autonomous, Tesla 12th?

    Link to article below. Would love to see the whole study. Ford leads self-driving tech pack, outpacing Waymo, Tesla, Uber: study
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    ICE'd in Alexandria

    Nevermind. Looks like the adjacent lot is gated.
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    ICE'd in Alexandria

    This one scares me. I used it recently during a weekday and it was clear, luckily. But its proximity to the hotel lobby makes it risky on busy nights/weekends as others have mentioned. And the brick wall makes rear acess impossible. And it's critical for driving this corridor. Really bad...
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    Looking for parking garage near Cruise ships in New Orleans

    If you go through Baton Rouge or Slidell SC, you should be able to make it to NOLA and back to SC without needing additional charge. A couple of parking garages relatively near the cruise terminal come to mind (none with L2 though): Beside the terminal itself on Erato St. with 1000 spaces...
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    Poll: Love or hate your front plate bracket on refresh MS

    Went for it today and...success! I used vice grips and really pulled hard on the bottom corner. After 1/3 of the tape peeled off, the whole piece popped off. Left a ton of tape on the bumper but nbd to remove. Many thanks to OP for the poll. Due to the stats I realized there was low risk of...
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    3 wins for Tesla customer service in 12hrs

    Solid 12 hours for Tesla customer service: 1. N. Houston SC mailed me some unexpected swag! 2. Online merchandise team located an order that FedEx screwed up and returned to them more than a week ago and Tesla re-sent it to me. They emailed me back almost immediately and the order was headed...
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    Motorized automatic car wash

    I'd be careful with larger rims. I took a MX with 22s through an automated wash and the tracks gouged the rims badly.
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    DIY Power Lift gate for Tesla Model S Walkthrough Video

    Wow. Thank you so much for pursuing this and posting the details! I agonized after placing my order over whether to upgrade but all I really cared about was the lift gate (and maybe fog lights). I couldn't quite justify $3500 for the PuP so I'm definitely interested in this option. Nice job!
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    Poll: Love or hate your front plate bracket on refresh MS

    Truly can't stand it but I'm too scared to pry it off! I got the bracket/bolts off no problem but that damn tape is really stuck on there. I was pulling hard on the honeycomb piece and really warping the bumper to the point I called it quits. Ranger is coming by tomorrow to address a weather...
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    Model S Software/Firmware wishlist

    I would LOVE the option to switch nav to the right hand side of the instrument panel. For those of us who grew up driving stick, the habit is to hold the top-center of the wheel with the left hand (I know, I know...10 and 2 and all that...). From that position, the left hand nav screen is...