Not second time this year. However, there was a reported NHTSA hold in early December for a software "recall".
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zoomer0056
Active Member
So much info here.
- can't sell 2024 MSLR until valentines day
- target software update on valentines day
- drag strip mode taken on valentines day
- VW influences taking of drag mode
Where is all this coming from?
n2mb_racing
Active Member
Wiki - Model S Delivery Update
The pricing doesn't change with the hold. My hold ended Jan 28 and still shows the old price. But not if you didn't accept the epa changes until after the deadline, hence all the posts here about previous orders going up by $2500.
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zoomer0056
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Got it .... rumors, rumors .... armors.
Wiki - Model S Delivery Update
The pricing doesn't change with the hold. My hold ended Jan 28 and still shows the old price. But not if you didn't accept the epa changes until after the deadline, hence all the posts here about previous orders going up by $2500.
Except there are multiple posts in this thread where someone didn't accept the EPA changes until after the 16th and their order price showed an increase based on color selection. Nobody complained about this being an issue if they accepted before the evening of the 16th.
n2mb_racing
Active Member
Right. I accepted the order changes, but I haven't confirmed a delivery date or paid anything beyond the $250.
Wait, how do you know this?
EDIT: Ahh. The video above. Yea, they could still be removing this if the whole Feb 13th thing is a thing. It would be ironic if Plaids end up being released to customers before LRs given that Plaids only just entered the system last night.
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That is beyond dumb. Anyone who cares about range is not going to use dragstrip or track modes on the street.
n2mb_racing
Active Member
I'm not sure why you're continuing to argue this senseless point. The answer is quite obvious on its face. The letter that was sent out is pasted below. The deadline was the 10th. The reason there was a "grace period" to the 16th was because the price increase was not implemented yet, and therefore it was easy to cancel an order, create a new order at the current pricing and get Tesla SA's to apply the order fee, as they have typically done. I'm quite sure Tesla planned it this way - they set the deadline ahead of time, which gave them a handful of days to deal with any customer service type issues for those that missed the deadline, then implemented the price increase. Sheesh.
Fine. Please ignore my response, then. I'm not even going to ask what tortuous point you're arguing. Peace.
This thread is super fun though. I may hang out here even after my car is delivered!
WilliamG
Hinge Fanatic
This happened once before, with a stopping of sales for a period of time, with the refresh S. When sales resumed nothing appeared any different. I expect this to be the same, here. I highly doubt Drag Strip mode goes away.
tdroesch
Member
Just received my VIN in the last hour for Model S Plaid, Stealth Gray, Arachnid wheels, autopilot only, and steering wheel. Ordered Jan 4 and accepted EPA change Jan 5. Estimated delivery is 2/3-2/9 (changed twice since Jan 4 - est. delivery range before VIN received was 2/3-2/23).
aerodyne
2 of 3 EV's - Defect Free!
I would not recommend that. 20 months later....
aerodyne
2 of 3 EV's - Defect Free!
So many cars on Tesla info, so little time. So I filtered for CA and see a few plaids, and lots of LR with 21" wheels. Range for the latter is 382, which I think is different than '23.
Not sure why Tesla thinks so many folks would pay 4.5k more for less range, and reduced damage tolerance.
Not sure why Tesla thinks so many folks would pay 4.5k more for less range, and reduced damage tolerance.
So looking the EPA letter sent in 2022, looks like the rules really only apply to any mode that the car will stay in, so track mode and drag strip mode don’t apply. Previous testing was probably in chill mode then.
Question remains what the heck Tesla did to keep the same range on the LR if the tires didn’t change. Only thing I can think of is some of the energy saving features of chill mode (ie using battery heat to heat the cabin) now apply in all modes. And perhaps that’s related to the top speed reduction (need more heat in the batteries and motors to hit higher speeds or something)
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