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IIRC, they were doing their fiduciary duty and all the shareholders benefited from the inflated price that Musk paid for the company. They were never going to be able to make that much money for the shareholders by operating the company. Not great for Twitter employees, but the difference here...

I wouldn't expect AWD to even out tire wear a lot unless you jackrabbit off of every green light. Looking at the individual motor power numbers via the S3XY buttons dashboard app, my MY LR AWD seems to act as a rear-wheel drive car most of the time. Most of the time the front motor isn't putting...

Only anecdotal, but I have one friend who absolutely will not consider buying a Tesla and his only reason is he doesn't want to give Musk any money. I have another friend who may buy one, but is hesitating for the same reason. I don't know anyone who is ruling out any other car company due to...

Just sent you a support message via the app... I had my connection drop during a drive yesterday. Failed to log the rest of the drive and multiple charge sessions. I only noticed because my Hubitat integration was complaining about the connection being down overnight. I just signed back in and...

Chill for smoother one pedal driving which keeps passengers happy. S3XY buttons kickdown mode, plus a button behind the steering wheel to manually switch modes so normal mode is available when needed.

Since the goal is to keep the car awake, do you have any information on how much more energy is used by sentry mode when the car is already awake? I would expect that it either makes zero difference or that it doesn't make a big enough difference to worry about.

On a Model Y, Just hold down the right stalk for about 1 second while autopilot is active. From the manual: Changing the Set Speed Roll the right scroll wheel up to increase, or down to decrease, the set speed. You can also change the cruising speed to the current speed limit (including any...

Auto wipers have never been great, but since the last update I've had at least one or more dry-windshield wipes on almost every drive. It used to be that this would happen only when the car was facing into the sun, but now it seems to happen in all sorts of lighting conditions. This is happening...

I'm just being pedantic, but EVs get their best range at constant lower speeds, not in stop and go traffic. Recapturing energy through regen is less efficient than simply going a constant speed, so stop and go doesn't increase the range of the EV. Air resistance goes up as a square function...

I also had really high battery drain when the app is running , but I was able to force kill it and it didn't restart on my watch. I just keep it installed in the background in case I need it. My watch is a TicWatch Pro 3 GPS running Wear OS 3.

I also went with Tessie, although I intend to keep Teslamate running too for as long as that remains an option.

Long press on the temperature to turn climate off if you want to do it without bringing up all the controls.

Sorry, I never had v1. I just bought the v2 buttons with v2 commander. Hopefully someone else can answer your question.

Installed the V2 buttons today and already had two weird occurrences. I set one of the buttons to control the wipers. Single press .5 faster, double press .5 slower, and long press toggle off. While I was trying button the car kept saving dash cam footage as if I was pressing the dash cam...

It's not 'offered with' the Model 3, but it isn't that hard to install the aftermarket receiver. After buying our Model Y and realizing how nice a hitch rack was when compared to the roof rack I had been using on my model 3, I installed the Stealth Hitch receiver on my Model 3. The ground...

Same as a few others, I tried this for 5 minutes and went back to double pull. I don't like that it disables TACC when changing lanes. I found it hard to take over from TACC without a slight acceleration or deceleration that is annoying to passengers.

I've been charging both of my cars from J1772 for years. No issues. I don't think either of my cars has ever charged on a Tesla level 2 charger. Someone commented above that you have to use the phone app to stop charging and unlock the charge port. That's incorrect. You can stop charging by...

That's not your OCD, that's the electrical code. You can't run a 60 amp continuous load on a 60 amp breaker. The 80% rule applies. 60 amp circuit, 48 amp load. 50 amp circuit, 40 amp load, etc.

What extra integration do you get with the Tesla EVSE? I use a non-Tesla unit and I still have the option in the app to select how much power to share during a power outage. I assume that's controlled by the car, not the charger. Are there more options with a HPWC?

I see what you did there, but there must be some kind of mistake...

It's much easier to just try removing the panel. You can to it with a flat head screwdriver and only need to turn two plastic screws 1/4 or 1/2 turn. Again, look for a video showing how to install a tow hitch and you'll see how to open that access panel and also how to take the whole back bumper...

If that doesn't work and you actually need to remove the rear bumper, you can do so with a few basic tools. Look up the instructions for installing an after-market trailer hitch on the Model 3 and you'll find step-by-step videos that show how to remove the bumper.

Depending on the age of your Model 3, there should be a removable panel under the car near the center of the bumper. It is there for accessing an installed trailer hitch receiver. You might try opening that. It has two 1/4 turn plastic screws.

Correcting myself... I had the Chromebook in landscape orientation, and the app really doesn't like that. I just didn't see the remote start icon. From controls I was able to unlock and remote start the car once I turned the device into portrait mode and was able to see the icons.

I just tested by opening the Tesla Android app on my Chromebook and signing in. It shows: When I click on controls, I have a button that worked to unlock the car: Unfortunately it looks like there's no way to remote start, but at least you should be able to get into the car if you need...

In a different word: yes 😁 I don't know if it works for Spotify, but if you use the voice command "Switch to USB", it will resume playing the USB music wherever it left off. I think I've read that simply saying "USB" works also.

I'm not suggesting it replaces the ability to set regen to zero, but the car can definitely be put into neutral. Neutral Neutral allows Model Y to roll freely when you are not pressing the brake pedal: When in Park, shift into Neutral by briefly pushing the drive stalk...

I've had a Model 3 SR+ (previous version of the RWD) since December 2019. IIRC, the LR 3 was $9K more at the time. I also have a 2021 LR Y. The Model 3 has only been supercharged a couple of times over the last 3 years as the Y gets used for most longer trips.I've never been limited by the RWD...

Maybe a dumb question, but the manual says "Note _ Slip Start and Off-Road Assist are not available when you are actively using Autopilot." Were you looking at those options while driving in autopilot?

The first thing that comes to mind is that sentry was on and the car failed to detect the owner's phone key, and the headlights flashed due to a sentry mode activation. Are you using a key fob or do you mean the phone as a key? I don't have a key fob, but neither my M3 nor MY give any indication...

The main difference is the sales model with a single price on any given day for all buyers at all locations. If Tesla had some sort of deal where independently owned dealerships all sold/delivered cars that were ordered online with no price negotiation and no dealer-added options, it would be...

Front plates are required for all vehicles where they are issued (so not for motorcycles, trailers, etc). Enforcement is spotty at best. If the police want a reason to stop you, you've given them one, but the odds of just being pulled over and given a citation without some other moving violation...

I just went out to the car (2020 M3 SR+, Dec 2019 delivery) to double-check what it's doing. Since it is just above freezing at the moment, the port unlocked as soon as my phone key connected and before I even touched the car! I initiated charging from the app so it would latch, and was able...

Sure, if given all the conditions you gave, but I have no truck l trouble plugging and unplugging my cars with one hand. The Grizzl-e docks hold the cable with the Tesla adapters still connected, and you don't need to hold the adapter when removing the handle if you release the button first, as...

I have a Grizzle-e Duo charging my Model 3 SR+ and Y LR. It's built like a tank with an all metal enclosure and really thick cables. It maxes out at 40 amps when one car is plugged in, 32 when both are plugged in but only one is charging, and does 20 amps to each when both are charging. It...

But you can easily avoid this problem. I charge with the J1772 adapter at home, and the way to unhook it is, with the car unlocked or phone key connected, press and release the button on the handle, then remove it. The key is to release the button, otherwise you'll remove just the J1772 and...

Someone actually said this a few pages back: Lets see. Two weeks ago puts the new purchase around the time of the $7,500 price cut, so not the highest recent pricing. Maybe the OP took delivery after 12/31/22 and missed the rebate. Either way, getting $60K for a 22 Y seems like good timing. if...

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And the power in the 12V comes from?

@exxxviii It can make a difference because the power-sharing superchargers are V2, which are only 150 kw at max power, so they reduce to 75 kw max when shared. Many Teslas can charge well above 75 kw through a large part of the charging curve. The V3 stations, which max out at 250 kw, don't...

I keep reading statements like this on this forum. Where was the IRS's decision-making in this process? Congress passed a law that had different rules for cars vs. SUV/trucks/vans. While I don't necessarily agree with the details of the law, all the IRS did was take the legal definitions of...

There are metal brackets under the glass that the clips sit under. They are pulling in/up on metal and shouldn't be touching the glass at all when the rack is installed correctly. I don't think the rack could move forwards or backwards at all if it was installed in the right location and torqued...

@gx9901 - Yes - it looks like what I experienced was related to autopilot being on. I'm not sure why they set it up that way. If I'm in autopilot and activate the signal, I'm going to steer it out of autopilot when it's clear to make the lane change. The way it works now I have to take it out of...

Overall I really like the new feature, but I've had it turn off prematurely on a couple of occasions. In one case I was in the right lane of an interstate and approaching my exit. I signaled right and it only blinked once. I tried again and it immediately turned off again. Was it because the car...

I tell new passengers "push the fat part, pull the skinny part" Left hand for left side of the car, right hand for right side of the car.

Wait, what? Did this article say that "tow mode" allows an empty Tesla to autonomously follow another Tesla? WTF? Was this written by GPT chat or by an actual human being?

I'm sure it depends on a lot of factors, but I think I set a personal record for Wh/mi last night with my 2020 M3 SR+ (no heat pump). I preconditioned while plugged in but mistakenly just turned on climate instead of using the "Defrost car" option. I was able to get into the car but the...

What I'd seriously like: - High contrast / larger font mode for older drivers. I'm not even THAT old, but I sometimes struggle to read the display at night - Specifically for the new energy visualization - fix the (low) contrast and (tiny) font sizes! Why all the blank space?? - Navigation...

@kendallpb It is sales and service. This location is now open and has been for about 2 weeks but they aren't doing weekend service yet. We were there today and it was just two employees for sales/test drives. They don't even have their phones set up yet and are working off their cell phones. I...

We found a RWD to test drive today. It didn't have the new suspension and it was on 19" wheels, so not really the best comparison to the latest 2023 on 18s, but unless it was just confirmation bias, we could feel the additional weight of the larger/heavier LFP pack. I wonder if that, plus the...