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Good to know, I am looking at the PW3 for a new solar installation. I definitely want the LFP chemistry as it seems perfectly suited for home storage.

Such a nice looking car. I really can't love the aero inserts however. I'd probably take the old Stiletto's off my current car and keep them for the next one :)

Yes, it is. Having said that, if people are silly enough to believe it..... I didn't pay attention to that figure and I also didn't buy into the fake promise of FSD (which is very far behind the USA in terms of it ever being released here). Tesla is a sneaky company and Elon is a lunatic, but...

2022 Model 3, no issues without one. I wipe the screen with the supplied cloth once a week or so. I did consider one right at the beginning, but decided not to when I saw how much plastic and crap was involved for 1 measly screen protector. I also always use a sun shade, even in winter!

Find a Tesla approved body shop. They are listed on the Tesla website.

Wait until your first massive stone chip, kerb rash, cabin rattle etc.

In that case I’ll be doing my Christmas drive overnight this year…..

That is a temporary site that is only activated during peak periods.

It sounds like he chargers to 90% then parks it where there is no L2 charger available (apartment complex for example) for months on end. That’s not suitable for low SOC due to vampire drain. Considering how he is treating the battery (high SOC storage, although temp is good) it has held up...

Got rid of both ICE and ended up with one m3. Eventually I will need a second car and it will be a model y. Would love a S but they don’t sell here. Will never go back. I get it for rare/antique cars, but for anything performance related the Tesla smokes them all so I don’t see the point.

Not available where i live. Thankfully I just moved to a warmer climate where it is less of a problem :)

The charging to 100% myth for LFP is completely overblown. Charge to 100% as often you need to, just do not leave it there for extremely long periods of time (weeks, months). Days is ok. Weeks or months not so much. But even so, as AAKEE demonstrated, that means an extra 3% degradation. Does it...

No i don’t. Car had behaved this way since day 1.

There must be some sort of top buffer for the LFP as there is still a lot of regen when the battery is fully charged. The actual amount I do not know, but clearly if it was 100% true SOC there would be zero regen.

stop looking at the range indicator at 100%. If your car had 10-20% degradation you wouldn’t even notice unless you frequently drive insanely long distances. Even then it doesn’t really matter apart from a few minutes more at the supercharger. Set it to % and forget about it.

Can you elaborate? I have been following this thread since I purchased my car just over 2 years ago. To my knowledge there aren't too many outliers when it comes to age vs degradation. I'm sitting around 5% and I believe most others are in that vicinity. From my own research across other sites...

Indeed. Or maybe LFP is just that good :)

All there is right now are the lab tests and what you see on tesla logger (doesn’t indicate charging habits). From what I can tell here, most cars seem to be reducing at the same rate regardless of charging habits. This has lead to the suspicion by some that the EPA range display is pre...

I am surprised that the ACCC has not cracked down on this. FSD is coming, evidently, judging by what is currently available in the USA - however depending on our regulators this could be years further down the track. Furthermore, it will likely be a subscription model when it is released. I...

Likewise, I'd rather existing sites are expanded rather than new sites added (where possible, of course). For example, Heatherbrae instead of Raymond Terrance.

How do you make the FSD visualisation full screen?

I wonder if the SC network up to Cairns will be finished. I believe these projects were in the pipeline already, so hopefully they will continue.

It’s funny, I’m usually the last to get the updates but this time I was early on. Nice for a change :)

Best update in a long time! I love the new UI, wiper adjustment via the scroll wheels, adaptive high beams improvements and nav enhancements. The larger speedometer is also welcome. Auto wipers seem better, used it in rain and it was ok. No dry wipes yet, but I am sure they are coming lol. I...

I did read see the tweet. As long as they keep expanding, I am happy :) But yes other charging providers need to come to the party as well, although I never touch third party chargers if a Tesla is nearby due to the so often poor reliability.

Worrying for Australia, we desperately need more stalls over here especially with the recent surge in Tesla sales. If they don't keep building new sites or adding stalls at a high rate, I wouldn't bother driving my Tesla anywhere on the east coast motorways during the holidays.

Is this world wide or USA only? We desperately need more chargers in Australia!

no idea, sometimes it is 10% or 15%. It must depend on the supercharger availability nearby amongst other things?

They should have just made them in 20” and used them on the performance model. I think they look great :)

In theory it should at least try and prevent you from running out of charge but I have never tested that theory in anger haha.

Interestingly I have had the opposite experience, since owning a Tesla i drive about twice the amount of miles I used to. It is also worth noting that 0% is not always 0%. The car might drive another 10 or 20 miles beyond that, but I wouldn’t plan on it. Always good to have in your back pocket...

Interesting, definitely hasn’t been the case for my 2022 model 3 so I wonder if there is a difference somewhere. Although it was so bad for a while I am now scared to use it. I always keep a wet cloth and squeegee in the frunk on long drivers for the inevitable dry wipe on a bug filled...

I do CBR BNE many times per year, we stay in Newcastle especially if we leave Canberra late in the day. Also a RWD (20” wheels so terrible efficiency lol), quick charge in Campbelltown if you leave Canberra with a full charge and then charge at the hotel in Newcastle while you sleep (gateway inn...

Why would a battery need to be replaced due to degradation? Isn’t the average degradation for a 10 year old Tesla something like 10%? With LFP this becomes even less of a problem. By the time the battery is so degraded that you will notice the car will be destined for the scrap yard.

I had my touch screen replaced under warranty as it wouldn’t respond to inputs. Service tech said it’s rare but does happen occasionally.

Happens to me quite often coming out of the basement car park but always fixes itself quite quickly. Suggest a service request in your case as that’s not normal. Tesla might be able to remote diagnose.

Thanks for the info, these will be my next tires.

Yikes. I’ve seen a few early gen model S for sale around here at bargain prices and while I was very tempted, I was afraid of stuff like this. Glad to hear it worked out.

They don’t even sell the MX in my country.

How much of that in Australia though? We never received most of the Christmas update!

I did a huge road trip in Jan this year, Canberra to brisbane, Warrnambool via the great ocean road and then back to Canberra. The whole trip was about 5000km from memory. Apart from charging during the Xmas peak it was fine, didn’t have to wait anywhere. Brisbane to sydney during Xmas required...

I will have to replace my Pirelli P zero's in about 5-10k mi (won't take long as I drive a lot). Any recommendations for a new tire? No need for winter tires here, summer all year around. I need 235/35 R20 92Y. Thought about the PS4's but I would actually like something with more mileage and...

I have had mine set to manual since I bought the car so generally it doesn’t bother me too much, until they forced auto wipers with TACC/Autopilot! The dry wiping is enough to make one insane. At least with TACC you can switch them back to manual but what a pain to do so, not to mention it...

I have a similar problem that my outer is wearing much faster than the middle. Did a rotate and balance at Tesla and now upped to 45psi to hopefully slow the middle wear a bit. Still 5.5mm in the middle and 3.2 on the outer at 22k mi on my pirelli p zeros (20”). Running at 46 has increased...

Yep, completely agree with this. It’s a logical first step for Tesla and robo taxis. Could be implemented very quickly too.

I like the idea as someone else posted here, dedicated robo taxi (maybe a model 2) which comes with FSD but needs a human driver for supervision. Steering wheel is removable. Prob lease the car directly from Tesla or some sort of ride share deal where you get the car cheaper but Tesla takes a cut.

I’m all for robotaxis but the auto wipers on my model 3 don’t even work properly after how many years now?

Probably not. It’s actually very difficult to truly read degradation, which raises the question, is it even important?

I argued that and lost :) Bjorn Nyland did a video on it. TLDR is that you need to drive the car from 100 til dead to find out for sure.

damn, was hoping for the matrix headlights :(