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    Kia EV6 GT Line AWD compared to my Tesla Model Y LR

    We listen to Podcasts extensively. Always used in-car Spotify and we have Premium Connectivity. Hasn't missed a beat, even Sydney/Canberra/Hay/Barossa/Hay/Sydney. Seems to have a decent buffer.
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    Tesla Software updates - Australia

    Wish I could get either for my 2021 3LR Still on 2024.8.9!
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    Ausgrid changing pricing for electricity grid access

    Interesting. So you've notched up somewhat over 1,200 cycles, which is not bad for NMC chemistry. So maybe the 70% SOH will be reached around 1,500 cycles. Presumably PW3s with LFP will have a longer battery life...... If my car manages that many cycles, it would be about 750,000kms. However...
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    Ausgrid changing pricing for electricity grid access

    I imagine you have to keep an eye on your Powerwall cycles to ensure you do not hit the warranty-limit prior to the time based warranty expiring?
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    Model 3 Highland LR Range after charging

    Our M3LR from 1991 is certainly not a Highlander, but the 100% range sits around 530->537 and at 80% it's around the 400 mark. My "Rated" and "Estimated" ranges also track reasonably closely most of the time, depending upon recent drives. I do not think you have cause for complaint. As others...
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    Powered boot strut failed

    This morning, my boot failed to open. I found the powered strut was disconnected at the top end and on closer examination, the part of the strut that fits over the knuckle-ball on the boot lid is cracked and splayed out. I've booked mobile service (A Wonderful scheme!) for next week so we'll...
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    Superchargers in Australia

    Here is the NRMA policy: "For every unit of power used in our electric vehicle fast charging network, the equivalent amount of renewable energy is fed directly into the electricity grid. We do this by buying 100% GreenPower which is energy sourced from wind, solar, bioenergy and mini-hydro...
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    Superchargers in Australia

    I thought all Supercharger electricity was renewable and that this was also the case with a number of other DCFC operators. From Tesla: "100% Renewable. With more than 45,000 Superchargers, we own and operate the largest global, fast charging network in the world. Our global network had 99.95%...
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    Danger/long term issue if battery goes flat?

    Perhaps ICE mentality? A cautionary tale. My Zoe's charger failed in the middle of Covid and it took the dealer 3 months to fix. Even though I asked them to disconnect the HV battery, they did not. Started at 15% and ended up very low. I lost 2.5% SOH due to that. I would get your repairer...
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    Cybertruck spotted in Sydney

    Recently a group of people raced 4 EV utes ocean to ocean across the USA. About 3,840km. Non-stop with charge stops only. Night and day, storms plus good weather. The Chevy Silverado (with a huge battery) was first/quickest with the CT about 5mins behind. Then Rivian another 20mins or so and...
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    Model 3 roof glass crack

    I'm with GIO who said that the glass roof of a Model 3 is covered by the policy. However, I had to email and ring them and request a definitive statement because the wording was not sufficiently clear (to my mind) on the policy document.
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    Tesla Software updates - Australia

    200 Euros per annum which is about AU$320 per annum [plus currency fees] for a lot less than my $120 gets me. I'm happy with the 10 bucks per month.
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    Tesla Software updates - Australia

    Here's a comparison. My Renault Zoe is approaching 6yrs old and we still like it very much- particularly for around town. Battery SOH 90%. It has an embedded SIM and modem etc and has OTA updates and some other things like email and weather access, congestion routing, TomTom live services et...
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    2021+ Sunshades "Not Compatible" with 2022 M3P

    This might not be useful info. But, last year I bought the two roof shades from Tesla and they stated they were for a date range that definitely did not match mine (mine is Sept 21 and the stated compatibility was only to 2020). But they fitted perfectly. Here is the thread leading up to my...
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    Jolt EV charging network

    I'd photo them and send to the Council. They have a head ranger guy who is sympathetic to EVs and WILL chase them down or drop by a few times at suggested times to try and deter them. The utes/trucks should not be able to identify you as the dobber.
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    Jolt EV charging network

    Recently I've tried for a Jolt charger a few times when going shopping but always someone there and sometimes someone waiting. Totally different from a year ago. So it is probably a mixture of so many people getting freebies (just look at all the posts in this thread about getting 6.9999999kwhrs...
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    Toyota Bz4X

    On top of that, their Hydrogen Combustion Engine is somewhat of a no-goer as well. 'Though even more so. Problems with poor efficiency and the amount of H2 you need to lug around to make a car viable plus the cost of Hydrogen and transportation of same. Plus all the usual moving parts of ICEs.
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    Tesla Software updates - Australia

    Maybe-> see the fine print "Availability unknown in Australia"
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    Tesla Software updates - Australia

    I've seen heaps of them. However they only appear when I am navigating a route. I have 2024.8.7
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    Answer Signal calls on Tesla

    No, my phone has not come off the wireless charger and probably only would if the car rolled whereupon there would be worse issues at play. I will not be pushing buttons or icons on my phone when it is sitting on the pad and I am driving. You are entitled to your conclusion that this would be...
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    Answer Signal calls on Tesla

    Hm, maybe. The phone is loose (sitting on the pad) so I thought that might not comply if I touched the screen. I've seen it described as a wireless charging pad but have not seen it described as a "Tesla Phone Holder". Transport NSW website says: "Mobile phones can be a dangerous distraction...
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    Tesla Model Y - Whilsting Noise Unresolved - Regret ever buying the car

    The build quality was a valid complaint for earlier Teslas coming out of Fremont. However, people have been very happy with the build and assembly quality out of Shanghai. I must be too old because I listened to your audio and could not hear the whistle! It'll be interesting to see if other Y...
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    Tesla Software updates - Australia

    Weird! In 31 months of ownership I have not had this occur even once where I believe it was caused by the car. We had OnePlus3 and Oneplus6 phones for a couple of years and zero requests for the key. HOWEVER for the past 6 months I have had a Google Pixel 7A phone and perhaps 8 times I have had...
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    Answer Signal calls on Tesla

    I can't find any Tesla voice command (tried "answer call", "answer phone"). But it is a good idea to try Google answering the call. I think "Answer Call" might work in Google Assistant. Given (if she is there) my wife can answer a Signal call on my phone and the audio goes okay via the car...
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    Tesla Software updates - Australia

    I was in Canberra year before last in the dead of winter. Temperature inside the car was -8degC. Car was absolutely covered in frost- you could not see anything through the windows. Daughter in law's Holden was sitting near the Tesla and in the same state. I started the car defrost from my...
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    Answer Signal calls on Tesla

    My family used Signal for messaging, phone calls and video calling. If my phone is connected to the car via Bluetooth and I get a regular call or SMS, all is good. I can answer calls using the left wheel button or the onscreen green and red buttons. However, incoming Signal calls ring through...
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    Tesla Software updates - Australia

    I drove Sydney Northern Beaches to Canberra (325km) Friday afternoon in the horrendous weather. So it was a good chance to test 2024.8.7 which I received the night before. I really needed well functioning wipers and I'm pleased to report that (at least for me) they were the best they have been...
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    Supercharger - Exeter, NSW

    Just returned from Sydney-Canberra-Sydney. Site reported up all the time so no issues. Checked Telstra signal there and environs and it is good. Just missed getting a photo of 6 white Model 3s charging today. Just got the door of the cafe open and one left. Each of my two visits last few days...
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    NRMA fast charging network

    Strange. I've been with Chargefox for over 3 yrs, have an RFID card and signed up with NRMA on their App and with my paid account etc. I have the latest Chargefox App. But it shows neither Bathurst nor Lithgow. Goulburn is still there along with the 10% NRMA discount. So this seems rather...
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    Toyota Bz4X

    Interesting to see the two Toyota Lexus EVs in this UK range and efficiency test of 12 EVs on a controlled circuit. Worst range and worst efficiency. High price.
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    Supercharger - Exeter, NSW

    Sounds like comms. My phone App shows it now is up. I have a Telstra SIM so will have a look at LTE strength tomorrow (also on the car). I'm glad the superchargers there are proving to be just as reliable as other ones albeit with a bit of false reporting.
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    Supercharger - Exeter, NSW

    Yep, will definitely be trying that. Given the report a few days ago, it might be a problem of reporting "down" but actually being "up". I'll report back in a couple of days (if it still says down but is really up) Might or might not try the 0% SOC. We'll see.
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    Tesla Software updates - Australia

    I'm hoping the auto wipers are better- planning a 300+ kms trip tomorrow through the predicted 300mm deluges. Maybe I should also take the Zodiac on the roof.....
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    Tesla Software updates - Australia

    2024.8.7 also downloading for me.
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    Supercharger - Exeter, NSW

    Yes, realise that but I DO want my pies (for offspring in Cbr/Qbn) and coffee! Plus I have Supercharger credits expiring next month.......
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    Supercharger - Exeter, NSW

    Arghh! Exeter has been down a couple of times recently. I was just entering a route Sydney/Canberra and the car says Exeter is again out of action with no ETA on a fix. Does anyone know what is going wrong with the site and what is the prognosis? I had been planning on leaving with 80% and...
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    Tesla Vision vs Parking Sensors

    Have you tried cleaning the cameras?
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    National and State Renewable Energy stats

    Not sure why you say "their proprietary data". Have you had a problem with their behaviour and your data? Certainly there is 6yrs of my solar data on their site and I'm happy for it to be there. I can also allow anonymised access to it (for instance on my website) if I want. Sometimes useful...
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    National and State Renewable Energy stats

    Mine are also right on the Coast. I saw the actual MTBF figures for Enphase Micros (they have sold many millions) and they are very, very impressive. I have also bought some old M-series ones and used them for an offgrid project. I tried to pull one apart for interest. They are fully potted...
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    pre conditioning for non-tesla charging stations

    Certainly not needed for 25kW DC charging. It used to be very frustrating at JOLT chargers when the car (LR in my case) was sucking 6.6kW to unnecessarily heat the battery. They fixed that with a software update last year so now there is no heating or preconditioning for 25kW chargers even in...
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    National and State Renewable Energy stats

    I believe that Enphase Microinverters have been more reliable than string inverters for years. I've had Enphase for 6 years and no problems- not that this means anything in particular as 6yrs is not that long. As paulp said, there was another brand though they were strictly Optimisers rather...
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    pre conditioning for non-tesla charging stations

    I have 2024.2.7. Yesterday I built a route with an Evie charger as the first waypoint. I started moving and the display was saying that preconditioning was happening. I did not complete the trip as it was just a test, but I think preconditioning with selected third party chargers is now here!
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    Tesla Software updates - Australia

    Yes, on my M3LR for quite some time and works fine. I have Premium Connectivity but even with that, you can only watch a few minutes of video at a time and there seems to be a daily quota (or seemed to be last time I looked). That could/would relate to the upload and download quantities in the...
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    Tesla Software updates - Australia

    I concur. Today, I was in a downpour and the auto wipers were yet again hopeless/dangerous. Saying "Wipers maximum" got me out of bother and max speed was able to cope whereas the auto setting would not go faster than intermittent wiping.
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    Tesla Software updates - Australia

    Zero strikes and always on Sport
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    Tesla Software updates - Australia

    Aha, thanks for that useful information. It does seem a very sensible way to do it and presumably therefore highly automated as to which third party chargers are considered acceptable to the Tesla Nav.
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    Tesla Software updates - Australia

    My query relates to Plugshare. Is that where Tesla gets the charging data? In Europe I thought third party providers (who wanted to be included in Tesla Nav) had to regularly log the data to Tesla as part of their submissions to be included in Tesla Nav. Is that how it works? Would NRMA and...
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    Tesla Software updates - Australia

    I really do not know. Others might have more insights.
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    Tesla Software updates - Australia

    I had a quick look at Plugshare for Narrabri and from my casual look, it does not look as if there have been enough Tesla sessions. Of course, not everyone puts their sessions into PlugShare. Still, it's a plausible explanation. Of course, if not in the Nav they may be less likely to be used...
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    Aircon keep vs. letting car heat up and cool down

    Diagnosed & repaired aircons, replaced compressors, replaced accumulators, replaced evaporators, regassed, repaired air movement motors, replaced sensors, repaired flaps and so on