May 28, 2013
boilerbots My 7th and 8th are "AC". Further confusion when I call Allstate to add this vehicle to my auto policy and they say the VIN subtype is not in their system. They only expect the 85 and 60 vehicles so far. They are going to look into this. The main question is what will the replacement cost be incase of an accident. Will Tesla offer to replace my vehicle with another 60 but apply the software limit again?
I hope I never find out, but this matters to the insurance company.�
May 28, 2013
Tpol I'll be there! No photo to post as yet; delivery is in 6 days...�
May 28, 2013
fluxemag My car arrived yesterday in a covered 2 car hauler at my house. Had a small heart attack when the driver Duke's of Hazard style jumped in through the window. Then when backing up, he must have lifted out of the seat because the car thunked to a stop. He says, "did I hit something?".
Drove all day yesterday, with about an hour sitting in the garage charging while setting up all the functions. Took it to dinner and the valet let me park it myself up front. I've already had three groups of people approach me about the car, all knew what it was.
Brought it in to get the new wheels this morning, I like it! The car is overall just unbelievable. It's almost surreal that it's actually here now. This picture does not do it justice!
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May 28, 2013
irishstoutaz Congrats!!! Looks great!
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May 30, 2013
arondaniel Finally saw a Tesla Model S...
...My own!
The car is simply stunning, I was in shock just standing there looking at it.
Car was purchased as a 60, delivered as a 40, then upgraded to 60kwh 24 hours later after I pointed out the mistake.
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May 30, 2013
boilerbots Nice, and probably not as common in VA. In the Silicon Valley they seem to be everywhere. The red looks great. I went with white, looks like the post above yours but mine has a white roof too.�
May 31, 2013
NeedToDrive Interesting - just the opposite for me. After the SW update I got the slider bar and limitation to 72%:
Noticed the charge indicates above the maximum allowed. It took a few days for the charge to drop enough for scheduled charging to take effect
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May 31, 2013
brianman Where do you see 72%? I might be overdue for an eye check.�
May 31, 2013
Kipernicus So why is the max 72% when 40/60=66.7%?
Seems like the "40" is an even better deal!�
May 31, 2013
fluxemag They ended up using more than 40 to provide the same advertised range that they had planned on for it. This is most likely due to the extra weight of lugging around unused cells.
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Hilarious level of gawking and attention today. One woman about broke her neck driving by. Another decided to tail me going 80+ on the freeway, with both hand on her cell phone taking pictures. It's been very tense because if this car ever gets wrecked I basically won't get to have another. Insurance will only pay for the value of a car I can't buy anymore. Come on lady concentrate on driving!
Then I get to work and the 4 top staff level and director storm up to get a guided tour. They were very impressed. The director asked if they make an SUV...soon!
While waiting for a friend to come down for lunch, two more people stopped to ask about the car.�
May 31, 2013
Lisa Have my beautiful 40 kWh Tesla for two weeks now and loving it. Was tempted to upgrade for the superchargers after the announcement, but it's still $13k more. Also the Tesla specialist on the phone said that there were only 100-200 40s made and certainly unique and big value. I had the impression it was 6% or closer to 600, but he said many people have upgraded to 60 already. Does anyone have a good 40s count?�
Jun 2, 2013
NeedToDrive I was told by an ownership experience advocate:
I'm just trusting this is what the upper value is. I don't think the selected percentage has any thing to do with the battery size. It was calculated to provide a 140 mile rated range since that's what one gets after a full charge. The question is why does Tesla even state "72%." Now that I think of it, perhaps the charging logic doesn't charge to the 140 mile value as we think. While that would have been entirely possible, the user would never see degradation of the battery. On the other hand, if they used percentage of capacity, then the rated range after a full charge would degrade as the battery degrades. I wonder if that is what is going on here.�
Jun 3, 2013
Jenni I was scheduled to pick mine up on the 14th, but now they are saying it will be here in 3 days! That's exciting! I would love to know a total for 40s.
So,
I live in VA, but am picking up in MD. I was told that they can no longer register my car for me, that I have to do it myself for Virginia. Any advice on how to do that? Do I do it in advance? If not, am I allowed to drive from the service center?�
Jun 3, 2013
Baiao The email from DS made original delivery appointment for JUNE 3. I received another email from local DS , My Tesla was ready for pickup May 29.
6 day sold today and the Rated Range at pickup was 143 ... today its 140?
Why is My Tesla losing Rated Range? There are no EV chargers at work, I lose 5-7 miles of range with car parked? Who is stealing my Rated Range?
I also received my first warning light ".tire monitoring system" and to take car to Tesla Service. Light is now off.�
Jun 3, 2013
dsm363 Welcome!
There is an entire thread about the range loss
Power drain while idle (Vampire Load))
Basically, until Tesla re-enables a sleep mode that loss is normal. Double check your tire pressure as they may be overinflated coming off of the truck.�
Jun 3, 2013
Eeyago Just out of curiosity, has any 40 owner tried to connect up to a supercharger? I'm just wonder what/how the car responds.�
Jun 3, 2013
shokunin It was on the slider bar on an earlier release of 4.5. After one of updates the 72% indicator disappeared. The 40kw has gone through several updates of various releases of 4.5, my other S is still on 4.4�
Jun 3, 2013
fluxemag Well I stand corrected. The AZ DMV absolutely used the old sales tax rate. They used the estimated delivery date on the MVPA to determine what rate to use. In my case the date was 5/31. AZ sales tax decreased 1% on 6/1. An $800 mistake on my part not asking Tesla to push it back a day. My car came 5/27 so technically this is fair, but sucks. Still love the car btw.�
Jun 3, 2013
brianman Aha! Thanks. I thought I remembered seeing a number someone in the leaked (foreign demo?) 4.5 firmware at one point, but I don't see it in the current installation in my vehicle.�
Jun 4, 2013
RodF Exactly the same thing JUST happened to me. I had the 72% on the bar. If I changed the charge level, it would indicate the percentage that I am changing to (say 50%). I just ran an update (was on 4.5, and after this update still on 4.5). The percentage indicator for 72% as well as for charge level disappeared.�
Jun 9, 2013
Jenni Got my 40 yesterday from Rockville! Mostly I'm driving like a nervous grandma, but I did accidentally go from 20 to something way above the speed limit in a few seconds on an on-ramp.
4 families have already stopped by to ask questions. I've downloaded the Tesla app and Recargo. What next?
I was likely the last or one of the very last people to finalize on 4/1. Does everyone have theirs? Do we know what the final tally is: Is it closer to the 200 rather than the 800 we first heard?
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Jun 9, 2013
nanimac Jenni, beautiful car! My car was completed on 5/20 but I haven't received it yet. I'm in Hawaii so there's a 3-week delivery time. Am not a happy camper right now though as I just found out my car has been sitting at the Oakland port and they're not sure why. So I'm a couple more weeks out from delivery. The delivery process with them has been frustrating for a bunch of Hawaii buyers...wish Tesla would get their act together...venting done but i may end up being the last 40 delivered!�
Jun 10, 2013
zdre Picked up our 40 at the St. Louis Service Center on June 1st right after we got back from vacation. What an incredible car!
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Jun 10, 2013
callmesam @zdre
+1
Great car, cute family!�
Jun 11, 2013
fluxemag Yesterday was a big day for "Eagle". I drove almost 100 miles, the first 50 of which were spirited. When I realized how much more driving I would have to do that day, I dialed it back to normal. Still used about 30 minutes of pre-cooling the car, and made it home with 25 rated miles remaining. I probably only drive that many miles in a day two times a year. It was quite pleasurable. Anyways, I also managed to get my car detailed and take a few mugshots.
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Jun 11, 2013
jvonbokel Congrats Andrey! Can't wait to see it at an upcoming meetup! Do you know if it's the first 40kWh in St Louis?�
Jun 11, 2013
Galve2000 WOW.. that is STUNNING!!
Was it reserved as a 40 and upgraded pre-delivery?�
Jun 12, 2013
JAG9000 Jenni -
What a beauty! Blue and tan is what I ordered, too.�
Jun 13, 2013
Ting Louie Here is my new 40/60 car as delivered on Saturday the 8th, sitting next to one of its stable mates
The Model S will be getting some serious tint, black out trim around the windows, whole front end clear bra, rear model badge removal, some black aftermarket wheels etc... should look alot better soon
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Jun 13, 2013
brianman You must really like white paint.�
Jun 13, 2013
Ting Louie My GTR is actually Matte White, not gloss...hard to tell from the iPhone pics
The rest of the fleet is other colors...
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Jun 13, 2013
brianman "Pictures or it didn't happen", but in an OT thread I suppose.�
Jun 13, 2013
Jenni Mine is black, but, yes, all of them are beautiful!�
Jun 17, 2013
StingSC10 I have my 40 arriving later this week to Atlanta. Last 5 digits of VIN are 12158. I confirmed my order on 4/1 and there was a few weeks I was out of the country and Tesla was trying to reach me to confirm some details... so I'd be curious how many other 40's are coming after mine. Would be cool to get the "last one".�
Jun 17, 2013
boilerbots I almost forgot about this thread. After I received my 40, I quit coming here. Tonight I got a message about new software and so I thought I would see what it was about.
I have almost 1,000 miles and no trips to the gas station, what a great feeling. Now I only need my new time of use electric rate to kick in, PG&E was easy to talk to but they only convert at the beginning of a billing cycle.
I disabled the traction control today and tried to cause some premature tire wear. For as fast as it accelerates in a straight line, it is surprisingly hard to break traction. Perhaps because the torque is so smooth. Take a corner and punch it and you can have some fun. With the windows rolled down it is strange to listen to the tire noise without any motor noise. I love rear wheel drive :smile:�
Jul 1, 2013
SUN-day Driver Me too.
Have all the 40s been delivered now that June is in the rear view mirror, or are some folks still waiting?�
Jul 1, 2013
ggies07 Have you signed the petition that's been going around then?
allow Tesla Motors to sell directly to consumers in all 50 states. | We the People: Your Voice in Our Government�
Jul 2, 2013
Chuck Lusin We have around 2,000 miles on each of our, and they are working perfectly. Love the 40s!�
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