Professor: there is a running thread on the TeslaMotorsClub blog (dot com) where folks post their best rate finds, and as the best deals are usually credit unions, residence can be important…
Absolutely. The Reindeer and Mars Lander are cool.
There’s actually a secondary Easter egg hidden in the Santa one. :). I can’t wait for the anticipated birthday Easter egg.
How do you get the screen back to the main map after you play with the mars map, etc?
i’m reading blogs, Consumer Affairs in particular:
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/tesla_motors.html
Got a quote from Tesla for an installed 60 Amp Wall Connector that should charge at 44 MPH. It’s $1750 plus $30 tax and includes permit and inspection fees, plus 4 years warranty on parts and labor. If it turns out a sub panel is required, that’s on them.
I’m also waiting for an electrician to get back to me on the cost to install a NEMA 14-50 Outlet. We’ll see what the price difference is that may or may not justify the extra convenience and charging speed of the WC. Alternatively I could find my own electrician to install the $500 connector, although then I wouldn’t get the 4 year warranty. But maybe that would bring the price down a few hundred.
One question others might have thoughts on. With both kids now off to college, DW and I are starting to think about ultimately downsizing. Would having a Tesla charging station be more of a selling point than a NEMA 14-50 outlet, or would it be more restrictive and viewed as a negative?
A NEMA 14-50 outlet is commonly connected to a 40A or 50A service, which would allow use of a 32A or 40A EVSE (at extra cost, or use an adapter to plug the EVSE included in a Tesla car into it). The hardwired Tesla EVSE that you are considering is a 48A EVSE that uses a 60A service, so it would charge faster if the car is capable, but would be more restrictive. There is an adapter for about $240 (40A) or $340 (80A – the version needed for the 48A EVSE) that a third party is offering to allow other electric vehicles to use Tesla level 2 (not SuperCharger) EVSEs.
The Wall Connector comes with a warranty by itself. Not sure that you really need a warranty on a couple of electric wires screwed into a panel. And if there is a problem with the wiring, then something is wrong with the install on Day 1.
Definitely get an estimate (or two or three) for installing the HPWC. I found a wide range of prices from local electricians.
Not sure either will really add much to a future house sale, unless the purchasing family has an EV. But even then, it depends on which EV and where the plug is in the car. (If the plug is the front of the car and you mount the WC in the back of your garage…)
The less expensive method is to just install a NEMA 14-50 heavy duty receptacle and use the cable the comes with the car. But you still might future proof by using the heavier wire (for 60 amp), just in case you decide to upgrade the breaker and add the HPWC later.
That being said, we installed the WC. (Purchased online from Tesla and had a local electrician install it.)
btw: you can always take the WC with you when you move. (List the house with a note on the contract that the ‘HPWC does not convey’.) Just turn the breaker off and clip/cap wires, and cover with a plate cover from Home Depot.
I got my first quote on the NEMA 14-50… 100 ft of 6/3 Romex Wire, the 14-50 outlet, and a 50Amp 240v breaker for just under $750 installed. Assuming that’s a reasonable price, I’m guessing the Tesla quote is a bit high - $500 for the connector but $500 more for the install. Or is that quote including heavier wire that’s a reasonable extra cost? I’m assuming the extra installation time is minimal, but I could be wrong there as well. His estimate doesn’t mention permit or inspection fees, so I guess I need to clarify there too.
Check HD website to estimate the price difference of copper wire. Mr. calculated we needed hundreds $$ of wiring not including install (done by him) - do not recall what amperage he targeted. That is a lot of copper pennies! 
Cost us $500 for the Tesla charger, and an electrician on the Tesla recommendation list $700.
We have the Tesla wall charger. Our contractor/electrician (he has an EE degree from the flagship tech school) put in a 100 amp breaker set at 80 amp charging. He ran into some challenges getting the thicker wires/cabling for the wires (probably the wrong terms) from the basement breaker box up to the place in the garage b/c part of the garage is on a slab. He ran out to get some additional supplies and DH ran over the cable/wire in the garage 
All’s well, it seems, and its charged with no problem. But when I had a model S loaner and charged it, the cord to the wall got quite hot. There is a lot on line about that. Anyone had that issue?
^^is your WC gen-1 or gen-2? The reason I ask is that there are numerous posts about Gen1 getting really hot @ 80 amps, but haven’t heard that about Gen2.
In any event, you can always dial it down to 56 which would charge the S a little slower, but also cooler.
Other than that suggestion, I only have an M3, so max charging is 48 amp.
Thoughts on putting the “clean” sticker on the bumper for CA access to carpool lanes? We haven’t put it on because it looks ugly and are wondering if others take a chance not putting it on either.
Ask him to quote you for a 60 amp circuit (which I believe is 4 gauge wire), should you wish to add a HPWC later. Yes, labor should be the same.
Seems like a chance for a $481 citation…
@jym626, just touch the icons for the screens you usually use, such as music or navigation, and those will overwrite the specialty screens. Does that make sense?
I wonder what Elon has to say… 
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/24/russias-electric-car-tesla-rival-is-the-kalashnikov-cv-1.html
Lol.
that retro look has to be extremely air inefficient.
Excess noise was one of CR’s “lows” when they reviewed the Model 3. According to the article below, it could be a hard to fix structural issue. Is anyone having the problems described in this report?
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wall-street-analysts-tore-down-132624419.html
^That is old news recycled. 
See the Seattle Times link posted a few months back.