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TeslaWaze is one of Tesla owner’s favorite apps for navigation, and while we think the tone of their message isn’t the best, we’re all pretty sad that they’re shutting down. Is it dreaming too much to think that maybe Google could do something to help here?
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This DIY was originally posted on the Facebook group Tesla Tips & Tricks by [Nenad Bejat](https://www.facebook.com/nbdjat. Thank you Nenad Bejat for sharing with Tesletter’s readers!
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Yes, it works. Yes, music quality increases tenfold. Yes, all rattle noise disappears. Door closing sounds more compact and “expensive”. Lowers wind noise.
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How much more longer are long trips with a Tesla compared to other ICE cars? One extra hour for a five hour trip and three extra hours for an 11 hour trip are some of the times reported by Tesla drivers. If you’re worried about trips getting longer with a Tesla just think about how for an 11 hour trip you’re probably going to stop to eat something at some point anyway.
Read more: TMC Forum
According to Elon Musk’s Twitter account “Tesla will enable orders end of next week for dual motor AWD & performance. Starting production of those in July. Air suspension prob next year.”
Read more: Twitter
wk057’s investigation into the Tesla firmware revealed these as the actual pack sizes:
| Pack | Total capacity | Usable |
|---|---|---|
| Original 60 | ~61 kWh | ~58.5 kWh |
| 85/P85/85D/P85D | ~81.5 kWh | ~77.5 kWh |
| 90D/P90D | ~85.8 kWh | ~81.8 kWh |
| Original 70 | ~71.2 kWh | ~68.8 kWh |
| 75/75D | ~75 kWh | ~72.6 kWh |
| Software limited 60/60D | ~62.4 kWh | |
| Software limited 70/70D | ~65.9 kWh |
Read more: TMC Forum
According to Doctor_McKay ’s estimations (thanks for sharing!) Tesla cars are actually safer than ICE cars. It’s nice to see this hypothesis backed with real data, check out the numbers.
Read more: Reddit
If you’ve been following jimmy_d’s posts (and our shares) about Tesla’s Neural Networks (NN), here’s a new entry on vehicle classification and calibration, triggered by software update 2018.18. Enjoy!
Read more: TMC Forum
First Model 3 owner in Canada. Congratulations Steve!
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As Tesla fan I find myself sometimes having to remember what are all those acronyms, here is a list of the ones you can find in this issue.
