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2019.40.50.1 dropped just on time for Christmas Eve and it comes with a bunch of new stuff:
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Folks who have already purchased the ‘acceleration upgrade’ seem to be happy with it. ‘Chill’ and ‘Standard’ modes are now ‘Chill’ and ‘Sport’. A few owners are saying they wish they’d be an option in the middle (like chill, standard, sport) since ‘Chill’ is just too slow.
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We have been wanting to put this guide together since we helped with the deliveries in Q3. We thought that it would be super awesome to be able to hand these to new owners at the delivery hub. Unfortunately, I didn’t think about it with enough time to have it ready by then, but we made sure we had it for the rush time in Q4. Feedback always welcome 🙂
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We shared a test by Bjørn a few months ago in which he showed similar results to this new test by ‘Car and Driver’.
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According to Elon “There are many diff versions of mcu & autopilot computer & supporting hardware. Cars last so much longer than phones!” I hope we can get our AP retrofit (MCU1 + HW2.5 here 👋) in the next month or two. Since 2019.40.50.1, I feel like I’m starting to miss out on too much cool stuff.
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Good news for our European friends, V3 just made it all the way to the old continent.
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It’s always great news to hear that Tesla cars will be able to charge in more and more places. This time Tesla and EVgo have partnered to start including Tesla connectors at EVgo charging stations. Honestly, this would be even better if they start by adding them to chargers where Tesla needs them the most because of the lack of Superchargers, but anywhere is good!
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‘Greentheonly’ purchased an HW3 board and installed it himself in his car. After having done it once, he believes he can do it again in under 20 minutes.
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A couple of weeks ago we shared with all of you a t-shirt we’ve designed for the end of the year. You still have time to grab one, and we’ve made two changes:
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.
