{"id":1151,"date":"2014-04-16T00:05:55","date_gmt":"2014-04-16T07:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pascual.co\/ActiveE\/?p=1151"},"modified":"2014-04-16T00:05:55","modified_gmt":"2014-04-16T07:05:55","slug":"i-will-drive-10000-miles-and-i-will-drive-10000-more-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pascual.co\/ActiveE\/tesla-model-s\/i-will-drive-10000-miles-and-i-will-drive-10000-more-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"I will drive 10000 miles and I will drive 10000 more (and more)&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\n  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){\n  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),\n  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)\n  })(window,document,'script','\/\/www.google-analytics.com\/analytics.js','ga');<\/p>\n<p>  ga('create', 'UA-49483645-1', 'pascual.co');\n  ga('send', 'pageview');<\/p>\n<p><\/script>Hats off to the Proclaimers song 500 miles&#8230;  But I figure this was as good as any to update on the status of the Model S as a daily driver.<\/p>\n<p>Happy Tax Day&#8230;  I&#8217;m glad that I filed our taxes and am expecting my refund from the Federal Government for the purchase of the Model S in 2013.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/13880875153\" title=\"IMG_3734 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7344\/13880875153_dbb1002b6c_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"IMG_3734\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>that&#8217;s 9999&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s 10,000<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/13881214624\" title=\"IMG_3736 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3832\/13881214624_18e07e13aa_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"IMG_3736\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It grows on me.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve found workarounds for some of the things that bugged me about the car from my <a href=\"http:\/\/pascual.co\/ActiveE\/2014\/02\/comparing-the-active-e-model-s-and-the-roadster-a-deep-dive-from-an-owner-electronaut-in-the-case-of-the-active-e\/\" title=\"Comparing the Active E, Model S, and the Roadster, a deep dive from an owner (Electronaut in the case of the Active E)\">comparison and deep dive amongst our three EVs when we had the Active E<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Bluetooth is still irritating, but I&#8217;ve found a way to check emails while I&#8217;m on my commute.  Luckily OWA can be accessed on the browser.  No solution on text messages being sent to me and displayed, but that would be awesome.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/13593707404\" title=\"Untitled by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3778\/13593707404_32efe033cd_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/13593351445\" title=\"Untitled by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7158\/13593351445_566dfbbcd0_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>with the additional bonus of catching up on my Twitter feed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/13593389073\" title=\"Untitled by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3801\/13593389073_5163e9a330_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve also been impressed with how they&#8217;ve handled the &#8220;recall&#8221; for the charging fire issue and the titanium underbody plate (which I have yet to schedule).<\/p>\n<p>Easiest way to tell if the NEMA 14-50 that you have is the &#8220;good&#8221; one, a Grey Faceplate.  Now, this particular set pictures a &#8220;bad&#8221; one on the left and a &#8220;good&#8221; one on the right.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/13880859093\" title=\"IMG_3717 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7232\/13880859093_691197c4a6_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"IMG_3717\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You will also note that the one on the right has a &#8220;green&#8221; dot on this side of the picture (on the top left quadrant.)  This was the original solution to the &#8220;good&#8221; NEMA 14-50s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/13880859953\" title=\"IMG_3718 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7232\/13880859953_1aede15505_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"IMG_3718\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tesla also replaced an older &#8220;good&#8221; one that did not have a grey faceplate, but had the &#8220;green&#8221; dot for my JESLA bag.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/13881202164\" title=\"IMG_3724 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7379\/13881202164_0559afc9d9_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"IMG_3724\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apparently there were several fixes deployed earlier that had the fuse in the connector that had a black faceplate (as seen here) but had the green dot on the side that attaches to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/13880865943\" title=\"IMG_3725 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7406\/13880865943_a978b8e85a_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"IMG_3725\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The over the air firmware patch with the addition of a replacement module that they can just send via overnight mail\/Fedex is a lot more convenient than having to schedule time at a dealership\/service center for the work.<\/p>\n<p>However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/n9DFwv\">AM Radio problem is getting to me<\/a>.  It is quite unusable.<\/p>\n<p>It is still a large car, but I am more familiar with it and enjoy the ability to cut in front of others, I just have to be more cognizant of how much space the S takes.  Additionally, I enjoy the changes in Air Suspension that the car can do with firmware 5.9, being able to drive faster in High and Super High mode.  The navigation changes have made it easier to get frequently used locations on the screen faster.  And I enjoy the color change between visited and supercharger locations.  I would like to have a third color for the chargers that were visited at LOW Amperages (user define? 24A and below perhaps?)<\/p>\n<p>Some thoughts on how to get some Tesla growth&#8230;  Others have mentioned it, and I&#8217;d champion it, a Tesla App Store.  Open up development for the center console for Apps that owners can purchase for their respective vehicles.  I&#8217;d love to use Sirius Internet streaming natively rather than pair an iOS or Android device over Bluetooth.  Since the Bluetooth only connects to one device at a time, it would be difficult for those of us that don&#8217;t use Android or iOS for their main phone (I use a Blackberry).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hats off to the Proclaimers song 500 miles&#8230; But I figure this was as good as any to update on the status of the Model S as a daily driver. 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