Repair issues and fixes

Sorry I didn't wan to be naughty. How do you charge your Tesla?

 

Since I don't have one, I don't.....lol

I just have the Kona and CMAX, both of which have charge ports in or near the front.

 

Correct me if I'm wrong. Isn't the reason you're not supposed to back into parking because of the exhaust gases "painting" walls black?

Just wondering how that works with an EV.

 

Actually, most.of the places where this is illegal (entire cities) have no walls or even indoor parking and the no backing in is strictly enforced, even in EV charging spaces.

 

Strange Californian rule. On the other hand there are counties/locations where you must back into parking spaces. Go figure.

I still wonder how the Tesla guys comply.

 

Honestly, I love these cities, because the charging stations don't tend to get a lot of Teslas unless the station has a long enough cable.

I have only seen one block in one city where you must back in and that is due to how the street works, otherwise it is either up to you or you are not allowed to back in. The fun one for people is when they are in cities where it is a city ordinance that is just posted on a sign on the way into the city and then they get tickets because they didn't know.

 

Aren't all their chargers located on private property?

 

Believe it or not, in many of these cities there is no such thing as a "private parking lot" and the city enforces parking rules, even on "private property". The city of Oceanside, California is one of the worst about this and they WILL ticket you for backing into a space anywhere in the city.

Additionally, Teslas can use standard Level 2 chargers with an adapter, just like those of us who have an adapter can use Tesla Destination Chargers. Additionally with the right adapter, they can use DC quick chargers, although there is no adapter that allows us to use Tesla Super Chargers, maybe one day someone will figure something out there.

 

"The fun one for people is when they are in cities where it is a city ordinance that is just posted on a sign on the way into the city and then they get tickets because they didn't know."

Happened to me in Vienna. Parked my moped, absolutely no signs regulating parking and/or stopping. Came back I had a ticket! Got ticked and marched into the police station to complain (I was 21 - full of puff!). A was told that there is no parking allowed on streets with streetcar tracks. The cop was nice enough and let me off.
It was nice to be young

 

Yeah, but honestly if there are no signs, how are you supposed to know? I question if they can get away with just a sign on the way into the city, but they obviously feel they can.

 

I wonder if the those Teslas showin in the photos of the Oceanside Park and Ride got tickets.

https://www.plugshare.com/location/222997

 

If not, they got extremely lucky, I have seen them (and others) get tickets in Oceanside at charging stations for backing in.

 

Unless Oceanside claims parking lots are streets, I don't see anything in the city regulations where their parking regulations applies.

 

Weather it does or not, they will ticket you. You may or may not be able to fight it, but why deal with the hassle?

 

The cop said that it is in the Driver Instruction Booklet you have to learn for the driver license test. The funny thing was that for mopeds (under 50cc) they needed no license! But I saw many tickets on out of town cars. Neat revenue generator - eh?

 

Yeah, signs should be required, really out of town people would have no idea.

 

Our town in Delaware has such rules that prohibit backing into parking spots. There are a couple of free L2 charging spots within 100 yards of the ocean right next to the boardwalk. Haven't been there in months...

In 10 days the "tourist" parking rates expire, and we will no longer need to feed the meters. And for that matter, the tourists will be gone (yay).

 

This is the plastic piece with silver paint around the front emblem. The plastic has bump and the surface is not smooth there. I was power-washing the car and some of the paint peeled off. This will only get bigger with time. I wonder if this can be fixed under warranty. It is small but it is a defect in the plastic piece not being smooth and it will only get bigger in time. If they won't fix it under warranty, what other options do I have?