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#3323002 21-Dec-2024 11:46

Help!

I carried passengers in the back of my Model 3 yesterday and now there are milky stains on the black vinyl upholstery which I assume is sunscreen.

Soap and water doesn’t remove it and I know there are nano-particles involved. Has anyone had any luck in removing this type of stuff?

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#3323160 22-Dec-2024 09:28

Dingbatt:
Help!

I carried passengers in the back of my Model 3 yesterday and now there are milky stains on the black vinyl upholstery which I assume is sunscreen.

Soap and water doesn’t remove it and I know there are nano-particles involved. Has anyone had any luck in removing this type of stuff?

Yeah, I had problems with this on our first long holiday in our MY around the SI; it was from sunblock rubbing off legs, arms etc. There were a lot of suggestions on the NZ Tesla FB groups about the best products to remove it - I recall popping into a SCA in Queenstown to buy a bottle of a Maguire’s product which worked really well. I now carry it in the car boot in case required; will check out the name next time I’m in/near the car.

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#3323185 22-Dec-2024 13:46

It was Meguiar's Quik Interior Detailer that I used for the sunblock...

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#3323200 22-Dec-2024 14:32

jonathan18: It was Meguiar's Quik Interior Detailer that I used for the sunblock...

Cheers! I have some Meguiars Carpet and Upholstery that was suggested to me by a staff member at SCA. Good to know there’s a product that works…

Ironically I was looking at some covers from AliExpress in their BF Sales.

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#3323267 22-Dec-2024 15:09

Looks like $29.25 on special at repco is the best deal at the moment.

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#3327431 4-Jan-2025 13:30

Is there a faq on how to get up to speed with using your tesla in NZ?

Such as best charging companies etc? For example I am going from well to Auckland next week and have never driven in a tesla. What charging companies should I be a member of? How do I pay at superchargers etc

Is there anything else that would be good to know. I want to sleep in it, as I gather it has a camping mode. Are there any issues with that?

Is it best to drive till you have 100km of range, or do small fillups along the way?

I have Plugshare, and it shows a truck load of charging places for a Tesla. Will any do?

I also have downloaded the tesla app. I gather it will be linked to the car (my own, new to me). Should I reset the car to clear out the old owners settings, or just delete the profile?

Any hints on best operating here are appreciated.

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#3327457 4-Jan-2025 17:02

If you’re a FB user, I’d suggest joining one of the NZ Tesla groups, eg Tesla Owners’ Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/tocnz); that (and I think the 3 and Y ones) have a sticky to a Google Sheets FAQ (not sure a direct link to it will work but just in case it’s here). Those groups are a great mine of info (either asking directly or searching usually reveals answers).

There’ll be good info on the FAQ and elsewhere on charging. On longer trips many EV drivers will tend to charge smaller amounts more frequently as that’ll typically work out faster (as charging slows down, especially over say 80%).

For planning routes, t’s worth having a play with A Better Route Planner as that’ll provide you some piece of mind (it allows you to plan/show routes relative to charging, while taking a lot of variables into account). Here’s it’s first suggestion for the Wgtn-Akld trip (noting it’s set for my car, which is a MY, so with lower range):

As the Desert Road is closed it may pay to have set up accounts with some of the other charging companies; personally, I like to be prepared for any eventuality so have accounts with most, just in case! I’ll tend to take the easy option if available, though, which is using Superchargers as they are both fast and the least amount of hassle (no need to use an app or fob - just plug in and it’ll charge to your set limit, and bill you on your credit card).

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#3327512 4-Jan-2025 17:46

Worth mentioning that you should add your credit card to the Tesla app before you set out on trips, so that you have it all ready for when you rock up to a Tesla Supercharger.

These days it is also worth having ChargeNet, Z and BP accounts. That covers most of it. Some more options up north.

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#3327514 4-Jan-2025 18:08

netspanner:

Is there a faq on how to get up to speed with using your tesla in NZ?

Such as best charging companies etc? For example I am going from well to Auckland next week and have never driven in a tesla. What charging companies should I be a member of? How do I pay at superchargers etc

Is there anything else that would be good to know. I want to sleep in it, as I gather it has a camping mode. Are there any issues with that?

Is it best to drive till you have 100km of range, or do small fillups along the way?

I have Plugshare, and it shows a truck load of charging places for a Tesla. Will any do?

I also have downloaded the tesla app. I gather it will be linked to the car (my own, new to me). Should I reset the car to clear out the old owners settings, or just delete the profile?

Any hints on best operating here are appreciated.

If you put the destination in the car, it will direct you to Superchargers as required - that is the easiest way to do it.

The slightly smarter way to do it is to think about when/where you will stop for your breaks, be that food, a rest, etc. If you can make those stops around where you see a decent charger (I'd aim for 100kW+), then you'll never be stopping specifically to charge.

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#3327598 5-Jan-2025 08:20

jonathan18:

If you’re a FB user, I’d suggest joining one of the NZ Tesla groups, eg Tesla Owners’ Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/tocnz); that (and I think the 3 and Y ones) have a sticky to a Google Sheets FAQ (not sure a direct link to it will work but just in case it’s here). Those groups are a great mine of info (either asking directly or searching usually reveals answers).

There’ll be good info on the FAQ and elsewhere on charging. On longer trips many EV drivers will tend to charge smaller amounts more frequently as that’ll typically work out faster (as charging slows down, especially over say 80%).

For planning routes, t’s worth having a play with A Better Route Planner as that’ll provide you some piece of mind (it allows you to plan/show routes relative to charging, while taking a lot of variables into account). Here’s it’s first suggestion for the Wgtn-Akld trip (noting it’s set for my car, which is a MY, so with lower range):

As the Desert Road is closed it may pay to have set up accounts with some of the other charging companies; personally, I like to be prepared for any eventuality so have accounts with most, just in case! I’ll tend to take the easy option if available, though, which is using Superchargers as they are both fast and the least amount of hassle (no need to use an app or fob - just plug in and it’ll charge to your set limit, and bill you on your credit card).

Thanks for the great information. I had applied for the tesla owners fb group, they are a little slow on their approvals.so still waiting. :-)

Holidays I suspect :-)

Is there a route planner in the tesla itself? Like Google maps?

I am not sure if the Superchargers will work on the first trip, as the Tesla app needs ID submitted to show change of ownership. We will visit the tesla shop in Welling with the owner before we leave to find out.

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#3327601 5-Jan-2025 08:42

Obraik:

If you put the destination in the car, it will direct you to Superchargers as required - that is the easiest way to do it.

The slightly smarter way to do it is to think about when/where you will stop for your breaks, be that food, a rest, etc. If you can make those stops around where you see a decent charger (I'd aim for 100kW+), then you'll never be stopping specifically to charge.

Thanks for that. We usual tour the South Island in our old camper. So 2 to 3 hours between breaks. I think this will be a breeze with cruise control in comparison!

Can you explain the 100kw concept? I think in terms of refilling at a 1/4 of a tank of fuel, but I assume you can see on the screen how much charge you still have remaining in your battery. What is the distance remaining on 100kw?

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#3327603 5-Jan-2025 09:07

kW is the speed that the charger can charge at. kWh is how much charge your car has in its battery.

So for a TeslaM3 RWD with a (approx) 60kWh battery it will take a 100kW charger 36 minutes to go from empty to full*.
If you think of kW as how fast a petrol pump is pumping, and kWh as how many litres in the tank.

I use an estimate that 1% battery gives me 4km of range in my M3RWD.

*In reality it doesn’t maintain a speed of 100kW. The charge rate will slow once the battery gets to higher %.

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#3327604 5-Jan-2025 09:08

@netspanner, 100kW is the charger power - i.e. how fast it charges the car. Different sites will have different speed chargers. Most of the really old ones are 50kW, newer ones range between 75-300kW. The actual charging speed at any given time depends on battery charge level, battery temperature and the charger capacity but as a rule of thumb a higher capacity charger will charge the car quicker (all else being equal).

Of course, this is talking about DC chargers in general, not just Tesla Supercharger sites. e.g. a lot of the original Charge Net sites are still 50kW but newer ones are up to 300kW, BP/Z tend to be about 75-150kW.

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#3327607 5-Jan-2025 09:20

netspanner:
Can you explain the 100kw concept? I think in terms of refilling at a 1/4 of a tank of fuel, but I assume you can see on the screen how much charge you still have remaining in your battery. What is the distance remaining on 100kw?</p>

When he’s referring to 100kW he’s meaning the power provided by the charger, and therefore the speed of charging. Slower DC chargers are commonly 50kW - these used to the be standard, but many/most of the newer ones will be faster. [Edit - snap; oops, all covered above!]

I’d suggest it’s worth having a read/watch of some basic intros to charging, as even if they don’t focus on Superchargers they’ll give you a good foundation (eg, you’re really meaning kWh when referring to the capacity left in your car’s battery, not kW). There’s a decent amount of NZ-focused content out there, eg:

https://media.genesisenergy.co.nz/genesis/documents/Genesis_EV_charging_guide.pdf

https://youtu.be/DRy8JNsp9Ug

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#3327611 5-Jan-2025 10:03

netspanner:

Is there a route planner in the tesla itself? Like Google maps?

I am not sure if the Superchargers will work on the first trip, as the Tesla app needs ID submitted to show change of ownership. We will visit the tesla shop in Welling with the owner before we leave to find out.

Yep Tesla have their own navigation. From memory, it works fine without paying for premium data connection.

Though paying for that ($10 per month) gives you live traffic updates/speed cameras and of course TuneIn and other streaming service access - great for playing your favourite radio stations via data streaming all over the country.

The Tesla navigation is very good - just put your destination in and it works out the best route - you can make changes and it factors in where you will need to charge along the way and how much charge you will have at destination. You wont need Google maps.

This video is probably worth a look.

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