TESLA MODEL 3 - EVE FOR TESLA

EV Channels Review

This video reviews 'EVE for Tesla,' a dashboard app designed to function within the Tesla web browser, offering a potential alternative to the now-discontinued HomeLink hardware. The reviewer explores both the free and premium tiers of the app. While the free version provides basic utilities like weather, photos, and a mileage tracker, its functionality on the Model 3 is noted as limited, with some apps exhibiting bugs and not fully adapting to the landscape screen. The premium subscription, costing $4.99/month or $3.99/month annually, unlocks features like email, Twitter, stocks, and crucially, 'EVE Connect.' This feature aims to control smart home devices, specifically garage doors via MyQ integration. However, the reviewer encountered significant issues with the premium apps, including non-functional stock and street view apps due to keyboard input problems. The EVE Connect setup, while eventually successful after manual computer configuration, also had initial bugs and lacked the automatic open/close functionality of traditional HomeLink. Despite these drawbacks, EVE Connect is presented as a viable, albeit beta-stage, alternative for Tesla owners without HomeLink, offering the unique benefit of garage door status updates.