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* Hint for null value in Grafana if car has not been renamed yet

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Unfortunately the Tesla API does not return consumption values for a trip. In order to still be able to display values TeslaMate estimates the consumption on the basis of the recorded (charging) data. It takes **at least two** charging sessions before the first estimate can be displayed. Charging sessions have to be longer than 10 minutes and less than 95% state-of-charge (SoC). Each future charging session will slightly improve the accuracy of the estimate, which is applied retroactively to all data.

## Why "null" is displayed above the panels in Grafana?

If you have not customized the name of your Tesla, Teslamate saves an empty value in the PostgreSQL database. When Grafana is reading from the database, the value `null` is the value for the variable car_id in Grafana.

Give your Tesla a name via car touchscreen and wait for Teslamate to synchronize it.

## What is the geo-fence feature for?

At the moment geo-fences are a way to create custom locations like `🏡 Home` or `🛠️ Work` That may be particularly useful if the addresses (which are provided by [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org)) in your region are inaccurate or if you street-park at locations where the exact address may vary.
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