Recent content by swaltner

That happens every once in a while. On my eclipse trip in April, I came across one that did the same. Even had a nice person walk up to me as I was getting out of the car and say they experienced the same thing and let me know I might need to move my car. I did see the same, so I moved. As I was...

Nice shot. It's fun coming across these vistas as you crest the hills before dropping into an expansive valley.

A friend sent this to me this morning. Seen in Olathe, KS, but not their vehicle(s). Not a nice way for a Cybertruck owner to start the day….

I have a 12V Li-Ion battery from EarthX in an aircraft. I left the master switch on one time and it discharged the battery - reported something close to 0 Volts as I remember. It wouldn’t take a charge from a battery charger - said the battery was failed. Disconnected the cables running to the...

I saw one driving around just south of Wichita, KS last weekend - nice looking hardware. I drove by the address provided in Wichita for the pending sales/service site. It’s currently a “CarStoreUSA.com” site (think Carmax) and has a bunch of vehicles still on the lot. Not quite sure what the...

You got some other replies about this, but I recently started a thread on the same thing - Backtracking with Frequent Superchargers in Route The issue seems to happen when you have a Supercharger in the Trip list, but don't need to charge at it. It seems to rarely happen if you only include the...

Ouch on 42 cents/kWh for a home electricity rate! The only time I’ve seen rates that high was in conjunction with a time-of-use rate, where it was that high during the weekday afternoon, but much cheaper overnight. TOU rates can be easily handled with charging timers. Even though I have a flat...

The only Tesla vehicles that actually read speed limit signs are all 10 years old. Anything recent uses a database, which as you found is not always accurate. It’s working as designed…

There are plans for NEVI funded stations along US-400, US-81, and I-35. While I haven’t heard that actual construction has started, these were announced a few months ago. The future sites include Emporia, Flying J, 4215 W Hwy 50 (I-35) Garden City, Love’s, 3285 E U.S. 50 (U.S. 400)...

Oh yeah, already thinking about making a trip out to Florida or California - I have relatives on both souther corners of the country. Fertile hunting grounds in both those locations! Planning another 8 years before retiring, so can't really start in on the never-ending loops around the US quite...

As many others did, I did a large roadtrip for viewing the total solar eclipse. I had a vacation request on the books at work for 6.5 years since the last total eclipse happened to make sure I had the time off from work for viewing. Some of the potential areas that I was targeting for my...

@giorgian00, Various max speeds are in play when using autopilot, depending upon the road in question. On my vehicle (2018 Model 3 with Enhanced Autopilot feature and equipped with radar module), the various speed limits while using Autosteer are as follows: 45 mph - if the speed limit is...

How is the wire going into the ground block right above the open ground block you pointed to? It looks like there is a piece of reflective metal (maybe it's reflective plastic) and then at least a single similar connector on the other side of that support bracket.

I am not a tax lawyer, but that is my interpretation of the tax code. If you're wanting to claim the EVSE tax credit for the service upgrade, that should be done with the same installation job. Waiting to do the service upgrade until a later date would make it difficult to argue that they are...

Bummer, sorry about the travel delays. I saw huge traffic delays on Apple Maps on I-89 with everyone heading South out of totality while I was enjoying the evening with family in Waterbury. Stayed put on Monday and then drove home the next day. No traffic encountered on Tuesday/Wednesday on...