Recent content by TacoGuy

Musk has achieved exactly what he intended. The world is guessing and Elon's ego is left with the fuel in what has to be the best cliff hanger since the "Who shot JR" episode of Dallas aired 1980.

Owning a Tesla, the safest car in history, with the best charging network in the world, is still better than owning a Fisker. Just sayin'.

Top off in north phoenix - Target (Less busy at 1pm and more stalls), and go direct to Kingman with the confidence to drive at whatever speed you need to)

If the public utilities planned well they'd have storage for that what is generated in excess and be able to deliver that energy during demand periods when residential solar is not offering surplus to the grid. This is a push - pull problem. Net metering to incentivize customers to add solar...

Interesting approach. I think the battery return for me was a bit longer (~19-20years) based on the TOU rate differential and a peak shaving strategy. We just don't experience power outages here like other areas. I charge the car during windows of opportunity when we're either producing MAX...

I'd like to see how that works for your specific case. In my scenario there are pennies to be had daily, but no ROI on the Batteries in >10 years

I searched for the plans and read through the solar addendums to the plan. You get straight credits for all solar generated, and charged for all consumption based on plan. Essentially, you are paying all tariffs and taxes on all electricity used and then credited the solar production...

Check your bill! You have to be paying a grid tie fee based on size of solar system, and also may be charged for each KW of energy used at 9cents. Hence the credit for all energy produced. You are only getting credit for net energy put on the grid, and your solar consumed is taxed but there...

Mesure of the number of viable charge/discharge cycles is right around 3600. After that it may be a target of 70% capacity, but you can't count on it - and warranty is over. Even at that usable is diminished to even less stored charge, battery cannot be fully discharged without potential...

I've looked at it time and time again. My energy supplier has multiple rate plans and uses a demand rate to cut off-peak hours to the minimum on certain plans. Even with the $100-$120 per month in demand surcharge savings doing peak shaving and a reduced off peak rate. The break even point...

No way!!! I am the best there is at sitting on my couch and collecting unemployment.

Spinning off a profitable business unit may be a challenge. After all, subscriptions (Including SC usage) are going to be the major profit centers to Support Elon's strategy. In the traditional sense, the subscription services at Tesla are the SUV that everyone buys from ford, gm, etc, so the...

the golden age of owning a Tesla is behind us. Gone are the days when you could grab a coffee and talk to another Tesla owner for a few minutes while charging. V3 is fast enough to get you in and out, and the masses have caught on to the convenience (not value) of owning an EV. I expect...

didn’t pivot but got specific about why I am not a fan of book time. Yes it sure is an accounting problem in an industry that does its best to mask 150 year old technology and prevent people from making simple repairs or mystifies servicing their vehicle. Agree the book can a basis for labor...

I understand the perspective. I’m not agreed with the practice. And to be clear I have not expressed opinion about the wage people earn by my objecting to labor rate x book hours. The service department at Tesla or any traditional dealer is profiting. 200-300 per hour to do a job inflated...