Recent content by 511keV

With the addition of Zoom conferencing, I decided I might like to share a single calendar with car. I don’t want all my calendars to be shared but I want to create a single calendar with Zoom entries that I can share with the car. I don’t seem to be able to select a single calendar in the IOS...

We're operating on Elon time. Elon is notoriously optimistic about timing. I'm sure he thinks Level 5 autonomy is just around the corner (as in next year) but the reality is it is at the most optimistic 5+ years away. As more states pass restrictions on drivers operating handheld devices and to...

No, I really like my 85D and will probably replace it with a Tesla vehicle in the future. I understand that I'm grandfathered and this change is not likely to impact me for years, I nonetheless feel a basic understanding of the Supercharger network has changed. Given the high cost of electricity...

It'll be interesting to compare the supercharger build out map of pre-Jan 2017 and one after. I doubt they'll be much change. Further, their current "no cost to me" plans are more than adequate for my current two or three times a year use of the Supercharger network. They don't need tocharge me...

Sure, I do think one should start with a full charge but not every person your visiting/staying with has an available 240V circuit for you to charge on.

I use the Supercharger network a couple of times each year traveling to friends in Upstate NY. I charge at my house which is north of Boston to 100% and then charge in Albany and near their home. They don't have the ability to offer me 240V destinating charging so I charge before I reach their...

2.36.31 was released to address a remote hack of the vehicle discovered by some pretty sharp white hat hackers in China. This is the first known hack that didn't require access to the physical vehicle. Security researchers from China remotely hacked a Tesla Model S Car hackers demonstrate...

Tesla hasn't offered this update to my my 85D yet. A quick call to the Watertown Service Center this morning yielded the fact that only 25% of the fleet has the update at this point and I should see something in the next week. Even though the hack requires a rather unique combination unlikely to...

Queensbury NY seems awfully close (~ 60 miles) to the Albany NY supercharger.

Any competent licensed electrician can install the HPWC. I watched the installation and it went without a hitch as the installation manual is very thorough.

I don't normally use Summons but I think solely relying on the cellphone is a bad idea One use case that will most likely no longer work is a extracting a car from an underground garage parking spot when the closely parked adjacent car prevents the doors from opening. It is rare to have cell...

Definitely saw a 30ish percent range hit in Northeastern Massachusetts this weekend with the extremely low temperatures.. Was averaging over 400 WHr/mi at 65 mph and cabin heat set to 64F. Car sat out for part of the day so the battery was quite cold in the afternoon. As a result, not only was...

The Tesla Model S has been on the road for three years and I've had mine for 7 months but I still consider mine a Beta status vehicle. Tesla's 7.1 release was a non-event for me and still leaves the car in Beta status. I see half finished projects not only with Autopilot, stable NAV routing, and...

Waiting for the notification that my car will be updated. Hopefully, it'll be a short wait. While waiting, I watched the following inside and outside view of a Model S entering and exiting a garage on BGR: Tesla Model S software update 7.1 includes feature and more | BGR

The Massachusetts legislature is holding hearings as part of the push for laws requiring "handheld device free driving" and Tesla's lack of Carplay integration or its Android equivalent is going to become a big problem if these proposals become law. The current Tesla controls do not permit me to...