Recent content by DILIE

I keep reading this and can't figure out how you reach that conclusion. A: Some number of Tesla Model S vehicles have burned without any apparent external source of heat. Do you disagree? B: They released software to prevent condition X, which has never occurred, and adjust for condition Z...

You sound like you might sell propane and propane accessories!

Ideally both top and bottom, right? To get the maximum power into the battery and then get it all back out, hitting 0 with all modules essentially "empty" at whatever the minimum power limit is.

Following on that part of my comment, it speaks to @David99 pointing out the differences between module/cell degradation and chargegate. With a capped pack the goal of charging may still be to put as much power into the pack as possible, but a different limitation besides module differences has...

Really interesting observation. Glad you tracked it. You seem to have a group of modules contributing. I have a single module that has reached a peak of ~14mV delta, so not crazy, but still stands out. I'll do a similar test to see if the imbalance reduces due to usage. It makes sense for...

Sure looks like a voltage cap to me. If the cap is indirect through some other capping mechanism it's still specific enough to be quantified as a voltage cap.

Am I confused? Your Raven has a 100kWh battery, right? Those are not known to be affected by charge limiting or extra battery cooling, or yours would be the first known report. The other cars are affected by the 2019.16 or later changes for 85kWh and smaller batteries. The fan behavior is...

I summarized what I could find a while back, excluding collisions. I don't have any info on conclusions for the two fires reported this year, but neither appear to be related to a collision. I can update if anyone has info.

When I researched before buying I mostly focused on mileage. Could the battery survive delivering the kind of mileage you see on high quality ICE vehicles, such as Toyota, so at least providing some return for the elevated cost. There was plenty of evidence they could and the fact even very...

Really by getting the aftermarket equipment. I think it's around $100 all in, depending on which OBD dongle you choose. I was able to route the adapter cable up behind the cubby and have the dongle dangling at the back, right corner of the yacht floor, under the cubby. My wife didn't even...

Because it is still the best car I have ever owned, and I've owned a lot.

That's a good point. In manufacturing large complex systems you assemble thousands of parts from many different suppliers who themselves may have done likewise. It is not uncommon to find new failure modes in the install base or in manufacturing after some have already been shipped. Then...

Realizing it's heading way off topic, though relevant to how we weigh and compare the various attempts at using science based data, real evidence, and reasonable conjecture to understand the subject at hand, there are some key factors the quoted article misses on why people disagree on science...

It is certainly possible there were separate actions in the firmware related to fire issues and longevity issues. Let's say X was potential thermal runaway due to gremlins in the cells. They ran test software and found it either wasn't likely (existing remediation was handling it) or didn't...

The math is wrong. The denominator is not all Tesla vehicles produced thus far. It is of earlier model S & X vehicles, likely with specific battery models, but we can't be clear which, because the data is not revealed by Tesla. There have been a good number of non-crash related fires. Agreed...