Recent content by drb3333

That seems to go to the heart of this, and my answer is that I don't know. And I applaud the OP for checking in with them, but I don't think in my limited experience that there is much interaction between city permits and utilities (but open to being corrected). The role of the electrician...

You are correct in that two FUD scenarios seem common: EVs will crash the grid, and charging takes ages. And I guess to be fair to the city of Eugene they may be sensitive to older homes with 100A or even 60A service and are being proactively cautious. But most homes are 200A and largely...

I reviewed all of the above and I don't believe anybody suggested an installation without going through the permitting process. (But thank you for the cautionary note.)

I agree with others above. Suspend talking to the Eugene Water and Electric Board. Have an electrician evaluate the capability with your existing panel, and simply have the equivalent of a dryer or electric range service added. This should not "strain" the neighborhood (it's not a...

Mine is fine from July 2023. I had one very, very small blemish in the paint on the hatch lid top which vanished when I had the paint corrected for ceramic.

Thanks for posting.

Is this a Fremont build?

I would suspect dealership (non-Tesla) lease. Any car dealer including Autonation can acquire and lease a vehicle.

Some great thoughts in this thread; thanks all. I am a relatively new MYP owner of about 6 months, but grapple with what an upgrade might look like. Different styling? Not so much, this is what bugs me about ordinary carmakers superficially facelifting annually. More power? Maybe. More...

With due respect to some of our friends who feel otherwise, I think this is the fundamental philosophical difference between a "Detroit car" and a "Silicon Valley car"; in my opinion Teslas exemplify the latter. Some argue that more driveability is called for, while others embrace more of a...

Strong pass. :)

Good info. I also was jazzed to get MagBak which I think are pretty clever. Maybe I am dense, but was surprised to get boxes of plastic since I thought they were alloy which would have been awesome. Put them on anyway but have not yet hit anything. I am wondering if I should consider adding...

Gorgeous! Gotta love that ADRO!

I think the Tesla Plaid S competes pretty well at Nurburgring for a boat. https://www.motortrend.com/news/tesla-model-s-plaid-production-ev-nurburgring-record-2023/ Although to be fair, the EVs are still running about a half-minute behind the exotics, and right now an upcoming Porsche Taycan EV...

Lookin' sweet! Technically the Colossal is itself a knock-off of the ADRO expensive aero kit (so knock-off of a knock-off?) :) Or actually, it's a knock-off of ADRO. It actually does reduce drag which I have measured; visit the ADRO site for more CFD info. (You can see mine on pages 180, 179...