Recent content by Jeff P

I had this with my installation yesterday. Sun went down and my solar was powering the grid. I went into the installation wizard, and for the "site" meters checked the flip boxes. Saved, restarted the Powerwall, all monitoring was as expected. I even through off the mains to see if it was...

Yeah, the quote with installation for a second unit is about $10k, which is not worth it in any universe where I can calculate ROI. Obviously the only scenario I'm trying to cover is a post-hurricane extended outage, and even then it's hard to say if that will be a thing. Six years living in...

Long time listener, first time caller in the energy category. Last year I had Tesla install a 10 kW solar system, and it was a pretty terrible experience. One inverter was wired incorrectly, the other was configured incorrectly, so I was actually capturing less than half of what the system could...

I used this one last Monday and today. I honestly didn't know about it, as I planned my Orlando to NC trip before it was on my radar. It makes the Savannah to St. Augustine run more comfortable if you like to drive 80 and have a 70D, for sure. Because the charging is slower going at the top, it...

This is a pretty weird location, a good country block away from the food and retail. That wasn't a big deal yesterday, but it was chilly last Monday! Not very pedestrian friendly when you get up to the shopping area, either. We met some people there on Monday whose car quit while charging, had...

And let's not punish in a way that causes distance travelers passing through stress because locals are parked there all of the time.

While the alarm can help warn you (I've heard it once), the actual braking that comes after at best is intended to reduce your speed before impact. It says that in the manual.

That's crazy, the thing with the previous site. Crossing my fingers for this one, because it means I could do Santee, SC to Waynesville, NC (where I can plug in at my in-laws) about an hour faster because I won't need to bounce through Charlotte. More interesting terrain, too! If they could just...

Indeed, thanks. I'm not optimistic about a Thanksgiving time frame to get it up when I'm passing through, but I'm sure I'll use it on subsequent visits to the area.

It's funny, I've driven the P models, but my "lowly" 70D is crazy fun too. The full on launches are fun, but really it's the ability to jump at a red light, up a freeway ramp, or even just to mash it so you can pass, often under 60 mph, that makes every little maneuver fun. I kind of had a hint...

I work with software that is at worst responsible for a few million dollars in business activity over the course of a few weeks, and we update way less frequently. This stuff moves 4,800 pounds of electric sex as fast as 150 mph. I'm with you.

I'm not particularly concerned about any of the distances, because I've already done 200 mostly highway mile driving. But the availability and uptime sounds generally solid. Thanks, everyone!

Yeah, I'm sure it will be fine. I haven't heard of many availability issues on this side of the country. I'm not worried about Waynesville itself, as I'll be there for a week and there are a few places I can go, ditto for Asheville. My real-life range on a full charge is about 220 miles, but...

The family and I are planning to take our first road trip in our 70D around Thanksgiving. It's Orlando to Waynesville, NC, stopping at the superchargers in St. Augustine, Savannah, Santee SC and Charlotte. Waynesville doesn't have an ideal charging situation, but we'll be mostly staying with my...

The non-D was announced about two weeks after I ordered a 70D, but if I would have waited, I honestly might have just gone with the "lower" model and save $5k. Performance is neat, but I've never been a car guy (I've driven Corollas and Prii for the last 20 years). Last year we bought a Leaf...