Recent content by Kbsilver

I had the same thing happen to our BMW 335D 6 weeks ago. Slowed down for the pack of deer and they went across the rode. The straggler ran into the side of the car (he bounced off and kept going). Not a scratch on the paint (deer is soft) but caved in the front fender. But the car is now...

We know these sites have connectivity. How about a WebCam at each location? That can tell a lot except if one ore more superchargers are down.

The cause at this point doesn't matter. The outlet is damaged and should be replaced. I was going to suggest this is a simple DIY but it appears that the outlet setup is something custom made and may not be as simple of buying the receptacle and screwing it in (of course turning the power off...

Same position as I am in which may be common in some areas with a house that has gas service. I also only have 150 amp main service. With all underground wiring and the transformer across the street, upgrading would cost almost as much as the car. My single largest electrical load is the A/C...

Certainly with all the electronics Tesla can definitely do better than this. It may be intentional as an energy saving ploy. In our BMWs we usually have the same temperature setting summer and winter. The only time it's not comfortable is if there is sun directly beating down on you through...

I'm not an automotive engineer (however I did stay in a Holiday Inn once), but it seems as the headliner just needs to be made 1/2" wider to stay tucked under the door seal.

I thought the idea was you would get your original battery back at some point or be charged a very steep fee. The precharged "loaner" pack was only to be kept for a short period.

Is this failure always just the 12V battery or the DC-DC converter? If it's just the battery I would think they would figure out by now how to change it in the field.

In most cases charging limitation is battery protection. I believe battery protection is a primary goal and one of the more unique elements of the Tesla design. For me Hamilton is already near my house and does not help. If I must avoid Bethesda then it's definitely 2 stops with a 70...

I'm all for more capacity as long as there is no weight penalty. With more superchargers (which are being added all the time), the need for increased capacity becomes less important. Most of the time extra capacity is being hauled around and is not used or needed. The only downside of less...

I have experience with these too. One building has a Carrier Greenspeed system which is a variable speed compressor and stepper motor operated expansion valve. It works "better", but with the intense winter we had here in NY state it still spent a good part of the time on the resistive (aka...

I'll chime in. With extensive experience with all heating mediums between houses I or my family live in and rental properties managed, electric heat is by far the most expensive energy source. Heat pumps essentially stop working once you get below freezing thus are not a good solution for the...

It sure seems as the 70 has generated lots of orders. While it definitely cannibalized some demand for the 85, I feel as Tesla has found that sweet spot to increasing overall sales. Currently not an owner, I'm little more interested as well. For me there would only be a few times a year where...

This is the dilemma for Tesla with rolling out constant improvements. Tesla most definitely has a progression plan. They are trying to walk the fence in rolling these out while at the same time not alienate recent purchasers. Thus they need to take incremental baby steps with the updates...

I would say this is more marketing than technical limitations. If the 70D has a lower voltage battery pack than the 85, it will reduce the max power available. If you do not get more with a more expensive model, no one would ever buy them. At this point anything in the 5 second 0-60 range...