Recent content by Ollie Jones

Stopped by there today. Construction looks like it's complete. I plugged one of the chargers into my 2016 Model S. No lights. They aren't energized yet it looks like.

Bad Adapter? I replaced my J1772 - Tesla adapter, the one I got with the car seven years ago now. And my flakey charging at ChargePoint stations was resolved. Before, I had the same intermittent problems as other mentioned on this thread. And they seemed to be getting worse month by month...

Something wrong with the adapter? I don't know if this is relevant, but it might be. I have a 2016 Model S (Mobileye). It was real flakey at some ChargePoint pedestals as described by others in this thread. And it seemed to be getting worse month by month. Then I got a new Tesla - J1772...

I've used a commercial product called "Goo Gone." It worked.

I have a bike rack with straps and hooks (it's branded Thule). I have an early 2016 Model S with the pano roof. Is it safe to hook the upper hooks on the glass at the top of the Model S liftback? Is there a best way to do that. (I'm aware of the Wispbar and trailer-hitch approaches, as well as...

It might make senses to turn on the relatively new Chill Mode too; it's a governor on max acceleration. I like it; it saves energy when using adaptive cruise control.

It makes sense to escalate a defective-upon-delivery issue. Even if the exec can't do anything about it directly, they need to know about such things.

I agree AP1 is improving. Things I've noticed. (1) I live near US Route 1 in Northeast MA. Around here US1 is a two- and sometimes four- lane undivided highway. AP1 recently stopped limiting autosteer to speedlimit + 5 on Route 1. That's generally appropriate, but not in some places. Route 1...

Great stuff. Puts into words a lot of what I have learned in the last couple of years. For us northerners, a few things to keep in mind. (1) running in the cold (sub-freezing) costs plenty of range. Doug_G's estimate of 20% might not be quite enough. Preheating when plugged in helps. The range...

Maybe Facebook should change their street address from "1 Hacker Way" to "50,000,000 Hacked Way" . Just sayin'

This is a significant downside to the instant low-speed torque available on DC electric motors. There was simply no way my old Honda Insight first-generation hybrid could have caused much damage by acclerating from a parking speed, commanded or uncommanded, intended or unintended. If there...

Here's a point: in the 20th century, independent vehicle dealers were the solution to this problem of bad field service. Local dealers have these attributes Local business connections Profit incentives of their own, separate from the factory Answerability to local regulators These sorts of...

I pranked the guy doing my safety inspection by summoning the Model S out of the garage bay. It was mean. He freaked. He thought he hadn't set the brake or something. But it was still fun.

Rate here in northeast Massachusetts: $0.251 / kWh 24x365. At that rate at $2.50 / gal for gas. the Model S costs a bit more to operate than my old first-generation 2000 Honda Insight hybrid. But that was a tiny underpowered two-seater, and the Model S is a car. Gas goes to $3.00, and the...

I don't hate anything about it. Really. Even though I'd be a chump to admit I hated someting I spend so much money on. I love that it's comfortable and fairly quiet. I love that it gets over-the-air upgrades. I love the silly easter eggs. "ho ho ho." What could be better? Some relatively...