Recent content by paco3791

Well, it took almost 3 years and roughly 57k miles but it has happened, I need another new drive unit. See post here for the original replacement not long after I got the car. Went down to the service center yesterday and had a tech take a listen and they made the call to replace the drive...

Thanks! My plan is to get a Rasp. Pi to install it on and run that 24/7 for this type of application. Just waiting on the Rasp. Pi. official touchscreen display to come off back order since there are some other media hosting things I have in mind if I'm going to set it up anyway.

Looking into specifically what I want to do and I think I'm going to try Node Red. I was able to find connections to both Tesla's API and my utilities (comed) hourly pricing program. http://nodered.org/

I've thought about trying to use IFTTT in combination with data from my utilities hourly pricing program and the Tesla API to try and optimize charging times throughout the day/night but I haven't taken the time to really dive into it. If anyone has other suggestion on how to do this I'd love to...

If it were me I would put them on the rears, regardless of where the propulsion is coming from I was always taught to put the better grip tires on the rear. Looking forward to a report when you get back!

I have had... mixed results with RRTP. The main problem is I charge at work 90-95% of the time for free now, which wasn't the case when I first signed up. Without the EV to help time shift usage to the early morning hours I've had 0 luck saving money. In fact RRTP has cost me slightly more...

Yeah that's my fear as well, I've had it replaced once already for a different reason, thankfully the battery warranty also covers the drive unit now.

Got the car back from service again yesterday. Noise is gone, again, we will see how long it lasts this time. fix as noted by Tesla service center is shown below. "Corrections: Driveshafts - Lubricate at Hubs LH/RH Remove rear drive shaft nuts and washers, partially remove driveshafts to...

Nah, Sheboygan is a separate thing, but Green Bay has been heavily hinted at in that thread and other places, I think @cottonwood hinted that the grocery store chain that's hosting in She-Vegas is a good candidate to host in GB. Timing is totally up in the air though, it's on the 2015 map but...

Not to mention that Tesla could make their SCer protocol just a little bit smarter and greatly increase the capacity of the over all system. They know where every car is already, they know how many cars are using any particular SCer and what their SOC is already, they could easily throw up a...

Greenbay is already on the way, now we just need the Mackinaw City and Escanaba SCers and we can do the whole trip around lake Michigan!

configuration and location, having a winter to deal with really does a number on your long term average.

Well, it's back. In fact a noise was back after about two weeks after it came back from the shop although it's different than it was before. More of a /click/ than a /thunk/ now. I'm scheduled to take it back in next week. Though the service manager said something interesting when I called in...

Had a great trip, with beautiful weather and 120 charging at our VRBO rental worked great and was fully supported by the owner. Gave us plenty of range for the day trips we took up to Holland and to the beach.

Is California a State where you only need to pay sales tax on the difference when your trading in a car? If so, $1k may not be enough of a sweetener. Since he is planning to buy another Tesla the sales tax savings from doing a Trade in might be significant.