Recent content by strider

If they were able to get a 4WT it would have been no contest.

But there's no reason to pay $200k to get one "right now". 4 wheel steering is not new. GM has had it for decades on trucks. Porsche as well. Tesla has some of the worst suspension in the business (ride quality and robustness) so copying anything they've done would be a step backwards...

That would imply that Elon/Tesla made a mistake and that the change was purely for cost reasons and not for improved functionality. I'm still shocked that they reversed course on the stupid yoke. A rare admission...... They are definitely missing out on sales because of this. My wife is...

My 2022 MXP has also been flawless. I am still salty about the horn. It will be interesting to see if Tesla will make good on Elon's promise that even the older cars "have the hardware." I knew that wasn't true when I replaced the absolutely stupid yoke w/ a Hansshow wheel after weeks of...

MX and CT are both much more sensitive to speed than other Teslas due to their large size/frontal area. The aerodynamic penalty for going fast is much larger on those vehicles. Anyone getting anywhere close to rated range in an MX or CT is driving slowly. My lifetime average in my MXP (25k...

While not illegal, Tesla is by far the most "optimistic" EV vendor. Here are the results of Car and Driver's real world testing from: https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a44676201/ev-range-epa-vs-real-world-tested/ It also gets WAY worse with the less aerodynamic cars. I can get pretty...

Hasn't been done for a CT that I know of. Would require someone to make a 48V version (use a 48V motor) or have a step-down transformer (not that hard to make). I think the bigger problem w the CT will be how to mount it to a unibody without damaging anything. A large plow puts some serious...

I thought their Silverado EV vs F-150 ICE towing video was good. I didn't feel any bias on that one. It looked like a valid side-by-side real world test and they posted all of the data. I would like to see another towing test vs a Lightning and/or an F-150 ICE.

So you know how this stuff works. Idk. I'm sure it's common for people like electricians to have seen people do stupid things over the years that they assume everyone is going to do stupid things. But in fact that really isn't the case. Considering the number of people, homes, and electrical...

Volts x Amps = kW. The Ford has a 7.2kW inverter and the CT has a 9.6kW inverter built in. Therefore the Ford will provide 240V/30A and the CT will provide 240V/40A. It won't run our HVAC but we have a wood stove for the winter and a pool for the summer. Besides, HVAC would run the battery...

Interesting. I didn't realize that electrons know the gender of the plug that they are flowing through. This must be some new physics. You are exactly correct that the truck will work like a generator. Switching off your main breaker and/or pulling your meter does the same thing as a...

Yeah, the process certainly seems odd. I have an 1127 reservation, have been a customer for 13 years, and have not head anything either. I thought I read that they were rolling them out based on geography related to SC training. Idk. It'll come when it comes.

Yes, in order to get full power you need all of the dedicated hardware. But the CT has a 240V/9.6kW inverter in the bed. Lightning has a 240V/7.2kW inverter in the bed. I can build a cable with 2 male 14-50 plugs on it, plug one into the CT and plug the other end into a 14-50 outlet in my...

You can see in my signature that I have owned a variety of Teslas for the past 13 years as well as a Volvo EV for ~6 months while waiting on my MXP. You've been here....let's see....7 weeks? Um, ok, yeah. I've literally been on this board for 13 years longer than you have. I have test...

My issue w/ the Rivian (besides being coyote ugly) is that it doesn't have V2H. They say that they are working on it but it will take a separate and expensive box. I like that the CT and F-150 have 240V plugs with built-in inverters in the bed (though I do wish the Ford had 40A like the CT...