Recent content by user212_nr

I don't like the new "high contrast" colors, but I found just now the "dark mode" in settings (was that there before?). The bright white font on the dark mode setting is also too much. Look at most dark theme implementations with a high text volume, they use 238 or lower, not 255. Also, fonts...

It is generally absorbed by the host. A Tesla battery is 50-75 kWh and you can expect that they will arrive with the battery completely depleted and leave with it charged. However, you can probably rely on them not needing much more than that if they stay for multiple nights, so the $3-$7 cost...

The absolute max energy that you could draw (if charging 100% of the time) is 1,000 kWh or $100 at $0.1kwh. Now you know that you cannot charge 100% of the time - unless you are just using the car as a heater, you'll need to drive it. A good rule of thumb would be 50% driving, 50% charging -...

Seattle has a high cost of living. In such areas it can be close to impossible to get the prices down.

You say "not long term" but you don't have a clear timeline of when you are moving out. If you own the place, then you reap some benefit of your investments when you sell. So if you spend $1,000 installing a weatherproof box, then probably no one will care, but if you spend $2-3k on installing...

Is this a prank? Take your car for service.

yeah, he misses the obvious "elephant in the room", stop whining about your range when it is 3-4x your daily driving needs. He misinterprets "short trips will decrease your range" as "don't take short trips".

This guy is very charismatic and engaging, but it looks like he is doing his video editing on a VCR.

Interesting, I'd never thought about where the limit is for warm vs hot. Internet says 125-135F 57C is too hot to touch for most people. I'd recommend getting a temperature laser gun - not for this, but just in general they are very useful...

If the plug does not get hot and just the cable, then it is probably just a normal thing. Wires are usually rated for 75C-90C 167F-194F which is almost enough to boil water. The 10AWG is probably closer to its limit, hence it being hotter than your 6AWG wires.

They are hard wired, replacing them is not worthwhile. If you are preparing for a second Tesla, then install a 14-50 outlet where your second Tesla will be. If you are not outdoors and looking to save money, then don't bother with the wall connector at all. Just install the 14-50 and use the...

Drag force at 20 mph is about 40N, and 140N for 40mph, but actually we are probably talking about more like 5-10mph for coasting. If you have a wire that is below its capacity it might have 0.01% losses, but when it reaches the capacity it has maybe 3-5% losses (exponential, but still not very...

I'm not sure how you are reading what I said, but the "hard braking" will be more efficient. The energy is lost to air resistance which is exponential from speed. Once lost, it can't be recovered. The car recovers the energy, travels at a lower speed and has less air resistance. It then has more...

I think it is nonsense. Lets say that you go 45 -> 20, then you recapture 25 mph worth of energy. Then you will coast at 20 mph to your stop. Alternatively, with slower regen, you will have 45 mph of wind resistance (between 45 and 20 gradually) and so you would recoup less energy. The lost...

Not from Seattle, but the work is done by electricians. Tesla has a list, HomeAdvisor, etc.