Recent content by vvanders

Tesla has always been a bit conservative with their non-P numbers.

Uf. Just did our tabs down here in SW WA and was ~$300.

Regularly do Portland -> Seattle -> Portland year round. You shouldn't have any problems getting between SC in the PNW. Since you're going by the coast you also shouldn't have to worry about the passes. Generally if it's below 50F I give about a 10-15% buffer on what the trip planner tells me...

Take everything on K0rg's site with a grain of salt. He's got a bit of an agenda against hybrids/EVs and a lot of what he talks about flat out isn't true. For instance you can run a 1/2 wave without needing to ground to the chassy for UHF/VHF. I run up to 50W without even being directly...

Power outlet in the console will work for at least 13A. That's what I pull on my Kenwood TM-V71A at high power. I've used for ~20 minutes at that level with no issues. Assuming you go straight to the battery you should be fine.

PA would make a ton of sense with the ferry terminal and what not. I've done Centralia -> PA -> Centralia and it's certainly a bit of a stretch.

+1 on Portland service center being good. If I remember correctly they're also expanding into a downtown location at some point in the future.

We've taken our car out to a few car shows and we showed up to one a tad late. Getting through the crowd to an open spot was a constant stream of people being surprised that there was actually a car behind them.

I'm 28k on an 85D and been all quiet on the DU front. Took a Tesla cab the other day(Classic 85) and definitely had a bit of a whine starting.

What's your insurance look like? I seem to remember quite a few policies have a ride sharing exclusion.

Not to derail this thread but nothing I've seen about Fuel Cells makes them viable: 1. Hydrogen is *hard* to store, there's a reason most industrial applications have hydrogen sensors inside. The risk of explosion is non-trivial from what I understand. 2. Fuel cells degrade over time, so...

Just got back from yearly service for our 85D and they did alignment(awesome!) but noticed at the top of the alignment page that it's for "Model S: Single Motor Rear Wheel Drive : Air Suspension(SU01) / Performance Plus (SU02/SUPP)". Do they use the same alignment specs for all Dual Motor and...

Just make sure you get it properly inspected. I've heard of homeowner claims denied when the owner did the work themselves and didn't properly document it.

There's a *huge* difference between building a demo and retrofitting something in production. The last 10% of work usually takes 90% of the effort.

240V @ 5A = 1200W 120V @ 5A = 600W Like others have mentioned resistive loss is just a function of Amperage so you shouldn't see any performance difference(see Ohm's law, V = IR). Higher voltage is usually more efficient for transmission because at the same power the amperage lowers by the...