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I have been told that with the voltage and current levels involved, the cutoff systems available may not be able to act quickly enough to ensure...
He's arguing that the EA 150 kW chargers are capable of going to 800V directly. Apparently the BTC supplied cabinets that some EA sites use are...
That would be interesting news if it proves to be correct. AFAIK, all 150 kW rated CCS chargers are 500V units, but I could easily have missed...
The only cars that can break 200 kW on EA chargers are the 800V cars, on the single 350 kW/1000V rated stall EA installs at each site....
I don’t think frying the car is a realistic possibility. Either it has the right hardware and the car has the right hardware and firmware to...
I don’t disagree with anything you just said. On the other hand, Tesla has been perfectly willing to spend scads of money on custom solutions when...
They could have been building the required chips in to the chargeport electronics for some time now, or not. You’d think that they would have...
Sounds great. But if the technology was actually close to mature, it should be showing up in cell phones, where those benefits are even more...
Any Tesla can be set to a scheduled start time when charging from any AC source using the center screen. There’s a departure time mode now as...
That’s true, but Type 2 is less clunky than many, and Tesla needed a solution for Europe that supported three phase charging since virtually all...
EU spec S/X have never had the same charge port as US spec cars - they have a Mennekes Type 2 port instead, to take advantage of the common...
Having access in the car or on the phone to real time data on the site usage or at least functionality is essential for worry free travel. Tesla...
Interesting. So the car has an actuator that pushes down on the lever, not something pushing a pin through a slot like some J1772 units?
Interesting. It sounds promising. I guess we'll see how it works out in a month or so.
Modifying the emissions systems to enable coal rolling is a federal crime that's basically never enforced. There are a few jurisdictions where...
I suppose I should be careful making universal statements like that, because it's hard to be sure there isn't an exception somewhere. I made...
Given how often people ignore the law with no consequences except for the pollution they put out, clearly something else is needed, either in law...
Tampering with emissions equipment (required to get any diesel built in the last 20 years to show even a hint of smoke) is quite illegal already,...
It usually isn't slow and timid drivers that provoke incidents of road rage - it's much more common for that to happen when they feel like the...
Not impossible, no, but significantly more effort than the EU adapter was, and they can’t just adjust the plugs on the ends of that and use it.
In addition to the points MP3Mike makes above, the US CCS1 spec has more challenging requirements than CCS2. It's not just a different shaped plug...
I don’t think you’ll find anyone here who is opposed to Tesla offering an adapter to allow Tesla cars to charge on CCS at their cost or a little...
"End of the year." Again.
I just planned a trip where I could have avoided using the fastest charging, most prevalent, most reliable, and least expensive charging network...
This is a good question, and I think a lot of people would like a clear answer. I think Tesla didn’t give a clear answer because they want to...
The other problem, bigger with relying on a map too much is what happens when the map doesn't match the terrain - construction, police activity,...
I hadn’t seen that intermediate reply in the couple posts/articles about the date change I saw. I guess it’s good that Tesla is listening to...
Yeah, sorta. That tweet came out after the limited beta started for the lucky few, and named a later date - which was then moved a few days out...
The newer Elon tweet is Thursday, so I'd assume it will happen then. The move is interesting - not sure why that happened unless Tesla is...
That's pretty much the same point I was making a bit further up thread - the difference between a Level 2 system that works in all conditions and...
It can be level 3 or level 4 tomorrow if Tesla decides to make it such - the only difference is whether it nags for the steering wheel and who...
Did you actually watch the heating mode videos linked above? They specifically include drive motor heating... Not sure what you’re trying to...
If the car gets into an extreme situation where it needs the raw heating power, we’ve seen that the drive motors can each do at least 3.5 kW of...
This one, up in Clayton. It's a little ways from Helen itself, but it was a nice place, and the owner really liked talking to Tesla owners about...
Near the end of the first year, it might be worth several thousand dollars, decreasing progressively over time - a lot will depend on how well...
Without a peak under the covers or a part number, it’s nothing more than a guess. Those packages say phased array to me because of the flat,...
Definitely a bunch of extra sensors for some reason. Those flat plates facing to the rear and a little bit out and down look like phased array...
The lone prototype video we've seen appears to store in a vertical position with the connector at the top. They could easily build a solid box...
I think Tesla still gets substantial value from the halo effects and the news stories about the performance of the upcoming upgraded S/X. I do...
Having a level 3 or level 4 car is worth a heck of a lot on a road trip regardless of charging - no more focussing on the road for hours on end....
When I was there a few years ago, I used the semaconnect in the public parking lot - and the HPWC at a little restaurant half an hour or so away.
Wasting money at Tesla bothers me less than other places - I know most of it will end up helping the EV revolution.
Generally the this trip/last charge, one of my two trip odometers (I have one set as a lifetime, and use the other to keep track of road trips)...
Trips left, energy right. That way instead of the other because energy is more important if I have a Navigation route running, and the Nav is...
It's never been an unlimited warranty in every way. It was (and is?) unlimited mileage. But none of the warranties apply to a salvage car,...
The stripped down free Autopilot works like that. Any of the past paid versions and the current FSD cars are better - a flick of the turn signal...
Only the most basic elements of Autopilot are included without FSD - TACC, and in lane Autosteer. Automatic lane changes by turn signal, navigate...
If you somehow have a warm pack in the freezing cold, absolutely. Usually in those temperatures you’re having to heat both the cabin and the pack.
A combination of deliberate inefficiency in motors, controlled pumping losses, and resistive heating. When It can't steal battery and motor heat....
I didn't say it only helps at 50-60. I said it helps the most at 50-60. That's just about how heat pumps work - as the temperatures fall, the...