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My wife says that the only reason I agree to take long(ish) car drives is the perverse joy i take in staring at maps for hours and then building...
This thread is meant to share information related to the emerging field of smart appliances and their coordination. 'SMART' can mean different...
I think while driving, a fat yellow arc of ~ 60 degrees showed up on my screen offset from the driver rear corner of the car icon. It briefly went...
Football season is over, and tb12 got another ring. His 7th I could not help but wonder how unlikely his feat was as a matter of chance so I...
I was thinking about the beauty of the Octovalve after I watched a Bjorn Nyland video that showed the car using heat accumulated in the battery...
This is a new solution for ground arrays that does not require concrete or piles. It is inexpensive, easy to build, and I suspect easy to permit...
I find the SA experience fascinating because they are further along the path of VRE than any other large community in the world. Context 1.6E6...
[ATTACH] Scheduled to be released in the first half on next year!!
Tesla is adding automatic payment at chargers to facilitate apartment charging and more - Electrek One of the stumbling blocks preventing more...
My Model 3 LR 12V is about 2.5 years old, and I know from monitoring the voltage that less than a day passes when the car is sitting at home...
I've wondered about the health of my 12v battery, and whether a weak 12v might lead to increased vampire drain as the car wakes from sleep to...
I was exchanging the rear USB hub for USB-C a couple days ago and found this piece on the car floor underneath the USB/vent. Does it belong to the...
I was mulling over Tesla's plan to reach 3 TWh battery production a year from 2030 and their estimate that ~ 20 TWh a year is needed for the...
I know this emphasizes just how dumb I am but here goes ... I replaced my air cabin filter the other day, and for the life of me I could not...
A Tesla Ranger is coming by today to replace my windshield. I called him first thing this AM to ask how the insurance should be handled. At least...
This is pretty neat Stirling Engine ‹ Azelio I imagine up to 40% of solar radiation to electricity efficiency I still love PV, wind and battery...
I read about this first on Electrek: Tesla pushes to upgrade Destination Chargers with Gen 3 Wall Connectors, enables paid charging - Electrek I...
Decisions, decisions ... My house is a mixture of Mac OS and Chrome computers, and I'd like some advice which format to choose for a 1 TB NVME...
I have a little OTA fatigue. In part it is due to general software dev that proceeds along the lines of two steps forward and one step backward,...
This is a pretty nifty youtube of a fellow who built a battery generator and it is very much worth watching for that, but I mention it here...
Tesla (TSLA): Elon Musk ends up making over $50 million from his SEC settlement - Electrek From a certain POV, the shorts paid the SEC settlement.
This is awesome Borehole thermal energy storage for solar Collect heat in the summer for use in the winter. It is a superlative example of a...
Our LEAF is just sitting around since its normal routine is on hold during Covid and when my wife and I go out we take the Model 3. The LEAF 12v...
Nifty video, thanks to Llewellyn [MEDIA] Highlights: Half of the energy used is from pack discharge prior to disassembly. That suggests that...
The current approach seems to have plateaued at 'real close' with lots of misses. I wonder if the boat could have a small and fast aircraft or...
I mentioned in a different thread my past 'history' with a hydrogen fuel car advocate who was quite sure that Li-x EVs cannot be long range cars...
My household has owned the LEAF, Prime PHEV, and Tesla Model 3. I admit that I don't spend as much attention to fuel economy as I used to but...
I learned today that the 'Fast Park & Relax' Park&Ride offers 10 L1 spots free of charge. The parking lot is on Yale St, about 0.1 miles from the...
https://electrek.co/2020/02/05/tesla-autopilot-detect-potholes-mini-maps-remember-them/ This is absolutely fascinating reading. I understand the...
Electrek posted a letter recently sent by the Tesla Semi Group to its reservation holders that said in part “Greetings again from the Tesla Truck...
I've decided to take prophylactic steps to reduce plating in the winter if it is doable within my limitations. This question comes to mind: If my...
As most of us know, the range meter takes the usable kWh in the battery and divides it by a constant to display the range remaining. That constant...
Like many others, I find the corporate goings on of Google to be fascinating in general, and in particular where it comes to energy. I admire them...
Google offers a nifty quizz and tutorial on catching fraudulent URLs that are used in phishing schemes. I find the last one difficult to...
Researchers develop two-step method for efficient decoupled water splitting The group reports a solution that scales and is 97.5% efficient. I'm...
I accept that Tesla uses free Supercharging to goose sales although I often worry about the secondary negative effects on the network that...
The rubber insert looks very generic, and I imagine inexpensive, but I'm stumped how to remove it from the blade. It looks like the end cap is...
My 2 story home in Albuquerque, NM is about 2500 SF of conditioned space and is currently served by a NG furnace and broken A/C unit that feed...
[ATTACH] Oh, and this tidbit from the release: Orders generated during the quarter exceeded our deliveries, thus we are entering Q3 with an...
Los Angeles seeks record sub-two cent solar power price 2 cents a kWh for PV delivered at time of generation; another 1.3 cents a kWh for...
Per these charts not only has the peak rate increased from ~ 117 kW to ~ 143 with the software updates, the taper is also markedly improved. I...
The sun in New Mexico is hot and bright these days. In the past I have tinted my car windows but I am hesitant to do the same in the Tesla because...
[MEDIA] I converted the results at 2 minute intervals starting from 10 minutes at the charger into total kWh into each car. The e-Tron pretty...
I activated the AP trial a month or so ago and then turned it off before the trial was over. Last week I was delighted to read about lane keep...
While in PARK I noticed the icon, a black dot with white ring. I think it disappeared while driving. If it is in the user manual I missed it.
TMC member @nwdiver is willing to contribute his time and expertise to outfit the area with L2 charging. Labor will be at cost through his PV...
One of my hubcaps does not fit snugly on the wheel due to loss of a couple of the clips. I did not see the clips offered for sale on the Tesla...
ERCOT is the regulatory body for Texas utilities. It is exceptional in being transparent and having tons of accessible data. Here is an...
Just got it now, and my battery is too full to experience the joy. Any experience to share about the taper compared to previous ?
https://electrek.co/2019/04/29/los-angeles-plan-2019/ Tesla will have to dedicate a GF just to LA Ok ... I post this slightly tongue in cheek....