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I'm looking to do a road trip to the above location(s) and visit wineries etc... My question is not about charging but if you've taken a similar trip what did you do/like/not like/recommend places to stay etc... in short looking for any info/advice. Thanks, Bill

Looking to do a road trip and would like to hear your experiences if you did the same. Wine tasting, dinner, blah blah blah.... Thx

https://reason.com/podcast/2023/10/20/will-electric-cars-disappoint-environmentalists/

Um that's way south of where I'll be going (El Cerrito to Ashland OR)

I'll be going from San Francisco (area) to Portland next week and have looked at ABRP re: charging on the way etc... so I'm not particularly worried about it but would like to hear anyone else's experience who may have done this trip, or one similar to it, before. The longest trip I have taken...

https://www.edmunds.com/car-news/electric-car-range-and-consumption-epa-vs-edmunds.html

Recurrent found that Tesla’s four models almost always calculated that they could travel more than 90% of their advertised EPA range estimates regardless of external temperatures. Scott Case, Recurrent’s chief executive, told Reuters that Tesla’s range meters also ignore many other conditions...

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/tesla-batteries-range/

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/07/tesla-intimate-car-camera-images-shared

By Aldo Toledo | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: March 13, 2023 at 6:15 a.m. | UPDATED: March 13, 2023 at 6:21 a.m. PALO ALTO — No need to call Uber or Lyft next time you want to take a weekday trip to Stanford Shopping Center, California Avenue restaurants or...

https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2023/ev-car-map/

about the same at valllejo. gotta love oakland.

I suppose it depends on the updates but you can't choose which aspect of the update to download and which to ignore can you? I assume you'll miss out on some potentially good updates. It would be nice to pick and choose which aspects of the update you want and not have to download the whole thing.

Just got broken into for the second time on Oakland on the same street. San Rafael Safelite Auto Glass quoted me $537.45. No estimate from Tesla yet but I have to go to Vallejo to get it done.

Chemistry student Mya Le Thai has accidentally developed a technology that could potentially allow a battery to hold eternal charges. Nanowire-based battery material that is able to be recharged unlimited times, brings us a step closer to a battery that would never need replacement. Mya was...

https://samcurry.net/web-hackers-vs-the-auto-industry/

Will that work? I hope so....

https://reason.com/2022/11/02/driving-electric-cars-produces-little-carbon-making-the-batteries-produces-a-lot/?utm_medium=email

https://jalopnik.com/teslas-hackers-have-found-another-unauthorized-access-v-1849535920

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/10/14/autopilot-drove-tesla-into-barrier-causing-catastrophic-injuries-lawsuit-claims-echoing-fatal-mountain-view-crash/

Well it wasn't loose and I'm still getting the annoying sound.

Could this sort of thing be the death of battery powered cars? New system retrofits diesel engines to run on 90% hydrogen

A Google search shows this. Am I correct?

Would you be so kind as to provide a picture of what that is and where it is exactly for those of us who aren't auto mechanics (that's me!)? Thank you. Bill

https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/california-electric-cars-17458233.php

This: California advances plan to ban gas vehicle sales by 2035

I thought about this when I applied the film to the rear quarter panel. If they can't get in the small window they'll try the big one - and they did. Probably cost me more money than if they had just broken the small one.

My rear passenger window was smashed and they took a car cover from the trunk (probably use it as a tent-lots of homeless here in Oakland). I got her on the cam -she's wearing what looks like a baby dinosaur pajama outfit! I don't expect OPD to do anything bout it but i'll file a police report...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/25/keeps-going-driving-first-production-ready-solar-car-lightyear-0

Good to know, thanks, Bill

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/27/new-zealand-grandmother-creates-her-own-electric-car-for-24000

Anyone going to this? did you go last year and was it worth it? I envision thousands of teslas roaming the street looking for chargers at the same time in this small city...

That car would provide great fodder at the local pub!

My wife says fuggedabout it. You're right.

I walk the dog every morning and really like the color of this guy's car who parks in my neighborhood and takes the metro to work in San Francisco (not so much the car but the color is great). I finally ran into him and we had a nice chat about the car, the color etc.... We bumped elbows and we...

You are probably right come to think of it. I probably wasn't as clear as I should have been in my inquiries. OTOH I am surprised someone hasn't come up with simple rubber like chrome delete/tubing/mold, whatever you wanna call it, that doesn't require heat guns and sticky tape....

I received quotes from 3800 to 980 usd.. seems like Tesla owners are fair play.

Yeah, I wondered about that..... looks like you can buy a mirror chrome delete only. I'm a little confused. It says "parts" not 3m tape so I'm assuming it's a snap off piece you can replace. Still leaves the door handles. https://tesbros.com/products/model-3-chrome-delete-parts

Has anyone used this product? I don't want to mess with 3m tape and hair dryers and quotes for chrome deletes from body shops are ridiculous. It's just like the dash covers, adhesive on the back. They look ok and is the easiest and fastest alternative I can find. Opinions...

Anyone used the charging options at this hotel? Bill

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/28/leading-the-charge-can-i-make-it-from-lands-end-to-john-ogroats-in-an-electric-car

https://www.yankodesign.com/2021/07/13/this-ev-charging-solution-uses-a-network-of-charging-drones-to-charge-your-car-anytime-anywhere/

I was going to go but now that you mention it.....

Two researchers have shown how a Tesla — and possibly other cars — can be hacked remotely without any user interaction. They carried out the attack from a drone. https://www.securityweek.com/tesla-car-hacked-remotely-drone-zero-click-exploit

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/apr/03/meet-the-briton-leading-a-tesla-rival-who-wants-to-save-the-planet-lucid

I had a similar problem. I deleted and reinstalled the app on the phone which entailed tethering the phone again of course For some reason it worked. Go figure.

The battery invented 120 years before its time

Even using the Tesla Trip Planner I am not sure if I need to charge or can I make this round trip in a Model 3 Performance? Gong to visit a friend and can use his wall outlet as I'll be staying overnight. I am wondering if the elevation/cold weather requires me to charge up or not. Can you make...

I spent almost 2k on stuff (free Amazon points) 6 months before I even ordered the car! Fuggedaboutit!