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    Electric Lawnmowers

    One of my other hobbies is building and tinkering with RC trucks and UAVs. I have frequently thought about tearing down a couple of my older electric mowers and trying to make a few RC electric mowers and setting up a lawn care service. It is a fun dream, I just know I wouldn't have enough time...
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    A sad cautionary tale of poor judgement

    That is what the police decided. He did not seem impaired when I was speaking with him before the drive, and he said he had not had anything to drink when I asked him before letting him drive (a standard question I always asked anyone).
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    A sad cautionary tale of poor judgement

    DUI resulting in a suspended license for 18 months and a fine {$1000 I think}
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    A sad cautionary tale of poor judgement

    In what I expect should be the closing material update to this long sordid thread, the court case against the driver went to an appearance in the county court, and almost went to state court before being settled. I spoke with an attorney before hand and was counseled that there was minimal...
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    Autopilot tries to exit at every right lane exit opportunity (SoCal)

    Drove four hours worth of northern New Hampshire and Vermont interstate today and it was my first chance to significantly try out the autopilot. It is definitely beta. What I found driving at the speed limit in the right hand lane the whole way was that the issue described in this thread...
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    Electric Lawnmowers

    I wonder if they batteries are interchangeable between the Greenworks Pro and the Kobalt... I've checked a couple of times on how much it would cost to pick up that spare 2 amp hour battery and have been put off by the price. Being able to pick one up from Lowes or maybe second-hand might be a...
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    Electric Lawnmowers

    I'm sorry I forgot to post my mini-review of the Greenworks Pro equipment I purchased. I've been using the lawn mower for a couple of months now, and I am very happy with it. Unless the grass is wet and over 6", it can cut my entire lawn (about 7000') in a single charge of the 4 Amp Hour...
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    Tesla eRV?

    I'm surprised there doesn't appear to be any threads here about an electric RV. As I get older, I keep thinking that I would love to take an RV on a long cross-country tour, but the thought of dealing with that much gas just makes me shudder. One of the interesting points to such a beast would...
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    Electric Lawnmowers

    I just bought the Greenworks Pro 80v 21" mower through Amazon. Will give a mini review this weekend. I was specifically interested in this brand because the battery pack is compatible with their snow thrower and chainsaw. I got the 4 amp hour battery with the mower and the 2 amp hour with the...
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    What's your 6.0+ car name (if you are willing to share?)

    Fawkes after the phoenix in Harry Potter. This P85D is a replacement for my first S85 which was totaled by a reckless test driver.
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    Should EVs Make Artificial Sounds at Low Speeds?

    I think a nifty hack rather than disabling the noise would be to offer a small add-on speaker that output the inverse of the noise to cancel it out. The car is still making its prescribed noise at the prescribed level.. It just happens to be making an additional noise as well... >:)
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    Tesla App on Android

    I don't think that Tesla would necessarily be depending on difficult to interpret market demographics and research for iOS vs Android. The fact is they do have an app out on both platforms, and their drivers are highly incentivized to use the app if it is available for their phone. That means...
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    First Model X deliveries done in secret This morning

    Simpsons did it! April Fool's bluff ends in $50k BMW - National - NZ Herald News
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    Vandalized twice - Bigotry is alive and well on San Francisco Peninsula

    Not tazer, but you reminded me of this old video.. :) South African Car Flamethrower - YouTube
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    A sad cautionary tale of poor judgement

    Just noticed I never answered this question. Had the 19" Goodyears. Road conditions were dry, but I can distinctly remember the second when the right hand side tires drifted off the pavement into the dirt and dug in. When he came back onto the road from that, he was at an angle and drifting...
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    P85D AutoPilot flaws in snow

    Interesting, thanks for the tip. I do definitely keep range mode enabled all the time.
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    P85D AutoPilot flaws in snow

    Yeah, I've been driving most of this winter with no regen as well. Definitely not range charging, but with the car sitting most days in below freezing weather, and our typical daily driving being a series of short to medium trips, the car will spend a few trips with no regen at all and the...
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    P85D AutoPilot flaws in snow

    Understood. I agree it was wrong of me to lump the issues together so tightly in my original post as it is very easy to make that association.
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    P85D AutoPilot flaws in snow

    BerTX, I understand you have strong feelings about anyone potentially endangering themselves and others by disregarding safety warnings, but please reread the message you quoted in your reply. He doesn't say he wants cruise control (or TACC) to function when the roads are unsafe. I am not...
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    P85D AutoPilot flaws in snow

    Can you share where you got that info? I've never seen a cruise disabled message, but then, as I said, I haven't tried to use it in bad conditions. Every time it has said cruise not available, I've been the only one in the car, the passenger seat was empty, and I always wear my seatbelt. I'd...
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    P85D AutoPilot flaws in snow

    I am aware of the warning about not using TACC in adverse weather conditions. Most of the times it cut out have been on clear and dry but cold highways. Even if the TACC was shutting off due to adverse conditions, I think it would only make sense for it to say *why* it is shutting off. That...
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    New Englanders -- check in!

    Thanks Robert. Every time I come across small things like this I can't help but dream about what I could *do* with the telemetry data they collect or could collect. I work in data warehousing and analytics, and I can just dream up all sorts of ways that they could be collecting signals about...
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    New Englanders -- check in!

    I'm running with the standard 19" on my new P85D. Traction has been great, but I've found that the snowy weather really wreaks havoc with some of the autopilot features. The lane departure warning frequently goes off due to snow on the road even if I'm clearly in the middle of a lane. The...
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    P85D AutoPilot flaws in snow

    I'm running with the standard 19" on my new P85D. Traction has been great, but I've found that the snowy weather really wreaks havoc with some of the autopilot features. The lane departure warning frequently goes off due to snow on the road even if I'm clearly in the middle of a lane. The...
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    Electricity Costs in Massachusetts/New England

    Sorry I'm late to the thread, but when looking at a TOU plan, also consider making some lifestyle changes. We used to have NGRID here in southern NH but were switched over to Liberty Utilities. Our TOU plan goes from a peak distribution charge of $0.09032 to an off-peak rate of $0.00096, so...
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    NH HPWC owners please help a fellow...

    I checked with my electrician, and unfortuantely, he isn't able to go all the way out to Concord. He primarily deals with generators, and his schedule is packed right now. We took a trip up to Conway a couple of years ago, and met an EV enthusiast in Epping via plugshare. He didn't own a...
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    Mt. Washington NH - Tesla car club 2015

    Now that I am car-ful again, I'd love to do the climb. I agree that a morning plan would likely have a higher chance of weather cooperation. Please feel free to set up an event on the meetup.com site for it to gauge RSVPs and do fund collection if you want. I'm happy to help out there as well.
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    TuneIn Radio Problems

    So, in the release notes for update 6.1, it mentions improvements to TuneIn. Even if they didn't manage to kill the cut-off problem, they apparently implemented track positioning and auto-resume which means you should theoretically be able to easily restart at the point it cut off rather than...
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    Tracking P85D delivery thread

    Been back and forth a bunch of times with local and HQ sales rep today. Car switched to build complete some time last night. Got notified of the final paperwork for signing, but they accidentally added sales tax. When I got that taken off, we realized that it didn't have my wife as a...
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    Tracking P85D delivery thread

    Yep. Insurance was quite plesant to deal with. Ordered a replacement S85 but then upgraded to the P85D a couple of days after it was announced. Last communication from my DS was delivery on the 27th. Was really hoping for a delivery on *my* birthday of the 17th, but I'll live with it being...
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    Tracking P85D delivery thread

    I haven't finished catching up on this thread yet, but I just had to call this particular post out and say yay. I was in the rear seat of my Tesla when someone I let drive it around the block turned out to be a blithering idiot behind the wheel. I was on the left side wearing my safety belt...
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    Bringing back the Sunday drive

    My replacement is tentatively scheduled for delivery on the 27th. I'd certainly be interested in a meet-up once I am a happy Tesla owner again.
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    TuneIn Radio Problems

    No.. We are just too disconnected from the engineers who actually worked on that feature. I think it is hard to get Tesla to care about it because it is an infotainment concern rather than automotive. It seems like it has been forever since they have paid any attention to the entertainment...
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    Front Trunk Organizer Box - SOLD

    Front Trunk Organizer Box Official Tesla Model S Front Trunk Organizer Box as shown here: http://shop.teslamotors.com/collections/model-s/products/frunk-box This one was bought late last year or early this year, and used in our beloved S85 until it was in a totaling accident. Have a P85D...
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    Sounds like our old frunk organizer might not fit in our new P85D?

    Yep, I just looked through the gallery. Missed it the first time. I'll find an appropriate sub-forum now to post it.
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    Sounds like our old frunk organizer might not fit in our new P85D?

    Just read the motortrends article about the P85D today. They made mention of the slightly reduced frunk space. I was fearing that the "microwave box" might have gone away with the new motor. They didn't show pictures of it, but it certainly sounds like it is more shallow which would likely...
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    A sad cautionary tale of poor judgement

    The days are crawling by until my P85D comes off the lines.. It was actually a bit of a tough choice for us. We would have *happily* taken an 85D if we could have had it in December. This accident has stolen some of the joy I previously had for the thought of gunning it off of a traffic...
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    A sad cautionary tale of poor judgement

    Wow, thank you so much for that offer Mitch, though I think we'll stick with the reservation for a new one. :) While it isn't great being stuck in an ICE for a few months, the budget stuff works out pretty well for us otherwise.
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    Model S Total Loss Valuation

    I believe I did get lucky and I am grateful for I don't know whether we would have felt comfortable getting a replacement without it. I am very sorry to hear you didn't have that fortune.
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    Model S Total Loss Valuation

    Delivered in March 2013. 28k miles. They gave just about replacement value minus $2400 for mileage.
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    Speed Assist and Lane Departure Warning

    I just got clued into this thread. Interesting stuff although like several other posters, I am most interested in ACC and I am hoping the bumper sensor means that will be a reasonable retrofit. I just put down a reservation fee for a replacement S85 as the insurance company gave me the total...
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    A sad cautionary tale of poor judgement

    I am happy to report that I just received a quote from State Farm on the total valuation for our MS85, and it was very reasonable. The paperwork basically took face value of the car + options and depreciated for mileage. So very much better than what I was expecting. I just put in a...
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    Model S Total Loss Valuation

    I am happy to report that I just received a quote from State Farm on the total valuation for our MS85, and it was very reasonable. The paperwork basically took face value of the car + options and depreciated for mileage. So very much better than what I was expecting.
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    Model S Total Loss Valuation

    Oh geeze.. just reading this thread and the other State Farm ones is leading me to believe it will be a long time before I am able to own another Model S...
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    Tesla moments

    Heh. It doesn't have an emblem because it is a mirror image of roses car and using a clone brush to paint one on would be difficult not to stand out.
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    A sad cautionary tale of poor judgement

    I have only spoke with him once briefly to let him know the insurance company needed to talk to him and that I was giving them his contact info. He did apologize when I spoke with him, but I don't wish to go into too much detail about his circumstances because it would be more gossip than...
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    A sad cautionary tale of poor judgement

    Ugh.. this is the part that is causing me more stress than anything else. I made a mistake in judgement, and I'm paying for that with the injury, the loss of my car, and the financial repercussions. But if my insurance company decides at the end of all this that they will no longer insure me...
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    A sad cautionary tale of poor judgement

    So I haven't had any contact with the driver since the accident. I got a few vague facts from a friend. Last I heard he had not needed to go to the hospital and is at home, but I don't know anything about his interaction with the police. When/if I do learn details I likely won't be sharing them...
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    A sad cautionary tale of poor judgement

    After typical Tesla time with my landscaper who came over to plan out some work, I offered a quick test drive around the block. I asked my typical two questions, nothing to drink and a valid driver's license with no restrictions. I sat behind the driver and his coworker was in the passenger...
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    New Englanders -- check in!

    Congrats on your purchase. It is painful that last month or so of wait. :) I live in Salem, NH, and you might have seen my gray S85 around town. Feel free to drop a line if you'd like to meet up sometime.