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  1. RSpanner

    Wood I get this truck?

    https://supercarblondie.com/youtuber-dad-builds-wooden-cybertruck-and-cyberquad/?fbclid=IwAR0flyooZdPbrUGpQEcGdRqmAKoPcKD7vuUOEVZvrUHeBFpa4M7XxqWM1Ks_aem_AZyGkFTz8-DYFLoxq47pDjVZuiuwwj78hVdHDYlwnUYfIn_K7p4QWxTcdSXoMEkkdfN0WwEHV9SQPJCpfHeQE0e0
  2. RSpanner

    Anti-Tesla protestors call for gradual dismantling of Giga Berlin: “expropriate, strike, loot

    https://www.teslarati.com/anti-tesla-protestors-against-giga-berlin-expropriate-strike-loot/#google_vignette
  3. RSpanner

    Rivian R2 Starts At $47,000 With 330-Mile Range, Tesla NACS Plug: Leaked Info

    https://insideevs.com/news/711206/rivian-r2-specs-leak/ And a 2 year wait. When your retired, and your days numbered..o well.
  4. RSpanner

    Hips...Easier to get in and out of a Model Y than a Model 3/

    Just started having issues with mainly getting out of our Model 3. Did some stupid things involving a 10' ladder and cutting branches with a chain saw...looks like the damage is not going away. Age is the factor. Anyone ?
  5. RSpanner

    Cybertruck getting Christmas tree gets towed by a Ford

    Not the right tires..
  6. RSpanner

    Tesla launched its own insurance company. What customers say....

    https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/tesla-insurance/
  7. RSpanner

    Since last OTA, back doors occasionally will not open.

    OK, won't open at first, and as the button to open is pressed there is a whirring mechanical sound. After a few minutes the door will open. Has happened with both back doors every other day in the last week. It is rare, not every time we try to open the door from the Inside. Started right...
  8. RSpanner

    Uber Driver's Tesla Model 3 Battery Dies After 120,000 Miles In 15 Months

    https://insideevs.com/news/694943/uber-driver-tesla-model-3-battery/
  9. RSpanner

    Workers in Sweden Will Expand Strike Against Tesla

    Swedish unions are joining in blockades and targeted strikes against the U.S. automaker over its refusal to sign a collective bargaining agreement with its mechanics. Unions across Sweden said on Tuesday that they would support an effort to pressure Tesla to sign a collective bargaining...
  10. RSpanner

    Watch Musk Take Israel's Netanyahu For Tesla Cybertruck Ride

    https://insideevs.com/news/687406/watch-musk-take-israel-netanyahu-tesla-cybertruck-ride/
  11. RSpanner

    Full Speed Ahead: EV Study Reveals Impacts of Fast Charging Technical Input By

    Maybe this topic has been beaten to death...not sure, probably. Just read this and not sure what to think. Flies in the face of what I always thought...that "excessive" fast charging does cause battery degradation much more that Not fast charging...
  12. RSpanner

    EPA and "rolling coal"

    https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1140411_epa-slaps-sinister-diesel-with-1m-emissions-fine-amid-crackdown Should have shut the company down. The fine..a slap on the wrist.
  13. RSpanner

    "Both Pedals Pressed, motor power removed"

    Regen works, brakes work, just the audio warning and message on screen every time brakes pressed. Annoying, and three weeks until mobil service. Never Mind...SOMEONE!!! put the floor mat over the pedal!!! mobil service canceled...
  14. RSpanner

    Tesla has fired dozens of employees at Gigafactory New York after a new unionization effort was launched this week, according to a new complaint.

    https://electrek.co/2023/02/16/tesla-fires-dozens-employees-giga-new-york-after-unionization-effort/
  15. RSpanner

    New EV charger rules stress Made In America, force Tesla changes

    Feb 15 (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Wednesday issued long-awaited final rules on its national electric vehicle charger network that require the chargers to be built in the United States immediately, and with 55% of their cost coming from U.S.-made components by 2024. The Biden...
  16. RSpanner

    Does cold weather diminish EV battery life?

    A local news cast here in Oregon reported today ( a Auto Mechanic ) said that the cold weather we are having ( down to 18-20 degrees F. at night ) will take years off of the battery life. I have never heard this and am kind of pissed of that a TV station would run such a story. Any validity to...
  17. RSpanner

    Oregon State University plans to develop a battery that would not rely on rare minerals.

    https://www.opb.org/article/2022/11/11/oregon-state-university-plans-to-develop-a-battery-that-would-not-rely-on-rare-minerals/?utm_medium=email Wondering what those people who are up to date on battery development think. I live in Oregon, thought this sounded very interesting, but I have an...
  18. RSpanner

    windows down, on their own, no driver input.

    1 year old Model 3 LR AWD No key fobs. Parked in front of garage. Came out 1 hour later, all windows down 2 inches. It had rained during that time, Lots of water on the inside. Wiped all of that up and dried it. I hour...
  19. RSpanner

    The Gas Stations Hidden Battle

    Very interesting article, and I am still picking through it again. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/10/28/electric-vehicles-fueling-station-gas-utilities-infrastructure-00063398
  20. RSpanner

    Anyone get the latest software update (2022.40.1) yet?

    https://insideevs.com/news/618197/tesla-software-update-supercharging-improved-modes/amp/
  21. RSpanner

    The windows were open and the trunk, I was in a building..

    I was in a building 300' away for an hour. When I went back out I could see from about 150' that the windows and trunk were open. I never touched my phone after parking or in the building. Any idea what happened? Car has 12k miles, just over a year old, Model 3 LR awd..never happened before.
  22. RSpanner

    Something sliding left to right..sounds like in the upper dash?

    a ratcheting sound....as I turn left or right...What could it be? anyone have this happen?
  23. RSpanner

    Where to look for the best info on the latest advancements in battery technology?

    Yes, and there is the fact that I may only understand some of it, but as always, curious.
  24. RSpanner

    Electric vehicle battery capable of 98% charge in less than ten minutes

    Electric vehicle battery capable of 98% charge in less than ten minutes Enovix also demonstrated its US-made silicon anode lithium-ion batteries can charge 0% to 80% in five minutes. https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2022/06/13/electric-vehicle-battery-capable-of-98-charge-in-less-than-ten-minutes/...
  25. RSpanner

    https://www.reuters.com/technology/ev-battery-makers-its-go-small-or-go-home-2022-07-11/

    Smaller battery packs, less range and more charging stations, it's an idea.
  26. RSpanner

    Tesla target of new lawsuit that claims racial abuse against Black workers

    July 2, 2022 by baua SAN FRANCISCO — Fifteen Black former or current employees at Tesla Inc. filed a lawsuit against the electric vehicle maker on Thursday, alleging they were subjected to racial abuse and harassment at its factories. The workers said they were subjected to offensive racist...
  27. RSpanner

    Wages:

    Tesla Motors pays its employees an average of $22.30 an hour. Hourly pay at Tesla Motors ranges from an average of $16.19 to $33.05 an hour. Tesla Motors employees with the job title Tool and Die Maker make the most with an average hourly rate of $34.49, while employees with the title Customer...
  28. RSpanner

    'If you don't show up, we will assume you have resigned': Elon Musk's ultimatum to Tesla office workers

    "Tesla has and will create and actually manufacture the most exciting and meaningful products of any company on Earth," he added. "This will not happen by phoning it in." Seems like a reasonable thing to ask.
  29. RSpanner

    Front seat adjustment levers...( big foot )

    My dear wife stepped on the passenger front horizontal seat lever while entering the car. The front plastic pin is attached to internal switch and part of that has broken off. I am planing on inserting a piece of carbon rod( when I locate that item) inside that wee bit of pin and glue it (...
  30. RSpanner

    Need a new charge cord and connector, Tesla Level 2 charger..

    Yep, need one. Tesla has stopped selling them.
  31. RSpanner

    Wanted: charge cord and connector for a level 2 charger

    In Oregon, thanks.
  32. RSpanner

    Range at 80 mph?

    I know, use percentage...but..just wondering, after watching the year old range test by Tom Moloughney who says 300 miles at 70. I know he kept the speed at exactly 70 but in real world driving, with have to pass a truck, etc,etc, it is almost impossible to keep an exact speed. On the interstate...
  33. RSpanner

    Great Innovators, Ford, Musk...lessons learned..Fordlandia

    Ford and Musk, rich men who had and have glorious success, sometimes forget a thing or two....
  34. RSpanner

    Virulent anti-EV protester with pictures of children mining lithium..

    posted pictures in a local rag in my home town, along with anti-EV rhetoric..about the abuse of thousands of children in Africa suffering and dieing. I had heard of this years ago..does anyone know if and how much of this Krap is still going on? No, I am not selling my Model 3.
  35. RSpanner

    Mobil Service question: [why dont they check for parts before day of appointment?]

    Just wondering Why, on the day of the appointment, I get a text saying they do not have the parts> my appointment was moved to a later date 2 times already. In a normal company I think the parts issue would be worked out at least a few days ahead of the schedule?( I suppose this will be...
  36. RSpanner

    Tired of brake dust...

    Model 3 AWD LR, purchased new 6 moths ago. Picture is showing how much brake dust accumulated on sides of car in a 4 mile drive in town, no brakes used, just regen. After a week of driving it is really bad, especially on a white car. Anything to do about this besides getting aftermarket pads...
  37. RSpanner

    Strangeness...headlight purple...

    One night last week got in the M3 and noticed against the garage door a purple color...Drove to our destination, and had my wife get out and look. The lower bulb in the headlight cluster was Purple. I like it...but how the hell did that happen. We could not figure it out. Got home, and it was...
  38. RSpanner

    overnight charge more than was set.

    2021 M3LR, Tesla home charger..I set it at %80 and went to bed. Woke up with %90. WTF? Why would it overcharge? Phone app also set to %80. Anyone have this happen to them?
  39. RSpanner

    Elon Musk might have actually followed through with ‘world hunger-ending donation’ as Tesla reveals he donated billions in shares Fred Lambert - Feb.

    https://electrek.co/2022/02/15/elon-musk-world-hunger-ending-donation-as-tesla-reveals-donated-billions-shares/
  40. RSpanner

    White House and EPA pen scathing letters to USPS over next-gen vehicle plan, including EV misinformation

    Ever since Oshkosh received a $6 billion contract from the United States Postal Service for the development of a new mail delivery vehicle, the contract has drawn controversy. Oshkosh’s plan includes primarily gas-powered vehicles, and it won out over another plan for all-electric vehicles. Now...
  41. RSpanner

    Passing fees to customers

    After the fact, I noticed on the sales contract that in our state, Oregon, there is a vehicle privlege tax. The vehicle privilege tax is a tax for the privilege of selling vehicles in Oregon. One would think that the dealer would pay this but it was added on to our contract and we paid...
  42. RSpanner

    What would it take to squash global warming?and its consequences (e.g. mass starvation) depends upon 3 unpopular things: contraception, nuclear energy

    Include in that needless over-consumption, perpetual growth for the sake of making profit for capital, and the reliance on fossil fuels by the richest people on the planet. Blue is Blue and Red is Red, and let's hope the Twain shall meet when America sheds its poisonous partisanship!
  43. RSpanner

    White car, every time I wipe it down I get black material on my rags

    black material on my rags..the rear end is alway a little bit worse. I had this happen on my last ICE car and assumed it was my own exhaust. Now I am thinking it is just simply air pollution, maybe fine particles from tire wear. Or is it a combo of both air pollution ( now I can be vituous and...
  44. RSpanner

    driver door gap....

    5 months old, driver door would not close without slaming it when first had it. Closes fine now, but then this> quite noticable. Can it be adjusted out ?,or just live with the damned thing. Rather strange how that all happened.
  45. RSpanner

    It's wood and electric:

  46. RSpanner

    Charging Tesla Destroyed By Fire Which Spread To Owner’s House

    https://insideevs.com/news/550960/tesla-modely-charging-fire-pennsylvania/ More pressure needs to be put on Tesla to get to the bottom of this. A formal investigation of the Tesla battery management software now.
  47. RSpanner

    $7.5 billion for electric vehicle charging stations and $65 billion for upgrades to the nation's electric grid.

    Infrasturcture Bill passed. Not everying many wanted but that's a lot of $ for charging stations and a very good move forward. Most "normal" income people can't use the tax "rebate" that was talked about, which is fine.
  48. RSpanner

    Wheels wanted:

    2021 Model 3 owner looking for any used stock wheels..for winter tires. West Coast? Oregon in particular. thanks
  49. RSpanner

    Tesla Announces Recall Of Almost 2,800 Model 3s Built between 2019 - 2021 & Model Ys built between 2020-2021

    https://insideevs.com/news/544553/tesla-recall-suspension-issue-december/ https://service.tesla.com/vin-recall-search