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Agreed that extensions shouldn't be used regularly. However, there are one-off situations where they're handy or even necessary, and if built/spec'd correctly, they're safe. I built a custom 25' cable out of 8/3 SOOW and 14-50 plugs for use only with my mobile connector. I removed the neutral...

Toyota's marketing preys upon the uninformed. Around here, their commercials are still pushing their "electrified" lineup which are mostly straight hybrids with a few PHEV models sprinkled in. Earlier this year, they were pushing their hybrids as being smarter and better than BEVs, because...

I think the only times fast charging will really fill up will be during heavy travel holidays, at least in this part of the country. I can count on two hands the number of times I've used a supercharger over the year I've had my M3. With the exception of traveling around the holidays, the SC...

Converting to a 6-20 receptacle is a great idea if the circuit only serves one receptacle. Twice the kW for the cost of a breaker and receptacle. NEMA 6 receptacles cannot be adapted to be used for 120V devices. There is no neutral in a NEMA 6, so any adapter that gets 120V off a NEMA 6 uses...

GFCI's work by comparing current between the hot and neutral wires. If they differ by 4-6mA or more, that extra current is going somewhere other than through the circuit and is reaching a potentially dangerous level. Tesla EVSE's test presence of ground by intentionally "leaking" a couple mA...

Glad I'm not the only one who immediately thought "Honda Civic" when I first saw that render...

Not to mention, LED's are commonly dimmed by pulse width modulation, which effectively switches the LED's on and off hundreds or thousands of times per second to fool your brain into the perception of dimming. What I really want them to integrate is auto headlights while wipers are active, or...

I tried that once, parking in my garage with about 25% SoC. Plugged in, set the car to 50% and hit "stop charging" in the app. It stopped and the wall connector contactor opened, but sometime during the night it started charging again. The next morning it was at 50%.

That's the truth. I still have my diesel Jeep for towing the travel trailer or off-roading. It hardly gets driven anymore unless I'm doing one of those two things; I think I've put less than 1,000 miles on it since getting the M3LR in September. Probably will change a bit once spring rolls...

Interesting! It's possible it fell off if the meter is pretty old, or your power company just doesn't do it. Usually they're on the meter base door, or there's a metal ring that goes around the meter itself to prevent it from being removed from the meter base jaws. These are what I'm talking...

It's because being upstream of the meters, that box would allow access to unmetered electricity. They put a seal there just like the seal tag on the meter base, so they know if someone has tampered with the metering and potentially attempted to steal power.

Provided the main box is grounded, the sub panel will be grounded through the conduit. The MC cable going to your 14-50 has a ground wire in it which should be connected to the sub panel box with a grounding lug and screw.

How about 625.54? Article 625 specifically covers Electric Vehicle Power Transfer Systems. "Receptacles" are defined as "a contact device installed at the outlet for the connection of an attachment plug..."

The code requirement is there to protect the plug/receptacle interface, which an upstream GFCI device cannot protect. 14-50's can have nearly an inch of live plug blade exposed before the electrical connection breaks. One can still have an unprotected ground fault if the UMC's plug is not...

Assuming a hardwired EVSE like the wall connector, that's fine. One shouldn't be using a GFCI breaker with a hardwired wall connector. If it has a plug, GFCI is required.

To clarify, yellow jacketing on romex signifies 12AWG wire. Wire insulation in romex will always be black, white and sometimes additionally red. Older homes built before 2000 or so will have white jacketed 12/2 and 14/2 romex, in which case you'll want to have a closer look to be sure it's...

I've noticed the car power braking just before coming to a stop using one pedal driving on a steep descending grade. The indicator will show a very small amount of positive torque (like in the video) just before coming to a stop. I'm guessing it's momentarily pushing against the friction...

My 2015 Grand Cherokee has had this feature since new, so it's not like it's unheard of. I don't understand why some people don't feel like turning on their headlights in the rain. Get a good enough mist built up on the highway and it becomes hard to see oncoming cars without lights on in the...

I have a gen 3 wall connector in my garage wired for 48A charging. I don't end up needing to use it much unless I'm doing more driving than just commuting, mainly because I have a few free charging options at work. My commute is 28 miles round trip. My work parking garage has a number of free...

@indosponger My trip to Sunriver went great! Left my house in Seattle charged to 100%. The weather on the 26th was very rainy with a bit of a southerly wind which negatively impacted range predictions. It also didn't help that "I can't drive 55" 😆 First supercharger stop was Troutdale...

Yeah, I'll post how it went. Weather forecast looks mild so barring anything unforseen, the Jeep will be staying in the garage!

Very cool! I'm planning on driving my M3LR on my annual after-Christmas trip to Sunriver, OR from Seattle if the weather isn't too bad. ABRP recommends short stops at the Troutdale and Madras superchargers for the trip, and I'll hijack the dryer outlet at the Sunriver house when I get there 😉

Yes, an EVSE only needs the two hots and a ground. But it's a 14-50 receptacle, which is required to have a neutral. The car won't care if there isn't a neutral connected to the neutral lug in the receptacle, in fact I don't believe the neutral pin is connected to anything in the mobile...

Great thinking. As long as it is the proper AWG and the insulation is rated for at least 300V, you're fine. People can also roll their own by using the proper gauge SO cable and appropriate connectors. The jacket and insulation of real SO or SJ cable is so nice, you'll never want to use stiff...

I'm having the exact same problem on my new M3LR. I haven't tried a whole lot of call permutations, but some calls are barely audible even with the call volume all the way up on the car. Others are fine. Car is running version 2022.23.101.2. Phone is a Samsung Galaxy S8 on Verizon. I might...

That was the case with my delivery. I arrived an hour early to my appointment and my SA had no problem unlocking the car from her computer and letting me inspect inside and out for as long as I needed. Granted, it wasn't a busy delivery day, but I'd have insisted even if it was. As soon as I...

The mobile connector I ordered with the vehicle in June shipped the day after I accepted delivery last week. Not sure if a coincidence, or if they were waiting until I could actually use the thing before shipping.

Last week when I took delivery, I arrived with an official check cut by my brokerage house for the full amount due in the MVPA. I asked to inspect the car before I handed over the check, and they were happy to let me do that. After I was satisfied, I handed over the check, hit "accept...

Couple things I forgot to note on my original post...Michelin tires, no plate frame and no mobile connector or coupon for one. Used the J1772 adapter to take advantage of the free L2 charging at work today 🙂 She looks good in my garage!

Accepted delivery yesterday. I arrived about an hour early to my 5pm appointment and they didn't have a problem with starting early; it was a slower delivery day they said. They let me have all the time I needed to look over the car, inside and out. I brought an official check cut by my...

VIN last night and delivery schedule text this morning! Scheduled delivery for Wednesday, September 14! 🤩

Was just about to sit down to dinner and my phone buzzed. VIN text! 🥳 350xxx with same 11-day window.

Not there, either.

EDD went from 9/6-20 to 9/10-20 yesterday. Anybody else get 11-day windows? Still no VIN. 🤔

Looking at ordering a set of Husky Liners X-Act Contour all weather floor mats for my M3. They're made of a softer rubber material which I prefer over the harder plastic of mats like Weathertech. I've been really happy with them in my Grand Cherokee. The M3 won't see nearly as much dirt as...

My EDD moved up one day this morning. Was 9/7-21, now 9/6-20 😅 Still no VIN.

It could take a week or more for that train to make it from CA to IL. Vehicle trains aren't necessarily high priority on the rail system. Add that to the fact that US railroads are a total s*** show right now, with not enough crews or in service locomotives to run the trains. Look how...

Thanks :D Looking forward to delivery day. I installed my wall connector on a 60A circuit a few weeks ago and it's waiting for a Tesla to charge

Been lurking here for a couple months learning about the M3 and studying everyone's delivery experiences. Test drove a M3LR in May and placed an order in blue/black, 18" aero, no FSD/EAP on 6/21. Original window was Sep-Nov, narrowed to late September to late October (can't remember the exact...