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Cocaine is a helluva drug.

It has been reported that the new Leaf will also turn on the brake lights when using the one pedal driving mode (E-Pedal).

That's why there are multiple cameras.

From the comment by "Mark" at Tesla Model 3 Detailed Video Review Finally Surfaces you can see the windshield wiper controls on the left stalk.

Looks like some others are experimenting with liquid cooled cables as well. Inside EVs

Great, now I'm going to be thinking about what 3rd city made up the "South-Central-Pollution-Triangle" in addition to Kettleman City and San Ardo. Only listeners of KTYD in Santa Barbara in the 1970's are likely to get the reference.

There are two forward "gear" settings on many EV's and PHEV's. D usually simulates an automatic transmission as far as lifting off the throttle. L or B (depending on the model) is the high regen setting. It's not a touchscreen setting like on the Tesla, it's the "gear" selector that determines...

There were a couple of problems. One (that mine suffered from) was that the cell phone modem would get stuck on rather than going to sleep, this could drain the 12V battery over a period of a couple of days if the car wasn't driven in that time. There were also some problems with cables getting...

POTUS? I thought it was SCROTUS (Supreme Crotch Rot of the United States)

They did a "mea culpa" at the end of todays (Wednesday) newshour.

Today's (Oct 15) PBS Newshour (actually half hour) has a segment on electric cars. Even an appearance by Tony Williams.

They responded '100 amp" so I'm assuming that's the size of the breaker or they have no idea. They did apparently get a couple of Teslas charging there, here is one of the pictures:

I've asked them on their Facebook page about the maximum current, also suggested they add it to plugshare.

From the picture on the Grant County Chamber of Commerce's Facebook page, it's a HPWC.

That's what I've found after driving a C-Max Energi for a few years. I keep it in (D)rive when heading down the highway and then shift it to (L)ow? which increases the regen when I get into a congested area or stop and go traffic on the highway. While not the same level of regen as cars with...

I currently have a C-Max Energi (I'm in the uncharged territories, hoping to have charging infrastructure by 2020) and I think the blended brakes work just fine. After all, except for emergencies when there is a mechanical override, you are just pushing on a pedal that feeds a voltage into a...

Those things are fast! What clock frequency are you running through them? The latest seismic digitizer system I'm working on uses the Analog Devices ADuM1440 series isolators. Not nearly as fast, but much lower power.

I assume the dotted line is isolation indicator. What are you using to isolate the SPI bus? That LTC6802 looks like a neat chip. What would the world do without Linear Technology?

Clean? Mine has quite a coating of mud on it.

Not until next season. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roborace

I don't think it needs to charge fully to balance the cells. This isn't for a Tesla but a PHEV but I'm guessing the method of balancing is the same: "Individual cells can deviate over the life of the high voltage battery. The purpose of cell balancing is to equalize theindividual cell charges...

What about the TrueCoat?

No telling what Tesla's criteria for correct frequency is. This is from the workshop manual for a Ford Energi PHEV: P0D90:00 Battery Charger Input FrequencyIncorrect DTC sets if frequency is less than 40 Hz or greater than 70 Hz more than 10 times during one charging cycle. Use a known good...

In the first season of Fomula E racing all 10 teams used the same cars to keep startup costs down. For season 2 (which started in October) the teams are allowed to develop their own motors, transmission, and control electronics. Two teams stuck with the first season cars, the others reduced the...

No track time for the new Volt, but review was favorable. The XC90 was not the PHEV.

I can't imagine why anyone would complain about Bjørn's English skills. FYI - just saw a link to this report on English proficiency around the world - Norway comes in 4th best: http://media.ef.com/__/~/media/centralefcom/epi/downloads/full-reports/v5/ef-epi-2015-english.pdf

Completely wrong. The rebate is based on the kWh of the battery for any plug-in battery, doesn't matter if it has a ICE or not. Volt is large enough for $7500, Energi's get around $4000 because of the smaller battery.

Wow, that's some serious hostility towards Toyota and Ford. The PIP, Energis, and Volt are all PHEVs with varying amount of all electric capabilities. I'm sure there is somebody somewhere that actually uses a PIP in electric only mode a large part of the time. Of course, the HOV sticker was a...

From the Local.dk Not sure if this adds anything, but ran across this article: http://www.thelocal.dk/20151012/tesla-to-fight-denmarks-tax-on-electric-cars

Or a sexy new car called the Karma Sutra.

My C-Max Energi has a 120V outlet in the back of the center console (meant for the people in the back seats I guess). I've never used it and I wonder if it's really all that useful. It's only 150W but plenty to charge a laptop.

Why would a video shot in Norway make you want to move to Denmark?

Bjorn uses studded tires in Norway. He has many videos on his Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/bjornnyland?feature=watch There is also a thread on this forum about his videos: http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/24575-Bjørn-s-Tesla-Model-S-videos

One thing I like about Bjorn's videos is that with rare exceptions (Trip #5), is the lack of babbling toddlers, unlike someone else's videos :crying:

I don't have any info on the Tesla, but the Ford Energi uses a similar configuration of a 12V lead-acid battery charged with a DC/DC converter from the HVB. In the case of the Ford the DC/DC converter is capable of supplying up to 145A, quite a bit more than a trickle charger. Seems like...

I hope the race coverage for Season 2 will still be available on Youtube like it was for Season 1.

Around 20 miles of pure EV range seems like a common amount for PHEV's, excluding the Volt. Probably enough to get an exemption from congestion charges as those spread to more European cities.

Ford did show 118hp for the electric motor in the early days. They later dropped that and now just specify the max battery drain in charge sustain and charge depletion modes. Here's a spec sheet I downloaded from Ford in February 2014: http://www.certsoft.com/CMax/2013_CMAX_Specs.pdf

OK, true :redface: In reality it takes the path determined by the utility and transmission line operators.

I always found that map questionable. The power mix in Seattle isn't going to be the same as Salt Lake City even though they are both in NWPP. Electricity takes the path of least resistance so you will get the bulk of your power from the closest power generating source. Here in Eastern Oregon I...

Did they say a computer is involved? Seems like this function could all be done using analog electronics.

Wouldn't all BEV's come out at exactly the same place?

The whistling sound from the Elon's microphone is pretty painful to listen to.

GPRS (AT&T 2G) being phased out, full shutdown by the end of 2016 http://www.business.att.com/enterprise/Family/mobility-services/machine-to-machine/m2m-applications/cd2migration/page=addl-info/#fbid=0hchLWVlNfS

Is there still a billboard that says "Tucumcari Tonight!" ?

Here's a weird one, 4 motors, chain drive. http://insideevs.com/rimac-monster-tajima-reveal-1100-hp-pikes-peak-racer/

Is that 16 amps single-phase or three-phase?

The shortest route from Bend to Baker City is on highway 26, 230 miles. John Day would be nice to have in the middle.

Handy infographic

Exactly. 49 weeks or more of the year I'm just making shopping trips down into town (I work at home) a few times a week. Those are only around 9 miles or so and even with the 600 foot elevation difference I can still make it in winter weather without using the ICE. And that's with a "19" mile...