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When is the last time you saw a 14-50 receptacle with a nameplate ? The breaker is not 'derated' for the EVSE load Each to their own, but I don't plan to leave my WC to the next owner. I'll cap the wires and put them in a j-box.

I don't doubt for a second the basic premise that the sooner we stop burning the better off we all will be, but I suspect that the news article is slightly overstating the savings since it must presume an earlier transition than 2050, using less inflated money

Even more so than battery day, I expect robotaxi day to be a peek into a possible future 5 - 10 years away. Which is great, and I appreciate the invitation to chat, but I'm not buying TSLA after the show

Not required, but it sure can help with troubleshooting in the future. I say, invest the penny

The 2024.8.x branch has not included FSD 12.x thus far

Those scum will be back I'll wager. I'm thinking surveillance camera with enough smarts to raise an alarm when people are at the site without cars present

I was looking for just that, and obviously missed the option. Where is Waldo ? I also join the ranks of saluting the website, and thanking all its contributors. I wish I had the technical ability to be useful.

Thank you -- I'm catching on a bit It does not surprise me that those who have paid for FSD would be on the fast track of improvements. And perhaps the other thing in play is that Tesla does not want unintended consequences of their most recent UI updates to affect FSD. I view this through the...

I still haven't tracked down my FSD version but I've learned that the 2024.3 branch is receiving the V12 FSD software. Very non-obvious to me at least that a branch with a more recent version UI software version number would not include the latest FSD

Thanks! How do you know the FSD version ?

Hi Folks, I've been swept up by the hype of FSD 12.3-ish and would like to see what the fuss is about. I peeked into my Tesla phone app, and also went through screens in my car. I can tell that I am on v11.1 (2024.8.7) 2024.8.7 is very new, while if v11.1 is the FSD I am way behind current...

Ah yes ... about that solution. If the breaker is sized to the smaller wire then fine. Otherwise, the tap rules come into play. See 240.4 towards the end I'm a huge fan of sub-panels but a tap with a fuse disconnect before the hardwired EVSE is not bad

I hear you, <<chuckle>> Gallup is supposed to get V4 chargers. I expect them to be faster than the current setup out of town, and it will save the detour for charging.

If that box has wires in it, it must be accessible to meet NEC. Put a cover on it instead

Yes. I know this thread is dead -- I'm only adding for other readers in the future I would have focused on two things with the builder: 1. Bring the feeder to where I want and at a height I want. Emphasis on feeder here -- 4 wire 2. Leave enough wire in the J-box to easily install a sub-panel...

By no means an expert, I'm under the impression that even 4 stall EA locations have two 350 kW and two 150 kW, for a total of 1 MW power. I'm pretty sure Tesla can figure out a use for that power. Perhaps 72 kW destination chargers for people without L2 at home

The locations are sub-par -- thus pennies on the dollar. But the infrastructure is in place

Years ago I predicted that once free of the court order, EA will fold and be picked up by Tesla for pennies on the dollar. The switch to NACS has just made this all but certain

I bought one for insurance and because Supercharging locations are hit and miss in NM (particularly the SE) and Colorado. If I never use it I don't mind. And if it saves me from even one towing episode or being stuck for hours on L2 -- brilliant

Pass+ is the discounted rate with membership

I live in a 4 season climate. We own a chevy Bolt and lease a Model Y. Both are parked outside. Both have charge limits set to ~ 80%, and it is rare for SoC to drop below 25%. If it does, we do not let the car sit at that SoC. In the cold winter and hot summer the Bolt is plugged in whenever it...

That would be sad for the Volt, considering how miserable Nissan 'supports' the LEAF

The first Teslas for the most part did not last 13 years, they are 13 years old and plugging along. And while there have been regressions along the way, Tesla battery tech is way better now than when Tesla started out. I really do not have any doubts that in general, Tesla batteries outlast the car

I imagine that scenario is rare after warranty lapse, and view it as a good candidate for insurance. If the occurrence rate is 1% and replacement cost is $20k then the lifetime cost per car is $200 before company overhead and profit My preferred option is for Tesla to build in the failure rate...

Fair enough, although I'll still contend that the ESA 'made sense' for you as an outlier owner. The flip side is that the ESA seller better hope that not too many drivers in their pool of insured are like you or they are going BK.

Yeah. I'll give fair odds that you track your car, which is an excellent example of why anecdotes are just not useful for people trying to decide whether to buy an ESA. Does an ESA allow track use, or are such owners escaping notice of the terms of use ?

Thanks for the info. How aggressively do you drive ? Or put another way, how long do tires last you ? ;)

If car mileage is 1,000,000 miles at the end of the new car warranty, does the ESA extend the mileage to 1,050,000 ? If it does, then I'm inclined to think that a new car with 10,000 miles at end of the new car warranty would be warrantied out to 60,000 miles with an ESA. Mostly, I have to...

(my bolding). This is somewhere between an oxymoron and not subject to debate. After all, it makes no sense to argue with me if I say that it gives me 'peace of mind' to burn a $100 bill every morning along with my cup of tea. This question of whether to buy insurance has been discussed more...

If you use cabin heating on those days where pre-conditioning occurs, the net hit to your driving time and range is not large. This is true because each case uses electricity converted to heat. The difference is time shifting, and some efficiency differences

I was thinking about this because I have a midpoint charging stop on an upcoming trip that may not be listed, and I suspect the battery will still be cold upon arrival. One work-around is to pick a pre-conditioning aware stop en-route that is not going to be used, but will heat up the battery...

Westerners, and I suspect the US in particular, oppose sanctions that would make their daily lives more expensive. This is rationalized as 'not harming Western economic ability to aid UKR.' Maybe so, but then these same people see the effect on prices in Russia and minimize its utility...

The media is reporting that Biden slapped another list of sanctions on Russia in response to the Navalny death/murder. UKR was not enough justification ?

Interesting! And predictable. Beyond Meat (BM) are in so many words acknowleging that synthetic protein synthesis by itself is not a market winner. 'Meat' eaters want blood in their protein. Both lentils and mushrooms have hemoglobin analogues. I've always thought of myself as hemoglobin...

I think it is a fair guess that Russia delayed releasing the body specifically to reduce the chance of detection.

It is true because the utilities have prevented it. How convenient

Or simply for entertainment

I'll guess thw imperialistic motivation stems from the territorial waters The Chinese are famous for buiding artificial islands for much the same reasons.

We'll see if 'putin' gets me banned.

100% Asking those low-lifes to resign is like asking pigs to wear lipstick. They get very annoyed, and they still stink.

I've been stuck by the Russian statement about Navalny, that he died from 'sudden death syndrome.' The physician side of me says 'that is a BS statement.' My Western oriented, more political side wonders at the Russian meaning of the statement. Could it mean 'no information will be offered,'...

If, while waiting for your car to be delivered, Tesla offered a discount on new car sales, would you expect that discount ? Anyway, like the poster above, I would be paying attention to *what* was done in service

10 years ago H2 cars were already a poor wager that informed people knew to stay away from, even with the Japanese and US Gov support of R&D. Since then battery density has improved 50%, cost per kWh of cells has dropped 10x, and charging has improved 5x. On the H2 side, fuel cost has increased...

If so, they proved that forced separation at birth is traumatic to mice .Is this the five steps backwards approach to science ? They call that a controlled experiment ?

Indeed. DNA post translational processing (AKA epigenetics) has been known about a long time. So now it's a grant fad. What is it with psychologists and their pre-occupation with torturing mice ? The young mice grew up with their mothers, I presume ? This would be parental education, not...

Because it lands on fertile soil. E.g., trumpers are not particularly biased against Russia because Trump is a Putin admirer.

I'm not of any help with details, so I'll just voice my opinion that political compromise is ALWAYS a mixture of carrot and stick. The 120 EU MP's are about 1/6 of parliament, nominally not anywhere near enough to make a difference but I'll guess that Hungary viewed them as the vocal minority in...

IIRC from my Tesla order in Nov 2023, Tesla will honor a hold for up to two weeks. If the customer does not remove the hold in that time and complete the order, the order is cancelled and the customer forfeits the reservation money. Tesla changes policy frequently, but usually to be more...

My gut reaction (READ: only speculation) is that the CATL equipment is prior generation. Apparently good enough for what Tesla wants to use it for. I'm not sure, but it might end up being the same result via substitution if it enables more domestic pack production to go into EV production

I noticed that too :) The article says that they model for 60% of energy to be solar and 40% wind so that would be the equivalent of 1.66x their PV, or 747 GW Not mentioned in the article but the key enabler there is super high voltage DC long distance transmission