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My nephew just sent me pictures of this New I-80 construction!

Thanks Electricfan. Here's the completed project.

John Gray You won't believe how good your car looks, and the finish... OMG!! Never had paint look and last like his work does. 832-264-0670 Plus, the tutorial on how to wash your car is so fun, and enlightening. There's nothing worse rpthan getting nice work like this performed to just tear it...

Ok!! Good to hear !! I can't wait for my meter to come , and do a DIY!! This is pretty cool.... Great pics BTW Thanks a million! Dr Alex Houston

What other units need a conversion to total?

I will!! I have another question: I want to know why only one hot lead is through the donut transducer, instead of both leads, since it is 240v, 125v each lead. Does this one lead show all the current? Or, do you have to multiply the current reading X2 to get the total..... Just wondering. Dr...

Perfect ! That's what I'm talkn about.... Now I get it. You attached the two voltage wires to the two Hot leads on the socket. This is very easy and will be lotsa fun in my Plain old JuiceBox 30 I use for my smartED. Thanks again, Dr Alex Houston

Thank you for your reply. I have seen the diagram on these meters you have used in your example. Since there are two hot legs and a neutral on a 14-50 socket, shown here. I was just wondering how to wire the two voltage wires to get the 240v reading, since a connection to just X or Y and one to...

Love this. I saw this meter on Amazon, and couldn't figure out HOW to connect it. A schematic perhaps would help me. Are all the connections on the 240 supply before the ESVE?? I couldn't tell from the pictures. Can you help me ?? Dr Alex Houston

Well, it is now Sun, June 14, and the giant locomotive sized pickups are STILL in the two only EV slots at yhe Chargepoint. So, I don't think these folks here even did anything about the encounter. I asked the lady at the ConCiergre's desk that I taked to about if she saw these violators, and...

Hey everyone. There was a great surprise this weekend here at the Austin Hilton downtown on 4th Street. They have a Chargepoint 30 that I have used several times staying here, but when I planned on charging, it was ICE'd by my antithesis, TWO side by side diesel dually pick Ups. Parking got...

Having used Katy Coachworks myself, I would prefer Collision Plus, because John Gray, the OptiCoat Plus guy is right next door, and he had to do extensive paint correction on my P85 after Katy halogrammed the finish on my Tela repair. John then recommended that if I ever have to do any future...

John Gray is excellent. He had to do a paint correction and then OptiCoat on my 2012 P85, and this is the Dark Green they offered that year. Do you know that this paint actually looks like it came from the Peterson Museum now?? What a finish. My work was done a couple of months ago, and I have...

Uh Oh. I must be getting even older. Will someone please tell me what a "Classic P" is ???? I have a P85 (2012) Delivered 2013, and just got 6.2

I have actually seen this car, as it is right down the street from me. Theo has a stellar reputation, and the car is pristine. I have made sure that he keeps it plugged in, and he is a great guy, and gives his word, and sticks with it. It IS two toned, and it looks factory. Give us the run...

:biggrin:Well, GM did it again. Man, they can screw things up.... They called their Hybrid (bad attempt at a Prius) The Volt, and called this spruced up LEAF looking EV a BOLT !! They got it backwards. The Hybrid should've been the Bolt, and THIS the Volt !! At least Lutz is eating crow...

I took delivery in February 2013. I have what I would call clear coat overspray symptoms, and I can see it in the sun driving to work....what stubborn residual!!! I will def try the baking soda , and would live to hear your recipe for that. Thanks for posting this!! I have tried: rainex , no...

6-1-2013, I was at the Hilton AUSTIN, and the Chargepoint did just fine. You have to have your Chargepoint card, and your J1772 adapter, BUT IT WORKS. Tap the card, it unlocks, and you pull the J1772 out, plug it up to your adapter, and slide it into the port. SO, Excellent, we have the...

I am going to Austin from Spring, with a 100% charge, and go 290. We are going direct to the Hilton, 500 E 4th. St. I have been there before in my ICE, (YUK) and they have two 30A (Chargepoints) there on sub level 4. So, who has done the trip, and any way you can tell me how it went ...

Very good video. GO TESLA !!

- - - Updated - - - I have been directed to the HOUSTON service center for a repair !!! Does anyone know how long it has been open....??? I got this information from TESLA California on their Service line, after I discovered that my Passenger Front door wont open when you slightly pull on...

It was a great gathering today! It was a nice touch that (Cali)? (sp) from the Tesla store was there in the freezing cold !! Thanks to Stphen Pace for all the logistics and getting there early !! I brought my P 85 (green) S and was only a few slots down from the group. I didn't stay the whole...

Ok everyone......I GOT MY P85 !! It came last Sat, and I had to get plates, inspection , etc. I am IN LOVE with this beautiful machine. Hope to see ya all at a Coffee/Cars soon. Dr Alex, Spring, TX

Tow Hook License plate holder ? If there is a Tow Hook socket in the front, where you can screw in the hook, like on many cars ( even my smartfortwo has one) then there is a license plate holder that mounts to it, its about $50, and stainless. Do our Model S cars have this feature of a tow...

Well, I went, and the Hotel has a Chargepoint (1). Supposedly it is free, and I know that when I had my LEAF that at Chargepoint places like Whole Foods, the place of installation can make the charger FREE to whomever plugs in there. I asked the Front Desk, and parking is not free, $27 for...

I will be at the Hilton Austin wkend of Sept 7-9, 2012, and will report on what I found there. !! I cant wait to cruise to Austin and charge and come back.

Congrats!! You are now part of the solution!!!

The Tesla reps were cool, said they made it from Houston to Austin on 61KW, driving 70+ with AC on, 60 some odd miles to spare. Probably a 175-mile trip. Glad to hear of an Austin store and showroom by the end of 2012, can’t wait until they stretch 80 miles further south to San Antonio…. I am...

After all the discussion, the deathknell of the Infiniti LE would be the lack of a TMS. Does anyone know if the LE has a TMS ? Or, will they go the route of the TX and AZ Leafs with the high temperatures there causing rapid battery pack degradation ??

I just SOLD my LEAF. Why? Well, Im in Texas. It is hottern Hell here, and even though I had one year, and 13000 miles of 100% capacity, and my first year Battery Test was 5 stars, I just couldnt believe the AZ and TX and Las Vegas stories, and the fact that I BOUGHT the Nissan sales pitch...

I think dsm363 qualifies for the above. Maybe he can help get you to the right thread. He gives good advice also. I am only a Model S res holder, and dont own a Roadster.

Thats exactly what i was asking about , and i think Tesla has taken great strides in battery management to make sure that whatnis hapening to he Leaf owners in AZ wont happen to Tesla owners. As a previous Leaf owner, i worried about the temp management, and one of the many pluses Tesla has is a...

I agree!! They have even raised the speed limits in some areas to 80mph . I am anxious to meet the other Tesla owners in the Texas Triangle and Supercharge between the cities!! Cant wait for your review ofbthe P85 dsm!!

Thank you NigelM for doing these links! I very much appreciate it. My next question for the group is to go through a scenario of range for the 300 mile pack in Texas, like the members did in the above replies. With 70 mph freeways ,A/C, and the 100 heat we have. Another question is...

If a moderator could help 0r someone could do a couple of quik links on this post to two threads that helped me decide, i am sure it will help everyone on this thread! The two threads were "reasons to upgrade from 40 to 60kWh" and another thread I started about Cost/Degradation of the...

My major question is, then, What is the definition of Effective Charge Rate per kWh? Is it that a larger pack doesnt get as "hot" during charge vs. a 3 times less capacity battery pack?

I started this thread to educate newer EV owners about charging protocols. ... Like me !! Since I owned a LEAF, I know "some" of the rules, such as "Rapid charging" with the CHAdeMO is alright about once a day, it is not good for the pack longevity if you utilize this method frequently., like...

Was at TESLA GALLERIA May 24th. Store Management said the First TEXAS Tesla Supercharger will be between Dallas and Houston, Madisonville, or Centerville !!!! How exciting . Then, he said the next SuperCharger install would be in between HOU and AUS. That will make your blood race, and your...

Who is the TESLA dealer in Austin...One of my Dr. buds said it was Roger Beasley (sp) Porsche.....Is that true? Wondering b/c I want to know if there will be a SuperCharger in AUSTIN when I go there on conferences with my Performance S. .. Someday......

Its probably better to see those rotors in real life. Pictures can be interpretted differently. It appears like the pad track is worn IN a little more than the outside ring above the pad track.....IN THE PICTURES..... So I believe you. I can see the Saturn Ring on the second picture. Is...

Someone used thee living hell out of these brakes, slapped on new pads, and you need new rear rotors. The ridge you see is where the pads DIDNT wear. One way the rears could have worn this rear rotor is someone drove it with the Emergency brake partially pulled. When they realized it, the...

I hope I do this right for posting my reservation. 1. # 8742 2. 5/08 3. Houston 4. General Production ... S Performance

Hi everyone!! I would like to introduce myself, Greg K Alexander, DC (Chiropractor). I have a LEAF, in leiu of my Model S Performance and am # 8,742 in the queque. I love driving Electric, and have followed Tesla from about 3 years ago. I am excited, as I know all of you are to be a part of...

This was JUST the explanation I was seeking . Thanks for your analysis. I do wish that a pack was infinite in its shelf life....the operative is WISH. I just would like to be able to drive ELECTRIC to Austin from Houston and/ or not have to drive like grandma in my LEAF, which I have now...

It seems I couldnt get the "Science lesson Quote to copy, See Jerry33's Science lesson above !!

These are VERY informative answers !! I feel lucky to have found this forum, and you all are very intelligent. Your explanations are getting the job done here.

Well, Robert, I was actually thinking that having a bigger pack, and only going 60 miles a day most of the time. The question really is, not the cycling , but the aging of this pack over time, and having paid a premium of $20,000 over a smaller pack, and having it degrade in 8 years, and having...

Ok, BUT.............. If you Cycle 70% to 50%, and have 5,000,000 (e.g.) and 8 years goes by, and you have the $20,000 extra invested in this pack, then degradation takes the pack....not the cycles did you waste your upgrade, versus its degradation. So....is there a meeting place of size...

I am hoping that someone here can answer the inter-relationship about buying too large of a pack, and then not using its full potential all the time. Example; If you drive only 60 miles every day round trip, but have a larger pack size, say a 65 KwH, do you end up under utilizing it and lose...