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Tesla Winds and Elevation Web Browser App
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an2ony
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GHammer
Dark Star
Air speed is the ground speed plus the vector speed of the wind.
So if you are going 65 and there is 10 mph head wind, the air speed will show 75?
ZBB
Emperor
Yes -- if the head-wind is dead-on. It also does the vector calc -- so if the 10 mph headwind is coming at you at a 45 degree angle, it will show air speed of 70...
Just tested it on a 2000 mile road trip. It works nice, but I'm not sure the wind data was always accurate. I also wish it ould update quicker. I do realize that the car's web browser only allows updated location every 30 seconds.
Ground speed is the car's physical speed relative to the ground, calculated from GPS position.
Air speed is the car's physical speed relative to the air, taking into account ground speed vs. the headwind/tailwind vector. This is the effective speed at which the car will use energy.
Example: Traveling north (000 deg) at a ground speed of 60 MPH, with a 10 MPH wind coming from the north (000 deg). The air speed is 70 MPH, and the car will use energy as if it is traveling at 70 MPH.
This is a bit different from IAS (indicated air speed) in a plane, in that while the plane's airspeed is also physical speed relative to the air, IAS also is affected by air density since it changes with altitude and weather conditions. Those factors are N/A in the car.
BrokerDon
Active Member
AWESOME explanation, especially for non-pilots like me.
Wind can have a huge difference on range, especially in the flatlands like the deserts here in the southwest. I had to draft a semi to get from Barstow to Primm due to a massive 40 to 60 mph headwind. It was so bad that by the time we got to Primm the visibility was zero from the dust storm it created... and then rained brown drops while I charged at Primm. Wish I would have had TeslaWinds for that trip since it would have indicated I needed to slow down to make it to Primm.
Oh and TeslaWinds is a great app to show people on their first Tesla test ride. Blows their minds.
Johann Koeber
Happy Owner
Thanks for this. Really cool!
I was going to get an old Iphone just to know my elevation and windspeed. Now it is in the browser - perfect.
I was going to get an old Iphone just to know my elevation and windspeed. Now it is in the browser - perfect.
Andyw2100
Well-Known Member
@SomeJoe7777
I just saw a post in a new thread that talks about adding pushbullet android notifications in "A Better Route Planner." (Please see below.) Since I often drive with your winds app showing in my browser, I am wondering if you could add similar pushbullet integration. Any chance?
Thanks either way!
Here's the post:
I just saw a post in a new thread that talks about adding pushbullet android notifications in "A Better Route Planner." (Please see below.) Since I often drive with your winds app showing in my browser, I am wondering if you could add similar pushbullet integration. Any chance?
Thanks either way!
Here's the post:
Boatguy
Active Member
I just got this loaded up and working. Leaving for a 2,000 mile trip on Saturday and will give it a try.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Joe,
I would very much like to use your app but I'm having difficulty getting set up. I have obtained my API key for OpenWeatherMap but I haven't been able to create an account for Geonames. I have been going around in circles trying to proceed but nothing seems to work. I've tried so many different things I'm am now totally confused.
If I go through the steps again to create a new account I get the following error message:
"Error: Please choose an other username. There already is an other user with the username (my username) or the email address (my email address)"
So, is the problem, my username or my email address?
When I click on "I forgot my password" it askes for "Username or email." If I enter a username it responds with:
"Error: no user found for (username)"
So it seems the problem is not the username.
When I enter my email address it responds with:
"Your account has not yet been activated. We have just sent you another activation email. Please click the link in the email to activate the account. If you don't receive the activation email, check your spam folder for it."
So it appears that they are aware of my email address but over the span of two days I haven't seen any emails from them in either my inbox or my spam folder. What do I do now? I sure hope you can help.
Thanks!
I would very much like to use your app but I'm having difficulty getting set up. I have obtained my API key for OpenWeatherMap but I haven't been able to create an account for Geonames. I have been going around in circles trying to proceed but nothing seems to work. I've tried so many different things I'm am now totally confused.
If I go through the steps again to create a new account I get the following error message:
"Error: Please choose an other username. There already is an other user with the username (my username) or the email address (my email address)"
So, is the problem, my username or my email address?
When I click on "I forgot my password" it askes for "Username or email." If I enter a username it responds with:
"Error: no user found for (username)"
So it seems the problem is not the username.
When I enter my email address it responds with:
"Your account has not yet been activated. We have just sent you another activation email. Please click the link in the email to activate the account. If you don't receive the activation email, check your spam folder for it."
So it appears that they are aware of my email address but over the span of two days I haven't seen any emails from them in either my inbox or my spam folder. What do I do now? I sure hope you can help.
Thanks!
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