Recent content by Jules22

The guys who do the S3XY buttons already have access to the wipers through the CAN Bus so I'm sure they could add it fairly easily to their system if they felt it worthwhile.

Problem is rain sensors have never been perfect either. Not saying that the Tesla system is currently better, there are enough complaints out there to tell me that it's not consistent and there are issues. Like everything else Tesla have not settled for 'good enough' just because everyone else...

Interesting as that's kind of the point of Amber in my opinion and how I turn my costs into profits. I don't have a massive solar array and particularly at this time of the year it's doing nothing. If the FIT is 2-3x the supply then it makes no difference what the supply is, you just draw in...

Yeah couldn't be more different to a slight slow down which you can easily control. That's why I think we should be clear which we are talking about.

Yep, I used to do this when I had a 'cheap' off-peak plan before I moved to Amber.

Not at all, just that 'braking' implies use of the brake and in most cases full ABS lockup, which as I described I've experienced in a number of radar based vehicles and is a completely different experience (and much more dangerous). I think it is VERY important to separate the two, as a slow...

Of course it depends if there are renewables flooding the grid or not

Yep

Depends on where you are. My overnight rates currently are in the 12-14 c range. Outside of winter they are often below 10c, but middle of the day is always going to be cheaper due to solar etc. That's when you get the negative prices.

The TOU providers can afford to discount that period because they are gouging you for the rest of the day when people are actually using power. They also don't pass on anywhere near the FIT rates. Amber is just the wholesale rate, they can't be discounting it.

I'd suggest "Phantom Slowdowns" to be more accurate.

Yeah didn't get them this morning, also on .14 map data. Guessing something broke in either update

Yeah, FIT's are definitely down at the moment compared to averages per below, but my usage charges are also down too. Still managing to get a healthy profit most days with the significant delta between usage and FIT (Just nowhere near as big as previous seasons), but I guess it depends on where...

I'll try check today. I don't normally drive through any sites so haven't noticed

Yeah, don't mean to be pedantic, but I think it's important as they are two different things. If I'm on AP I generally keep my foot over the accelerator for this reason, I think on my CBR-MEL-ADL-CBR trip I probably had 3 or 4 over the ~4000km. I expect 2 or 3 on a long trip, and there are...