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I am planning on installing a through-glass antenna above the rear passenger (2nd row, right side) seat, for a VHF/UHF amateur radio. I've chosen that location primarily for ease of routing the coax cable inside the cabin. From that location above the seat, I want the cable to rout down behind...

There's legitimate testing. And there's out and out abuse. This was just sophomoric kids, doing sophomoric things. And proof that the idiot gene is alive and well.

It's been 12 days since picking up from service. Truck now has 1812 miles on it - roughly double what it had when I took it in to service - and has been perfect. I wanted to wait until it had enough time and miles post-service before posting this update. Two small road trips, three...

TLDR: Things quickly deteriorated after the post above. Truck was well and truly broken. The Service Center replaced the rear drive unit and all is now well. Here's the high-level summary: Day 4 (post truck delivery). 359 miles. Truck unexpectedly terminated charging. Kicked out codes...

There's probably more misinformation about EV pack health/degradation than all other EV characteristics combined. For anyone interested, there are numerous scientific, peer-reviewed studies out there that cut through owner (experience inevitably based upon small sample size) and manufacturer...

The Honda EU3200i holds 1.2 gallons of gas; and at rated capacity it will burn through that in 3.3 hours. Assuming a charge rate of 4.5 miles/hour, you'll get a bit under 15 miles of additional range after running the generator for those 3+ hours. Carrying a 5-gallon can of gas, in addition to...

You'd know it if you had a "good one" 50' extension cord... because it would be very bulky, very heavy, a pain-in-the-ass to roll and unroll, and you would have grimaced mightily when you reached for your wallet to buy it. Most extension cords - even the long ones - in the big box stores are...

I'm a fan of ICE generators. My Honda EU-7000is is how I power my well pump when utility power is down. But, man, using them because you're in a remote area devoid of EV charging is tough! @Cybergirl spoke to it a bit. But what mostly goes missing in these discussions is managing fuel; and...

Thanks, Guy!

I know the Tesla phone app graphic is accurate with respect to things like doors, frunk, or trunk being open - those things will display on the app appropriately. Does anyone know if that app graphic is likewise accurate while the vehicle is in Service Mode, within the geofenced area of a Tesla...

Your quote sucks beans, as most do. Powershare is, technically, a useful and innovative feature in the EV space. Alas, as long as Tesla maintains their monopoly arrangement with Qmerit I don't expect to see widespread adoption. Competition would bring down those installation quotes in a hurry.

The current in-house (wet cathode process) Giga Austin 4680-ramp is only a few weeks in front of the Cybertruck ramp. It's reasonable to assume that changing 4680 production from wet (cathode) process to dry process will be a significant, disruptive factory change. They can't do that on one of...

Indeed. Those of us who have spent most of our lives driving trucks out in the country are very used to largish A-pillar obstructions. After awhile you don't even think about it. You just move around however you have to see what you need to see.

Tesla wants you to charge your LFP battery to 100% because their BMS needs that, not because it's good for the battery.

Why, yes we do. There are numerous independent scientific studies of lithium batteries out there. I encourage anyone who is truly interested to do their own research and come to their own conclusions.

If minimizing battery degradation is the goal, lower SOC is better. Just don't ever let the pack completely discharge (there is a ~4% buffer below zero, just don't depend on that). Lower temperatures are always better - albeit, efficiency will decline south of about 70f. Unlike ICE cooling...

With as overwhelmed as many of the service centers are, with longish waits for (truly important) service needs, one has to shake their head that Tesla requires a SC appointment to "install" the spare tire! I can, maybe, see the spares being shipped there, and a customer having to make...

Fingers crossed that a couple more days will do the trick. Keep us posted.

If you're not dealing with a severe issue, and the vehicle is otherwise usable, I would go pick it up and tell the Service Center you'll reschedule the repairs when they have the parts onsite and are able to get it firmly on their work schedule. Whenever you take it back for that service, if...

The dry cathode process is about the economics of battery production, not energy density.