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I vaguely remember hearing that charging the CT from solar during grid down conditions is not turned on in software yet. Firmware update needed for PW, gateway, CT, or some combination of the above. Will be interesting to see how long it takes for that all to get to a state of "just works"....

That SolarEdge is a "grid-tied" only inverter, as in it needs a 60Hz waveform to follow before it will generate power, yesno? Did the installer offer the option to wire it in via the "backup" side of the Gateway? I get that the CT can't follow the SolarEdge, but could the SolarEdge follow the...

This is the root cause problem. That clause has no business being in the MVPA as written. It won't accomplish it's stated goal even if Tesla tries to enforce it. If they don't enforce it, the company loses face. If they even one time do go after a customer that sold their truck, Tesla loses...

This reminds me of the early days of the Embraer 170/190 series, which had so many return to gate events for electronic glitches it started to be called the "Embraer 180". If it's just a loss of redundancy and not a loss of function, it's annoying but needs fixed. If it's an actual loss of...

Interesting find, but there's a lot of "ummm...." here. Max Vdc is 85, so you would need a beefy boost converter to get it to vehicle voltage. So there's a size / weight / inefficiency hit.... On top of the already abysmal 4.5% thermal efficiency... 3 gal of diesel #2 per hour to make ~6 kWh...

The other problem is the parasitic draw from having things powered up, like vehicle computers, circulating pumps, etc. I don't have an exact figure, but on our Y it is something like 300-400W when charging, even at very low rates. Makes all L1 charging and low amp L2 charging also very...

You have a 125kW generator at home?!?

FIFY. The real issue is whether CT can charge from shore power while passing power to the RV, so as to not overload the pedestal. Which we have heard that it can't currently, but should be able to pass ~4kW in the future according to Baglino IIRC. Is 4kW enough for an RV while parked?

Was that a.... Honda bump?

Michael Barnard on CleanTechnica has done a pretty thorough job of debunking hydrogen as a fuel for basically anything. Hydrogen as an industrial input, especially for steel making, has a place. But it will be made and used in situ, not tankered or pipelined anywhere. For everything else, there...

What is "scream testing", exactly?

I guess we know where the few units GM actually produced are going. Wonder how long until they're on Hertz's vehicle (re-)sales site....? @Sjohnson20 - Whatever writeup / review you care to provide when you're done with it would be appreciated. Thanks.

I have been saying, for a decade now, that PHEV mid, full, and heavy duty sized trucks are needed. I am baffled as to why legacy OEMs have been so incredibly foolish as to sit out that market segment. Especially GM, a double strength AWD Voltec drive train in a Colorado and/ or Silverado would...

From what I can tell CT definitely has V2L, probably has V2H with the right mix of other equipment, but does not have V2G. Unless I missed an announcement or Xitter post or something adding that?

Yeah, the more I think about it, the more o think the powered tonneau is a miss for my particular use case. Not water resistant enough to keep stuff dry by itself. Kyle Conner said he could stick his hand between the tailgate and end of extended tonneau even. That means important things are...

Once again a very good, basic video from Engineering Explained. Calls out some shady marketing claims around the 911 drag race. Mostly posted in hyperbole because clickbait is fun... :)

I think a low conversion number is perfectly to be expected with the dutch auction strategy Tesla is using. Basically Tesla pushed the demand lever as far forward as they could, and there's tons they can do to pull it back when they're ready to make more units. Prices won't stay in the...

Remote disable = immediate fuse pull or wire cut on any vehicle I own. The likelihood of government abuse of this feature is a million x worse than the risk of my car being stolen and needing located or disabled. If disabling exterior comms would disable the car, I'd be selling it the next day...

SUV form factor, with manually converting interior/exterior cargo space ( a la Audi Activesphere, but larger) and/or Midgate + rear seats fold down instead of up Front 2" hitch receiver Flat in bed or under rear seats form factor range extender Swap to higher density cells, such as Amprius'...