Recent content by Drew57

Unless still on the old FIT scheme where you are additionally paid for 50% of everything you generate as deemed export regardless of whether you use every bit of it (which I often manage) or not. I've already recouped about 30% of the initial PV/Battery cost and still have 17 years of the scheme...

It amazes me, as one of the earliest adopters how many people over-complicate this. It works properly when Octopus controls everything. (...starting from January 2022 I've always stopped the initial plug-in charge via the Tesla app, post #14 refers to that. Yes it's an additional process but...

Easy. That kid just needs a Grandpa.

Yes, telepathy is a very useful attribute! 😉

As this is Tesla there could be a more random explanation. (windscreens do attract a lot of bugs)

I had the update last weekend and it's OK but this morning my wife got in the car when I wasn't home and couldn't work out why the screen was just a huge red car! As I hadn't mentioned anything she assumed she had done something wrong and called me - hadn't tried 'drive' so of course the screen...

They can be rather erratic and light rain/spray seems to defeat them. On my Model Y, they 'usually' operate OK in normal or heavier rain and don't suffer from dry wiping, probably because I have never put Rain-X or other glass additives on any part of the windscreen. If you keep the glass around...

No need to do that as Musk avidly supports the Republican party & they will do it for you

Yes but beware the T&Cs which require you to make at least one smart charge per month. IOG is not meant to be used as a 6 hour Go. I have never found it complicated, it's always been faultless and pure simplicity - plug in, manually stop the charge via the Tesla app, a schedule appears sometime...

The car should be (permanently) set to 100%, not 80% as you have shown. It is the IOG target that will determine the charge (ie 80%) Are you sure under 'Schedule' on the Tesla app that both 'Departure' & 'Charge' have all the sliders greyed out?

Although I am now back in the UK, my friend in Idaho just sent these pictures of the Black wrapped Cybertruck we had spotted. It doesn't really change my overall feelings about the vehicle but black does suit the mean looking stance far more than naked stainless steel.

in 2020 I had two visits to the Stockport SC and on both occasions the work was completed promptly. Shortly afterwards a new one opened 3 miles from home and I have only needed to use that for a 'peace of mind' check-up prior to selling my original Tesla. I was impressed when parking up that...

Same here. The V2 Zappi has worked faultlessly with two Teslas for more than four years. Model 3 from April 2020 until December 2022 - Tracker, Agile, Go then IO Model Y/Zappi since December 2022 - IO/IOG I've been using Octopus Intelligent via Fast mode (now IOG) for more than two years and...

Many of us use Smart EVSEs (ie smarter than the Tesla ones) and these don't have a button to disconnect.