Recent content by DuncanM

I get about 72% of EPA when cruising on the Freeway at ~80mph (130kph). When cruising at 60mph (~100kph) I get the EPA combined range.

Thanks! I hope it hasn't been cancelled. It's a nice location for a meal. OTOH, the EA station at the Chevron, about a mile west, is quite reliable, and the Ultium station at the Lordsburg FlyingJ is nearly complete.

Sentry mode will use about 3-5% per night, IIRC. Some apartment complexes that have exterior AC outlets in their parking lots, will let you charge using the outlets, as long as you pay for the power used. Your car will report the amount of power received. I charge my model 3 in our apartment...

Your car will be fine. However, you should turn off sentry mode, and don't precondition the cabin to minimize power consumption when the car is parked. Also a simple exterior AC outlet makes a perfectly fine charging station for someone with your driving needs.

This seems reasonable but the connector (plug) might be an issue: https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/2023-China-Wallbox-DC-EV-Charger_1600862420462.html

You can hear his statements starting at 37:50.

He states that there is a top buffer so 100% indicated SOC is actually about 95% true SOC and while holding the battery at a true 100% for many days in high temperatures would be problematic, charging to 100% briefly is not, and is required to balance the cells and give the BMS an accurate...

12a x 120v = ~1.4kwh* - (charging losses + car overhead ) = ~1.1kwh into the battery or about 7km of displayed range/hr. Reducing the amps to 11 reduces kwh by about 8% to about 6.5km/hr of displayed range. * theoretically 1.44kwh but IME I seldom ever get 120v with somewhere between 115-119...

80% is the NEMA 5-15 recommendation (for the outlet and a 15amp breaker) but the manufacturers may cut some corners on the assumption that the load will be a hour or so, I know from experience that NEMA 5-15 outlets can get quite hot if the pulling 12amps for ~10+ hours. I'd rather pull 11amps...

We have to face the fact that Elon spent $44 billion to buy Twitter via a late night tweet. Everyone, and I mean everyone, knew that this was the way to take at least 1/2 of that $44 billion, put it in a pile and burn it. Buying Twitter at that price was not a rational decision and his...

The previous reply should address all your concerns. When I charge from a 120v outlet, I typically lower the charging current from 12amps to 11amps for a NEMA 5-15 outlet and from 16amps to 15 or 14 for a NEMA 5-20 outlet (you'll need the correct adapter plug for your TMC for a NEMA 5-20...

IIRC, you can update your current appt via the app, by stating that you also have charge port issues.

Probably best to have the service centre look at it...assuming they haven't all been laid off.

It hasn't re-occurred but I'm keeping an eye on it.

Some of the early batch have a defective locking pin: