Recent content by ig_epower

It was nice to read these posts since my trip in late 2022. I have since flown back and forth between TO and SF but remember my drive with fond memories. My Model S (P85D) is a lot older with 281K KM on its original battery. Back in 2022, I drove on winter tires and I was wondering if that...

Awesome (and inspiring). I am planning a Toronto to San Francisco return trip starting next week! I couldn't figure out the total number of days that this trip took including overnight stays. Also was the trip done solo or with a partner?

In my situation, I asked that the SC send me a copy of the invoice when I sent my car in for a dead MCU last year. They said they have to have IT look into it because they are unable to print or email me that invoice. If they disallow my reimbursement, I wonder what excuse they will give me?

I had my MCU replaced due to the eMMC issue last Feb/2020. However Tesla says I am not eligible for refund. I can't even "Submit" my form so that they can give me an explanation as to why. Not the most pleasant experience to address this.

Interesting topic - I too have compared the gas consumption of my ICE vehicles to my MS and I have estimated a 4:1 cost ratio (gas:electricity). That excludes my road trips where I use the free SC. If I included SC trips, I probably would be experiencing a 5:1 cost benefit. My rates are based...

Easily 2 - 2.5 hours. The nominal segment between SC on a long trip. I have driven 12 hours but that obviously included stops for restroom and charging.

I agree with many of the recent comments here. If I am in control, I tend to drive 10 - 15% faster than the flow. If AP1 is driving, we tend to be going at the flow of traffic or maybe 3-5% slower. In the end, one might also factor in the speeding ticket fines that I have avoided by not...

And while it's rare, let's not say gas anxiety doesn't exist. Just this morning, my son stayed home from university to make a chiropractor appointment and it got cancelled on him because the doctor ran out of gas on the way to the office. I thought that was amusing though wasteful of my time...

I've seen some videos that show most cell balancing already starts to occur at around 92% SOC. So in my case, I have never gone over 92% and I never needed to have more range for the next day's driving (supercharging for long trips not withstanding).

I can honestly say I have experienced gas range anxiety two times in the last 2 years and sure they are 100% self-induced but they were real anxieties that I wish I planned around: 1) Driving all night from Kentucky to Canada, we were faced with trying unsuccessfully gas station after gas...

To be fair - I think this IS a real topic. Not about gas range anxiety, but the topic about range anxiety in general. Talking with anyone about EV (if you are not an owner), this concept is always top-of-mind. Sometimes it is hard to convince the non-adopter because they have not considered...

Some thoughts after reading all this interest material so far: 1) Know the exact SC address and have it handy so that when you call for help, you can state exactly where you are 2) I would lock my car in Valet mode in case I get carjacked. This would put my car into a less-performing mode and...

I just noticed - it was a little tricky to order the staggered set up but I need a new set of tires come spring time. Good find.

I am a subscriber. It uses the same database that keeps the Waze info. Problem is that it is down right now (I will write to the tech support). The car position and police locations are not displayed since the last update. This seems to be the same problem afflicting other Waze web pages...

Well at least the drive won't be so long this time..perhaps we could even entice a greater turnout!