08-10-2020, 11:25 PM | #76 |
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I still don't understand how that accident happened. He caught the truck's rear Mansfield bar and ripped the drivers side off. Was the truck crossing his path?
Anyway here's the factory in Nevada...
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08-12-2020, 12:41 PM | #77 |
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The sheer level of attention to detail is amazing!
The car has an app, to manage it while you are away from it. On its home screen, the app shows a picture of the car. Since my car is blue, the picture is of a blue car. If I back into my driveway, the car is shown facing away. If I drive in forward, it's shown facing forward. Here, see below, I backed the car in. Also, the green light at the rear taillight is on, because the car is charging, and also, there's a cable leading up to the charging port. If a door or trunk is open on the car, it's shown as open on the app picture. |
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08-12-2020, 01:14 PM | #79 |
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Yes, imagine the car above turned 90 degrees counter-clockwise
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08-12-2020, 01:36 PM | #80 |
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Thanks for taking the trouble to track down another camera to take a picture of your phone, and then get that image off that other device and into the Cellar.
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08-12-2020, 01:43 PM | #81 |
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i appreciate your appreciation, I was briefly puzzled at how to take a picture of my phone with my phone (and never really remembered it can take a screen shot)
That is J's phone though, and her hand holding it. |
08-12-2020, 02:15 PM | #82 |
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😂 What is your charging situation?
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08-12-2020, 02:24 PM | #83 |
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I have a 120v that is close enough to the car, which is all I have used so far (excepting Superchargers). It does charge 4-5 miles per hour so it's more than enough for my regular commute. (I expect that charging speed to drop in winter though.) If I ever need faster juice, I can run an extension cord from the dryer's 240v/30 amp that will charge at 22 miles per hour. But that has to run out a window, so it's not a permanent solution.
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08-12-2020, 04:28 PM | #84 |
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Now you need the solar roof and powerwall!
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08-12-2020, 04:51 PM | #85 |
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Right! But first I need to own a house to put the roof on.
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08-12-2020, 05:54 PM | #86 |
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Order of operations issue.
I have a friend who built off the grid a few years ago. He spends time on battery maintenance. A plug and play solution is much more attractive to me.
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08-12-2020, 07:06 PM | #87 |
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Hmm, there would be less sun available in VT or northern NY... better move south
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08-12-2020, 08:59 PM | #88 |
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Elon Musk's solar roofing tiles are pretty attractive. Haven't looked lately at the overall price/viability, but I assume it's just a matter of time.
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08-12-2020, 09:13 PM | #89 |
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xoB pointed out to me that our state has a rebate program. I had forgotten. It took several tries to get the documentation right but I will get back $750 from the state.
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