Recent content by garsh

I recommend using the EVSE that you already possess. See how it works for you. If you have any issues or annoyances with it, then you'll have a better idea of what features you'll want in a replacement.

I picked up two loads of mulch in the truck, and I left the liner in. Afterwards, I had no problems cleaning the liner! I had to use soap on the bed sides of the truck, but the liner appeared to easily come clean using just a pressure washer. Very nice.

Congratulations! My last day will be May 1, so I'll be joining you shortly! I'll be celebrating by going on a long road trip to hit the last 7 states that we've yet to visit.

The EPA needs to rethink their test procedures. It doesn't make sense for EVs. The EPA test cycle works great for ICE cars, because they get better mileage at high speeds. When you average slow-speed and high-speed mileage, you end up with a value that can be beaten by people driving at...

I guess that was in Germany?

Be VERY careful about how you ask questions of an AI. They always try to answer, and if they can't find any relevant information, they will quickly make stuff up. You always have to couch the questions in terms like, "only provide very high-confidence answers, otherwise just say that you're...

Similar situation here. I have about 3" of clearance between the roof and the garage door opener arm. And that was after I sawed off the extra length of metal that extended down further. I did have to remove the whip antenna to keep it from rubbing against the open garage door.

The weather warmed up, so I finally got around to installing the TripleAliners bed mat. The fitment is good, even with my MOLLE rack system intruding a little at the back. I'll report back in when I've had a chance to put something back there. :)

You keep assuming that the majority of the losses are ohmic (I²•R). They are not. The fixed losses by the on-board charger are much higher.

Unless you have an extremely long cable run, the fixed losses of the vehicle's on-board charger are going to dwarf the ohmic losses in the cabling. AC Charging at the fastest-available current level will minimize losses.

And that means someone could touch those unused, uncovered DC pins while charging and get a nasty 240v shock.

Try connecting the adapter to the Wall Connector first, then plugging it into the truck. Otherwise, it would be good to make sure the Wall Connector's firmware is up-to-date, and figure out why you're unable to access that configuration setting.

Whoever did an "oil change" on a Tesla shouldn't have. I assume you're referring to the gearbox. Tesla's history with gearbox fluid is interesting. For the original Model S, Tesla recommended changing the gearbox fluid after some break-in period. After that, no additional changes were...

Before that particular rumor starts spreading again, there never was a rust issue. Any time someone found rust on a Cybertruck, the cause was environmental iron contamination. Think along the lines of, very small iron particles from rail roads, etc. The "rust" cleaned right off.

Hello physics! Meet real-world engineering. :) Charging has overhead. The vehicle's on-board charger uses a fixed amount of power regardless of how many amps it's handling. That's what causes charging to be less efficient at lower power levels. As for the charging rate resulting in...