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I can see the appeal of creep mode if you're positioning the truck into a small parking spot, lining up a trailer, or otherwise trying to be very precise, but you can still do a pretty good job with 1PD, and the auto hold while sitting at a light is great. I don't use creep mode.

These are just the receptacles available in family members' garages. When planning a trip, I'd ask to see what kind of receptacle I might be able to use to charge the car at their house, or if I'd need to DCFC elsewhere.

The Tesla UMC has a 5-20 adapter so you can pull 16 amps @ 120v. There is no TT30 adapter, unfortunately. Best you could do on a TT30 is adapt to 5-20, but it's still going to be slow as hell. On two recent trips I charged on a 6-20 and a 14-30. Even with 240v I still spent every hour...

The Tesla UMC allows you to plug into different receptacles using different adapters. It will automatically reduce the available current to what is safe for that receptacle. It does require an adapter to use on a J1772, but it's still one of the most flexible, least expensive options. You can...

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There are some Tesla HPWCs at hotels and B&Bs. I guess they may not technically be "public" if you need to be staying there to use them, but they're not just for home use. Tesla used to "partner" with some B&Bs where they would provide the HPWC for free if the property provided the...

Earlier Tesla HPWCs went up to 80A. There are still some out there. For the OP, I would go ahead and buy an 80A Tesla adapter. If you don't need it this time, you might next time. You'll be kicking yourself if the other J1772 is occupied or broken when you arrive. ABRP is much better at...

Finally a flexible J1772 EVSE! The Forbes article mentions it includes all the adapters of them, but the Amazon link only shows it with the 5-15 and 14-50 adapters. I couldn't find how much their adapters cost or where to buy them. The Tesla UMC is $200 (if it ever comes back in stock) and a...

Well like I said, some expansion is better than no expansion. But hopefully EA isn't just taking the path of least resistance to say "hey we expanded!" while delaying the installation of chargers in places that actually make them valuable to EV drivers. I didn't say installation anywhere was...

I've used the gen2 Tesla UMC and a TeslaTap on 4 different outlets so far (14-50, 14-30, 6-20, 5-15). It is kind of expensive as a solution, but probably the most flexible if you need to charge at a lot of different receptacles, and they seem to hold their value pretty well if you ever want to...

Tesla calls their DCFC stations "superchargers..." Does the MachE Ford Pass app still show charge rates?

Did you enable plug and charge? It actually works pretty well - perhaps a bit slower than initiating a supercharger session, but it requires no input on the screen or app. Literally just plug and charge. It's awesomely boring. I agree with the need to see charging speed inside the truck (and...

Not really. I've only supercharged once in a big city, a day trip to Philadelphia. All my other DCFC has been in more remote areas between big cities. If I end up in a metro area, I'm using destination chargers, either at a hotel or family member's house.

Bummer to see that EA is still expanding into locations that aren't open 24 hours. Walmart is already a sub-optimal location since they're not open 24x7. Ikea isn't even a place I'd consider stopping at while on a road trip - and I really like Ikea! While some expansion is better than no...

I would. People have survived for years without it, but it's not something I'd order a vehicle without.

The 360 camera is one of the best features on the truck. It turns the process of parking a big bulky truck into a leisurely video game.

Good video on the impact of wheel/tire changes on range here: It's Tesla focused, but a lot of the principles still apply. I wonder what an ER truck would get with 18" wheels. Even going from 2.1 to 2.2kwh is about a 5% improvement which would mean at least an extra 15 miles of range.

Yes, that happened to me. My gen1 UMC melted my Leviton 14-50. Some say it's a cheap receptacle that caused the problem. This might be true, but it could also be the heat cycles eventually getting the best of it after ~27 months or so. Similarly this summer I found my 50A breaker trip due to...

I found adaptive cruise to be far too lazy in stop and go traffic. Even with following distance set to minimum, it is slow to take off, it leaves a huge gap between you and the next car, and it is abrupt to stop when traffic slows to a stop ahead.

I'm guessing they just made the existing buffer smaller. I'm a little surprised though as I thought the new trucks would be receiving LFP batteries which are less energy dense.