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by _ea1k 2y ago
PG&E rates can make it more expensive than gas. That is by far the exception, though.
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by _ea1k 2y ago
Yeah, tbh, I always thought rentals would do ok because of how well Teslas have rented on Turo. But then again, Turo is a small fragment of the market, and the hosts care about renting them out. They are also selected by the renter intentio
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by _ea1k 2y ago
Yep... if we lived in a world where we knew that hotels would have chargers, it would be easy. Easier than gas in a lot of cases! But reality right now is a bit different. We can't even know if the Teslas will have the J1772 adapters.
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by _ea1k 2y ago
I've seen many posts in the forums sharing similar experiences. People are given the car with no instruction and have no idea where to go to charge them or how to charge them.
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by _ea1k 2y ago
So, where can I use instances of Gaudi 3 and what is the hourly price for these instances?
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by _ea1k 2y ago
That seems unbelievable to be honest. You mean if the car wash breaks a wiper the dealer just replaced it? I had a hard time getting my dealer to replace what was clearly warranty work (engine issues) due to them pretending the factory warr
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by _ea1k 2y ago
Oh, there's plenty of cobbled together stuff. But we were talking about strain relief. That's boring compared to some of the dumb stuff that I've seen come out of that factory. :-)
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by _ea1k 2y ago
I get that, but the twitter post completely mischaracterized the issue.
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by _ea1k 2y ago
There are a few DeLoreans in my area. They look really nice. I've owned one before, the finish was a little finnicky and very fingerprint prone, but ultimately held up better than painted finishes from the era. The plastics on them ten
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by _ea1k 2y ago
The preceding sentence explained why. Car wash damage is surprisingly common. I've known people who have had side mirrors damaged (not Teslas) and seeing damage to rear wipers is common enough that I've seen the results of it. Thi
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by _ea1k 2y ago
Given my knowledge of the part involved and the materials used, absolutely. I'd be doing it in the same way that I'm betting "the safety of [my] family on the efficacy" of the cheap little shim that I bought to make wate
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by _ea1k 2y ago
That's been a problem in the auto industry in general, not just with Musk. Honda's shipped a whole generation of Accord with a bad transmission. Civic clear coat failures were horrible for a while. Nissan has had huge issues with
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by _ea1k 2y ago
Even if Tesla's rosiest projections for CT were true, it'd be less than 20% of unit volume. Reality might be under 15%. It doesn't really move the needle either way.
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by _ea1k 2y ago
> Tesla could have owned the entire EV truck market currently, if they didn't choose to make a truck that required a big amount of R&D and is hard to build. Why Tesla chose such a path completely baffles me. I often think this,
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by _ea1k 2y ago
In some ways, Tesla gets too much credit for innovation. Their cars aren't the cheapest, their charging curves aren't the fastest, and their range isn't the highest. But the balance of all three attributes often makes them th
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by _ea1k 2y ago
Yep, just standard detailer wisdom. Washing in direct sunlight requires extra care, especially when using chemicals that aren't ph-neutral.
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by _ea1k 2y ago
Why link to that guy instead of the original source? https://www.tiktok.com/@captian.ad/video/7358236474321505578 There was never a claim made of a denied warranty.
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by _ea1k 2y ago
Yes, all foundation series at >$100k.
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by _ea1k 2y ago
I've had several recalls done on my Model Y. 100% of them were OTA software updates. It seems like that most of them are software, regardless of the metric chosen (number of units recalled or number of recalls).
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by _ea1k 2y ago
To be fair, software recalls are just a scam by big post office. /s (more seriously, software updates trigger a required mailed notification, even if the work has already been done. physical recalls do not trigger the same requirement)
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by _ea1k 2y ago
> One off possibility is that this is NUMI knowledge making its way to Tesla ownership. Good point. While this was in Texas instead of there, it likely still applies. Given that this is early production, they were likely using some of th
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by _ea1k 2y ago
No, you can't void your warranty that way. That was hyperbole.
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by _ea1k 2y ago
Given that I've never heard of an issue with that particular part after years of extended use... Yes.
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by _ea1k 2y ago
There's an old story about toothpaste boxes and solving the empty box problem: https://www.reddit.com/r/engineering/comments/2o9dho/the_emp... I've always suspected it was apocryphal. But just
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by _ea1k 2y ago
> Assembly worker found pad hard to put on pedal in sub-assembly area and used a spray bottle with soapy water on the pad to slip it on. TBH, something like this might even get approved by a foreman. "Thanks for coming up with a cle
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by _ea1k 2y ago
I think you may have to hold it down to force it to stop, but this isn't something that I've tried.
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by _ea1k 2y ago
A few years ago, Nissan had a recall because a tech had swapped torque drivers, so two parts were getting the wrong torque applied. I'm a little surprised that subtleties like that don't happen more often, tbh. Factories are amazi
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by _ea1k 2y ago
Yes, this is the case on every production vehicle. People don't always realize it, though, and fail to push the brake all the way and hold it.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
The manual release latch does always work. TBH, they should be clearer that opening the door is ok, but I get why it is somewhat of a challenge. Parts of the update may trigger window recalibration, and that isn't really intended to be
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by _ea1k 3y ago
I sort of agree. The instructions were written without "rule followers" in mind. Most people commenting here realize that there are two ways to open the door: 1. Press the button 2. Pull a mechanical release latch Obviously the se

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