Tesla customers create a rear door back-up exit fix

Model Y m back-up back-up

Rear door back-up exit fix Tesla‘s own customers, concerned about the safety of their back seat passengers in the event of a power loss, have created their own rear door back-up exit fix. My sister-in-law sent the two pictures that follow, which is a clever variation on solutions found on various Tesla forums for her …

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Charging hot and cold — a tale of two Niros

Niro range start

Tale of two Niros A New Year’s day travel itinerary took the Kia Niro to temperatures as low as 12°F. The results were far worse than expected and results in this tale of two Niros. This is our second winter with the Niro electric vehicle (EV) and last year’s experience was generally quite positive, with …

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New charge player drops the signage ball

Autel charge station

The signage ball We made a 600 mile trip over the New Year holiday offering up a first Level 3 charging opportunity for the Niro, which we’ll discuss separately. But we found a new charging company who dropped the signage ball. The new company, Autel, set up a single charge station — already a problem …

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Rear and side collision warnings now have separate pages

Rear and side collision warnings We have completed new Rear and Side Collision Warning Indicator pages. These warning symbols had initially been added to the Front Collision Warnings, as the systems are intimately related. However, as with too many of our symbols pages, it had become overcrowded with innumerable symbol variations. Individual auto manufacturers insist …

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Intersection or Side Collision Warning Indicators

Side Collision Warning These are Intersection or Side Collision Warning Indicator symbols. They warn of a possible collision from the side. The images are all of a vehicle seen fully from the side and are always shown in red. Before continuing, is one of these truly your symbol?? If yes, read on below. Otherwise, you …

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Rear Collision Warning and system off indicators

Forward Collision System Fault Indicator

Rear Collision Warning These symbols are Rear Collision Warning Indicator symbols. They resemble many of the forward collision warning symbols that have become relatively common across the industry, these are specifically used to warn or avoid a possible collision from behind. Before continuing, is one of these truly your symbol?? If yes, read on below. …

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Lots of changes to the Chevrolet back-up start page

Chevrolet back-up start A full review of 2025 and 2026 models finds a good number of changes and adjustments to our Chevrolet back-up start page. In fact, we found two that we had simply missed in our 2024 review. Back-up start options and procedures are made necessary by the loss of battery power in a …

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