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Autonomous driving Its been some time since we commented on autonomous driving. In fact, its been seven years. But the topic has seen a resurgence in the news of late, so its a moment to contemplate. The primary “driver” for the latest upswing is Tesla’s unveiling of its self-driving Robotaxi earlier this month (Oct. 2024). …
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Dead 12-volt start battery In August of 2024, we got a panicked call from a friend whose car, a Tesla Model Y, was giving her real headaches. It turned out to have a dead 12-volt start battery. It needed a jump-start! A number of messages were being displayed in a seemingly random fashion on her …
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What Size Type? Way back in 2012, we noted in a post linked here that a group at MIT (the Massachusetts Institute of Technology) was doing a study on typefaces that would mitigate driver distraction. That is, typefaces that would be the least distracting. And while it was a time where there was a lot …
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Just Plug it In? Charging an electric car or electric vehicle (EV) might well seem mysterious to the uninitiated, so we’ve set out here to simplify the charging process. Just like charging your smartphone, at first blush the car just needs to be plugged in. There are three levels of charging that, in effect, move …
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Speed Kills? Not Here! Back in July, we posted on the efficiency of electric vehicles, or EVs, using miles per kilowatt as the metric. You can see that post here. But whose electric vehicles have the fastest charging speed? We promised to then post on charging efficiency or charging speed when DC, or Level 3, …
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EV Efficiency Most commonly any talk about EVs is about range. And while that’s certainly important, we want to shift the focus to fuel efficiency. And yes, there is such a thing! Click here for charging speed information. The industry talks about kilowatts used per 100 miles, which is just so far from anyone’s experience …
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Dog Mode is slowly spreading
Dog Mode I have a friend who has had some recent headaches with her Tesla and has threatened to move on to another vehicle. But, she wonders why no one else has Dog Mode, which she makes great us of. Dog Mode allows the temperature in the car to be set, keeping the vehicle interior …
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