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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Tesla Symbols So, what is that light on your dashboard? What follows is easily the most complete list available of symbols and warnings that may appear in and on your car’s dashboard or instrument cluster. The following are warning lights and indicators found in vehicles built by Tesla. Lacking an internal combustion engine, their models …
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Drivers in Dangers In our last post, we discussed the gap in the knowledge of automotive technology in first responders, as represented by a video from truthaboutcars.com and YouTube. It featured a man pulled over in his Tesla for having a computer mounted on his dashboard. The item is linked here. But as we thought …
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An Actual Death Trap Yet another cringe worthy headline showed up on Twitter recently (September 2018). A man trapped in his car because the battery was dead. And for 14 hours. He was very, very lucky that the car wasn’t outside in the sun, or the outcome would have been very, very different. This one …
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How to Open, Start and Replace Fob Batteries in Tesla Vehicles We have six videos for Tesla drivers with Help with Key Not Working This one will help you get inside if the 12-volt start battery dies. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Here is the process for getting into and getting going with a Model S. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. This one …
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Its Time for the Industry to Adopt Over the Air Updates
OTA Updates Ever since Tesla introduced the idea of over the air (OTA) software updates with its Model S sedan, the rest of the industry has been scrambling to catch up. Ford and GM will reportedly be ready with the 2020 model year, and the last 6 weeks or so have truly provided the evidence …
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