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I'm always curious: How much more efficient are inefficiently run motors compared to resistive heat? Mach-Lee also mentioned scavenging heat from other sources; how much heat do other sources actually produce? The '21s standard 6+kW PTC heater is A LOT of power (which equates to 6kW of heat) yet...

I don't worry much about it in my '21 as long as there's a DC charger every 100 mi (160km) or so. We dress appropriately for the weather, always try to keep SoC above 30%, and precondition as much as possible at the start of the day. I also tend to keep speeds down for lower power usage - both...

A combination of its origins in PHEVs with tiny batteries and also wanting preemptively avoid "my EV ran out of juice because it wouldn't charge like it said it would" complaints.

Unless you added it back manually, 2022s don't come with the hands-free lift gate from the factory (I believe it has the hardware but was disabled in software, at least for the early 22 models).

Adaptive cruise slows down because there's a vehicle ahead (because if it doesn't, it will literally crash); otherwise, it will always drive at the set speed. Tesla's "max speed setting" isn't deterministic; you can set it to 80mph, but if you're in the left lane with no one in front of you, it...

Fine - you set the "max" speed, but no cruise control in the world does this. It's another sign of "we know better than you" sort of decisions that is completely insane. Why would I want to set the max speed rather than the ACTUAL speed? Tesla owners are decidedly an insane breed of drivers...

I have a feeling this guy drives in mad max mode in real life, which is why he can't tell the difference between BC 1.5 and MM.

That makes no sense as a blanket statement (80mph on a four-lane highway with little traffic isn't the same as a three-lane highway with traffic). Not arguing with anyone who equates the danger between tesla's FSD (Supervised) and BC 1.5; they're worlds apart in terms of autonomy...

Right, and we shouldn't add to it with self-driving cars. I've driven a friend's Tesla with FSD (Supervised), and it's terrible. It hogs the left lane for no reason, and you can't actually set the speed - the neural net just does it (no seriously).

I'm not arguing legality (I doubt anyone is) - I'm arguing safety.

Yes, thank you, I'm aware of the differences between 1.4 and 1.5. Switching lanes != swerving, and anyone who equates both of those have no right to be driving.

Let's not pretend it won't do it much more aggressively than BC ever will. There's a difference between swerving in traffic vs passing people. People are complaining that automatic lane changes take too much time. You're being overly reductive and you know it, but sure - "it's the same thing".

" It speeds and swerves through traffic to get you to your destination faster. " I didn't know BC 1.4/1.5 would do that autonomously, for me, without me asking.

Have you had a chance to test to see if there are any material differences compared to before the update?

When I've done it in the past, it seemed pretty quick and didn't need a power supply. I'd make sure the 12v is as charged as possible before starting the update.

What did Plugshare say about the chargers?

Yeah, I specifically looked at and mentally filtered out those that aren't available for non-rivian/tesla vehicles, and there still seems to be a sufficient amount of chargers. I'm assuming extended range, not standard, though.

I'm confused. I-40 along that route seems to have a ton of (new) chargers (Rivian, Tesla, EvGO/FlyingJ, and even some new EA). What's the issue here? Plotting using ABRP from Amarillo to Los Angeles doesn't show anything crazy in terms of charging times or speed restrictions.

Obviously you just wait for a couple hours for someone to bring a source of power to power your electric starter motor. Kinda lame compared to the crank, if you ask me. I mean how often do you really break your wrist with those things anyway.

Great video! Thank you for the technical deep dive, and how they're achieving this feat. I'm super excited to see DC-DC charging from solar; I hate how much losses are involved with L2 AC charging from solar.