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As someone who has had a mach-e and a tesla, I just don't get this stance. The Tesla interface reminds me of Linux circa 2005. Everyone claiming it's so advanced seem to not have used it. They can't handle basic functionality like automatic wipers, or proper bright control because they...

The chargepoint is garbage if you plan on having more than one EV in the household. There's a 1:1 mapping of chargepoint charger to account. If you have two chargers, you need two accounts, and you can only control from one or the other. Additionally, there's some known issue with the...

If it makes you feel better: as a household with both a Tesla and a Mach-e, even bluecruise 1.0 is still miles ahead of autopilot and FSD. It has all the aforementioned woes, combined with: any attempts to correct its steering results in an instant disengage. At least with bluecruise you can...

Sadly the only legal solution is probably to add expense. Create a cable arm that slides in and out of the unit behind a locking door. The door only unlocks after you've authorized. This obviously means no more plug and charge unfortunately.

The reality is that cars and trucks do almost nothing to roads in comparison to OTR/Shipping vehicles. We're essentially subsidizing the trucking industry through road taxes, which is fine, but I wouldn't lose any sleep over the miniscule damage your EV is doing to the roads. It's about the...

But the batteries aren't. Unless they're getting more aggressive with the battery situation or had a major change to batteries that hasn't been announced, I would guess the "most HP ever" will mean an incremental increase of less than 50hp and probably less than 30.

Yes, 0 degrees in the Tesla is where it starts losing efficiency, same with my buddy's furnace at -14. At that point an auxiliary resistance heater kicks in as the efficiency drops and can no longer keep up. Trying to compare two completely different MFGs is a fool's errand. Ideally you would...

That's not really accurate and hasn't been for a long time. It is a myth that's repeatedly perpetuated though. My buddy just replaced his furnace with an air-source heat pump and it only needs auxiliary heating when it drops below -13F. The Tesla heat pump appears to work to ~0F based on...

RE: Lane Changing: Autopilot should automatically change lanes for you if you put on your blinker and it sees an open spot. It's kind of slow to move but if you give it 10 seconds it should make the move. I can't wait to see how Ford's works - the video make it seem pretty seamless. Phantom...

I've owned both, the Mach-E is better in every way besides two things: The S Plaid is ungodly fast and makes a mockery of the mach-e, but at a significantly higher price point. The charging network and charging experience in remote areas is better for Tesla. If this is your only car and...

You don't need to charge them with solar, you trickle charge the batteries off-hours with the existing infrastructure. You have a secondary J1772 if you get enough traffic to actually run your batteries dry. Given that they're in a location that can't get the requisite DC power... I *HIGHLY*...

I have, they aren't. You can get 200Kwh of LifePo4 batteries for less than $30k when purchasing in bulk. Are you looking at tesla powerwall pricing? If the price is skyrocketing it's because you're paying someone a massive markup vs. building it yourself. A natural gas generator that...

I highly doubt this is true for any number of reasons, including having to deal with turning the generator on and off and keeping it topped off with diesel. But if it is: the dealership is run by morons. They would be *FAR* better served to just install a bank of batteries that get charged...

I think Ford completely missed the mark. Tesla lets you pay a subscription *OR* buy the feature outright. Ford already sold people the feature (maybe for less than they should have) and now *ALSO* wants a subscription - you can't have it both ways. Or rather, you can't have it both ways...

You can get almost 30MPG in a C6 corvette doing 60mph down the freeway in 6th gear. Most people that drive the car hard average less than 12MPG. This is really no different.

I saw it mentioned elsewhere and it reflects my experience. You need to set it to auto-update sometime during the day when you think you'll have driven recently (so the 12v is charged up) and you are away from home (NOT on wifi). On wifi in the garage neither of my cars has ever updated - when...

Depends on how they removed weight. Adding 400lbs of weight to the bed of a pickup truck will have significantly less impact on mileage than adding 100lbs of weight to each wheel.

It does work - I ordered from that seller and programmed it today. Just don't be like me and skim the docs :D On my third try I read carefully and noticed you need BOTH of your original fobs to program the third fob. Per the directions linked on the first page: Fob 1 key-on/key-off Fob 2...

An easy way in the App: Vehicle >> Features and Settings >> Software Updates >> Recent Changes Click on the date it has listed below recent changes, and it should tell you what the last update that was applied is. That is your current version. The only time I would expect those could...

@markboris - do you happen to know what the lug size is on the terminal where you attached the power wire up front? I need to grab some more ring terminals and want to make sure I grab the right size.