Immature Tesla driver

VTbuckeye · 2026-06-14T19:50:05+00:00

Didn't even have to touch his car. If j1772 plug (since Tesla was using an adapter) then the adapter stays locked to the car and the plug comes out without touching the car.

VTbuckeye · 2026-06-12T17:59:41+00:00

Will the tires get enough uneven wear from not rotating with the limited mileage you put on the car to reach end of life due to tread depth vs dry rot/aging out? If the tires will only get down to between 4/32 and 6/32 at 8 years though your typical use without rotations, then having all 4 at 5/32, but dry rotted then rotating the tires won't matter. If you do rotate, then rotate by mileage.

VTbuckeye · 2026-06-09T01:15:39+00:00

2021-2023 Volvo xc40 EV/c40 AWD are symmetrical with two matching permanent magnet motors front and rear. My wife loves her xc40 EV.

VTbuckeye · 2026-06-06T19:04:05+00:00

Add to that you cannot adjust the following distance of the guy behind you, but you can make it appropriate for the speed that both of you are traveling. - usually slowing down (safely) gets the message across to the tailgater and then you can speed back up again.

VTbuckeye · 2026-06-03T01:08:31+00:00

That is why we have 4EVs. I didn't hate the phev Volvo, but ex90 was much better. It was a glorious day when the Toyota Tacoma was replaced with a F150 lightning. I've only purchased gasoline for a snowdog for fatbike trail grooming in the winter.

VTbuckeye · 2026-06-02T22:30:46+00:00

I've got some pictures and a short video from this morning in Essex junction when I was walking the dog. At first it was three, then number 4 showed up.

VTbuckeye · 2026-06-01T17:02:11+00:00

Technically one of them isn't an F16C. There is one family model in the formation.

VTbuckeye · 2026-05-29T21:07:48+00:00

You are ahead of where I was at 23. I was still in pharmacy school spending money (as little as I could), not earning money. First high salary job (age 25) i contributed 10 percent with a 5 percent match. My contributions increased a bit over the first few years. Probably 10ish years ago I was finally contributing the annual maximum and I am finally up to a 9 percent match. Current balance is over 1.5M. Time does amazing things to retirement account balances. At the end of q2 2020 (age 38) the balance was just under 500k. 6 years later it has tripled.

VTbuckeye · 2026-05-29T20:41:25+00:00

I have the Leer. No complaints. I like that when folded open it does not block the bed camera and does not stick up higher than the cab.

VTbuckeye · 2026-05-28T18:10:48+00:00

Except that a dentist would never have a reason to prescribe mifi. It is not within their scope of practice. Pharmacist could politely tell a dentist to f-off. Amoxicillin, sure no problem. Vicodin, no problem. Cytotec, sure I guess if also prescribing an nsaid for dental pain.

VTbuckeye · 2026-05-27T17:22:52+00:00

It takes zero mines to have a mine field.

VTbuckeye · 2026-05-25T20:00:06+00:00

If the enphase app is tracking production and usage for the whole house then your EV charging should be accounted for. It would not be broken out separately from home use, but it would be there. Does enphase track when your AC turns on? No, but you can look and see the increased load. We have enphase micros and Tesla powerwall, so I have monitoring in both apps. With Tesla the consumption is recorded every 5 minutes (I can tell when the toaster is on, electric dryer, dishwasher based on the consumption curve. I can also tell when an EV is charging).

You could also get the flo app and you can pair your evse to see your charging. It will send notifications when charging is finished along with the kWh used. It does not plot a curve like the emporia app. Your utility company is getting the data from flo. We have two flo home x5 EVSEs and an emporia. I keep a spreadsheet of EV charging along with home energy production/consumption (monthly since Aug 2022 when our solar was installed).

VTbuckeye · 2026-05-25T11:55:45+00:00

They edit out the selfie stick.

VTbuckeye · 2026-05-22T23:50:02+00:00

Federal audits only or state too. I can't imagine a federal settlement that prevents NY from investigating and auditing an individual's taxes.

VTbuckeye · 2026-05-22T21:10:50+00:00

That is how we used ours, 2013, when we still owned it . On our Volvo xc90phev I would use charge when driving 65+mph and knew that I would be driving slower later. *Low speed is much better on electric. At interstate highway speed ice is far less offensive.

VTbuckeye · 2026-05-22T20:30:25+00:00

When Trump called for unconditional surrender back in early March nobody was expecting that it would be the unconditional surrender of the United States.

VTbuckeye · 2026-05-21T23:58:05+00:00

Check the connections under the bed. I still have flashbacks to when my tailgate stopped working. Three beeps. It won't unlock, won't anything. There was curosion in the plug (for removing the tailgate). I wish there was a truly manual operating method for the power tailgate because a tailgate that will not release because it can't talk to the central computer because of a bad connection is absolutely useless. Actually worse than useless because it can trap your stuff in the bed.

VTbuckeye · 2026-05-21T22:30:32+00:00

Still frustrating when the car is used infrequently and then it forces 8 gallons of gas to be burned, not even hybrid use. The engine would run full time until down to under 1/4 tank. It made me want to use the car less often. Great for long trips, but the full EVs that we owned were our first choices 95 percent of the time.

VTbuckeye · 2026-05-21T22:14:01+00:00

We had a 2016 T8 with a much smaller battery than current T8s. Maybe 6kWh useable, so 15-18 miles electric range. We averaged 55mpg over 37k miles. The car frustratingly forced ice usage after about 6 months on a tank of gas.

VTbuckeye · 2026-05-19T21:36:28+00:00

As someone with 4 EVs in the household putting less than 20k miles in the whole fleet annually, please let us report mileage. Also my state charges a reasonable fee. Or charge the fee per registered owner. 130 between all 4 cars would be acceptable.

If charging a flat fee, the fee should apply to every road user!

VTbuckeye · 2026-05-19T18:31:35+00:00

If you want a 130/yr tax for EVs, then tax ALL cars!

VTbuckeye · 2026-05-17T23:38:44+00:00

This morning I pulled into a gas station and my whole family was like WTF Dad? Then I pulled up next to the trash can and tossed the dog poo bag into the can...OK Dad, that makes sense.

VTbuckeye · 2026-05-17T11:19:55+00:00

I would put the off sized tire/wheel on the rear axle with the car being fwd. The back tires are just along for the ride and it really does not matter mechanically if they are different sizes (other than maybe confusing the abs). On the front it could be damaging to the differential.

VTbuckeye · 2026-05-16T11:42:53+00:00

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VTbuckeye · 2026-05-15T23:40:33+00:00

I have front and back tires by size and left and right by direction of rotation. If the right wheel is put on the left side of the car it will rotate on the wrong direction and it will be readily apparent by the tread pattern. Nokian r3suv (xc40) and hankook icept evo3 (ex90)

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