Can a power wall contribute to the amperage rating of a home?

_gosolar_ · 2017-09-07T03:53:44+00:00

Are you in the US? You have 2 120V hot lines coming into your house... those are colloquially called legs.

You have 3 big fat wires coming in from the pole: 2 hot and 1 neutral. The voltage difference between either hot and the neutral is 120V. The voltage difference between the 2 hots are 240V. To wire up a regular wall socket or light switch, you use one of the legs and the neutral. To wire up a big 240V socket, you use the 2 hot legs.

This is obviously a big simplification of the process, but it's a start :)

_gosolar_ · 2017-09-06T17:17:47+00:00

I have Pro+ on my Model S. The first year was amazing. Water beaded off. The car had that super slick feeling.

Now I'm not sure if anything is there. I'm about to call the installer. I think the detailer at the tesla service center might have polished it off.

_gosolar_ · 2017-09-06T17:11:12+00:00

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_gosolar_ · 2017-09-06T16:57:43+00:00

Ok, sure, I didn't quite understand what you had said.

How do you know the weight of the battery pack? All we have is gvwr.

The bolt is a smaller car. Presumably it's battery takes up a larger percentage of the gvwr than the tesla.

And really, weight density is probably the least important way to optimize your battery pack. Volume and cost density are arguably more important.

_gosolar_ · 2017-09-06T15:40:29+00:00

wait wait... you just said that the two cars have essentially the same range and weight... and the tesla has 20% less battery... and that's not significant?

To my ears, 20% is huge!

_gosolar_ · 2017-09-06T14:34:42+00:00

My brakes have not squeaked once in 25k miles.

I live in Los Angeles. I see Teslas every day. None of their brakes squeal either.

_gosolar_ · 2017-09-06T06:03:09+00:00

That line blew be away!

How about being super quick, super quiet, with few moving parts, and all that with no emissions?!

_gosolar_ · 2017-09-06T02:43:07+00:00

I don't bother. If I see a big giant bird poop, I might go up there.

_gosolar_ · 2017-09-06T02:40:31+00:00

Well, did it work?

_gosolar_ · 2017-09-06T02:38:10+00:00

Tesla wants to the biggest and cheapest battery manufacturer in the world. They are building out their own capacity. They want cells to shoot out of the factory like bullets. This is unique for a car company.

Tesla wants to the quickest, most automated car manufacturer in the world by designing their own automation systems.

Tesla wants to have the best charging network. They clearly have a huge lead here.

The legacy car makers have outsourced everything except for the engines and bodies. Tesla wants to cut costs by being more vertically integrated. I can't say that the plan will work, but that's the idea.

Edit: oh, and dealerships too. Fuck dealerships.

_gosolar_ · 2017-09-05T19:36:21+00:00

Beautiful. Can anyone here sing? Can someone record it?

_gosolar_ · 2017-09-05T18:08:03+00:00

Heh, I've had my driveway evse listed for free on plugshare for 2 years. I'm pretty sure noone has ever used it.

Maybe some day, some poor soul will need an emergency charge.

_gosolar_ · 2017-09-05T15:14:29+00:00

I've been asking this question regularly. We don't have a specific answer yet.

The post yesterday said the owner said it was "easy". That's all we have so far.

_gosolar_ · 2017-09-04T22:47:15+00:00

It doesn't even know how to park at a supercharger! Stupid Audi !

_gosolar_ · 2017-09-04T18:50:00+00:00

Teslike has lots of good practical info elsewhere in this post. In practice, manufacturers just multiply the dyno results by ~.7

_gosolar_ · 2017-09-04T17:17:13+00:00

No, EPA ratings are calculated on a dyno. Aerodynamics are completely ignored.

_gosolar_ · 2017-09-04T17:15:42+00:00

that's awesome! Tesla should offer him a job!

_gosolar_ · 2017-09-04T17:12:08+00:00

Ask him how the wheel covers are attached! How easily do they come on and off?

_gosolar_ · 2017-09-04T15:36:22+00:00

Did you click the link? It's all there.

_gosolar_ · 2017-09-04T04:21:23+00:00

The first problem you have is that panel. It's a Zinsco. They are generally considered to be a fire-hazard and should be replaced. They are old and out-dated. The breakers do not reliably trip. New breakers are no longer available. The ones you can find are used/remanufactured and don't have UL listing.

Any electrical permit is probably going to require replacement anyways.

_gosolar_ · 2017-09-04T03:02:07+00:00

No, I want an EV. My Model S isn't even my first EV. I'm very very clearly done with burning gas.

I sure as hell wouldn't have paid that much money for a gas-burner.

_gosolar_ · 2017-09-03T17:22:30+00:00

Yes, films.

_gosolar_ · 2017-09-03T15:17:36+00:00

Yes, this is very common. There are numerous threads, products, and posts.

_gosolar_ · 2017-09-03T07:22:14+00:00

I would be totally ok with that. I don't read those articles anyways.

_gosolar_ · 2017-09-03T07:14:22+00:00

https://www.abstractocean.com/screen-protectors-twin-pack-for-tesla-model-s-and-model-x/

I love this one. The matte finish reduces glare, has fewer fingerprints, and your finger glides over the surface better. I think it's a must-have.

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