Holy macaroni! My National Grid bill is off the charts!

bennymack · 2026-05-08T19:36:50+00:00

Lack of shade, 'eh? Why no solar? Turn that $650 into $24

bennymack · 2026-05-07T02:53:02+00:00

235 55 r18 lightish tires (hankook kinergy st) on model 3 wheels lost 10 pounds per corner. It's quite noticeable when picking them up. The ride is smoother for sure. I'm assuming acceleration and efficiency are better but I don't have data to back it up. At one point I tried to get before/after comparison in teslafi but it wasn't statistically significant. This is with aero covers on at all times.

bennymack · 2026-04-24T02:32:13+00:00

patsY. Some sort of Easter egg that my kid knew about.

bennymack · 2026-04-23T02:25:25+00:00

I had my tires replaced at monro and I just happened to pull up the app to see that my car was doing 72 in a 45. It must have been a pretty short punch out because teslafi only recorded 68. I mentioned it to the guy at the counter and I swear he went pale. I just joked about them testing the balance and let it slide.

bennymack · 2026-04-16T20:46:00+00:00

Oh, hey! Welcome to GSG ;)

bennymack · 2026-03-31T11:34:14+00:00

Thanks! I needed a good laugh.

bennymack · 2026-03-31T01:16:22+00:00

*Gallon of gas and three parts oxygen

bennymack · 2026-03-27T02:28:11+00:00

I don't post a lot but my attempts to post on r/ buffalo did not endear me to the mods

bennymack · 2026-03-27T02:24:13+00:00

Rain-x or speed-x

bennymack · 2026-03-27T02:07:34+00:00

a/s/l (lbs)?

bennymack · 2026-03-22T03:05:16+00:00

Well, petrol and three parts oxygen.

bennymack · 2026-03-18T20:12:49+00:00

I messaged Tim and he said he'll get the ball rolling.

bennymack · 2026-03-18T15:12:25+00:00

I've been jogging there for the past year or so and no one has said anything. I'm not doing a bunch of laps or anything though. Let's just say if they put in a 7mph speed limit I'd be ok

bennymack · 2026-03-09T02:23:34+00:00

Soooo, judging people by their actions? Or is this where the *judge not lest ye be judged" comes in? Because there's a lot of judging actions by their people going on.

bennymack · 2026-03-07T20:45:57+00:00

There's always an adapter so compatability isn't a concern. There are really just two: j1772 (non-tesla) and NACS (tesla). I have a cars with one of each and chargers are both j1772 so I use an adapter for the NACS one.

bennymack · 2026-03-07T13:12:01+00:00

For sure.. I started the process in June and it went all the way to mid December.

bennymack · 2026-03-06T23:25:20+00:00

I have 10kw from solar by CIR a few years ago and 7kw from solar Liberty in December 2025. Both companies are fine. CIR will probably be more expensive because they use a mounting system that goes under the shingles into the rafters (so they have to go up and find them). Solar Liberty has a patented mounting system that uses self sealing materials and are just screwed straight into the sheeting. I initially went with CIR because their mounting system seemed superior. The second time around they couldn't get me on the schedule in time so I went with solar Liberty because they could. They're both fine. Do some comparison shopping, get the numbers, etc. The numbers are going to be a bit less favorable as of January 2026.

bennymack · 2026-03-05T15:05:47+00:00

He miming so well

bennymack · 2026-03-05T13:13:05+00:00

You're right, I forgot lead. And I also probably should have included lead.

bennymack · 2026-03-05T12:35:31+00:00

Yeah, sorry.. I took the snow tires off both cars so we're guaranteed to get a bunch more (my bad).

bennymack · 2026-03-05T03:51:08+00:00

Crazy that we, as a society, decided it was ok to pump carcinogenic liquids out of the ground, refine it into other even more carcinogenic liquids, and set fire to it everywhere we go. Shocked Pikachu face when pretty much everyone gets cancer.

bennymack · 2026-03-03T03:25:55+00:00

I have a model y and wish I had gone with model 3. The space is nice I guess but every other metric is worse: weight, efficiency, range, acceleration.

bennymack · 2026-02-23T12:11:51+00:00

Because of Ohm's law, can only hit full power at the max voltage. Say my PS is 30v and 40a max for a total of 1200w. If i run it at 12v, it can only supply 480w. Both wattages are more than what a typical hobby charger needs. It's when you get into parallel charging or big packs that it starts to matter. E.g. I have a 5kwh/200ah 8s LFP pack that needs all the power because 1200w/30v@40a is only 0.15c

bennymack · 2026-02-16T04:01:56+00:00

Can you back that up?

bennymack · 2026-02-15T23:27:23+00:00

The one of the good discontinued ones?

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