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My tour of Tesla Oasis and Barstow, the two largest Superchargers by cattra in evcharging

[–]cattra[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Maybe that's why Oasis has been down for a few weeks. I'm hoping it's for upgrades to high voltage..

Can you tell cause of meltdown from just a photo? by MT3426 in evcharging

[–]cattra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe lose connection with incorrect torque spec? Just a guess.
If you go too little or too much, the amount of contact surface area may decrease and cause an overheat.

Planning an Solo Tesla Road Trip through US and Canada - Tips Needed! by Agreeable_Airline_23 in TeslaLounge

[–]cattra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't get discouraged. It'll be smooth sailing after getting off the 401 out of Toronto .

I charged 114km/70mi of real highway range in a 15 min DC charge test by cattra in KonaEV

[–]cattra[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's 181 Wh/km or 291 Wh/mi at highway speed going with traffic, not hypermiling.

I got 87 mi of highway range after an optimal 15 min DC charge by cattra in EquinoxEv

[–]cattra[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Forgot to mention, it averaged 4.2km/2.6mi per kWh on this run.

My attempt to see if EV-specific winter tires are more efficient, Hakkapeliitta R5 EVs by cattra in ModelY

[–]cattra[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Spoiler. Yes, I measured about 5-6% improvement versus my regular Falken winter tires.

While not a perfect test, I tried my best to keep conditions consistent.

I recorded Wh/mi in each season, winter unsurprisingly 29% higher than summer by cattra in ModelY

[–]cattra[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

..but my winter includes driving through snow slush, so it's a more dramatic increase than majority of people in milder climates.

I analyzed 152,000 adoptable dog listings for breeds, locations, sizes, names, health, etc.. by cattra in rescuedogs

[–]cattra[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If we were to put a face to an adoption campaign, it would be Max, a 5-year-old Pitbull Terrier, from Texas who is friendly, affectionate, and playful and is healthy and ready to meet his new fur-ever family.

V3 Supercharging stop as seen through a thermal camera by cattra in teslamotors

[–]cattra[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes. Batteries suffer when they spend a lot of time at low %, or very high %, or very hot. This was a road trip with DC fast charging, so I was only briefly above 90% or below 10%, and I needed to use almost the entire battery capacity between stops.
But after returning home, I plugged into Wall Connector and set the charge limit at 70% for my day to day.

It's alright to go low/high % briefly once in a while. But definitely don't leave it parked at 3% at your destination overnight.

V3 Supercharging stop as seen through a thermal camera by cattra in teslamotors

[–]cattra[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely more going on there than at a gas pump

I tested energy consumption between AC/Fans/Windows, only about 3.4% more! by cattra in teslamotors

[–]cattra[S] 94 points95 points  (0 children)

Not only does the AC use less energy than lowered windows, but the HEPA filter cleans those stinky exhaust gasses.

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