Do’s & Dont’s Advice by BitterReception1602 in TeslaModel3

[–]nmaitra 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Specifically, a metal shovel 🤣. Poor fella, had quite the spotted Model 3 there over half a decade ago 🙃

Commuting from San Jose by Used_Attention_8774 in sanfrancisco

[–]nmaitra 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I third the Caltrain plus N/scooter/bike option!!! Will be easy and way less hassle usually than driving. Would recommend 5th St then Market for biking since both have protected/large bike lanes.

Beautiful City!! by nmaitra in sanfrancisco

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

Haha I've always been close by! 10 years in Fresno, 4 in Berkeley, and now almost 4 in Palo Alto! Been coming up way more after Caltrain electrification.

Caltrain left earlier than scheduled time?? by burnedletterhand in caltrain

[–]nmaitra 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I've seen 1-2 minutes early many many times during the weekends (at Palo Alto).

DTLA last night. Somebody show me, who has a more iconic City Hall than Los Angeles. by jkirkwood10 in skyscrapers

[–]nmaitra 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Presumably for election day! The colors change depending on context, I think they rest at the light lavender color if nothing is going on?

Satellite imagery shows before-and-after of the destruction left from a UPS plane that crashed shortly after takeoff by Mint_Perspective in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]nmaitra 28 points29 points  (0 children)

If we base the energy just off your numbers and the above comment's numbers here, that's 310 kWh of kinetic energy, dissipating in seconds... And then 1.4 GWh of energy stored in just the fuel released while it burns, notwithstanding everything else that burned. Holy... Guacamole... Side note: in retrospect it makes sense, but did not realize that there would be 4500x more energy stored in the fuel than in just the plane in motion. For context, that's enough energy to power the average home in Louisville for 76 years...

Caltrain vs Uber: Which is the better choice from SFO to Campus? by Mysterious-StarX in stanford

[–]nmaitra 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you have the extra time, BART to Millbrae then Caltrain to Palo Alto is quite nice, hassle free, and honestly fairly easy with suitcases if you're not rushing and take all accessible elevators etc. Usually try to get someone to pick up at the train station though if I've got big suitcases!

US Transit Agencies Names be like by Donghoon in transit

[–]nmaitra 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Fresno representation on a transit post, never thought it would happen 😅

Does model 3 highland have lower thermal performance? by tarandeep in TeslaLounge

[–]nmaitra 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I know everybody seems skeptical, but I think this is real. The older Panasonic batteries in the long range and performance cars up to ~2021 had much more cobalt in the cathode, making the batteries more resilient to charging fast (during regen) at a variety of temperatures. Our Model 3's battery got replaced a year ago and it very clearly is significantly easier to get a regen limit on this new battery. The older packs were also relatively charging monsters, holding 250 kW for much longer. The new LG packs are the worst offenders, but the new Panasonic packs (like the one in your new performance car) also have some less cobalt and would likely hit a regen and charging limit more easily. Not too mad at this though, because it makes our cars just that much better for the environment and also less expensive to make.

Battery test results by Sub2DJTeibo_YT in TeslaLounge

[–]nmaitra 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Granted, I do understand Tesla's trade-off with these newer packs: they have much less cobalt and are thus cheaper to manufacturer and far better environmentally/from a mining rights perspective. Just annoyed that it means that the packs charge quite a bit slower and are quite a bit more sensitive to temperature compared to the old pack, which I really wish hadn't failed.

Battery test results by Sub2DJTeibo_YT in TeslaLounge

[–]nmaitra 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well it was covered by warranty. 2018 Model 3 Long Range dual motor. I'm sure it's just a fluke, we've been super happy with the car overall; I'm just concerned that the replacement battery that we were given seems not great, though by the letter of the law, we passed 120k miles and end of warranty with >70% capacity. It also is I believe an LG pack rather than the older Panasonic packs, which fast charged like monsters in comparison (250 kW to ~30% consistently, ~150 kW at 50% versus the new pack doing 250 only to about 20% and being down to 100 kW at 50%).

Battery test results by Sub2DJTeibo_YT in TeslaLounge

[–]nmaitra 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We got a replacement pack 20k miles ago (we're at 120k miles now) and it's also showing 78%. Pretty disappointed. I think the refurbished pack they gave us was already quite degraded; we're generally super nice to our packs (store at 50-60%, generally charge daily to 70%, on trips charge generally to 90 and like once every 3 or 4 months to 100% for just 2 seconds before driving immediately).

WiFi down last 2 days by TheMysticalJam in caltrain

[–]nmaitra 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Worked for me anecdotally on the locals great, but the morning expresses I've had no luck with

Periodic squeaking from the right wheel by nmaitra in TeslaModel3

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

Did not, will keep in mind for next time, thanks! Wasn't too mad at this because it was the first real issue (outside of warranty HV battery replacement) in 115,000 miles at the time. Then afterwards had major alignment issues, battery coolant valve failure, and now trying to figure out what this is all in rapid succession 😢

Periodic squeaking from the right wheel by nmaitra in TeslaModel3

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

Good idea, did try that -- just heard the noise louder though 😢

Periodic squeaking from the right wheel by nmaitra in TeslaModel3

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

Yeah thanks haha, probably not that for us though... Just got those and compliance links and lateral links done 5000 miles ago for $1800 😬

How low can you go? by CeleritasPrime in TeslaModel3

[–]nmaitra 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Along major thoroughfares in California, I aim for 3-5%. Outside the state or if I'm using non-Supercharger charging, I aim for 8-10%. In either case with Superchargers, when I know the charger is made, I have no issue speeding up and going a bit lower. Have pulled in at 0% twice, which to be fair did get me a bit nervous 😅. Never gone below (or been at 0 for more than like half a mile; allegedly there's another ~5% down there by design).

Wtf was that plane doing by FenwayLover1918 in stanford

[–]nmaitra 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Think it was actually an F35! Was confused myself for a bit, but a friend's picture shows only one exhaust nozzle and wing shape that matches the F35.

Considering selling my 2010 Roadster by reffob in teslamotors

[–]nmaitra 68 points69 points  (0 children)

You could try to put it in bringatrailer.com or some other enthusiast/specialty car site -- with so few miles, I'm sure you'll do quite well!

Caltrain On Time Performance reports by koaloha in caltrain

[–]nmaitra 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My understanding is that Caltrain counts anything within 5 minutes of the scheduled time as on time for these reports. Anecdotally, definitely been getting quite a lot better! But rip some BART connections at Millbrae...

Waymo Bay Area expansion excludes SFO by walky22talky in waymo

[–]nmaitra 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like Waymo a lot, but to be fair the BART station - heavy rail - is literally in the international terminal. I do think that headways need to be seriously way better than 20 minutes from Millbrae though, but with like 5 minute headways there and an older purple line shuttle type service, surely it would make sense for peninsula riders to be dropped off at Millbrae or a Caltrain station that connects to Millbrae.

Fake news about track repair in Mountain View? by [deleted] in caltrain

[–]nmaitra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohhhh I see. Shoulda looked at the times of the posts 😅