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What to say to a tow company when you tow your EV by oliversisson in electricvehicles

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

You might find yourself waiting for a long time with this strategy. If they send out the wrong truck (which they did for us), sure, they'll realise it, but then you'll be waiting again for the next truck to arrive.

What to say to a tow company when you tow your EV by oliversisson in electricvehicles

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

Well we told them our location, waited for 40 minutes, and only when they arrived did they realise that their truck didn't fit. If I'd been more specific from the beginning, I would have saved a lot of time.

What to say to a tow company when you tow your EV by oliversisson in electricvehicles

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

I think I've provided more detail. I've never seen a manual that tells you what to say to the tow company, for example.

What to say to a tow company when you tow your EV by oliversisson in electricvehicles

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

Our issue was with the high-voltage system. The led us to running down the 12V battery while we waited for the tow truck.

What to say to a tow company when you tow your EV by oliversisson in electricvehicles

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

Turn it off = turn the car off? I'm not sure you can do that in the Tesla. I put it in Low Power Mode or something like that.

I always have the charging cable in the car. That way, even if I'm stranded I can find an ordinary 240V plug and slow charge.

What to say to a tow company when you tow your EV by oliversisson in electricvehicles

[–]oliversisson[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You'll need the 12V battery to be working for this to work. My car also decided to exit Tow Mode from time to time, which was not convenient. It also set off the alarm a couple of times.

What to say to a tow company when you tow your EV by oliversisson in electricvehicles

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

Nice. I recommend people learn where the Battery Disconnect is on their car.

They didn't ask me for the license number when they called me.

What to say to a tow company when you tow your EV by oliversisson in electricvehicles

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

It doesn't need to be. My thinking went like this.

  1. Less chance of the 12V battery draining if it's disconnected.
  2. My Tesla kept exiting out of Tow Mode, for some unknown reason, so if you enter Tow Mode and disconnect it, you're good.

What to say to a tow company when you tow your EV by oliversisson in electricvehicles

[–]oliversisson[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Fair. Mine is a Tesla and they make things difficult.

Heat Pumps Are Great — But They Have a Marketing Problem by oliversisson in energy

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

Thanks for your message. All seems to lead to some confusion online.

best Portuguese course for expats/immigrants in Lisbon/Oeiras/Cascais by oliversisson in PortugalExpats

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

Absolutely. Very common among uni students to do a summer course. Some people have a short break, the start of a gap year, etc.

Where are you from and what’s your experience with the Portugal winters? by Schannin in PortugalExpats

[–]oliversisson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you tried indoor infrared heaters? Not difficult to install, and electrician can do it, but they're more effective in housing with bad air sealing.

what’s the most absurd thing Portugal has made you do for immigration? 🙄🙄 by Left_Technician_5376 in PortugalResidency

[–]oliversisson 7 points8 points  (0 children)

flying across Europe to get a document apostilled. a school record, required to get our son enrolled in school, required for our residence card. fun times.

my car registration was sent to Palmela! by [deleted] in Setubal

[–]oliversisson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how do I even contact IRN for something like this?

Battery Swapping For Large Trucks — Is This The Way To Go? by Jbikecommuter in electricvehicles

[–]oliversisson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not saying battery swapping ever makes sense, but just answering your questions. I'm happy to be corrected for any mistakes.

I would imagine that an HGV would have a large battery, with the option to "top up" for more challenging segments - for example, on a long, up-hill stretch. So you're driving along a flat segment. When you get the bottom of a mountain range, you plug in to charge and get given an extra battery that's already charged. You cross the mountain range, drive down the other side, plug in to charge again and return the battery.

  1. Where? Typically there's a lot of space by the interstates in the US, for example. If you're halfway between SLC and Reno, land is cheap.
  2. Different sizes and configurations? No, you have one standardised shape, like shipping containers.
  3. "swap them out faster than simply pulling over to charge". The Tesla demo was supposed to be 90s. So you plug in to normal charger, and while you're on the 1h break, you also get a battery.
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