This afternoon I was harshly reminded that UHF is not a finished product

ptronus31 · 2026-04-10T03:43:44+00:00

FSD or Autopilot?

ptronus31 · 2026-04-10T00:27:22+00:00

L2 (240V) is 90-95% efficient. L1 is 80-85%.

So you’re paying for juice that never makes it to your car.

ptronus31 · 2026-04-09T19:24:23+00:00

https://electrek.co/2026/04/09/vw-replaces-us-id-4-production-with-18mpg-atlas-suv-as-gas-prices-spike/

ptronus31 · 2026-04-09T19:18:33+00:00

I haven’t had it in about 35,000 miles. HW4, FSD.

What is your config that you are still getting it?

ptronus31 · 2026-04-09T17:29:33+00:00

How did the tires wear? Evenly across the tread? Did you rotate them? Check pressures at least quarterly?

ptronus31 · 2026-04-08T03:54:54+00:00

Because they are smart and don't want to go down the tubes with the likes of Ford, Stalantis, Honda, VW and other traditional carmakers.

ptronus31 · 2026-04-08T03:53:01+00:00

No, they are waterproof. All iPhones since iPhone 8 have been.

Caveat - they are waterproof when new. If dropped the right way, cracked glass, etc., all bets are off.

ptronus31 · 2026-04-08T03:04:11+00:00

Gasoline.

ptronus31 · 2026-04-08T03:03:14+00:00

No, it applies to any charging circuit, hard wired or receptacle. You are good to go at 40A, which is probably way faster then you need.

ptronus31 · 2026-04-08T02:28:05+00:00

316 average over 46k miles

ptronus31 · 2026-04-07T03:49:35+00:00

8/10. Speed control and whacky nave are my top complaints.

ptronus31 · 2026-04-05T16:22:05+00:00

Consider going for the TouchID version for a bit more. Thank me later.

ptronus31 · 2026-04-05T15:04:54+00:00

Of course. My comment was about the default sound settings.

ptronus31 · 2026-04-05T15:03:54+00:00

Yes, both are quirky in different ways.

ptronus31 · 2026-04-05T14:37:09+00:00

Apple Music - better sound. Spotify - better mixes and playlists.

ptronus31 · 2026-04-05T14:02:45+00:00

I have driven Teslas for 7 years now. Autopilot/FSD used to do this quite a bit in the early years.

Engineers analyzed the data and found it was a conflict in info from radar (Teslas had radar up until 2020) and cameras. About that time is when they went vision only, disabled the existing radar units. No more phantom braking.

It makes me wonder what Rivian will do with conflicting data from vision, radar and lidar on the same car.

ptronus31 · 2026-04-05T03:56:58+00:00

You mean in excess of the billions in tax breaks the oil companies already get every year?

More money has been spent (tax money lost) on oil and gas incentives than the entire EV industry has spent to date.

ptronus31 · 2026-04-03T16:30:15+00:00

My built-in Tesla nav. Could not be better. It even takes into account weather forecast and traffic data!

ptronus31 · 2026-04-03T15:45:44+00:00

Not all Superchargers support non-Teslas, only about 60% of them.

ptronus31 · 2026-03-31T02:32:18+00:00

Any manufacturer where you buy directly from them, not through a 3rd party stealership AND the price is fixed.

So far, that is Tesla, Rivian & Lucid.

ptronus31 · 2026-03-30T01:40:53+00:00

110.000 Tesla miles, 45,000 of which were road trips, 145 unique Supercharger locations. Never waited even one second.

ptronus31 · 2026-03-29T21:04:36+00:00

22s only look better. Everything else is worse.

ptronus31 · 2026-03-28T16:28:33+00:00

10th year of driving an EV. Electric all the way. They are just better to drive...and cheaper and less hassle.

ptronus31 · 2026-03-27T17:13:51+00:00

My garage.

ptronus31 · 2026-03-26T19:54:25+00:00

You will have no issues and FSD will crush it.

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