Recent content by Gale Hawkins

A 240 volt 20 amp outlet should support charging at 16 amp and add 15 miles of range per hour. A 240 volt 40 amp circuit is good for 32 amp load adding about 30 miles of range per hour.

6 min This is about Tesla models 3 and Y 2170 battery packs after 200,000 to 400,000 miles of usage. Degradation range running 7 to 15% so you can skip watching this video.

That is not factual! Most every week I use a gas station going from one therapy point to another to make a u-turn to keep from fighting five lanes of traffic.

That sounds like some Farmers just like to hate on technology all the way around. https://www.agweb.com/news/machinery/new-machinery/no-hands-young-illinois-farmer-now-taking-planting-tech-new-heights

Sometimes going down a grade with no traffic behind me I shift to N to disable Regen then apply the brakes to clear the surface.

https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/greenland-ice-sheet-rain-arctic-glaciers/ This is a story about a Tesla model y that flipped seven times and the people in the car walked away. Do not watch past the 30 second Mark.

Scientists scramble as rare rain events in the Arctic trigger issues: 'We are trying to keep up with what is going on' Someone the other day asked for evidence that global warming is a real thing. The above article explains what's going on in the North Pole region. Technically we're still in...

https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/watch-gov-pritzker-joins-rivian-for-a-manufacturing-announcement/ Rivian gets more $$$.

Why do you say that most everybody here buys stuff from Charlie every time they go to Walmart?

Electric MPV Exeed concept is headed for production ... with its ingenious doors As one who has been driving Nissans for over 50 years I am looking forward to EVs from China. I love the doors on the e08. While the world wide recession may delay the Chinese EV makers from building EVs in...

The Tesla Model S and X are Tesla's top of the line of models in quality and price. In 2018 Tesla introduced the $35K Model 3 which was less than half the price of a Model S and smaller. Due to my full blown Ankylosis Spondylitis (poker spine) form of arthritis I can kind of get in and out of a...

It sure looks nice. But I guess it's more like the model S. Sock some miles on it. Lets know how it goes.

Perhaps some posting may be suffering from tunnel vision where Musk has full field vision and superior emotional intelligence by seeing what is underway in China. :) https://www.businessinsider.com/recession-outlook-layoffs-job-market-economy-growth-debt-levels-china-2024-4

Wow that's nice ! They have to find a way to stay in business. I think them doing the price cut was a stroke of genius work.

I hate to hear that for the sake of all parties involved. It is my hope that your car will get there fine and that you will really enjoy it. We need more EV makers. If the big guys are not going to make it. It's not going to be a good thing for Tesla to be Monopoly for the sake of Tesla.