I have extensive experience hacking on Teslas since 2015. I have literally touched thousands of salvage Teslas (mostly remotely and with the request and permission of their owners) to help them get the cars operational again, and there is a very high success rate. (>99%) Many of these cars are no longer connected to Tesla's servers, and operate just fine.
I have created a new backend replacement for Tesla's "mothership" that allows the same functionality that a connected car offers. It gives the owner all the functionality of Tesla's own app, plus access to all the "secret" diagnostic data that is normally only visible to Tesla. I can assure you that a Tesla will still drive fine even if it can't "phone home". Of course, you lose some of the connected features. Surprisingly, once you have access to the internal diagnostic data, Teslas are easy and fun to work on. They have incredible self-diagnostic capability that even surpasses systems such as FADEC used in commercial aviation. Too bad that Tesla works REALLY hard to keep that secret and unavailable to their customers. On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 1:19 PM Mark Hanson via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > Thanks Paul > I haven’t either, the trailer sticks out obstructing gas station traffic > so you have to detach the boat (and With a heavy tongue might need a wheel > dolly). I saw online some folks charging with campers behind their Y but > maybe found special charging stations. I found one that could work with a > trailer in Woodstock, md at Walmart but not at Sheetz. > Stay Charged, > Mark > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 16, 2021, at 11:43 AM, paul dove <dov...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > > Can you charge with a trailor attached on non-Tesla charger? I haven't > seen any charging that follows the gas station model. > > On Tuesday, March 16, 2021, 9:57:49 AM CDT, Mark Hanson via EV < > ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > > > > Hi > I’m having trouble deciding between a Ford Escape PHEV (37 miles EV range) > $32k-6.8kFed or a Tesla-Y $50k (316 Mile range) The Tesla has auto driving > capability, can be added anytime for an additional $10k (As full capability > is added) since My wife has trouble driving now and won’t drive at all at > night. I drive her to work. The Tesla has lower maintenance but is > pricey. I ordered the Ford in October and thought it was made of > Unobtanium but got a dealer paper saying they’d make it iN Louisville April > 19thweek. So I’d have to cancel the Ford order if I bought the Tesla. The > only inconvenience with the Tesla is all fast charging stations are along a > wall so you’d have to disconnect the boat to charge whereas gas pumps are > pull through to accommodate trailers. That would probably just be an issue > if trying to trailer the boat a long distance (and the range half). > Best regards > Mark > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ > LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20210316/d8e97c40/attachment.html > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ > LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20210316/14248a09/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
