Re: [EVDL] Fwd: seeking a third-party "portable" 120 Volt EVSE that plugs in more flush with the wall, similar to Tesla.

2024-06-01 Thread Josh Landess via EV
erty TucsonEV 1014 E King St Tucson AZ 85719 520 240 7493 www.TucsonEV.com -Original Message- From: EV On Behalf Of Josh Landess via EV Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2024 9:39 AM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Cc: Josh Landess Subject: [EVDL] Fwd: seeking a third-party "portable&

Re: [EVDL] Fwd: seeking a third-party "portable" 120 Volt EVSE that plugs in more flush with the wall, similar to Tesla.

2024-05-31 Thread Josh Landess via EV
outlet. They will run on 240, and have a long car side lead. Used on eBay. I never installed a permanent charger and was happy on 240. Good luck. Alan On Tue, May 21, 2024, 9:39 AM Josh Landess via EV wrote: Hi, I have one 120/240 EVSE that I bought from Rush years ago and which functions well

[EVDL] Fwd: seeking a third-party "portable" 120 Volt EVSE that plugs in more flush with the wall, similar to Tesla.

2024-05-21 Thread Josh Landess via EV
Hi, I have one 120/240 EVSE that I bought from Rush years ago and which functions well.  However, I leave that in place at home and am considering buying a second one that I can carry in the car. The Kia EV6 that I got does not seem to come with an "extension cord" and I got a quote

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Tesla cuts 3 major departments

2024-05-03 Thread Josh Landess via EV
Hi, I've received but not often read this list, so I don't know if you've been as unfair to Tesla as Rush accused you of, but your response below seems pretty even-handed.  I was surprised that Rush made such personal comments to you.  Unless you've been over-the-top unfair to Tesla, then

Re: [EVDL] Vinfast according to the Electric Viking

2023-08-20 Thread Josh Landess via EV
I have no comment on company investments or valuations, but as to  the products themselves, with respect to the Vinfast BEV for sale in the US, I'm not sure if I've ever seen such scathing reviews on any vehicle as the ones aggregated in this article. Hopefully they are taking action to

Re: [EVDL] EV Grin doubled, Hub motors.

2023-07-27 Thread Josh Landess via EV
e in their best area. On 7/27/2023 12:47 AM, Paul Compton via EV wrote: On Thu, 27 Jul 2023 at 00:23, Josh Landess via EV wrote: and we have this other blast-from-the-past: https://www.saietta.com/about-us/ however, I don't know if they are presently trying to offer the in-wheel produc

Re: [EVDL] EV Grin doubled, Hub motors.

2023-07-27 Thread Josh Landess via EV
with no active thermal management to speak of... On Wed, Jul 26, 2023, 16:24 Josh Landess via EV wrote: I do think it's fair to give these things a chance in the public marketplace, especially if it could be in a moderate passenger EV that tries to highlight some of their strengths

Re: [EVDL] EV Grin doubled, Hub motors.

2023-07-26 Thread Josh Landess via EV
don't have the unsprung weight of hub motors, but you do get the advantages of electronically controllable torque per wheel. On Sun, 16 Jul 2023 at 16:58, Josh Landess via EV wrote: it does sound like a shame they went with hub motors. Otherwise, the vehicle is something I could consider buying.

Re: [EVDL] Be nice to your listserver

2023-07-19 Thread Josh Landess via EV
ah, just saw this.  Will do in future. On 7/11/2023 1:19 PM, EV List Lackey via EV wrote: No, that's not me. I mean the software that makes the list run. Please don't put extra addresses in the TO and/or CC fields! Please address posts only to ev@lists.evdl.org Please don't CC other people

Re: [EVDL] Badgered in My EV

2023-07-19 Thread Josh Landess via EV
good story.  I had one or more mice in my Tesla Model S, and it did only a little damage I'm aware of, but yikes, critters can indeed do some damage.  I seem to have addressed it with a combination of sonic devices, and humane traps. Josh On 7/17/2023 5:08 PM, Bill Dennis via EV wrote:

Re: [EVDL] EV Grin doubled, Hub motors.

2023-07-16 Thread Josh Landess via EV
on. Jerry Dycus On Sunday, July 9, 2023 at 10:37:54 PM PDT, Josh Landess via EV wrote: I hadn't noticed that they were using the hub motors, thanks for pointing this up.  I will be a bit more cautious before I consider getting one, though I'll still keep open the possibility. On top of the o

Re: [EVDL] EV Grin doubled, next level PV Aptera grins.

2023-07-09 Thread Josh Landess via EV
I hadn't noticed that they were using the hub motors, thanks for pointing this up.  I will be a bit more cautious before I consider getting one, though I'll still keep open the possibility.  On top of the other risks they seem to be asking from their pioneer first customers, that one seems

Re: [EVDL] Which sex buys more EVs?

2023-06-03 Thread Josh Landess via EV
They finally did put this in near the end: "...Interestingly, Tesla culture may also play a role in excluding women. Men are more likely to invest in and buy Teslas than women, possibly in part because Tesla perpetuates a very Silicon Valley tech-bro mindset that features a very hostile

[EVDL] Fwd: EV Digest, Vol 127, Issue 14

2023-05-28 Thread Josh Landess via EV
Your points may have some value, but I have a 2015 Model S 70, and the supercharger speeds are slow enough so long road trips are only when I'm feeling masochistic. As to the CCS networks, I don't know to what extent they are approaching the excellence of Tesla's network, but I'll guess

Re: [EVDL] EV Digest, Vol 127, Issue 14

2023-05-28 Thread Josh Landess via EV
Your points may have some value, but I have a 2015 Model S 70, and the supercharger speeds are slow enough so long road trips are only when I'm feeling masochistic. As to the CCS networks, I don't know to what extent they are approaching the excellence of Tesla's network, but I'll guess they

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Tesla wants to buy out your free supercharging

2023-05-24 Thread Josh Landess via EV
On 5/23/2023 3:25 AM, EV List Lackey via EV wrote: On 22 May 2023 at 21:30, Josh Landess via EV wrote: Tesla had replaced it under warranty with a 90 (they don't make 70 any more) that they had locked to 70. This is one of the things that infuriates me about Tesla. The idea of making

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Tesla's reputation takes a hit

2023-05-24 Thread Josh Landess via EV
Good to see this.  I wonder how much of this has to do with Musk's false moves, and how much to do with the auto company's lack of fully customer-supportive approach. On 5/23/2023 7:38 PM, EV List Lackey via EV wrote: Yikes. - Tesla plummets 50 spots in a survey of the US's most

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Tesla wants to buy out your free supercharging

2023-05-23 Thread Josh Landess via EV
vehicle range as possible – even after frequent usage.” Sent from AT Yahoo Mail for iPhone <https://more.att.com/currently/imap> On Sunday, May 21, 2023, 4:49 AM, Josh Landess via EV wrote: Phil, thanks for these points. On the slow supercharging thing, I feel like I'

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Tesla wants to buy out your free supercharging

2023-05-21 Thread Josh Landess via EV
ny common failures. On Thu, May 18, 2023 at 7:42 AM Josh Landess via EV wrote: HI - I recently started using thunderbird for email and can't seem to understand how to insert my comments inline with others' in a way that is readily understood, but to address a few points from

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Tesla wants to buy out your free supercharging

2023-05-19 Thread Josh Landess via EV
for what it's worth: I'm generally a used vehicle buyer, so I'm heavily influenced by what came out 3-10 years ago. I guess I fall somewhere in between Willie and yourself.  I leased (the first time in decades I have bought or leased a new car and gone through that horrible depreciation

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Tesla wants to buy out your free supercharging

2023-05-18 Thread Josh Landess via EV
: On 17 May 2023 at 6:52, Josh Landess via EV wrote: "...I don't know that you have noticed, but there is quite a bit of Tesla negativism" here on EVDL.  I fail to understand it. ..." On 5/17/2023 2:05 PM, EV List Lackey via EV wrote: I wouldn't say that there's "quite a bit

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Tesla wants to buy out your free supercharging

2023-05-17 Thread Josh Landess via EV
On 5/16/2023 11:41 AM, Willie via EV wrote: "...I don't think it is cost effective to replace a battery when it starts losing significant range..." [] "I don't personally drive the 13S85 but feel like I could live with reduced SuperCharging power rather than attempt to sue Tesla over

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Tesla wants to buy out your free supercharging

2023-05-16 Thread Josh Landess via EV
and drivers sue Tesla and possibly win for failure to deliver "supercharging" as it is commonly understood?  40 kW?  30 kW? Less?) On 5/16/2023 10:08 AM, Willie via EV wrote: On 5/16/23 10:32, Josh Landess via EV wrote: In addition to what was covered in the article, the

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Tesla wants to buy out your free supercharging

2023-05-16 Thread Josh Landess via EV
In addition to what was covered in the article, the main thing that Tesla is doing to incentivize me to get out of the 2015 Model S 70 I am driving is to reduce the speed of the supercharging.  It maxes out around 70 and pretty quickly gets below 60, 50, 40. Road trips, even when the charging