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    Best 3rd party charger for home installation

    For those of us with Teslas and Lucids, the Tesla Universal Wall Charger is a great choice. Mine works flawlessly and handles scheduled charging well. I schedule charging from 9:00 to 2:00, to take advantage of excess output from my solar array...
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    Billionaire CEO died after Tesla reversed into lake. Why it took an hour to get her out

    As a pilot, I disagree. For a person under stress and under the influence of alcohol, 60 seconds is no time at all.
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    Logged out and logged back in... it worked!
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    Backup Camera battle with Garage Door Opener

    Good point, I hadn't considered that!
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    Backup Camera battle with Garage Door Opener

    I did exactly the same thing. Going old school is much more convenient.
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    FWIW I have the same problem
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    Proof that big Tesla bulls shorted Lucid and want Lucid to fail

    True. It's also possible to borrow shares and not sell them. A borrower may want to vote them, for example. Mostly false. It's not possible to "disrupt the supply of real shares". Borrowing shares doesn't create more shares, nor does selling short. The number of outstanding shares remains...
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    Proof that big Tesla bulls shorted Lucid and want Lucid to fail

    Since every transaction requires a willing buyer and a willing seller, market transactions are always in equilibrium. Sellers don't disrupt an equilibrium any more than buyers do. The US Treasury, which borrows trillions of dollars, facilitates the actions of short sellers through repo...
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    NEMA vs Lucid Charging Station vs Tesla Wall Connector

    My experience is that utility-based voltage surges never happen.
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    Securities Lending

    There are rational arguments for and against securities lending. Lots of institutional investors give their custodians a blanket authorization to lend out all their securities. OTOH, I remember when I worked at Goldman, the bond traders had a list of Treasuries they wouldn't lend out. But I'd...
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    "Practical" range on road trips is about 50% of EPA estimate for most EVs

    Goodhart's Law: "When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure." This applies to EPA mileage tests: manufacturers configure their cars to perform well on the tests. Performing well in the real world is a different problem.
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    Securities Lending

    For those of you who own LCID, you may wish to lend out your shares. Lately, the rate has been about 9%. Of course, there are arguments against lending, but on balance I decided it was worth it.
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    "Practical" range on road trips is about 50% of EPA estimate for most EVs

    I'm glad someone finally made this point: that the power required is proportional to V³, not V². Thank you!
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    EA is Improving

    Here in Massachusetts, I installed a rooftop 18kw array about 4 years ago, along with three Powerwalls. There's no way it would have made economic sense without the massive 30% tax credit from the Feds and the state, and the ongoing subsidy from the utility. Not even close. The utility...
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    NEMA vs Lucid Charging Station vs Tesla Wall Connector

    I have the newish Tesla Universal Wall Connector on a 60-amp breaker. I use it to charge my Model S and my Air Touring. Works well. https://shop.tesla.com/product/universal-wall-connector
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    Road Tripping on EVs and Gas-based Cars, A Perspective.

    In early January I rented a Model Y LR and drove from Santa Rosa to Las Vegas and Death Valley. No problem charging (Superchargers) except at Death Valley. The Inn at Furnace Creek has two Level 2 chargers, but both were/are INOP. The Ranch at Furnace Creek has four Level 2 chargers, but 2...
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    Tesla blamed drivers for failures of parts it long knew were defective

    Fair enough. 1) The article consists of talking with specific owners about specific problems, and the owners blame Tesla. That happens with every car company, and we know that sometimes it's the owner's fault, and sometimes not. Remember the sudden acceleration issues? It turns out the...
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    Tesla blamed drivers for failures of parts it long knew were defective

    I read the Reuters story as just another biased hit piece. Sorry, but I've seen too much media malpractice to take this seriously.
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    Fitting a Bike

    This type of rack has worked well for me: https://www.seasucker.com/collections/bike
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