Monday, December 31, 2018
NO. For the million(+4)th time, it's NOT NEW.
Another Tesla reinvention of an old technology with added fuckup.
Tesla cars have all sorts of problems in winter because they were designed by California loonies and tested in California conditions.
One common problem is delineated here:
Or if you want to get literal, here are some charging plugs and jacks for electric cars from 1911:
And while I'm at it, here's a list of charging stations available in the New England states in 1907:
Seems to be about 200 stations. How does this compare with Tesla's coverage in the same states? Looks like a similar number, though again I don't feel like counting.
And while I'm still at it, here's a tribute to our wonderful allies in Japan. We loved Tojo so much in 1905 that we named a spark plug after him. Can't miss a shot! We happily worked with the Japs in our 1918 occupation of Russia, and the Japs took advantage of the familiarity to continue invading Russia through the '30s.
Irrelevant sidenote: Odd names were much more common in those days because most people didn't instantly jump to the dirtiest connotations. The Jap-loving plug was made by Climax Ignitor Co. The charging list includes The Sweat-Comings Co. in Richfield, and Bantam Auto Friction Co. in Bantam.
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So I sent my car in to service on December 13th into Oakville (which was honestly the worst customer service experience I have received from any company.. but that's besides the point)... and they replaced the locking pin with a second generation part. Due to quite the warm spell here it hasn't really been at/ below freezing until tonight. Well.. just had to take the hair dryer to my car for a 4th time. I understand that Tesla is releasing software 2018.50. But I really don't know how they are going to warm up the chargerport locking pin without a heater...The charging plug is latched into the car by a pin, which is electronically controlled by software. Completely unnecessary. MECHANICAL latching plugs have been available for 150 years. They come in a huge variety of sizes and types, with all sorts of safety provisions. Some have the release on the cable side, some have the release on the fixed side. The XLR connector is a simple example:
Or if you want to get literal, here are some charging plugs and jacks for electric cars from 1911:
And while I'm at it, here's a list of charging stations available in the New England states in 1907:
Seems to be about 200 stations. How does this compare with Tesla's coverage in the same states? Looks like a similar number, though again I don't feel like counting.
And while I'm still at it, here's a tribute to our wonderful allies in Japan. We loved Tojo so much in 1905 that we named a spark plug after him. Can't miss a shot! We happily worked with the Japs in our 1918 occupation of Russia, and the Japs took advantage of the familiarity to continue invading Russia through the '30s.
Irrelevant sidenote: Odd names were much more common in those days because most people didn't instantly jump to the dirtiest connotations. The Jap-loving plug was made by Climax Ignitor Co. The charging list includes The Sweat-Comings Co. in Richfield, and Bantam Auto Friction Co. in Bantam.
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