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trochetier

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How is Tesla fit and finish these days compared to other similar EVs? About 4 years ago a local body shop told me that they had to undo and redo all the interior panels and few doors in the three factory new Teslas they owned in their family.
 
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trochetier

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GM is having their best year ever for EVs with the Lyric and the Equinox and the Blazer. The Silverado is too new and too expensive. They are FAR from selling the numbers of Tesla though. When the refresh model Y comes out, Tesla will sell a lot more too.
I think I read somewhere Honda and Acura are using the Lyric platform for their Prologue and ZDX models respectively.
 
j_garcia

j_garcia

Audioholic Jedi
I think I read somewhere Honda and Acura are using the Lyric platform for their Prologue and ZDX models respectively.
That is correct. I originally thought it was reported that it was the Bolt platform. Since that car was discontinued, I believe it is the Blazer/Lyriq platform. The smaller Equinox might still use a version of that Bolt platform. Seeing the Prologue and Lyriq on the road here, you can tell, because they are all physically about the same size. I am seeing a lot more Lyriqs around there these days; far more than the Blazer. It looks pretty nice in person.

 
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Matt34

Matt34

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We had the Emporia level 2 charger installed this past week. We did our first charge to 100% from about 30% in just about 5 hours. Most charging will be done at the EA charging station but the convenience of home charging is very nice.
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Swerd

Swerd

Audioholic Warlord
Polestart also got access, since they use the same systems as Volvo. Hyundai is supposed to get access in Jan.

DON'T get 3rd party adapters. Get one from a reputable company or OEM only. I read a report on Eletrek and it says many of the knock off ones on Amazon are actually dangerous. Lectron was the only one they recommended.
Yesterday, Volvo & Polestar announced they are now fully compatible with the NACS Fast DC chargers (Tesla Superchargers). I found Lectron's adapter was available directly through Lectron's website, at a good price of $200 (20% off the $250 retail price). So, I ordered one.

Amazon presently does not have the Lectron adapter at any price. They did have two other 3rd party knock-offs, for $240, as well as many more for $190.
 
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Swerd

Swerd

Audioholic Warlord
We had the Emporia level 2 charger installed this past week. We did our first charge to 100% from about 30% in just about 5 hours. Most charging will be done at the EA charging station but the convenience of home charging is very nice.
Don't be surprised if you start relying more & more on that charger at home. It's much more convenient than anything on the road, especially as the weather gets worse.

With trips to the gas station, I always had to remember to combine them with other things I was doing. Sometimes I forgot and had to make a separate trip. With a charger at home, I could forget about needing a recharge and just plug it in after getting home. At home, who cares if the recharge takes several hours? Once charging is done, it shuts itself off. I remove the cable when I go out the next time.

I have my EV programmed to stop charging when the battery is 90%. Does yours allow that?
 
Matt34

Matt34

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Don't be surprised if you start relying more & more on that charger at home. It's much more convenient than anything on the road, especially as the weather gets worse.

With trips to the gas station, I always had to remember to combine them with other things I was doing. Sometimes I forgot and had to make a separate trip. With a charger at home, I could forget about needing a recharge and just plug it in after getting home. At home, who cares if the recharge takes several hours? Once charging is done, it shuts itself off. I remove the cable when I go out the next time.

I have my EV programmed to stop charging when the battery is 90%. Does yours allow that?
Yeah, the convenience is very nice. It allows to set charging limits for both AC and DC charging.
 
cpp

cpp

Audioholic Ninja
Passed two Tesla's on the side of the road on I-95 this afternoon along with two tow trucks loading each Tesla. I guess these two were playing charge mileage games and both lost.
 
Mikado463

Mikado463

Audioholic Spartan
Passed two Tesla's on the side of the road on I-95 this afternoon along with two tow trucks loading each Tesla. I guess these two were playing charge mileage games and both lost.
How would you like to have this repair bill for your 'pricy' EV ! :eek:

 
j_garcia

j_garcia

Audioholic Jedi
How would you like to have this repair bill for your 'pricy' EV ! :eek:

Pshaw. The shop I take my car to is #1 in the area. There was an older 911 Turbo in there and the damages were over $60k from a fender bender. The guy who hit him immediately regrets this accident.

The thing with many EVs is they usually have to go to specialty places to repair. Teslas for the first few years could ONLY be taken to Tesla to fix because no shops were certified to repair them. Now there are a few, including the place I go, and they had maybe 15 of them there when I was there last week.

I wonder who repairs Cybertrucks? A machine shop? :D
 
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cpp

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How would you like to have this repair bill for your 'pricy' EV ! :eek:

that's crazy :oops:
 
GO-NAD!

GO-NAD!

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Tesla Cybertruck Immediately Dies in Canadian Winter – Owner Bricks the Truck Trying to Use the Defroster, Says “In Love to Heartbroken on the Same Day” | Torque News

“I picked up my Cyberbeast yesterday afternoon, drove two hours home, and had a blast driving it last night with friends and family. This morning, I defrosted it and drove to work. At lunchtime, the defrost did not engage(46% battery left), would not go into Drive or Reverse, started giving me errors/warnings, and then shut right down.”

“I Spent the next 4 hours on the phone with Tesla service, trying to revive it by “boosting” it. We did revive power, and some things activated, but others did not. Eventually, nothing worked…even with boosting. I went back to meet the tow truck driver, and we were able to get some power with boosting again(maybe it’s because we boosted frunk again?) and got it in some sort of emergency mode and was able to limp drive it onto the tow truck.”

“I am unsure what happened, but I noticed later at night that the fan noise under the dash seemed louder than before. I just assumed it was because of the cold temperature (-18C) (-0.4F), but maybe something else was going on?”

“Anyhow, I sure hope Telsa makes me whole on this. I feel like spending this type of money and having this sort of hassle within 24 hours is unacceptable.
In love to heartbroken on the same day.
 
William Lemmerhirt

William Lemmerhirt

Audioholic Overlord
Saw my first cyber truck up close the other day. It’s even more horrific. Seen them on the road, but standing next to one made me appreciate true automotive design more than ever. To call it Fugly would be generous.
 
panteragstk

panteragstk

Audioholic Warlord
Saw my first cyber truck up close the other day. It’s even more horrific. Seen them on the road, but standing next to one made me appreciate true automotive design more than ever. To call it Fugly would be generous.
We were at Lowe's when they first came out and my kid pointed at it and said "what's that ugly thing? Why is it all different colors?" It looked so bad. The panels had already started changing color, but not at the same time.
 
BoredSysAdmin

BoredSysAdmin

Audioholic Slumlord
On EV side - I find myself significantly more comfortable driving my EV9 than my old Accord. Even in Accord's 2.0T engine in sports mode - the torque and instant acceleration aren't nearly as good as EV9's
 
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