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by johnlocke
Mon Sep 05, 2022 11:06 pm
Forum: Solar
Topic: Not a DIYer...solar now + possible Powerwall later
Replies: 7
Views: 3412

Re: Not a DIYer...

Thanks for the feedback guys. We have the best warranty that I've seen in writing. These local guys have been around for quite a while, and the reviews have been really quite good. They appear to stand by their work. *** Given the shading issues we have, microinverters seem like a definite plus, as...
by johnlocke
Mon Sep 05, 2022 10:39 pm
Forum: LEAF Gen 2 & Infiniti EV
Topic: Battery temp close to max in hot weather - How bad?
Replies: 10
Views: 5815

Re: Battery temp close to max in hot weather - How bad?

Keep in mind that 17% indicated on the dash has a lot of hidden reserve. Check it with Leafspy. 20% indicated on my SL+ is actually about 240 GID's. YMMV. I'd check it next time. It might not be as bad as you think.
by johnlocke
Sat Sep 03, 2022 6:55 pm
Forum: General / Main Owners Forum
Topic: Towing a Trailer
Replies: 124
Views: 62429

Re: Towing a Trailer

I have had some interesting mileage reults from towing the trailer in different situations: Leaf SPlus, Big Tex 30 trailer (weighs about 850# and can haul up to a ton but never will, behind the Leaf). Towing the trailer WITHOUT the mesh tailgate, which is designed to lower to drive ride-on mowers i...
by johnlocke
Fri Jun 24, 2022 9:58 am
Forum: Other Electric Cars & Plug-In Hybrids
Topic: TSLA corporate outlook
Replies: 2603
Views: 543288

Re: TSLA corporate outlook

So he chose to build the cart without securing a horse to pull it... whose fault is that. Now he is crying wolf. Shame. Without the cars to put them in there's no need for huge battery factories. The battery factories had to be built simultaneously with the auto factories but the logistics are near...
by johnlocke
Fri Jun 24, 2022 9:45 am
Forum: Batteries & Charging
Topic: Level 2 charger and rooftop solar
Replies: 28
Views: 9754

Re: Level 2 charger and rooftop solar

@johnlocke - spot on. Another fellow SoCal user here so our situation is probably similar. Quite happy with the SDGE - TOU EV plan. Battery storage does not have the ROI for now even if the regulation allowed us to stop putting power back to grid. One alternative... If we had a viable V2H solution ...
by johnlocke
Thu Jun 23, 2022 9:14 am
Forum: Other Electric Cars & Plug-In Hybrids
Topic: TSLA corporate outlook
Replies: 2603
Views: 543288

Re: TSLA corporate outlook

Musk says Tesla’s factories in Berlin and Texas are ‘gigantic money furnaces’ https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/23/musk-says-tesla-berlin-and-austin-factories-losing-billions-of-dollars.html Tesla’s factories in Texas and Berlin are losing “billions of dollars right now” as supply chain disruptions hamp...
by johnlocke
Thu Jun 23, 2022 8:55 am
Forum: Batteries & Charging
Topic: Level 2 charger and rooftop solar
Replies: 28
Views: 9754

Re: Level 2 charger and rooftop solar

We have solar on our roof with no battery backup. Our system is too small to provide enough power even at noon time to meet the needs of our L2 charger. We still generate more than enough electricity in a year to cover all of our needs including our electric car. Why is there a need to not use any ...
by johnlocke
Thu Jun 23, 2022 8:30 am
Forum: General / Main Owners Forum
Topic: Federal EV Charging Standard Proposal
Replies: 25
Views: 3311

Re: Federal EV Charging Standard Proposal

You can do exactly that with a Tesla. Just plug the car in and the software does the rest. Tesla has offered in the past to allow other manufacturers to to use the supercharger network. Just chip in to help pay for the stations. Nobody took them up on the offer. CCS could do the same but you would ...
by johnlocke
Wed Jun 22, 2022 10:04 am
Forum: General / Main Owners Forum
Topic: Federal EV Charging Standard Proposal
Replies: 25
Views: 3311

Re: Federal EV Charging Standard Proposal

I was just wondering about CCS conversion kits for the Leaf? There may have been a post about this, and I may have missed it. If there was a option to swap out my CHAdeMO /J1772 board for a CCS/J1772 board, I'd do it without even thinking twice about it. I also like that the Federal EV Charging Sta...
by johnlocke
Tue Jun 07, 2022 9:12 pm
Forum: Other Electric Cars & Plug-In Hybrids
Topic: TSLA corporate outlook
Replies: 2603
Views: 543288

Re: TSLA corporate outlook

OldManCan wrote: Sun Jun 05, 2022 10:32 pm
danrjones wrote: Fri Jun 03, 2022 12:45 pm Stock holders certainly didn't like the news.
One should look at who is buying the dip... Elon waves the wand, stock moves and millions are made along the way...
Ride the wave or get crushed by it. Making money in the stock market is easy, keeping it is way harder.

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