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Not sure there is money to be made trying to keep Tritium Veefil chargers up and running.

The top one that is not an add when you search Tesla. I determine route with ABRP app, and enter charging destinations into Google Maps.

Are you using Car Scanner, or some other method of knowing it is the vehicle requesting less power, and not the charger offering less? Most likely it is the vehicle - especially if it is the same slow rate at different chargers and/or different networks, but just wondering if you are sure. I...

I haven't tried because if using plug and charge it will bill at Ford's rate. If using the app I get Tesla's member discount when signed up (if traveling).

What interface is pushed back to 2025? Do you mind providing a source? ISO 15118-20 has already been approved. Maybe you mean a UL 1741 SC?

Yes, and those 1500 to 2000 cycles is probably an end of life number based on battery having 80% of original capacity (but still very useful).

More like 1,600 miles of energy throughput based on the new 50kWh per week for 16 weeks. And value is more like $1/kWh based on the new information. But more important is that there are no moving parts here - can hardly call it use of the powertrain. A 131kWh battery will hardly even notice 5kW...

So does the HIS system just try to prevent you from importing from the grid and not send any power back into the grid, such that if your house is only consuming 1kW the HIS is only taking 1kW from the truck? BTW, congrats on being in this program! Please stick around :) Also, I'm guessing the...

Estimated at $800 for access to 488 hours of discharging. If every hour the vehicle is discharging a full 9.6kW, this is 4,685 kWh of energy supplied. That works out to ~$0.17/kWh of delivered energy. Also, 12.5 years to pay back if not valuing resiliency benefits if it takes $10k to install...

And they will be locals for what it's worth. If charge point operators are motivated to sell kWh energy, they should be open to charging more for very low kW power rate charging (to 100%).

My ICECO APL55 has been just fine for many trips in hot camping, kept under a coiling black metal tonneau cover. And, when not comping it runs continuously in the house as a cool drinks fridge. @BougeRV - How about designing a single/dual zone cooler that maximizes the unusual volume of the...

Ok, but this is definitely not the point of my comments on the 12V battery and you quoted me. It does speak to a 12V system issues generally, but I don't see why the state of that module update would cause anyone to get stranded in a Lightning, other than maybe not having access to Supercharger...

Are your comments generically about raw cells, or vehicle-specific packs with cooling and BMS?

12V issues exist across many brands and models - Nissan Leaf, Kia EV6, etc. They are almost all still lead-acid chemistry and an EV maintains them differently than an ICE that recharges it every time the engine is running. Manufacturer's often don't do a great job maintaining them, causing then...

If something happening in an EV would lead to a divorce that wouldn't lead to a divorce if the same thing happened in an ICE, don't get the EV. Example: ending up in a shop for 45 days which is happening to Toyota trucks as we speak. The most unreliable component of almost all EV's that would...

I probably also should have added the the Lightning is an amazingly comfortable road-tripper. I am typically wrecked if driving more than half a day straight. Probably a combination of seat design, overall roominess, and at least occasional hands-free with BlueCruise. I actually draped a thick...

Sounds like a communications network problem. If they put a high value on customer experience, they would dispense freely during these times. They would also not consider stunted power output (supplies less than vehicles request, up to equipment rating) as “online”. Just did a 1200 mile back...

Better indication of SOC percentage versus GOM mileage, but still no display of charging power. Can get the charging power from the Tesla app though (all networks have this in their app). But, I do wish I'd spent more time looking at my Car Scanner app, as I think it has a field that displays...

I guess that is a problem specific to the cable reach issue, when combined with a full site. Long term I'd just want to see the site geometry issue resolved, and then maybe layer on a stall reservation system - especially for those whose vehicles are presently at the location (make the line...

Yes - in no way am I defending charging to 100% if not absolutely necessary. But as you suggest, I think it is best for the network to address this, if warranted, in the same way as idle fees are addressed financially. For example, I would support a higher per kWh rate if the charging power is...