As my back has got worse and bones ache easier after bending the wrong way for extended periods....my desire to do my own car maintenance has waned. I still do oil changes myself on the Volt (a grand total of 1 in the 2 years I've owned it) and super basic things like swapping the snow tires for the summers, etc etc...but things I used to do like wheel bearing changes, ball joints, exhaust....ugh, I just pay someone now instead.
I’m at that crossroads too. I still enjoy doing the work, jobs are taking me way too long — I find myself thinking too much about approaches that don’t require 3 days of Tylenol-scotch cocktails when I’m done.
The VW ID vehicles have over-the-air updates ... and the ID.3 went into production before the software was ready, and there have been complaints about glitches in both that car and the early reviews of the ID.4. Apparently they've just had a big update (version 2.0) and there's another update coming in February-ish (version 2.1).
The second update should be done before anyone in North America gets a production ID.4.
I wonder if we as users have control over the OTA updates being pushed to vehicles - a lot of newer vehicles trhese days seem to have similar setups in place for their infotainment systems and what not.
I hate when something gets installed without my explicit approval as I like to read the release notes to see what is being addressed.
Last thing I'd want is something critical being modified before an important event/trip...if it aint broke..
I wonder if we as users have control over the OTA updates being pushed to vehicles - a lot of newer vehicles trhese days seem to have similar setups in place for their infotainment systems and what not.
I hate when something gets installed without my explicit approval as I like to read the release notes to see what is being addressed.
Last thing I'd want is something critical being modified before an important event/trip...if it aint broke..
When was the last time you saw useful release notes? When dealership has a mandatory ecu update, the notes they get are basically "update parameters, improve function". If you pry to find out wtf actually changes, they have no idea and no way to find out. To get access to a useful document you need to be at tech centre or above. Very annoying.
When was the last time you saw useful release notes? When dealership has a mandatory ecu update, the notes they get are basically "update parameters, improve function". If you pry to find out wtf actually changes, they have no idea and no way to find out. To get access to a useful document you need to be at tech centre or above. Very annoying.
True - atleast at the dealership we get those Technical Service Bulletin reference numbers in the printout.
With some of these OTA updates - who's to know what got updated when, especially since they can be installed in the background and take effect the next time the system is power cycled.
Oh well...lets see how all of this plays out - only a matter of time before stuff like this comes back to bite them in the rear
True - atleast at the dealership we get those Technical Service Bulletin reference numbers in the printout.
With some of these OTA updates - who's to know what got updated when, especially since they can be installed in the background and take effect the next time the system is power cycled.
Oh well...lets see how all of this plays out - only a matter of time before stuff like this comes back to bite them in the rear
I'm glad Tesla is better at OTA update security than they are at designing/assembling physical vehicles. Can you imagine the fallout if someone reprogrammed autopilot so they all went max power and aimed for a bridge? Frig me. Only takes one screw up and any car company could be finished.
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He mentions the Tesla Semi ... except this truck is already available (at least in europe)!
One thing different from the way Tesla is planning is the use of a 2-speed gearbox on the motor. (Proterra electric buses do that also. And, for that matter, the Porsche Taycan.) This should be better for crawl applications without having to grossly oversize everything having anything to do with the motor and everything that operates it in the interest of being able to have enough drive torque to get up a steep hill or get unstuck from a jam.
When was the last time you saw useful release notes? When dealership has a mandatory ecu update, the notes they get are basically "update parameters, improve function".
Exactly. Companies assume end users are idiots and would never want nor need to know the technical details. Look at 90% of app updates on your phone for example - the update release notes say basically "We improved your app!" and that's it, meanwhile there may be major changes.
I LOL'd but my guess is the cord was too short to reach otherwise. Some of the new Petro Canada EV chargers suffer from this - great chargers, FAST, but the cords are too short - there's been times where we haven't been able to charge with our Ioniq if there's 2 spots (and the other is in use) because the charge port is at the back on the Ioniq and you have to back into them...but the layout of some of the chargers means the cord won't reach across the back of the car to the drivers side when backed in either. Stupid. I get it that they're trying to avoid people leaving the cord on the ground and it getting damaged, but it presents issues like this where the cord won't reach some cars in some orientations or configurations.
I get it that they're trying to avoid people leaving the cord on the ground and it getting damaged, but it presents issues like this where the cord won't reach some cars in some orientations or configurations.
Hahaha. It's not like gas pumps didn't have this exact problem and figured out an elegant and bulletproof solution decades ago (autoretract point partway through hose).
Hahaha. It's not like gas pumps didn't have this exact problem and figured out an elegant and bulletproof solution decades ago (autoretract point partway through hose).
Exactly. I'm guessing the problem with that on an EV charger however is cord length - when you're pushing 50-150 Kilowatts through it every extra inch = more resistance = bigger wire needed....and some of the cords are freakin' huge already.
He mentions the Tesla Semi ... except this truck is already available (at least in europe)!
One thing different from the way Tesla is planning is the use of a 2-speed gearbox on the motor. (Proterra electric buses do that also. And, for that matter, the Porsche Taycan.) This should be better for crawl applications without having to grossly oversize everything having anything to do with the motor and everything that operates it in the interest of being able to have enough drive torque to get up a steep hill or get unstuck from a jam.
It would seem to me that exchangeable battery packs would be the way to go for big trucks. Some type of drive over exchanger that drops the discharged battery then returns a charged battery -- something that a minute or two.
Having a driver stopped recharging for 20% of her workday seems a bit expensive.
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