Recent content by SeanNelson

Your experience mirrors mine. Best car ever. 'Nuff said.

I expect that it's because the government regulator thinks it's a bad idea for someone like a valet to be able to program a key blank that they could then pass off to someone else to steal the car at their convenience.

I think Elon may have shattered my belief that substance is more important than style...

Absolutely, just don't turn the car off. You can charge, start charging, or end charging with the car turned on. And you can turn the car on or off while charging. So just have the car turned on with the HVAC running while you're plugged in.

I was using it as an example of how an automaker can equip cars differently for different markets, that's all.

Protocol handling is just some different software - there's no reason why a manufacturer couldn't deal with this.

The writing is on the wall for CHAdeMO in North America. The Asian manufacturers should equip cars for the North American market with CCS charging ports. There's no technical reason that they can't do this, just as the European manufacturers equip their cars with CCS Type 1 or Type 2 ports...

If you bought a used Bolt it doesn't matter whether it's the default or not - what matters is how the previous owner left it set.

I bought the Tesla charger (which they call a "UMC", or "Universal Mobile Charger") from a Tesla dealer, and the Tesla-to-J1772 adapter from this web site.

I can't speak for chargers intended to be mounted on the wall, but Tesla makes what is IMHO the best portable charger - it accepts interchangeable AC plugs and adjusts the charge rate it advertises based on the plug type. You need to buy a Tesla-to-J1772 adapter to use it, though, and that...

I have a feeling it would cause more issues because the heated air near the pad can hold more moisture which would then condense out on the cold glass. I guess you're relying on the pad to heat with windshield too, but I'm a bit skeptical that it would be close enough to most of the glass to help.

This reminds me that good charging etiquette at a station equipped with multiple chargers but only one with CHAdeMO would be to avoid using the charger with the CHAdeMO plug unless it was the only one free or working. That way you won't block a CHAdeMO car unless you have to.

On my 2017 Bolt when I go into reverse I can see the bumper at the very bottom of the screen. I like it because when I'm backing into a parallel parking space it gives me a perfect view of exactly how close my bumper is to the car behind me.

The "receiver" on the charger is almost certainly just a "holster" that you hang the plug on - I don't think I've ever seen any charger that has electrical connections in there. It shouldn't matter where the plug is when you're not using the charger.

You're exactly right by pointing out that the car's range estimate has no strong correlation to battery health. The way to judge battery capacity is to fully charge the battery, drive it until it's empty, and check the energy information screen to see how many kWh you were able to draw. If...