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A lot of local utilities will provide a discount or rebate or ongoing credits on a ChargePoint and a few other brands, if you let them have control of the charger so they can throttle it down during evening "rush hour" peak load times. Which shouldn't have much if any impact on overnight charging.

Tesla Universal Wall Connector is the way to go - if you want to give less margin to Elon, buy it from Best Buy or someplace rather than direct. For many (most?) people a NEMA 14-50 outlet and mobile charger could be enough, but some things to watch out for: 32A maximum, vs. 40A with the same...

I recall it well - ten years ago people would pick up on even just a portion of a Model S. Most amusing were a few clips where the show's sound engineers had overlaid engine sounds on a Model S as a character got in and drove off! Another phrase often posted on early TMC when people claimed to...

I like how RJ takes the long term strategic view, saying things like “it’s clear the endpoint is electric vehicles. The only question is how long the transition takes.” He did that in the NY Times forum where the interviewer tried to bait him into going political or anti-Elon.

Forgot about that - my bad. Funny, I didn't have a rear wiper for years - Model S, Model X, Model 3 and then Model Y - but since I've had the R1S 18 months I just assume it's a normal thing. Though I guess the R2 won't have one because the window opens.

I have a mid-2023 R1S with Rivian sound, haven't received the update yet but have the same complaint with Apple Music. Early on I was listening at high single digits, but after an update if I wanted to be able to talk with people in the car it had to be at 3 or even 2, especially if the dynamic...

You do know you can wash the rear camera, right? Put the car in reverse, long push the rear wiper button on the end of the turn indicator stalk to wash the rear window. It will also spray a jet on the camera - but only when you're in reverse.

This is exactly why I turned off the Tesla automatic triggering, plus the fact that occasionally I want to just park in the driveway without opening the garage door. For my use case the Rivian implementation is much better - I can just right click the right button without looking for and then...

It’s in the Rivian app now, not sure about in the car. I guess they got your message, thanks.

It fits nicely in the driver’s door pocked, next to a TeslaTap Mini level 2 adapter. Ready to grab when pulling up to a charger or supercharger.

I was in Denmark over New Year’s and saw many of them in and around Copenhagen. I understand the Euro version is only two rows and I assume shorter, but has the same battery. Too bad the U.S. version couldn’t have more battery and thus range - for many people the range will be an obstacle, even...

Nice job - that clamp and location look really good. I usually just leave my phone down on the StowNCharge I put in my R1S but I’m tempted to add this. Kind of a tangential question, but do OBD ports usually deliver power continuously or only when the car is on? Just got an idea for how to...

I looked it up on PlugShare, looks like Ford Lightning and a Bolt have successfully charged there. Use the far right charger (3D) so you don’t block an extra space. Concord Crossing 11 Merchants Way, Concord, NH 03301, USA https://www.plugshare.com/location/362463 I haven’t been out to the car...

I'm surprised this is still a challenge, as they've been at this a few years now and should have had time to produce spare parts while vehicle production was constrained due to the 3Q motor windings snafu. I've owned Teslas for 12 years and had a few fender-benders along the way. All but one...

Last year I did a Sunapee day trip in our Model Y. We stopped briefly at the Hooksett supercharger on the way early, mainly to get coffee and apple cider donuts. I can’t remember if we charged on the way back to Boston - if so it was primarily to use the Hooksett facilities. I’ve gone up and...

I’ve been using a Gen 1 Tesla Wall Connector (not called a charger, per the comment above) with my 2023 R1S for 18 months with the Teslatap Mini adapter with zero issues. It’s not cheap, but I think it’s the best made and most rugged adapter available. I’ve used it on a Tesla mobile connector as...

Thanks for the positive post - and the info about Happy Dumpling! I drive from Boston area up 89 to Eastern Adirondacks regularly and stop at the RAN, I’ll try some dumplings next time. The Superchargers on I-89 are nearly all V2 so getting the West Leb RAN last year was key. I’d like a RAN...

He’s had an R1T for a few years I think.

I would go with the Tesla Universal Wall Connector, or any highly recommended wall mount charger. Maybe I haven’t read enough about it, but I don’t see the benefit of the Rivian wall charger over anyone else’s, especially at nearly twice the price and when you’re operating in a multiple-car...

Here’s another R1 with holiday lights - I leave the outlet on for a few hours every evening as part of the house decorations. I like the new auto-on setting so the lights are on whenever I’m driving.