Hey, this is awesome to hear! - Mark
Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone > On Mar 16, 2021, at 7:30 PM, (-Phil-) via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > I have extensive experience hacking on Teslas since 2015. I have literally > touched thousands of salvage Teslas (mostly remotely and with the request > and permission of their owners) to help them get the cars operational > again, and there is a very high success rate. (>99%) Many of these cars > are no longer connected to Tesla's servers, and operate just fine. > > I have created a new backend replacement for Tesla's "mothership" that > allows the same functionality that a connected car offers. It gives the > owner all the functionality of Tesla's own app, plus access to all the > "secret" diagnostic data that is normally only visible to Tesla. > > I can assure you that a Tesla will still drive fine even if it can't "phone > home". Of course, you lose some of the connected features. > > Surprisingly, once you have access to the internal diagnostic data, Teslas > are easy and fun to work on. They have incredible self-diagnostic > capability that even surpasses systems such as FADEC used in commercial > aviation. Too bad that Tesla works REALLY hard to keep that secret and > unavailable to their customers. > > >> On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 1:19 PM Mark Hanson via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> >> wrote: >> >> Thanks Paul >> I haven’t either, the trailer sticks out obstructing gas station traffic >> so you have to detach the boat (and With a heavy tongue might need a wheel >> dolly). I saw online some folks charging with campers behind their Y but >> maybe found special charging stations. I found one that could work with a >> trailer in Woodstock, md at Walmart but not at Sheetz. >> Stay Charged, >> Mark >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Mar 16, 2021, at 11:43 AM, paul dove <dov...@bellsouth.net> wrote: >> >> >> Can you charge with a trailor attached on non-Tesla charger? I haven't >> seen any charging that follows the gas station model. >> >> On Tuesday, March 16, 2021, 9:57:49 AM CDT, Mark Hanson via EV < >> ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> Hi >> I’m having trouble deciding between a Ford Escape PHEV (37 miles EV range) >> $32k-6.8kFed or a Tesla-Y $50k (316 Mile range) The Tesla has auto driving >> capability, can be added anytime for an additional $10k (As full capability >> is added) since My wife has trouble driving now and won’t drive at all at >> night. I drive her to work. The Tesla has lower maintenance but is >> pricey. I ordered the Ford in October and thought it was made of >> Unobtanium but got a dealer paper saying they’d make it iN Louisville April >> 19thweek. So I’d have to cancel the Ford order if I bought the Tesla. The >> only inconvenience with the Tesla is all fast charging stations are along a >> wall so you’d have to disconnect the boat to charge whereas gas pumps are >> pull through to accommodate trailers. That would probably just be an issue >> if trying to trailer the boat a long distance (and the range half). >> Best regards >> Mark >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> _______________________________________________ >> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >> ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ >> LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20210316/d8e97c40/attachment.html >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >> ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ >> LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20210316/14248a09/attachment.html> > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ > LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
