LOL, I guess they beat me to it! I looked in the Tesla app for this, and I don't see it on my car, but I also have my car running somewhat older software by choice, so I'd probably need to update to get that feature.
On Sun, Jan 21, 2024 at 4:54 PM Mark E. Hanson via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > Phil wrote: ). "One easy fix Tesla could make on these is to add door open > command from the app, that way if the handle is covered in ice, you could > still pop the door without even having to touch it. The exterior door > handles are literally just a switch, and a grab handle to pull on the > door." > > It looks like they added a app to open the frozen door handle on the 3/Y in > cold weather: > https://www.tesla.com/support/winter-driving-tips > > I haven't tried it yet, just did the ye-old hot water on door handle trick > last night. > > Best Regards, > Mark in cold Roanoke, VA > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2024 12:55:05 -0800 > From: "(-Phil-)" <p...@ingineerix.com> > To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <ev@lists.evdl.org> > Subject: Re: [EVDL] Was Tesla Designed in California? :-/ - Fixed Cold > Weather Frunk Hood Latch Stuck > Message-ID: > < > cahenfdpceiqnr8eotuezgrm7_msmuscox8oqowe-njqc8oe...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I know a few engineers that are/were at Tesla, and not only did they do > environmental chamber tests, but also Alaska and Death Valley in > winter/summer. I don't know any other particulars. However, No amount > of testing can cover every situation of course, and there is a difference > between how a new car acts in extreme environments and how it acts in those > after it's aged somewhat. > > I think Tesla made a mistake on the door handles on the Model S, but I'm > pretty happy with the ones on the Model 3 (same as Y). One easy fix Tesla > could make on these is to add door open command from the app, that way if > the handle is covered in ice, you could still pop the door without even > having to touch it. The exterior door handles are literally just a switch, > and a grab handle to pull on the door. > > If you are a California engineer who has never lived in areas with poor > weather, it's hard to imagine all the requirements as well as one from > Detroit. I also lived in suburban Detroit in my younger years, so I know > what it's like. I'm glad I don't live there anymore, and I'm glad I don't > have to engineer automotive closure systems. =) > > I'm glad I live in a good climate, and in the rare instance it's not, I > have > a garage. > > > On Sun, Jan 21, 2024 at 11:44?AM Lee Hart via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> > wrote: > > > On cold-testing cars... > > > > I grew up in Michigan, at a time when the US auto industry was king. > > Friends of mine worked for various automakers. They each had huge > > environmental test chambers that could be adjusted for anything from > > -40 deg.F deep freezes to 140 deg.F deserts, howling winds, blizzards, > > driving rain, and altitudes from Death Valley to Pike's Peak. That > > way, they could find out how their cars would fare with weather in the > real world. > > > > This headed off many problems, at least when the cars were new. But as > > you might expect, there were cases where the environmental chambers > > were over-booked, or someone changed a part without re-testing, or > > testing one car didn't reveal that 50% of that model would have problems. > > > > A friend related one incident where there was a blizzard and -40 deg.F > > temperatures forecast for Houghton MI. GM had engineers drive a few > > cars up there for testing. They stayed at a motel, and the next > > morning, none of the cars would start. Not from a battery problem; but > > because the emission control computers were dead. My friend opened up > > the emission control computer, placed his hand on the chips to warm > > them up, and the car started. It turned out that a one hour at -40 > > deg.F wasn't long enough to cool everything down; but overnight was. > > > > Big companies only tend to learn from their own mistakes (not others). > > The traditional automakers have learned their lessons over a very long > time. > > The engineers would complain about stupid tests that only held things > > up, but that were mandated to prevent past mistakes. > > > > Tesla is a young company. Perhaps they don't yet see the reasons to do > > much environmental testing. So it's going to take them time to make > > their own mistakes, and learn from them. > > > > Excellence does not require perfection. -- Henry James > > -- > > Lee A. Hart https://www.sunrise-ev.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20240121/6948031d/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
