EV Discussion thread

Grumpy_chap

An update on range and efficiency.
I charged my TM3 last Tuesday after work.
Did some local mileage - shops, swimming pool.
Suffered a week of any "vampire drain"
Went to the beach, mostly motorway, 125 miles each way.
Went to work again yesterday, Tuesday.
Charged afterwards with 347 miles covered and 9% (30 miles) showing as still remaining.  That would mean an overall range 377 miles if taken right to the limit which is fairly close to what is quoted.
The in car display says 186 Wh/mile (>5 miles/kWh) 
Meter says 71 kWh which is 204 Wh/mile so just under 5 miles/kWh
Either way, I am very pleased with the range and efficiency achieved.

As an aside, there was an incident on the return from the beach so once home I wanted to see if I could view the dashcam footage.  All I could access was a handful of short clips that had saved, seemingly randomly, from the past year.  I could not access the whole video.  Is that possible?
I am glad that I don't really need to see this footage, but now wondering whether I need to purchase a Nextbase CAM as recovery from that is really easy.

noitsnotme

Grumpy_chap said:

As an aside, there was an incident on the return from the beach so once home I wanted to see if I could view the dashcam footage.  All I could access was a handful of short clips that had saved, seemingly randomly, from the past year.  I could not access the whole video.  Is that possible?
I am glad that I don't really need to see this footage, but now wondering whether I need to purchase a Nextbase CAM as recovery from that is really easy.

If you want to view footage in the car you have to save it at the time of the incident by either pressing the dashcam icon on the screen or pressing the horn (if you have it set to save via a horn press).  I believe it then saves the previous 10 minutes that can be viewed on the car screen.  Note - it's better to leave it a minute or so after the incident to ensure you get everything.  I've heard people pressing too soon have found it can cut the actual incident short.

To view anything you have not saved as above you need to take the USB stick out and view it on a computer.  It only saves a rolling 1 hour so if you've driven for an hour since the incident then you've most likely lost it.

MeteredOut

Intelligent Octopus Go down to 7p off peak from 1st July. Driving an EV is getting even cheaper than driving an equivalent legacy car for those that can charge at home. Other suppliers have cheap EV tariffs too.

noitsnotme

MeteredOut said:

Intelligent Octopus Go down to 7p off peak from 1st July. Driving an EV is getting even cheaper than driving an equivalent legacy car for those that can charge at home. Other suppliers have cheap EV tariffs too.

At least it cancels out the increase in standing charge that took effect in April.  Might even save a little bit extra on top!

Grumpy_chap

MeteredOut said:

Other suppliers have cheap EV tariffs too.

On the subject of "cheap" charging, I was rather intrigued yesterday to see a Gridserve TMY charging at a Tesla SC, even though there were Gridserve chargers at the same venue including one with space available.

One would have thought that the Gridserve can buy their own electricity cheaper than they can buy from Tesla SC.

I assume that Teslas sold to fleet do not have the same kind of XXX free SC miles of electricity marketing incentive as one-off customers can sometimes obtain?

Could it be that there are many SC stations and only two Gridserve, so they don't want to fill all their stations?

Could it be that the SC stations are quicker?

I am sure there must be a good reason that makes business sense, but the "optics" were far from good.

MeteredOut

Grumpy_chap said:

MeteredOut said:

Other suppliers have cheap EV tariffs too.

On the subject of "cheap" charging, I was rather intrigued yesterday to see a Gridserve TMY charging at a Tesla SC, even though there were Gridserve chargers at the same venue including one with space available.

One would have thought that the Gridserve can buy their own electricity cheaper than they can buy from Tesla SC.

I assume that Teslas sold to fleet do not have the same kind of XXX free SC miles of electricity marketing incentive as one-off customers can sometimes obtain?

Could it be that there are many SC stations and only two Gridserve, so they don't want to fill all their stations?

Could it be that the SC stations are quicker?

I am sure there must be a good reason that makes business sense, but the "optics" were far from good.

I suspect 99% of people (including EV owners) would not notice such optics, and a good portion of those would not even understand (nor care) why they might be deemed "far from good" even if pointed out. 

Grumpy_chap

noitsnotme said:

If you want to view footage in the car you have to save it at the time of the incident by either pressing the dashcam icon on the screen or pressing the horn (if you have it set to save via a horn press).  I believe it then saves the previous 10 minutes that can be viewed on the car screen.  Note - it's better to leave it a minute or so after the incident to ensure you get everything.  I've heard people pressing too soon have found it can cut the actual incident short.

To view anything you have not saved as above you need to take the USB stick out and view it on a computer.  It only saves a rolling 1 hour so if you've driven for an hour since the incident then you've most likely lost it.

Thanks, I will have to find where the dashcam icon is.

I don't think I even fitted a USB stick to my car.  I guess I need to get one and find the slot.

silvercar

Grumpy_chap said:

noitsnotme said:

If you want to view footage in the car you have to save it at the time of the incident by either pressing the dashcam icon on the screen or pressing the horn (if you have it set to save via a horn press).  I believe it then saves the previous 10 minutes that can be viewed on the car screen.  Note - it's better to leave it a minute or so after the incident to ensure you get everything.  I've heard people pressing too soon have found it can cut the actual incident short.

To view anything you have not saved as above you need to take the USB stick out and view it on a computer.  It only saves a rolling 1 hour so if you've driven for an hour since the incident then you've most likely lost it.

Thanks, I will have to find where the dashcam icon is.

I don't think I even fitted a USB stick to my car.  I guess I need to get one and find the slot.

The USB stick should be in the glove compartment. 

Grumpy_chap

silvercar said:

Grumpy_chap said:

noitsnotme said:

If you want to view footage in the car you have to save it at the time of the incident by either pressing the dashcam icon on the screen or pressing the horn (if you have it set to save via a horn press).  I believe it then saves the previous 10 minutes that can be viewed on the car screen.  Note - it's better to leave it a minute or so after the incident to ensure you get everything.  I've heard people pressing too soon have found it can cut the actual incident short.

To view anything you have not saved as above you need to take the USB stick out and view it on a computer.  It only saves a rolling 1 hour so if you've driven for an hour since the incident then you've most likely lost it.

Thanks, I will have to find where the dashcam icon is.

I don't think I even fitted a USB stick to my car.  I guess I need to get one and find the slot.

The USB stick should be in the glove compartment. 

I never look in there because it is awkward to open

noitsnotme

Grumpy_chap said:

noitsnotme said:

If you want to view footage in the car you have to save it at the time of the incident by either pressing the dashcam icon on the screen or pressing the horn (if you have it set to save via a horn press).  I believe it then saves the previous 10 minutes that can be viewed on the car screen.  Note - it's better to leave it a minute or so after the incident to ensure you get everything.  I've heard people pressing too soon have found it can cut the actual incident short.

To view anything you have not saved as above you need to take the USB stick out and view it on a computer.  It only saves a rolling 1 hour so if you've driven for an hour since the incident then you've most likely lost it.

Thanks, I will have to find where the dashcam icon is.

I don't think I even fitted a USB stick to my car.  I guess I need to get one and find the slot.

You must have a USB stick fitted otherwise Sentry and the dashcam wouldn’t work.  As above, it should be in the glovebox on the left hand side.  Older cars had them in the centre console I believe.

For the dashcam icon see here https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/model3/en_us/GUID-3BCC07CE-5EA2-4F40-99D1-27690898FF3C.html