Tag: tesla

  • The Telo MT1, Almost — And the Truck I Actually Want

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    The setup, briefly: we have a 2016 Audi Allroad my wife loves, somewhere past 100,000 miles and probably pushing 125k by the time we replace it. Comfortable, capable, hauls everything. The brief for its replacement is simple — she wants an EV wagon. I did quietly float a small EV pickup as an alternative. That…

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  • Tesla Finally Fixed the Auto Headlight Issue, Sort of…

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    Somewhere around March, the blue high beam indicator on my Tesla stopped switching to green when another car was approaching. I called Tesla. I waited months for an update. Eventually I gave up. This is the same company making the self-driving car. For non-Tesla owners: blue means I’m blasting full brights, green means the car…

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  • What’s the Future of EVs/ICE? Why Aren’t We Talking About Onboard Generators?

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    I own an EV. I am not opposed to EVs. And the more I drive mine, the more I think going fully electric — meaning battery-only, plug-only — is short-sighted. ICE alone is a worse answer. The complexity, the maintenance, the dependence on a fuel that has to be extracted, refined, and trucked everywhere —…

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