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[sebberry]

That being said, maybe there’s no cop there, it looks like three vehicles pulled off to the side due to a mechanical issue or a three car fender bender. Impossible to say but for God’s sake, pull over and slow down.

I don't see a cop there. There was a cop just past Uptown though.

Begs the question though - will Tesla be programming each car with each jurisdiction's regional traffic regulations? Some places allow crossing solid lines, other places restrict right on red. Are the cameras high enough of a resolution to read those tiny left-turn restriction times? What about finding our lane markings in the rain at night?

[Mike K.]

We’ll know by 2030.

[Victoria Watcher]

He is using a beta version of the software.

They are all beta versions. Nothing else is legal. But no beta or other version has been released for Canadain cars.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 17 November 2021 - 01:34 PM.

[Mike K.]

Great. Now we’re going to have people trying out this technology here for fun. What that guy did is illegal, maybe?

[Victoria Watcher]

Great. Now we’re going to have people trying out this technology here for fun. 

 

He has to be a 98 or 99 driver to even have it.  Few fools at that level.

[Victoria Watcher]

Begs the question though - will Tesla be programming each car with each jurisdiction's regional traffic regulations? 

 

Maybe, or maybe not.  At least for now, you are supposed to overrule the car if it tries something not right.

[Victoria Watcher]

[Tom Braybrook]

no lineups at my home charger today !

[sebberry]

no lineups at my home charger today !

 

I should hope not, you pay twice the operating costs I do for my gasser

[Tom Braybrook]

I should hope not, you pay twice the operating costs I do for my gasser

what operating costs are those? i pay insurance and that's about it!

[Mike K.]

He has to be a 98 or 99 driver to even have it. Few fools at that level.

He blew past three parked vehicles with a person standing beside one at 20km/h above the posted limit.

I don’t know what metric Tesla uses to rate drivers, but let’s be real.

[Victoria Watcher]

I should hope not, you pay twice the operating costs I do for my gasser

 

fuel and maintenance can't be less than almost any electric car.  Unless you consider purchase or financing costs as "operating".

[sebberry]

what operating costs are those? i pay insurance and that's about it!

 

I'm including financing in that.

[Victoria Watcher]

He blew past three parked vehicles with a person standing beside one at 20km/h above the posted limit.

I don’t know what metric Tesla uses to rate drivers, but let’s be real.

 

The driver can set the FSD to go 0-30% maximum above the speed limit.  He likely has it set at +25%.  Because it hugs 100 a lot but never goes over.

 

Driver and car based in California.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 17 November 2021 - 03:30 PM.

[Tom Braybrook]

I'm including financing in that.

tommy pays cash

 

tommy put in solar panels more than four years ago

 

so tommy asks again

 

what you talkin' 'bout?

[Mike K.]

Tommy only posts when it’s sunny.

[Tom Braybrook]

Tommy only posts when it’s sunny.

tommy's not SAD though  ;-)

[MarkoJ]

Stopped to pick something up at Walmart. Had 10 superchargers to pick from, no line up, charged up 300 km for free (older Teslas have lifetime free supercharging). Just got home, no line up at my home charger but I don't need to plug in anyway.

[Tom Braybrook]

Stopped to pick something up at Walmart. Had 10 superchargers to pick from, no line up, charged up 300 km for free (older Teslas have lifetime free supercharging). Just got home, no line up at my home charger but I don't need to plug in anyway.

yeah...but what about those pesky operating costs?!!  :-)

[Victoria Watcher]

The Build Back Better bill is a huge deal for the auto industry: The agenda includes giant overhauls to the EV tax credit system., which currently stands at a nonrefundable $7,500 credit that never puts cash back in an EV buyer's pocket.

 

However, the House-approved version of the bill changed this to a refundable credit. Proposed changes include crediting EV purchasers with up to $12,500 at tax refund time. The $7,500 base credit could increase $4,500 if an EV is made in the US with union labor and another $500 for a US-made battery.

 

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The infrastructure package, in the meantime, only covers a portion of the funds needed to build out a truly nationwide charging network.

 

The $7.5 billion is only about 15% of the $50 billion consulting firm AlixPartners has forecast will be needed to reach Biden’s goal of a nationwide network of 500,000 chargers by 2030.

 

https://www.cnbc.com...w-chargers.html

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 19 November 2021 - 10:53 AM.