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Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by Gokhan, Dec 17, 2023.

  1. sylvaing

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    That's the job of my Garmin Fenix 7 Pro :)
     
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    what ... he should do it for nothing? out of the goodness of his heart?
    There's actually a store run by Tesla on the East Coast that still services the remaining 1,500 or so still registered nationwide. Tesla bought up a ton of them when they became inoperable as a parts service for the remaining fleet . By the way they have appreciated in value being the rarest modern day ev. Presuming the owner kept it up, they will fetch over $100k.
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    Garmin 60- and 66-series hiking units for me, much better receivers than any phone I've ever used. I got into the hiking GPS habit long before getting a smartphone.

    Always mark a waypoint at the parking trailhead. Getting back to the car at the end, is much more important than getting to the day's intended hike destination.
     
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    That’s pretty much the advice over there.
    I’ll keep my bolt a few years then dump it for something new.
     
  5. 3PriusMike

    3PriusMike Prius owner since 2000, Tesla M3 2018

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    I should have said anywhere your phone works...this was to distinguish from car features that work within a couple of hundred feet via a FOB.

    If your teenager is borrowing your car and leaves the windows down you'll get a windows open alert even if you are in France watching the Olympics.

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    3PriusMike Prius owner since 2000, Tesla M3 2018

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    I don't think it has anything to do with Tesla. The 4G LTE, by design, works with 5G. The upcoming 6G also supports older 4G devices. The specs were built this way because of the issue of having to retire devices when 2G and 3G towers were retired.

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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    The Volt was in production through 2019.

    The battery likely falls under the emission warranty, as it is a hybrid. Federal ones will have 8yr/100k mile and CARB ones the 10yr/150k mile one.
     
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    And this is what I like about Tesla. If you need a wiring diagram or service manual, it's free and easily accessible online. Need to bleed the coolant system? Pop into service mode and do it with the press of a button. Need to replace the Pyro fuses? They're right there under a little panel underneath the car. There are some things Service Mode can't do, but you can get access to a third party tool to access Service Mode Plus and do virtually anything Tesla themselves/the service center can do.

    On top of this, since they only make EVs, the support is just there. Although I like the Ford Lightning, none of my local dealers have any EV-Certified techs on staff, so if you have an issue, you're gonna be waiting for a couple of weeks until they can get the 1 guy in the state to come by and take a look at it. Same thing with Voltec support at GM dealers, they don't even care about you any more.

    Once these cars reach end-of-warranty or you don't want to take it to the OEM, there are enough Teslas out there (used parts availability), that when combined with some of their user-friendly designs (like the Supermanifold/Superbottle/Octovalve being right up on the firewall), that getting parts and support is no big deal. If I buy a Blazer EV, will GM or anyone else care in 10 years?