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I only have one gear 😂

Yes in 15 years

Winter tires?

@ yes! We manage to back the car and and then make the car turn the other way and down the hill just on spiller road se and then we finally tried another hill and made it to the top and from there is all downhill to our place … I got stuck while going uphill and trying to turn right and keep going uphill the street has this inclination because it’s right on a turn to get to the alley to the garage ugh

😬 yes, maybe a little easier with AWD. Or studded tires maybe would work better in winter for you?

Load management device switching to a V Electric Power VEC that manages two channels. Really only to pass electrical code for permit. Was joking with my wife about how much we would have to have running to even trigger the load manager. We used to do it on the regular with the DCC-12 connected to the EVSE’s and clothes dryer and oven running.

Still waiting here, said it would be done last week, looks like I will be calling again!

Great idea, the sooner the better I say. Let the utility figure out how to decarbonize, while every one gets electrified and more efficient too. Did not make sense to me to get another gas furnace, but I’m an early adopter. Hopefully I can show others another possibility.

That’s awesome 👏

We don’t need to burn fuel to make heat

@@RockyMountainTesla Natural gas is also the best form of fuel for cooking and water heating. Trust me you are making a mistake.

Trust me, I’m not

Never going back. Not removing the underground pipes, so it would be less. On a major rebuild where they remove everything it would be though. This is the home where we are going to age in place. I wouldn’t recommend doing this if someone were only planning a short term ownership. Its payback I estimate is at least 10 years. You wouldn’t believe how many people are cutting off gas, EVERYWHERE!

So much of my gas bill is fees its starting to seem easier to just eat the extra electrical costs for heat and hot water. That sounds stupid given that my power is coming from a NG plant but that's how outrageous the ratio of charges unrelated to usage have become. I just can't stomach the idea of mothballing a functioning hot water tank, furnace and oven.

@Hierax415 ours were end of life, actually even past that. Over time this will become an easier choice. Something to consider in the future. I’ll try to keep sharing the results of our journey especially after I actually have year over year usage. I wouldn’t sweat the few hours where the grid needs extra NG to make electricity considering the grid will be more green every year…

It will be very interesting to see how it performs in the deep freeze! Power monitoring will be up and running next week too, all I can say now is we are warm inside.

👋, Gravity Electrical solutions did the installation for $1,300, but they did a bunch of other work on top of that price, $5k for a bunch of rewiring including the DCC. Their link is in the description. I’m getting another company to install another product that is dual channel because they do work with Level Up Solar (Voltiva) and they are also doing good work here on our project. I will likely be able to sell this DCC-12 for a small discount because it won’t meet our future needs. We need a system that can manage the EVSE power and the Electric Heat Strip power.

The project is still in final stage of completion, it’s about to get final dressings. Everything will be perfect 👍

Thanks for the idea, but we are deep into electrifying our home in Calgary, Alberta. No more gas soon!

It’s the best colour, for us at least 😎

Thanks 🙏 I still get a kick out of it watching it too 😂

It warrants being careful, but if people only knew how much FSD was actually driving. Look ma, no hands, as long as we are paying attention of course

Seems more and more likely!

That would a definite situation where someone who is against the use of it would use it!

Thanks 🙏

An uninformed opinion, it’s to be expected at this time.

Always based on ignorance unfortunately.

I think so as well. Very cool how far they have come, but I seriously think fully autonomous vehicles from Tesla will need to be new hardware.

@@RockyMountainTesla Yeah don't get me wrong, it's the most impressive assistance driving system out there! No question about it!

It is pretty amazing. It blows people’s minds when they experience it for the first time. It’s just not an autonomous vehicle. I’m 5 years in, what about 5 years from now, that’s the question.

It’s worth pointing out that a human driver would have also not been able to see the box in Dirty Teslas test. Most drivers do not do a full walk around of their vehicle every time they get in. FSD doesn’t need to be perfect, it just needs to be better than humans.

@@edinalewis4704 Well that's what's it all about! A human driver would have at least been there to check first right? I don't just drive off without having a look around mly car do you? As soon as i approach it i immediately see if there is something infront or behind the car. I don't know about the US but in Europe this for 100% sure will not be allowed until the car can cover all possible blind spots but then we are talking of a nation which is about to vote a high profile criminal as President and the CEO of Tesla supporting that, so I guess at least in the US everything is possible! It's sad what has happened to Elon Musk, a guy I once admired!

Well said, at least all it takes to stop the car is removing your finger from the screen, and if I truly thought there was any danger I would have acted. Love our Model Y, but no FSD on it.

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It’s a bit expensive to buy outright, I bought 5 years ago with the car.

His response didn’t surprise me, but the car literally drives me everywhere with minimal interventions these days. That’s the thing, I know how well it’s performing, but others don’t, so they judge 🤷‍♂️.

That's a common reaction with anything new. I let someone test drive my Model Y, and their immediate reaction to the regen braking was, "Oh my god! That's dangerous!!"

I almost said you should experience it before you say anything about it…

We shall see, have to finish our home electrification project and videos first. Maybe it will be good enough by then to feel comfortable using Actual Smart Summon in such a busy parking lot.

Non studded!

Thanks Asif, me too!

I want to do something that is more sustainable. I have heard numbers like another $10k, and don’t even know if 200 amps would be possible. I know that an entire neighborhood could not upgrade to 200 amp service without a crazy amount of upgrades. I’ll try to show a way that is possible for everybody in a 100 amp service neighborhood.

@@RockyMountainTesla I thought $7500 was way too much until I met someone that was quoted 15K and now you're saying 10K. That price of this stuff seems to vary a lot.

@lashlarue59 These were just rough estimates, but our electrical utility box is between our neighbour and our property. Closer is cheaper. But again I want to show there are easier ways, at least more efficient ways.

@@RockyMountainTesla One more thing. With your solar plans are you considering batteries also? Reason I ask is have you thought about bi-directional charging? The current Teslas don't support it except for the Cybertruck but lots of other EV's do it and I was thinking about using the car as an option for battery back up of solar. I'm not an electrician but batteries like the Tesla Powerwalls are 7-8 KWh while the battery in a model Y is 75 KWh thats 10X difference, there would be some loss but that might be an option. ...then are those 106 KWh Fisker batteries floating around 😁

I think you mean a 225 amp bus bar, yes that will be necessary for the solar installation coming up actually. More details to come in upcoming videos.

@@RockyMountainTesla Yes, forgive me that was meant to be a 125 but indeed they do come with different ratings. A cost effective way to max out a 100A panel.

@ecotech-training going even higher to 225 amp bus bar because of the solar. More information in an upcoming video.

I want to show that it’s possible without major panel upgrades. It’s not always possible.

@@RockyMountainTesla I'm sharing a 30A(24A) clothes dryer circuit between two EV's using a high voltage switch box. Total cost between the switch box, proper gauged cables and charger was around $700. The only downside is you can't charge both cars at the same time so it's very doable.

@lashlarue59 that’s another great way to share power. We are not going to have a dryer outlet shortly 😎. Future video topic. But we did do something like this at my mother in law’s.

That’s great when people can upgrade their panel. I’m trying to show how it can be done without too much extra spending. Our solution isn’t free, but all in all money can be saved even with major upgrades. And we are only just getting started.

True, but in residential neighborhoods we have to pass inspections before any major electrical work is done. Safety first as Tesla would say.

Instructions are in the Group Power Management section, looks like it’s been updated since I configured it. www.tesla.com/en_CA/support/charging/wall-connector/power-management

Thanks! It’s been working great for almost a year now.

Thanks, it was a fun video to make too!

It was a test, so normally would agree!

And an electric vehicle’s ability to spin the wheels in a very controlled fashion.

@@RockyMountainTesla , probably, you are right. The simplicity of the construction, that you don't have several layers of aggregates between the engine and wheels. My country is not ready for full electric cars :(

Where are you from, electric vehicles will be everywhere in 10-20 years.

@@RockyMountainTesla Eastern Europe

Cheaper EV’s from Chinese companies like BYD, or Xpeng and others will soon be cheaper than internal combustion engine vehicles. It won’t be overnight, but it’s starting to happen everywhere.

Sorry I didn’t get back to you earlier. Winter tires make a big difference. A Long Range is AWD, so better in deeper snow, but clearance is king, and a Model Y AWD will always do better in deeper snow. I don’t really worry too much about cold weather driving at -30, and our garage is about -15c. I always warm it up before driving though.

btw in my country the model 3 rwd goes with All season tires, is it good for Winter or I have to change Winter tires?

Glad it helped!

Unfortunately not available in Canada… would do just fine here too with winter tires

Winter tires, details in description.

And windshield sun shade does wonders too!

Good one!

Interesting theory, although they did mention investing another $500 Million into the Supercharger Network. Seemed like an emotional response to fire the whole team.

Thanks for the reminder, I have been saying FSD Beta for a while. My favourite part of the drive was seeing FSD handle the accident nearly blocking off the route near the end.

I’ve taken 50 or so rides in Waymo and it drives naturally like a person and has never once made a mistake that I’ve seen

What version have you tested? V12 is A LOT better than V11.